by Jesse Zink
On June 6, 1952, the trustees of the University of the South considered a report urging them to admit black students. By a vote of 45-12, they declined. On June 9, the dean of the School of Theology, Francis Craighill Brown, and seven other faculty members sent a letter to the trustees asking them to reconsider the decision. The letter included the sentence, that if the trustees did not change their position, “We are without exception prepared to […]
Reflecting on
Updated
The Associated Press, which had a reporter at yesterday’s chapel service, has filed a report on the controversy at the General Theological Seminary, and the Rev. Jesse Zink has written an essay on the situation for Episcopal Cafe’s Daily Episcopalian
The Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church has its “Churchwide Meeting” tomorrow night, October 2nd.
Here is the schedule from their website: All times are Eastern Standard
From the Episcopal Church’s Office of Public Affairs:
[October 1, 2014] The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) has released the following statement:
Church Wide Nomination period for Presiding Bishop ends;
Discernment Process for Bishops
ESPN’s reports:
Husain Abdullah should not have received a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty after dropping to his knees and bowing in prayer following a 39-yard interception return for a touchdown during the Kansas City Chiefs’ 41-14 victory over the New England Patriots on Monday night, the NFL said
Kenya Vaughn of The St. Louis American recaps Monday night in
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 – Proper 21, Year Two
[Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.]
Today’s Readings for the Daily Office
Psalms 101, 109:1-4(5-19)20-30 (morning) // 119:121-144 (evening)
Hosea 4:11-19
Acts 21:15-26
Luke 5:27-39
In one of my classes in seminary, we watched a documentary about female prostitutes in Chicago as they fought for life-changing legal reforms. At the time, criminal law punished the prostitutes themselves much more heavily and frequently than the men who […]
