Today, a pastoral letter from the Rt Revd Gregory Brewer was posted to the diocesan website. The letter was his response to the past week’s events surrounding the baptism of Jack McCaffrey, infant son of Rich and Eric McCaffrey. Separately today, an audio recording of yesterday’s sermon at the Cathedral Church of St Luke was posted on the cathedral parish’s website.
Day: May 11, 2015
Religious podcast launching on Kickstarter
Three graduate students studying religion at the University of Georgia have a kickstarter for their new podcast, titled Religioncast. The trio list some planned topics as: Islamophobia and it’s effects in the world today. What does the Bible really say about Hell? The Documentary Hypothesis and Biblical Authorship Early Church Fathers The Hijab and the women who […]
Sister Megan Rice sabotage charges overturned
Getty Images An appeals court has overturned charges of sabotage against Sister Megan Rice, 85 years old, and two men who broke into a nuclear facility as part of a protest. The Circuit Appeals Court stated that “Congress never intended to punish individuals whose sole intent was to spread a message of peace, which is far from […]
Asylum seekers evade police in German churches
People seeking asylum are living under virtual house arrest in Germany, sheltered by churches from deportation to the war-torn nations they’ve fled. The practice of granting asylum in churches to people fleeing persecution is an old custom which German churches have followed since the 1980s.
Liberia’s churches struggle post-Ebola
Churches in Liberia were as unprepared for Ebola as other institutions, and even after most gathering places closed, congregants kept meeting in churches, sometimes bringing people stricken with Ebola to show hospitality. How do they heal and resume their mission?
Speaking to the Soul: A Busy Life
What happens to us in the midst of a busy life?
