Day: July 27, 2017

A look at the nominee for Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom

Rosalind Hughes | Posted on July 27, 2017 |

President Trump announced Wednesday that he is nominating Governor Sam Brownback of Kansas to be the Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom. The Kansas City Star reports: Brownback had long been expected to be named to the post. “Religious Freedom is the first freedom,” the governor said on Twitter Wednesday evening. “The choice of what you do with […]

A statement on the anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexual acts

Rosalind Hughes | Posted on July 27, 2017 |

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued a statement marking the fiftieth anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexual acts in Great Britain.

Missing the Point

Episcopal Cafe | Posted on July 27, 2017 |

When do I, in my magnanimous self-assurance, miss that God incarnate is right here with me?

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