The Church of England has issued a statement about an item that the Rev. Stephen Sizer posted to his Facebook account:Our attention has been drawn to comments by the Rev. [Stephen] Sizer made earlier today [Jan. 29] on social media. In those comments Rev. Sizer linked to an article entitled “9/11/Israel did it.”These comments would rightly be seen as unacceptable whenever they … [Read more...] about Church Repudiates 9/11 Post
Archives for January 29, 2015
Taming the Bureaucratic Beast
Catholic VoicesBy Steven R. FordA now-dead former actor and U.S. president was once accused of conflating real life and cinema, and on occasion he undoubtedly did. But there’s nothing wrong with that. Good movies are meant to examine some aspect of life and reality, and fudging a little on what’s being examined can sometimes produce valuable insights.On my way to Hanoi, where … [Read more...] about Taming the Bureaucratic Beast
A Better Story than Atheism
How might Christians respond to secularism, the relegation of religion to the margins of public life? Must Christianity dwell only in the pew, home, and heart and not step into the public square?Six plenary speakers addressed such questions during this year’s Mere Anglicanism conference held Jan. 22-24 in Charleston, South Carolina.“The Church has too often colluded with … [Read more...] about A Better Story than Atheism