Monday, March 11, 2013
Anglican Unscripted Episode 67
Mar 11, 2013
This week your dynamic duo talk about George's surgery and the election of the new Primate of Tanzania. Kevin and Allan talk about South Carolina, San Joaquin, and the Witness Intimidation Accord. Peter Ould brings news of border crossing in England.
Scrolling around...March 11, 2013
The Vatican's 'Room of Tears' is ready for next Pope
Cardinals Arrive at Vatican Before Papal Conclave
Catholic cardinals at the Vatican gathered for their last pre-conclave talks Monday morning before shutting themselves into the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Benedict...
Obama’s Approval Crumbles in…New York
...President Barack Obama’s approval rating in New York fell precipitously in the last month, according to a poll released Monday, and three-fifths of the state’s registered voters now believe the country is heading in the wrong direction...
In the beginning, 'The Bible' off to commanding ratings lead
...The sprawling series — a Greatest Hits of sorts, spanning from Genesis through Revelation — attracted more eyeballs that night than any other show on television. It ranks as cable’s most-watched entertainment program this year. Network executives reported unprecedented traffic on History’s website last Sunday, when #TheBible was a top trend on Twitter...
BBC lent talk compares Jesus' suffering with that of homosexuals
The BBC has broadcast a message by the founder of a gay news website comparing Jesus' abandonment by the Jewish people and God the Father with his own fear of abandonment by Jewish people and God for pursuing a homosexual lifestyle....
When We Lie about Praying for Others: Seven Thoughts
...It is not my intention to lie. It is not my intention to fail to pray for that person. I simply forget after I tell them...
Swordsman Shortage May Halt Saudi Beheadings
...A joint Saudi committee composed of representatives of the ministries of interior, justice and health is mulling the replacement of beheading with firing squads for capital sentences due to shortages in government swordsmen, Saudi daily Al-Youm reported on Sunday....
CDC Data Shows Alarming 16,000% HIV Risk Increase in the Homosexual Population
...The rate of HIV diagnosis in homosexual men is 6.67 higher than in heterosexual men. (78.7% / 11.8%). Using the higher CDC population estimate of 4% for homosexual men, there are 24X more heterosexual men. That means that homosexual men are 160X more likely to contract HIV then heterosexual men (6.67 x 24). The same analysis using the lower population estimate of 2% homosexual men yields a 327 fold increase in risk. Restated on a percentage basis, homosexual men have a 16,000% to 32,700% increased likelihood of contracting HIV over a heterosexual man...
Sitting is the new smoking
"What you're doing right now, this very moment, is killing you," she told the thousands of TED attendees seated in the Long Beach Convention Center. "Sitting is so incredibly prevalent, we don't even question it. Sitting has become the smoking of our generation."
‘Toaster Pastry Gun Freedom Act’ proposed in Maryland
A Maryland state senator has crafted a bill to curb the zeal of public school officials who are tempted to suspend students as young as kindergarten for having things — or talking about things, or eating things — that represent guns, but aren’t actually anything like real guns...
Women's falling life spans
A study published Monday in the journal Health Affairs suggests life span for women in some parts of the country is actually falling, a finding that generated a lively discussion among Wall Street Journal readers. On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal spoke with the authors of the study—David Kindig, a health-sciences professor at the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute, and Erika Cheng, a Ph.D candidate at the university—about what factors may be behind the result. Here is an edited excerpt... [Of course, I never see abortion mentioned as a factor in the mainstream media.]
Saturday, March 9, 2013
The religion of Christ is the religion of JOY...
Scrolling around...March 9, 2013
And the Most Popular Show on Television Is…the Bible
This past Sunday the television industry felt the ground shake when the first installment of the History Channel’s five-part miniseries, The Bible, drew a whopping 14.3 million viewers. To put that in perspective, those are higher ratings than American Idol drew on Fox in the same week. Higher ratings than the premiere of Celebrity Apprentice on NBC. And it officially made The Bible the number one scripted cable broadcast of the year.
The news was apparently so astonishing it prompted Business Week to investigate exactly how the basic cable network pulled it off and inspired Time magazine’s resident T.V. critic, James Poniewozik, to ponder whether The Bible’s success will lead to further mainstream forays into religious-themed entertainment...
Colleges Bleeding Students to Buy Golden Parachutes for Administrators.
...College administrators have found an interesting new way to strike it rich: quitting their jobs. Upon leaving his role as executive vice president of NYU for a job with Citigroup in 2006, Jacob J. Lew (the current Secretary of the Treasury) took a $685,000 bonus from the university. Harold S. Koplewicz, an executive at the NYU Medical Center, got a $1.2 million severance after choosing to leave voluntarily. Given that NYU’s tuition and fees are among the highest in the nation, we’re curious how students who took out hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans feel about their money going towards generous benefits and severance packages for administrators...
Priest calls for next Pope to be gay
An Italian priest has said he thinks the next Pope being gay would be "wonderful." I think he meant to say "faaaabulous" but maybe he's not hep to the lingo and all... The Next Pope Should Be Catholic
Same sex ‘marriage’ is the ultimate act of dissolution, sociologist warns ...“We can be certain that same sex marriage will do no such thing as encourage stable marriage whether for heterosexuals and/or homosexuals. Marriage in Scandinavia, Spain, Netherlands and elsewhere is in deep decline.”
She continued: “Same sex marriage is both an effect and a cause of the evisceration of marriage - especially the separation between this and parenthood.”
“As marriage is redefined to accommodate same-sex couples, this reinforces the irrelevance of marriage to parenthood,” Dr Morgan said.
“Elsewhere, same sex marriage is an instigator for the casualisation of heterosexual unions and separation of marriage and parenthood.”
“Same sex marriage is more a terminus for marriage or ultimate act of dissolution, rather than a force for revival.”...
Porn and Raised
Pornography doesn't just exploit women, it also victimizes children--and pushes others to the brink of becoming sex offenders themselves...
Vatican: Cardinals to Begin Conclave on Tuesday
The Vatican says Roman Catholic cardinals will meet on Tuesday to start the conclave needed to elect a successor to Pope Benedict.
The conclave date was set during a meeting of the cardinals Friday in Vatican city, after five days of closed-door debate.
All 115 of the cardinals eligible to elect a new pope took part in Friday's meeting. They are all expected to vote during the conclave until one man receives at least a two-thirds majority, or 77 votes. Cardinals must be under age 80 to vote...
A vanishing generation
...I am now 61, and the proportion of citizens who remember a world where homosexuality was a weird rumor, shacking up was taboo, and abortion was scandalous is getting smaller and smaller. Normalcy for my juniors is not the same as normalcy for a sexagenarian. Moreover, my juniors are not bell-bottomed college rabble-rousers anymore—they are now the tenured professors, judges, and journalists...
How Liberty University Became the Largest Christian University
When pastor Jerry Falwell started Liberty University, he did not know it would become the largest Christian university in America. In recent years the school's enrollment has exploded. This week The Washington Post reported, "In the almost six years since Falwell’s death, Liberty University has doubled its student head count — twice."...
...‘Appalling’ waste and abuse in Iraq reconstruction.
“The extent of waste and abuse in the $60 billion of Iraq reconstruction funds coupled with the instability still evident in Iraq is appalling and highlights real failures of planning and execution that must be corrected to make U.S. foreign assistance a more effective tool for advancing the national interests of our country,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said....
This past Sunday the television industry felt the ground shake when the first installment of the History Channel’s five-part miniseries, The Bible, drew a whopping 14.3 million viewers. To put that in perspective, those are higher ratings than American Idol drew on Fox in the same week. Higher ratings than the premiere of Celebrity Apprentice on NBC. And it officially made The Bible the number one scripted cable broadcast of the year.
The news was apparently so astonishing it prompted Business Week to investigate exactly how the basic cable network pulled it off and inspired Time magazine’s resident T.V. critic, James Poniewozik, to ponder whether The Bible’s success will lead to further mainstream forays into religious-themed entertainment...
Colleges Bleeding Students to Buy Golden Parachutes for Administrators.
...College administrators have found an interesting new way to strike it rich: quitting their jobs. Upon leaving his role as executive vice president of NYU for a job with Citigroup in 2006, Jacob J. Lew (the current Secretary of the Treasury) took a $685,000 bonus from the university. Harold S. Koplewicz, an executive at the NYU Medical Center, got a $1.2 million severance after choosing to leave voluntarily. Given that NYU’s tuition and fees are among the highest in the nation, we’re curious how students who took out hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans feel about their money going towards generous benefits and severance packages for administrators...
Priest calls for next Pope to be gay
An Italian priest has said he thinks the next Pope being gay would be "wonderful." I think he meant to say "faaaabulous" but maybe he's not hep to the lingo and all... The Next Pope Should Be Catholic
Same sex ‘marriage’ is the ultimate act of dissolution, sociologist warns ...“We can be certain that same sex marriage will do no such thing as encourage stable marriage whether for heterosexuals and/or homosexuals. Marriage in Scandinavia, Spain, Netherlands and elsewhere is in deep decline.”
She continued: “Same sex marriage is both an effect and a cause of the evisceration of marriage - especially the separation between this and parenthood.”
“As marriage is redefined to accommodate same-sex couples, this reinforces the irrelevance of marriage to parenthood,” Dr Morgan said.
“Elsewhere, same sex marriage is an instigator for the casualisation of heterosexual unions and separation of marriage and parenthood.”
“Same sex marriage is more a terminus for marriage or ultimate act of dissolution, rather than a force for revival.”...
Porn and Raised
Pornography doesn't just exploit women, it also victimizes children--and pushes others to the brink of becoming sex offenders themselves...
Vatican: Cardinals to Begin Conclave on Tuesday
The Vatican says Roman Catholic cardinals will meet on Tuesday to start the conclave needed to elect a successor to Pope Benedict.
The conclave date was set during a meeting of the cardinals Friday in Vatican city, after five days of closed-door debate.
All 115 of the cardinals eligible to elect a new pope took part in Friday's meeting. They are all expected to vote during the conclave until one man receives at least a two-thirds majority, or 77 votes. Cardinals must be under age 80 to vote...
A vanishing generation
...I am now 61, and the proportion of citizens who remember a world where homosexuality was a weird rumor, shacking up was taboo, and abortion was scandalous is getting smaller and smaller. Normalcy for my juniors is not the same as normalcy for a sexagenarian. Moreover, my juniors are not bell-bottomed college rabble-rousers anymore—they are now the tenured professors, judges, and journalists...
How Liberty University Became the Largest Christian University
When pastor Jerry Falwell started Liberty University, he did not know it would become the largest Christian university in America. In recent years the school's enrollment has exploded. This week The Washington Post reported, "In the almost six years since Falwell’s death, Liberty University has doubled its student head count — twice."...
...‘Appalling’ waste and abuse in Iraq reconstruction.
“The extent of waste and abuse in the $60 billion of Iraq reconstruction funds coupled with the instability still evident in Iraq is appalling and highlights real failures of planning and execution that must be corrected to make U.S. foreign assistance a more effective tool for advancing the national interests of our country,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said....
Friday, March 8, 2013
A.S. Haley: ECUSA Loses (Tentatively) Its Summary Judgment in San Joaquin
March 6, 2013
This has been an unbelievable day for a (long-planned) vacation -- church litigation news has virtually prevented me from beginning to relax and enjoy it yet. When the news is favorable, however, I am the last to mind or complain about the burden of sharing it with you.
Thus it is that, as I was working on the immediately preceding post about the new federal case in South Carolina, my office forwarded the tentative ruling from the Fresno Superior Court on the motion for summary judgment which ECUSA and Bishop Lamb (now Bishop Talton) brought against Bishop John-David Schofield to recover all of the property of his Anglican Diocese.
The tentative ruling was to deny the motion -- meaning that the case will have to go to trial before it can be finally decided. In short the court held that the plaintiffs failed to meet their burden on summary judgment: they failed to show, in effect, that a Diocese of the Church is prohibited from leaving it as a matter of law.
ECUSA had tried all of its usual "hierarchical" arguments, but the Court indicates it is not inclined to buy them (again, this is its tentative ruling - I will have it posted later at Stand Firm, but for now, it may be read and downloaded at this link ... the rest Comments at Stand Firm
A.S. Haley: ECUSA's Desperation in South Carolina Knows No Bounds
Federal lawsuit filed in SC Episcopal Church schism
Anglican Ink: An Accord or Witness Tampering?
The outcome of a January conciliation meeting concerning complaints involving the Episcopal Dioceses of Fort Worth and Quincy has been announced, following the written agreement of all parties and acceptance by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.
“As a result of the process of Conciliation under Canon IV.10 of The Episcopal Church, the…Complainants and Respondents agree to this Accord on terms which promote healing, repentance, forgiveness, restitution, justice, amendment of life and reconciliation,” begins the Accord, which was signed by all parties in March 2013.
Even though there is agreement, the proceedings of the meeting, held according to Canon IV.10 on January 8 and 9 in Richmond, VA, as well as any documentation, presented remain confidential...
Top Episcopal Church Officials: We Love New York!
An Episcopal Church executive oversight group has unanimously recommended against re-locating the denomination’s headquarters from New York City, citing “justice concerns” among the chief reasons to remain at the church’s pricey Manhattan mid-rise.
Specific among the concerns were states with “regressive immigration laws, laws banning marriage equality, and laws that encourage gun violence.”
Among the 15 cities examined for a potential future headquarters were New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Minneapolis, Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia, Boston, Charlotte, Ft. Lauderdale and Cincinnati. Eighty percent of Episcopal Church attendees live in the Eastern and Central time zones, with the report noting that the church’s population center is gradually shifting southward...
Gay couple exchanging vows at approved Episcopal church
After 15 years together, Jeff Meadows and Gary Patterson are days away from taking a few monumental steps down the church aisle. Their church? St. Stephens Episcopal Church, one of two in Texas authorized by the Episcopal Church USA to offer what's called "The Witnessing and Blessing of a Lifelong Covenant" ceremony.
"What St. Stephens is saying to the Houston community and the broader community is that you are welcomed here," said Patterson. "You're welcomed to come here and have your rite, have your union blessed, come to this fellowship, get to know the people and we will love you and take care of you."
Like a traditional Episcopal wedding ceremony, Meadows and Patterson will exchange vows, rings, and ask the congregation to support their union...
This has been an unbelievable day for a (long-planned) vacation -- church litigation news has virtually prevented me from beginning to relax and enjoy it yet. When the news is favorable, however, I am the last to mind or complain about the burden of sharing it with you.
Thus it is that, as I was working on the immediately preceding post about the new federal case in South Carolina, my office forwarded the tentative ruling from the Fresno Superior Court on the motion for summary judgment which ECUSA and Bishop Lamb (now Bishop Talton) brought against Bishop John-David Schofield to recover all of the property of his Anglican Diocese.
The tentative ruling was to deny the motion -- meaning that the case will have to go to trial before it can be finally decided. In short the court held that the plaintiffs failed to meet their burden on summary judgment: they failed to show, in effect, that a Diocese of the Church is prohibited from leaving it as a matter of law.
ECUSA had tried all of its usual "hierarchical" arguments, but the Court indicates it is not inclined to buy them (again, this is its tentative ruling - I will have it posted later at Stand Firm, but for now, it may be read and downloaded at this link ... the rest Comments at Stand Firm
A.S. Haley: ECUSA's Desperation in South Carolina Knows No Bounds
Federal lawsuit filed in SC Episcopal Church schism
Anglican Ink: An Accord or Witness Tampering?
The outcome of a January conciliation meeting concerning complaints involving the Episcopal Dioceses of Fort Worth and Quincy has been announced, following the written agreement of all parties and acceptance by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.
“As a result of the process of Conciliation under Canon IV.10 of The Episcopal Church, the…Complainants and Respondents agree to this Accord on terms which promote healing, repentance, forgiveness, restitution, justice, amendment of life and reconciliation,” begins the Accord, which was signed by all parties in March 2013.
Even though there is agreement, the proceedings of the meeting, held according to Canon IV.10 on January 8 and 9 in Richmond, VA, as well as any documentation, presented remain confidential...
Top Episcopal Church Officials: We Love New York!
An Episcopal Church executive oversight group has unanimously recommended against re-locating the denomination’s headquarters from New York City, citing “justice concerns” among the chief reasons to remain at the church’s pricey Manhattan mid-rise.
Specific among the concerns were states with “regressive immigration laws, laws banning marriage equality, and laws that encourage gun violence.”
Among the 15 cities examined for a potential future headquarters were New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Minneapolis, Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia, Boston, Charlotte, Ft. Lauderdale and Cincinnati. Eighty percent of Episcopal Church attendees live in the Eastern and Central time zones, with the report noting that the church’s population center is gradually shifting southward...
Gay couple exchanging vows at approved Episcopal church
After 15 years together, Jeff Meadows and Gary Patterson are days away from taking a few monumental steps down the church aisle. Their church? St. Stephens Episcopal Church, one of two in Texas authorized by the Episcopal Church USA to offer what's called "The Witnessing and Blessing of a Lifelong Covenant" ceremony.
"What St. Stephens is saying to the Houston community and the broader community is that you are welcomed here," said Patterson. "You're welcomed to come here and have your rite, have your union blessed, come to this fellowship, get to know the people and we will love you and take care of you."
Like a traditional Episcopal wedding ceremony, Meadows and Patterson will exchange vows, rings, and ask the congregation to support their union...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The Story of Our Glory
March 2, 2013
Spectacular glory awaits those who are joined to Jesus.
Not only will we see him in all his glory — which might be thrilling enough — but we will share in his glory as he transforms “our lowly body to be like his glorious body” (Philippians 3:21). Rightly did C. S. Lewis observe that “the dullest and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship” (The Weight of Glory, 45).
This is the stunning doctrine of glorification. It’s almost too good to be true. Almost.
If the Bible didn’t make it plain, most of us would insist such a wonderful destiny could never be ours. But text after text tells the story of the glory that will be ours in Jesus, the supremely glorious one. It’s the story of our glory in the story of his.
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Scrolling around...March 5, 2013
A message to the Conclave by Pope Benedict XVI:
Do not let yourselves be pushed around by the media...
Chicago Intros Sex-Ed for Kindergartners
Chicago is now actively destroying children's innocence with taxpayer money...
Albert Mohler: A Warped Worldview: Another Moral Effect of Pornography
...Put bluntly, our worldview is shaped by what we allow to enter our minds. Given the massive psychological and physiological effects of pornography on male users, we should hardly be surprised that exposure to porn is so closely associated with the development of a generally permissive sexual morality and, specifically, with increased support for same-sex marriage...
Church of England vicar walks free from court after using secret cameras to spy on three girls and a woman over TEN YEARS...
Cardinals meet for second day ahead of vote on new pope ...Catholic cardinals have met for a second day Tuesday at the Vatican, but have not yet set a timetable for selecting a new pope.
Do not let yourselves be pushed around by the media...
Chicago Intros Sex-Ed for Kindergartners
Chicago is now actively destroying children's innocence with taxpayer money...
Albert Mohler: A Warped Worldview: Another Moral Effect of Pornography
...Put bluntly, our worldview is shaped by what we allow to enter our minds. Given the massive psychological and physiological effects of pornography on male users, we should hardly be surprised that exposure to porn is so closely associated with the development of a generally permissive sexual morality and, specifically, with increased support for same-sex marriage...
Church of England vicar walks free from court after using secret cameras to spy on three girls and a woman over TEN YEARS...
Cardinals meet for second day ahead of vote on new pope ...Catholic cardinals have met for a second day Tuesday at the Vatican, but have not yet set a timetable for selecting a new pope.
A total of 110 out of the 115 cardinal-electors, those younger than 80 who are eligible to elect the pope, are now in Rome...
Benedict’s Sartorial Legacy Benedict’s desire to recapture the Church’s traditional liturgy and doctrine goes hand in hand with what he wore as pope...
Cardinal impostor caught sneaking into Vatican conclave
A major storm will bring heavy snow from parts of North Carolina to portions of West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey spanning later Tuesday into Thursday.
Student suspended for shaping Pop-Tart into gun Welch said his teacher got it completely wrong, "It was already a rectangle and I just kept on biting it and tore off the top, and it kind of looked like a gun but it wasn't."
Benedict’s Sartorial Legacy Benedict’s desire to recapture the Church’s traditional liturgy and doctrine goes hand in hand with what he wore as pope...
Cardinal impostor caught sneaking into Vatican conclave
A major storm will bring heavy snow from parts of North Carolina to portions of West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey spanning later Tuesday into Thursday.
Student suspended for shaping Pop-Tart into gun Welch said his teacher got it completely wrong, "It was already a rectangle and I just kept on biting it and tore off the top, and it kind of looked like a gun but it wasn't."
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