Sensational story! Did ELCA Bishop Peter Rogness really say this? Of course not. But in a letter to the editor, Rogness anoints himself as a morally superior lobbyist to the state legislature. He announces his special concern for “the poor, the vulnerable, and the marginalized.” He claims unnamed “faith communities” hold to what is “just” […]
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Common Date for Easter?
This year Western Christians and Eastern Orthodox celebrated Easter on the same date. This is unusual. It will happen in 2011, 2014, and 2017. Huge ecumenical efforts are being made to produce a common date for Easter so that Christians can have a common witness. (Read more here.) Which date should it be? Is it […]
GLBT: Not born-that-way, not unchangeable
An news release from the American College of Pediatricians cautions educators about dealing with students experiencing same-sex attraction and/or gender confusion. This message has been sent of College president Thomas Benton, MD, to all 14,800 school district superintendents in the U.S. Among the main points the pediatricians make: 1. It’s not uncommon for teenagers to […]
Nigeria Update
Why the outbreak of violence in Northern Nigeria? A Nigerian Anglican archbishop says it is the result of Muslims becoming Christians, resulting in the formation of 49 new dioceses. The Rt Rev. Edmund Akanya says outreach to Muslims, animists, and pagans with the gospel is “second nature” to Nigerian Anglicans and that Anglicans “face this […]
Mark Hanson: The Bible is a mirror of yourself
“The decision at the August 2009 Churchwide Assembly split our congregation. What help can you suggest for us?” An ELCA member asked this question of Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson at the Town Hall Forum, March 7, 2010. He answered: “I begin from the premise not that some in this church are being faithful to the […]