Showing posts with label ministry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ministry. Show all posts
Saturday, July 1, 2017

Saturday-Afternoon Twitter Thread about Catholic Clericalism and Ministry to LGBTQ Persons

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It would be wonderful if the Catholic clericalist understanding of ministry included the notion of mutuality. 1) — Bill Lindsey (@wdlinds...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Father Tony Flannery Speaks Out about Vatican Action Against Him

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In what I just posted , I noted the current Vatican disciplining of Irish Redemptorist priest Tony Flannery. A week ago, Fr. Flannery...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

Catholic Diocese of Sacramento Defunds Homeless Ministry: Director Supports Marriage Equality and Is Pro-Choice

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And finally this morning, in the religious-freedom-not-so-much category, yet another piece of evidence that, for the current leaders ...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

A Former Lutheran on the ELCA Decisions: Eric Reitan's Statement

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As a counterpoint to my postings on the actions taken at the recent ELCA assembly (see especially here , and click labels ELCA and Evangelic...
Sunday, August 23, 2009

Continued Media Bias in Reporting Lutheran Story: "Sexually Active" Gays and "Monogamous" Relationships

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A point I’ve been stressing in my recent postings about the ELCA assembly is the active complicity of many in the media with the attempts o...

The Lutherans Come Through: Why the ELCA Decision Matters

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As many of you know, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America voted on Friday to remove impediments to ministry for gay church members liv...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Lutherans Play Fair: ELCA Rejects Supermajority Maneuver for Vote on Gay Ministers

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Some fascinating developments are taking place these days at the churchwide assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). ...
Thursday, June 5, 2008

Disinformation, Speaking Truth to Power, and the Ministry of Blogging

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I have noted previously, valued friends, that I want to avoid focusing this blog on political discussion per se . As my profile statement ...
Sunday, February 3, 2008

The Sounds of Silence

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“I have never heard a sermon that offered wisdom as to how a gay man should live his life in a faithful Christian manner. All I have heard i...