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family's right to privacy for the funeral of a slain marine clashed
with a small church's right to preach its antigay gospel in a case...
Daniel Burke
Are more Bible versions bad for the Good Book?
If you stacked all the Bibles sitting in American homes, the tower
would rise 29 million feet, nearly 1,000 times the height of Mount
Everest.
Supreme Court torn over speech rights, private rites
Episcopal bishop resumes post in Philadelphia
The embattled Episcopal bishop of Philadelphia said he erred in not investigating his brother's sexual abuse of an underage girl 35 years ago, but he also brushed aside calls for his resignation, s...
Jefferts Schori woos allies among Anglicans abroad
In contrast to what they say about Las Vegas, what happens in one branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion rarely stays there. And no one knows this more than the former Episcopal bishop of...
Amish ex-farmers have business tips for CEOs: There's more to it than making a bundle of money
Some of the most successful entrepreneurs in America have never been to high school, don’t use electricity, and would sooner love their competitors than sue them.
...PCUSA to try again on partnered gay clergy, but reject same-sex marriage: At the biennial General Assembly
In a familiar routine, mainline Presbyterians at their biennial General Assembly voted 373-323 to lift a ban on partnered gay clergy, sending the proposed change for the fourth time in nearly a doz...
Can 'spiritual progressives' gain momentum? Developing a grassroots network: Developing a grassroots network
After wandering in the political desert for years, the religious left is taking tentative steps toward the Promised Land, according to organizers of a recent “Spiritual Activism” conference in Wash...
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