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Bishops Criticize Trump Photo Op

By Kirk Petersen
Bishop of Washington Mariann Edgar Budde and Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry issued scalding criticisms of President Donald Trump after peaceful protestors were cleared with tear gas to enable the president to pose in front of St. John's Church in Lafayette Square.
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Fire Doused at
Church of Presidents

By Kirk Petersen
A day before the photo-op, an arsonist's fire was contained to a single room at the historic church where every president since James Madison has worshiped, as firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze while riots continued in the city.
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Rwandan Bishop Reinstated in UK

By Mark Michael
The Church of England has reinstated the Rt. Rev. Jonathan Ruhumuliza, the former Bishop of Kigali, six years after he resigned for refusing to answer accusations of complicity in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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Choir is Dangerous

By Kirk Petersen
Choir directors and members are coming to grips with the realization that it may not be safe to sing as a choir for a long time, because a singer expels more breath than a person talking.
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Chaplains
And COVID-19

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Hospital chaplains are developing indirect methods of ministering to sick and dying patients, as they maintain physical distance to avoid contracting or spreading the virus.
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The Photo-Op
And Repentance

By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
In the photo-op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church, President Trump positioned himself in the place of the prophet Jeremiah — at the gates of the House of the Lord -- after delivering the very kind of message that Jeremiah said the Lord condemned.
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Five Suggestions
For Opening Church

By Zac Koons
It may not be time yet to return to in-person worship services, but it is time to start planning. A priest who is married to a public-health professional offers guidance on distancing, technology and the Eucharist.
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Christianity Is More Than Just Grace

By Russ Levenson, Jr.
Any teaching that says the Christian’s only duty is to receive the grace of God, full stop, is ignoring the many passages of Christian Scripture that call for so much more.
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