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Dioceses Along Border Support Immigrants
There are four Episcopal dioceses that hug the border between the United States and Mexico, and the bishops of each diocese describe in a new video the work being done to support immigrants in what Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry called “a humanitarian crisis.”
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Same-Sex Marriage Challenge in Australia
An Australian diocese will vote on allowing same-sex marriage, led by a bishop who said he is prepared to be disciplined by the Anglican Church of Australia for his convictions.
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Bell May Soon Toll for Britain's Last Foundry
By Mark Michael
The last British bell foundry, which has been producing carillon church bells since the 14th century, will close unless it can raise funds to restore its 19th century buildings.
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Rest in Peace,
Rise in Glory
Remembering "a faithful and dutiful monk" who loved to play Joplin's rags, a longtime professor of liturgy in Taiwan, and a 20 year chaplain for his hometown fire department.
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Cathedral Need Not Fear Tax Complaint
By Kirk Petersen
The IRS has been asked to investigate whether the National Cathedral violated its tax-exempt status by denouncing President Donald Trump’s racial rhetoric. However, recent history suggests there is virtually no chance the Cathedral will have to start paying taxes on its more than $17 million in annual revenue.
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Caring for Creation
By Bryan Owen
When the moon was full in my Mississippi childhood, its soft light was so bright you could see your shadow, and fireflies sparkled like stars. It was a happy time, but there were disturbing signs of corruption amidst God's creation.
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What's Going on with David Brooks?
By Chip Prehn
By departing atheism for belief, Brooks has lost a lot of friends who associate religious faith with intellectual weakness. The political right wishes he would embrace their views more wholeheartedly. But Brooks has also gained many new friends, and we assume they will suffice.
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