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clergy, ordination, seminary
No pulpits for seminarians, no seminarians for pulpits
10.03.06 | Permalink | 5 CommentsA recent Washington Post piece says that only 50-65% of seminary graduates find ministry jobs, matching up with an earlier NYTimes piece that said much the same. However, the WP piece talks about pulpit shortages, but the NYT piece talks about twentysomething seminarians choosing not to go into the ministry. Add to that anecdotal evidence […]
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cardinal-law, dennis-hastert, gop, homosexuality, ken-mehlman, mark-foley
GOP’s new “don’t ask don’t tell” policy for GOP
10.03.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on GOP’s new “don’t ask don’t tell” policy for GOPFrom Jesus Was a Liberal: “While it doesn’t matter to me if Mehlman is gay, straight or mannequin, it matters passionately to the fervent evangelicals who faithfully elect Republicans.” And, from Talk to Action, “The Silence of the Hypocrickets.”
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Damn Yankees and UU morality tales
10.02.06 | Permalink | 17 CommentsI want to take some time out to discuss at length a Unitarian Universalist sacred story which Fausto recently proposed in comments over at Philocrites. First of all, I want to thank Fausto. The story is beautifully written and thoughtful. And I want to thank Philocrites for calling attention to it. It’s an excellent start […]
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