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September 28, 2015

Parallel Anglican Universes?

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I was taken aback Friday when I received the weekly newsletter from the American Anglican Council. (For those unfamiliar with the AAC , I sh...
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September 27, 2015

What Are the Representatives That Gave Boehner Grief?

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Congressman John Boehner This past week was notable for its profusion of big news stories. (I’ve already written about one of these, the...
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September 25, 2015

America and Americans

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I got into an exchange on Facebook the other day based on a tweet that someone had copied to Facebook. The tweet began with Learn geograph...
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Some Base Running Advice

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I should begin this essay with a disclaimer. I am not a baseball player or baseball expert. I love the game, but I have never played organ...
September 24, 2015

What Can VW Do?

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By now, nearly everyone has heard of the scandal involving millions of automobiles built by Volkswagen. Many of the company’s popular diesel...
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September 18, 2015

Justin Welby on the Hot Seat

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After I wrote my essay on Archbishop Justin Welby’s proposed meeting of primates, I learned that GAFCON had given the archbishop the finger...
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September 17, 2015

Anglican Communion II?

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The big news yesterday in Anglican circles was that Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has scheduled a meeting of Anglican primates to di...
September 13, 2015

What Might Resolution A054 Mean in Practice?

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Resolved , That the 78th General Convention authorize for trial use in accordance with Article X of the Constitution and Canon II.3.6 “The ...
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September 12, 2015

Ben Carson, Humanitarian

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Dr. Ben Carson Dr. Ben Carson has lately been rising in the polls judging the popularity of Republican presidential candidates. This is ...
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September 6, 2015

Why Is Seltzer “Original”?

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I am fond of seltzer, plain carbonated water, rather than the flavored variety. I am been perplexed, however, by the term “original,” which ...
August 27, 2015

Customer Service from Acronis

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Last month, my computer developed a serious hard drive problem. I was planning on buying a new computer anyway, so I did that and have been...
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August 17, 2015

A Quecreek Excursion

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Readers who are not too terribly young are likely to remember the mine accident that occurred at the Quecreek Mine in the summer of 2002. Ni...
August 12, 2015

Wine Rack Obtained

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I picked up my wine rack from Walmart and assembled it today. (See “ Wine Rack .”) It is what I had hoped it would be, which is more substan...
August 6, 2015

Wine Rack

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I was shopping for a wine rack yesterday but having little success in the quest. I love wine, but I am mostly a drink-as-you-go consumer. I’...
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July 4, 2015

A Triumph of Clericalism

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I thought one of the better and less controversial ideas floated by those who would reform the structures of The Episcopal Church was to mak...
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July 3, 2015

Covenant? What Covenant?

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Earlier this month, I wrote an essay titled “ Time for a Definitive Response to the Anglican Covenant ,” which called on the General Convent...
June 26, 2015

It’s Not Over

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I was delighted to learn of the Supreme Court’s decision this morning declaring that citizens have the right to marry the person of their ch...
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June 25, 2015

Thoughts on Marriage and the General Convention

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Ed Palattella has a story at House of Deputies News titled “ Same-sex marriage: Episcopalians weigh whether now is the time .” There isn’t m...
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I am a computer scientist, writer, and Episcopal Church activist with concerns for truth, beauty, and justice.
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