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The Pope’s Gay Priests
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The Pope’s Gay Priests Every bishop knows he has gay priests in the ranks—pretending otherwise is surely as much of a moral issue as, say, same-sex marriage. Gay priests work in dioceses and religious orders as pastors, teachers, administrators, right-hand men, chaplains, liturgists and preachers. The bishops know this and yet few are able to speak with…
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UCC Advocacy: Email and Social Media
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While in the US, I am interested how social media is used to promote justice and peace by the UCC Justice and Witness Ministries. I was happy to talk to their online communications specialist Jessie Palatucci who is in charge of the ministries’ online communication. Of course, they do Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. The Justice…
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HTTrack Website Copier – Free Software Offline Browser (GNU GPL) Great tool to archive a website! HTTrack is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and easy-to-use offline browser utility. It allows you to download a World Wide Web site from the Internet to a local directory, building recursively all directories, getting HTML, images, and other files…
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arnisvanur: Yup. True.
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First Mormon Temple In Kirtland The Temple is owned by the Community of Christ, the buildings of Historic Kirtland are in a park adminstered by the LDS Visitor Center. More photos on Flickr
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There is no Shteem-Intshein in the Bible
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Pennsylvania Deitsh, a spoken language primarily used within Amish communities, carries a rich cultural and linguistic heritage. While High German is traditionally employed for religious purposes, the Amish have embraced Pennsylvania Deitsh as their everyday language.
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I visited Yoder’s Amish farm, hoping to attend an authentic service. While the teacher couldn’t invite me, she directed me to an Amish farmer. But lost on the roads of Berlin, Ohio, and missing the key landmark of a chicken house, I ended up at an English service instead.
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Berlin and Mount Hope in Amish Country
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Today’s tour through Holmes County
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Should Pastors (or any of us) Read the Word on an iPad? What is your opinion? I must admit I feel a little bit awkward to use my smartphone during worship service.
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Military Intervention in Syria?
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Military Intervention in Syria? It is hard to make up one’s mind but I feel Nick Baines asks the right questions. Read and think.