Lectionary 14 (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)Luke 10:1-11, 16-20July 4th, 2010 Grace to you and peace, from the one who is, who was, and who is to come. Amen. I went back home to Philadelphia last week for five days with my kids.I went to a baseball game to see my beloved Phillies play – theyContinue reading “The Blessed and Holy Task of Being God’s People (Lectionary 14, Year C)”
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“An attack upon our religious freedoms [by] an athiest in Wisconsin”
Shirley Dobson, Chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, is calling for praying Americans to sign a petition in support of the National Day of Prayer. But in so doing, she takes an unnecessary swipe at a federal judge and fans flames of a fire that need not burn. On April 15, 2010,Continue reading ““An attack upon our religious freedoms [by] an athiest in Wisconsin””
Church & State and the Augsburg Fortress pension problem
An excellent report by Minnesota Public Radio on the recent cancellation of Augsburg Fortress' defined benefit pension plan highlights the special relationship that exists between the church and state. From the article: The federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act, passed in 1974, has a special exception for churches and their affiliates. That means they don'tContinue reading “Church & State and the Augsburg Fortress pension problem”
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