We got the notice Friday. The Governor was coming to our office. That’s right: The Honorable Mark Sanford, Governor of South Carolina, was slipping in to the little space that United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties shares with the Chamber of Commerce for an “informal meeting” with [Undisclosed Recipients] (or so the e-mail address … Continue reading The Governor Comes To Greenwood
Month: January 2006
Presiding Bishop Nominees Named
And the Nominees Are:The Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander, Bishop of AtlantaThe Rt. Rev. Edwin F. Gulick, Jr., Bishop of KentuckyThe Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Bishop of NevadaThe Rt. Rev. Henry N. Parsley, Jr., Bishop of AlabamaTwo of them, Alexander and Parsley, have ties to South Carolina. Alexander, a former Lutheran pastor, went to … Continue reading Presiding Bishop Nominees Named
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Get Me A Guillotine: South Carolina’s Tax Reform and War on the Poor
You would think, in state that is so proudly “Christian” as South Carolina, the leadership would have a little understanding of how Christians should think. After all, yesterday, the Education Oversight Committee, deferring to the religious sensibilities of conservative Christians, was unable to decide how to teach the origin of life. So it’s not that … Continue reading Get Me A Guillotine: South Carolina’s Tax Reform and War on the Poor
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The Ordination of Susan Elizabeth Perrin and Ann Ferres Pilat to the Sacred Order of Deacons
Trinity CathedralColumbia, South CarolinaThe Feast of St. Agnes21 January, A.D. 2006Song of Solomon 2:10-13 2 Corinthians 4:1-6Matthew 18:1-6Her alabaster skin reflected the glint of the executioner’s sword. She smiled at him, her long, silvery blonde hair covering her little girl’s nakedness. He looked at the Governor, who looked away. The crowd murmured. What had this … Continue reading The Ordination of Susan Elizabeth Perrin and Ann Ferres Pilat to the Sacred Order of Deacons
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Iran, Narrated by Yogi Berra, Illustrations by George Orwell
“There's only one thing worse than the United States exercising the military option; that is a nuclear-armed Iran. The military option is the last option but cannot be taken off of the table." Senator John McCain on Face the Nation Sunday, January 16, 2006If that sounds familiar, it’s because you remember that back in the … Continue reading Iran, Narrated by Yogi Berra, Illustrations by George Orwell
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On the 12th Day of Christmas Pat Robertson Gave To Me
I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel, for they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land.—Joel 3:2Ladies and Gentlemen I said last year that Israel was entering into the most … Continue reading On the 12th Day of Christmas Pat Robertson Gave To Me
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