It's been a valuable lesson in the higher standards by which nonprofits are judged.When Carolinians for Reform, Inc. got $100,000 left over from the National Governor's Association 2006 Charleston conference, Senator Jake Knotts raised hell. The group was not registered with the Secretary of State, and what's worse, was run by friends of the Governor, … Continue reading The Doug Nurse Rule: In Nonprofit Accountability, Appearances Count
Month: November 2007
Groaning With Hope
A Service of Healing for Those With HIV/AIDS 18 November 2007 Trinity Church, Abbeville South CarolinaIsaiah 42:1-7 Psalm 121 Romans 8:18-23 Mt 26:26-30, 36-39 Dorothy Stang walked through the Amazon rain on a warm February Saturday morning. Between her breasts, she wore the pectoral cross of the Sisters of Notre Dame. Engraved on its back … Continue reading Groaning With Hope
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Harry Dent And the Open Sheep Fold
The seeds of discord were literally there at the beginning. Mark’s version of the Jesus story puts it like thisThey came to Capernaum. When he was safe at home, he asked them, "What were you discussing on the road?" The silence was deafening—they had been arguing withone another over who among them was greatest.He sat … Continue reading Harry Dent And the Open Sheep Fold
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Blessed Are the Schismatics, For They Shall Inherit the Property
It's nearly and, blessedly, over. The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburg, rejecting Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori's plea for reconciliation, has voted to leave the Episcopal Church. Joining the Diocese of San Jaoquin, and likely to be followed by the Diocese of Ft. Worth and the Diocese of Quincy, Pittsburg will have to wait a year … Continue reading Blessed Are the Schismatics, For They Shall Inherit the Property
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A Sad Day for Yellow Dogs: The Dems Kick Colbert in the Teeth
Proving once again that they will forever remain the minority party in South Carolina, the state Democratic Party has rejected Stephen Colbert from running in the January presidential primary.The Dems Executive Committee voted 13-3 today that Colbert was "not a serious candidate." According to the AP, Executive Committee member Waring Howe said that the television … Continue reading A Sad Day for Yellow Dogs: The Dems Kick Colbert in the Teeth
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