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Bishop Spong: Towards an Educated Laity

Posted on March 24, 2014 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Reprinted here, with permission from Bishop John Shelby Spong, is a Q & A from a recent edition of his newsletter in which he discusses the healthcare debate and calls for more honesty. His response to a reader’s question urges…

Tagged with: Bible, Bishop Spong, Episcopal Church, fundamentalism, Gospel Book, healthcare debate, progressive Christianity, Word of the Lord
Posted in Bible, I BLOG, Lay Catholics, Politicians and their Lies, Politics and Religion, Progressive Christianity, Readers of the Book, Uncategorized

Passover Seder to Easter: Letting Go of Odious Orthodoxy

Posted on April 1, 2013 by freecatholic808 — 4 Comments

It was my first Passover Seder. Our host, Karen Kahn said it would be a celebration of liberation, not of religious orthodoxy. She and her wife, Patricia Gozemba have been warriors for many causes, from LGBT rights to clean air,…

Tagged with: Discovery doctrine, Easter, Episcopal Church, Karen Khan, Passover Seder, Pat Gozemba, Pope Francis, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Timothy Dolan
Posted in Easter, I BLOG, Indigenous peoples, Passover, Quakers, Uncategorized

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