July 2010

  • Priest Gives Communion to a Dog and Sparks Outrage

    By Niki Fears on 7/30/10 8:06pm
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    A fill in priest at St. Peter's Anglican Church in Toronto has outraged many by doing the unthinkable, administering the Holy sacrament of Communion...to a dog.

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  • Book Review: Ancient Ways

    By sarajean on 7/13/10 12:08am
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    Digging through some old totes in our basement, I was delighted to run across one of my favorite pagan books. Ancient Ways: Reclaiming Pagan Traditions is chock-full of not only technical knowledge—from pagan lore to historic traditions—but also incredibly fulfilling activities, celebrations, recipes, and rituals to celebrate each season in turn. Written by Pauline Campanelli and illustrated by Dan Campanelli, the book is an absolute wonderful resource. It’s no wonder my old copy has so many dog-eared pages!

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  • A Brief Look at Women's Roles in the Bible and What it Means for Women Today- Part II

    By Niki Fears on 7/2/10 5:58pm
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    In part one of this article we looked at several examples of women in the Bible to see that women were often given positions of authority and considered prophets just as their male counterparts were. Of course, many in the church today will argue that that was merely the “Old Testament” and that everything changed in the “New Testament” which many know that this is not exactly the case; however, let us examine the argument all the same.

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  • A Brief Look at Women's Roles in the Bible and What it Means for Women Today- Part I

    By Niki Fears on 7/2/10 5:19pm
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    One of the questions that often arise for the church in the modern age is that of a woman's role in the church. In some societies women were given virtually no roles at all, where as in others the matriarchs were powerful symbols of their culture. Today, as we still tackle the extremes of sexism and the failures and successes of feminism, we are often left with a bit of puzzle to untangle. How much of a woman's role in the church has been defined by societal norms instead of Biblical guidelines? And what role did women actually play in the Bible?

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