Word: episcopalianism
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...Drink and be spiritual”—that’s Jane Ross’ spin on the old hedonist’s motto. Eschewing the stuffy quarters of the All Saints Episcopalian Parish in Brookline, Ross has taken her weekly Christian discussion group from the House of God to the Publik House Beer Bar and Kitchen. Every Saturday afternoon, before heading to the church’s five o’clock Celtic service, parishioners talk religion over a frothy pint of imported ale. It’s not you’re typical church group...
...nothing to worry about." And in a rebuke to Lowery's poem, he quipped: " Joe, don't quit your day job." When former President Clinton mounted the pulpit, to thunderous applause reflecting his enduring popularity among African-Americans, he joked that Bush may have said he was a humble Episcopalian but that he'd gotten off a good shot at Lowery. "Not bad for a member of God's frozen chosen," Clinton joked, as both presidents Bush's laughed at the stereotype of icy WASPs...
...often dictates broader differences in opinion beyond strict theology.Many observant Christian students, for instance, say they do not believe in having sex before marriage. This view differs from the mainstream college culture in which sex is common in romantic relationships, says Chiduzie C. Madubata ’06, an Episcopalian.“Christians consider sex to be something more than some pleasurable act. It’s an actual union between two people becoming one,” Madubata says. “That makes the idea of sex so much more sacred.”Different views...
...appeals court, she had no choice but to order him to change the name. Hale grew enraged at the reversal. Days after her ruling, he wrote an e-mail to his followers declaring a "state of war" with the judge and blaming "Jew vermin" for the outcome. (Lefkow is Episcopalian, as was her husband, but extremists insist that one or both of them must be Jewish...
...choose between a candidate who called himself born again, argued for more federal funding for faith-based programs and promised to consider in policymaking the pop mantra "WWJD: What Would Jesus Do?" That candidate was Al Gore. Or they could vote for Bush, who was born to East Coast Episcopalian parents, was sent to Presbyterian Sunday school in Texas, converted when he married a Methodist, and was renewed in faith thanks to the evangelical witness of Billy Graham--a fairly typical American spiritual journey...