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Monthly Archives October 2005
Denomination-hopping As State Transitions
A strange thought just occurred to me. There are always people leaving one denomination (or even religion) and entering another. I wonder if the conversion and apostacy rates could be modelled as molecules evaporating from one liquid and condensing in another. Members since birth and converts that either never leave or […]
Profane Worship
Today's Old Testament reading ought to be referenced in documents regarding liturgical abuses. If it already is, please let me know.
"'And now, O priests, this command is for you. If you will not listen, if you will not take it to heart to give honor to my name, says […]
Two ELCA Lutherans Join the Church!
Being ex-ELCA myself, it pleases me greatly to hear of other converts.
" In August, The Layman Online published a story about a warning by Carl E. Braaten, one of the nation's leading Lutheran theologians, to the president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America."
"In the article, 'Leading Lutheran scholar: ELCA's liberal […]
Reformation Sunday
In the old Roman Rite calendar, today would have been the Feast of Christ the King. This solemnity was deliberately placed on the last Sunday of October to coincide with Reformation Sunday. For reasons lost on me, the liturgical calendar was changed in 1970, and Christ […]
Smoking Ban in DC
It appears Washington, DC will be the next city to ban smoking in bars and restaurants. That puts a mile-wide grin on my face and makes me wish Pittsburgh would follow suit. Fr. Jim, on the other hand, isn't so thrilled.
