Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Integrity president resigns amid mounting criticism - Episcopal News Service
Integrity president resigns amid mounting criticism - Episcopal News Service: [Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Gwen Fry resigned Nov. 25 as president of Integrity USA – the nonprofit organization dedicated to LGBTQ advocacy within The Episcopal Church – as the …
Monday, November 25, 2019
Tell Congress to increase Title I and IDEA in final funding bill
Tell Congress to increase Title I and IDEA in final funding bill: On the heels of passing yet another short-term funding bill—this one expires Dec. 20—House and Senate negotiators continue to seek agreement on a final funding bill for fiscal 2020, which began Oct 1. NEA is pushing for significant increases like those in H.R. 2740, the education appropriations bill passed by the House. The House bill…
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Sunday, November 17, 2019
House to take up Voting Rights Advancement Act
House to take up Voting Rights Advancement Act: The House plans to vote before the end of the year on the Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4), which would once again require states and localities with histories of voter discrimination to seek approval from the U.S. Department of Justice before making any changes in their election laws. The measure is a direct response…
Friday, November 15, 2019
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Confederate symbols workshop guides priests in confronting past by reexamining it truthfully - Episcopal News Service
Confederate symbols workshop guides priests in confronting past by reexamining it truthfully - Episcopal News Service: [Episcopal News Service] When the Rev. Hannah Hooker traveled last week to the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, she brought along her thoughts of a specific stained-glass window …
'The unvarnished truth': Episcopal Peace Fellowship marks 80th anniversary with racial reconciliation event - Episcopal News Service
'The unvarnished truth': Episcopal Peace Fellowship marks 80th anniversary with racial reconciliation event - Episcopal News Service: [Episcopal News Service – Providence, Rhode Island] Founded in 1939 on Armistice Day – the commemoration of the end of World War I, which now coincides with Veterans Day in …
Friday, November 8, 2019
Iconic Boston church reckons with its links to slavery - Episcopal News Service
Iconic Boston church reckons with its links to slavery - Episcopal News Service: [Episcopal News Service – Boston] Old North Church is a living witness to one of the most significant chapters in American history. Immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Paul Revere’s …
Bishop joins rally at Wisconsin Capitol for gun safety bills that GOP leaders promptly ignore - Episcopal News Service
Bishop joins rally at Wisconsin Capitol for gun safety bills that GOP leaders promptly ignore - Episcopal News Service: [Episcopal News Service] Milwaukee Bishop Steven Miller was among a handful of Wisconsin gun safety advocates who spoke Nov. 7 at the state Capitol in Madison in favor of pending …
With elections one year away, Office of Government Relations prepares to launch civic engagement initiatives - Episcopal News Service
With elections one year away, Office of Government Relations prepares to launch civic engagement initiatives - Episcopal News Service: [Episcopal News Service] Nov. 3 marked the one-year countdown to the U.S. presidential and congressional elections, and The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations is gearing up for a year …
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Episcopal Church ‘still in’ despite Trump administration’s withdrawal from Paris climate pact - Episcopal News Service
Episcopal Church ‘still in’ despite Trump administration’s withdrawal from Paris climate pact - Episcopal News Service: [Episcopal News Service] The Trump administration announced on Nov. 4 that it would withdraw the United States from the global climate pact known as the “Paris agreement” within a year, but …
Monday, November 4, 2019
Friday, November 1, 2019
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