Monthly Archives: October 2008

Post-colonial Anglicanism – or Western Orthodoxy here we come

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Rick

I am on record as one who argues for a more Orthodox approach to Anglicanism – or for Anglicanism as Western Orthodoxy. That if Anglicanism borrows a page or two or several from the Orthodox playbook – that is (re?)envisions … Continue reading →

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Why Obama may have won last night

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Rick

I still plan to vote against Sen Obama. Just for the record. But my impression of the debate last night at Belmont College is that Sen Obama truly won and may have sealed the deal. Sen McCain came across as … Continue reading →

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In Atlanta for Catalyst Conference

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Rick

I am in (or rather outside) Atlanta for the Catalyst 2008 Conference. Got a great deal on a room at Marriott Courtyard in Norcross. Best room I have stayed in at a conference in years. King size bed, large, clean, … Continue reading →

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Ernie Davis, Elmira, and my dad

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Rick

That weird drinking glass we had on a table in the basement of our house in Massachusetts. For years I wondered who was this “Ernie Davis” whose picture was on a glass we never drank from. The way the picture … Continue reading →

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NPR's Terry Gross with Presiding Bishop Jefferts-Schori: The Great Interviewer fails

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Rick

If I think National Public Radio is so liberal and biased why then do I listen to it almost exclusively? Good question. Usually I have an answer but not today. (Scratch that. The answer is that NPR provides so much … Continue reading →

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Nat Hentoff – Why he is voting… for Biden

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Rick

Nat Hentoff is another principled “liberal” whom I respect. (And yes dear reader there are such things as unprincipled conservatives.) He is particularly passionate about the Constitution, civil liberties, and free speech. (One thing that marks him as unusual is … Continue reading →

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