Ryan Sayre Patrico

The Anglican Bishop of Durham : In the slow-moving train crash of international Anglicanism, a decision taken in California has finally brought a large coach off the rails altogether. The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (TEC) in the United States has voted decisively to allow in principle . . . . Continue Reading »

The Anglican bishop of Chelmsford has advised that holy water be removed from churches in his diocese in an effort to stop to spread of swine flu. And I thought a little water might help with dangerous swine . . . . . Continue Reading »

Lutherans For Life National Conference Celebrating the Abundant Life July 24-25, 2009 Doubletree Westport, St. Louis, Missouri Keynote speaker: Bobby Schindler, brother of Terri Schindler Schiavo Great speakers, workshops and life affirming fellowship! The two-day conference begins at 3:00, Friday, . . . . Continue Reading »

More proof of a struggling economy . . . . . Continue Reading »

The Times of London reports : A worldwide Anglican schism now seems inevitable after Episcopal bishops in the United States today backed the consecration of gay bishops. Episcopal bishops approved a resolution passed earlier this week by the laity and clergy which allows “partnered gays” . . . . Continue Reading »

First Things is embarking on a journey through the wild world of college rankings, and we need your help. We’d like to come up with a list of schools that provide (1) a solid academic training, (2) a diploma that will mean something at the end of day, and (3) an environment where faith, if not . . . . Continue Reading »

Wait until you read what Obama’s new science czar, John Holdren, thinks about population control. The always wonderful Mollie at GetReligion notes : See, there’s another controversial Obama administration pick. But you wouldn’t know it from reading the New York Times news pages. His . . . . Continue Reading »

If some were heartened at the recent nomination of Francis S. Collins—a committed evangelical who has forcefuly defended the compatibility between faith and science—to the director of that National Institutes of Health, Justin D. Barnard at Public Discourse points out that, . . . . Continue Reading »

If all of our cultural markers become digitized—if everyone starts reading books on Kindle and listening to music through the earbuds of an iPod—what happens to the camaraderie (or division) created by comparing our books to those of others? James Wolcott wants to know : We’ve all . . . . Continue Reading »

At the time, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg apparently thought it was about eugenics and population control . From the New York Times Magazine : Q: If you were a lawyer again, what would you want to accomplish as a future feminist legal agenda? JUSTICE GINSBURG: Reproductive choice has . . . . Continue Reading »