Thinking Anglicans passes along this item, along with several others:
A Church of England bishop today supported gay marriage, saying God is not “an angry old man out to get us”. Bishop of Buckingham Alan Wilson, a married father of five, caused a row in the Church by urging leaders to “get our head around blessing gay people’s relationships”. He said in a YouTube video for the Out4Marriage campaign: “It all comes down to how we see gay people and how we see God. We don’t actually believe gay people are sick or stunted or criminal. We don’t believe God is an angry old man out to get us.“Let’s stop behaving as though we did. Recognising gay people are equal means they won’t dilute or spoil marriage but potentially enrich it.”
Official response repeats the “marriage is between one man and one woman” position, but an influential Conservative politician urges the Prime Minister not to abandon the proposed civil marriage, and to ignore tradionalists. He has polling showing that abandonment would offend more voters than it would please. Meanwhile, I believe that the Church of England secured an exemption from the law (which was also intended to appease traditionalists, but has backfired with the unchurched majority of British subjects).
Meanwhile, a gay-friendly church in Ohio burned recently, in suspicious circumstances. It’s a troubling trend as they seem to be a gay-welcoming or progressive/liberal Christian congregation. South Bloomingville, OH: South Bloomingville Christian Church via Thinking Anglicans: CofE bishop declares support for equal civil marriage
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Donations for the St Nicholas Food Pantry are always gratefully accepted. We’re helping families but the problem of food insecurity is growing and growing. Northwest suburban food pantry operators say the typical summer slowdown in donations is more serious this year because of an increase in demand. Elk Grove Township, which operates a food pantry in Arlington Heights, for example, usually serves 55 families a month on average. They served 94 families last month. "I’m digging and scratching for food," said Nanci Vanderweel, supervisor of Elk Grove Township. "It has become my way of life. I’m doing everything but stealing to get food in here." While demand has been high for at least three years, people who run northwest suburban food pantries said they are having a harder time this summer, as food drives have slowed. While many can still purchase food from local depositories, they rely on drives to be able to operate within already tight budgets. Food pantry representatives said they usually get a slew of donations around the holidays and through the winter, but donations dry up by the end of spring, partially because some food drives are run by schools. Sandy Wolf, director of welfare services at Schaumburg Township, said fewer donations and food drives over the summer are expected, but the situation is getting progressively worse. via Decreased summer donations stress food pantries – chicagotribune.com The visitation for Rev. Paul T. Brouillette, 68, will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Oehler Funeral Home, Des Plaines Chapel, 2099 Miner St. (Northwest Highway/Route 14 at Rand Road), Des Plaines. The funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church, 1072 Ridge Ave., Elk Grove Village. Please meet at the church.
Decreased summer donations stress food pantries – chicagotribune.com
The Rev. Paul T. Brouillette, priest, of Des Plaines