I can’t figure out why it’s considered news in a couple of different Connecticut news outlets that a church is going to rent space in the local high school in West Hartford. Time was when these kinds of arrangements were common. In the current environment, even a town as relatively well-heeled as West Hartford should [...]
Two important questions for the future in today’s Christian Post. Chuck Colson asks about the limits of obedience to the government… are State-run churches coming to America under the guise of preventing hate crimes and the like?
According to the Daily Telegraph, starting next year, the British government is going to begin forcing churches and other [...]
More meetings to come on Monday, and the current fiscal year ends Tuesday. Remember to pray for the State budget and deficit. More here from WCBS radio:
No Deal after Three Hour Meeting on Connecticut Budget.
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Israel needs to find a new ally for its own good.
So says Dutch writer Leon de Winter in the Jerusalem Post. Has Mr. Obama’s Cairo speech forced the Israelis to rethink their relationship with America? While the President’s speech was lauded by many, Israelis who listened closely might have felt a chill wind coming out [...]
Not that we have too many of them in New England, but there’s an interesting survey out about the people who attend a megachurch, defined as a church with 2,000 members. From the Christian Post:
The report – “Not Who You Think They Are: The Real Story of People Who Attend America’s Megachurches” – is based [...]
Power Line reports on the budget controversy in Minnesota, where the fur is flying.
Republicans are out of power in Washington and many other places around the country. They’re out of power here in Minnesota, too, except for Governor Tim Pawlenty. But in this case, one man has been enough–Pawlenty has faced down the Democrats and [...]
Eric Eitel will be speaking at the New England Prayer Center in Easton, CT on June 18th at 6:45 PM. Eric founded the World Vision Connecticut office in 1995 based in Greenwich, Connecticut. In six years, he built this satellite to be one of the top producing development regions in the country for that [...]
The departure of people in the wake of the disputes over homosexuality in the Episcopal Church has forced the closing of a Watertown church.
The Rev. Stanley C. Kemmerer, priest-in-charge of Christ Church, said about 20 members who were at the meeting — of about 50 he said would consider themselves related to the church — [...]
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I have very little idea – and neither do you. What is certain is that there will be a lot more bloodletting before it’s over. Here’s an interesting map of the Governor’s proposed cuts (caveat: prepared by Senate Democrats). Hat tip: Connecticut Local Politics.
View Governor Rell’s Proposed Cuts in a larger map
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Women of Faith returns to Hartford this weekend – get complete details on the Women of Faith site here!
See the Courant’s coverage of the event here.
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