International Anglicanism’s Flirtation with Ignorance!

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on December, 8 2004

The commission set up by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, to determine how the Anglican Communion can maintain its unity while recognizing wide diversity of opinion about …

Election 2004 Part 3 – An Analysis of the Evangelical Vote in the 2004 Election

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on November, 24 2004

The rise of the evangelical, religious vote in the United States can be viewed externally and historically, my task this week; or internally and emotionally, my task next …

Election 2004 Part 2 – An Analysis of the Evangelical Vote in the Campaign of 2004

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on November, 17 2004

Last week I began an analysis of the rise in religious and evangelical fervor that was so powerfully displayed in the presidential election in November. For many it …

Election 2004 Part 1 – Understanding the Divided Electorate

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on November, 10 2004

The votes are in. The presidency of George W. Bush will extend for four more years. His victory was significant in both the popular vote and the Electoral …

The Gospels and Punctuation

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on November, 3 2004

Elizabeth Robinson, a friend of mine who teaches English as a second language to the children of immigrants in New Zealand, recently sent me an exercise on the …

It is Time to Vote!

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on October, 27 2004

The political campaign is almost over. Soon the constant barrage of character-assassinating rage so omnipresent on our television screens will end. If the pollsters are accurate half of …

Bishop Spong Answers Your Questions

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on October, 13 2004

Dear Friends,

I now have more than 5000 questions on file from my readers. If I limit myself to one each week, my present supply will not …

Do we have the moral right to choose to die?

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on October, 6 2004

Is death a natural and normal part of human life or is it an enemy that we must always seek to defeat? That is an issue being debated …

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