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4/24: Screening of Antonioni's CHUNG KUO – CHINA, with Angela Zito
THE COLLOQUIUM FOR UNPOPULAR CULTURE presents:
CHUNG KUO – CHINA (dir. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1972), 208 min.
Introduced by Angela Zito
WHEN: Tuesday 24 April 2012, 6:30pm
WHERE: Room 471, 20 Cooper Square [East 5th and Bowery]
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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4/24: Screening of Antonioni’s CHUNG KUO – CHINA, with Angela Zito
THE COLLOQUIUM FOR UNPOPULAR CULTURE presents:
CHUNG KUO – CHINA (dir. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1972), 208 min.
Introduced by Angela Zito
WHEN: Tuesday 24 April 2012, 6:30pm
WHERE: Room 471, 20 Cooper Square [East 5th and Bowery]
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Continue Reading →
"Radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith."
The bishops have taken nearly four years to plan their renovation of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. The new oversight and changes come without input from the Women Religious. The New York Times wrote yesterday:
The sisters were also reprimanded for making public statements that “disagree with or challenge the bishops, who are the church’s authentic teachers of faith and morals.” During the debate over the health care overhaul in 2010, American bishops came out in opposition to the health plan, but dozens of sisters, many of whom belong to the Leadership Conference, signed a statement supporting it — support that provided crucial cover for the Obama administration in the battle over health care.
Read National Catholic Reporter’s thorough coverage here. Continue Reading →
“Radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith.”
The bishops have taken nearly four years to plan their renovation of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. The new oversight and changes come without input from the Women Religious. The New York Times wrote yesterday:
The sisters were also reprimanded for making public statements that “disagree with or challenge the bishops, who are the church’s authentic teachers of faith and morals.” During the debate over the health care overhaul in 2010, American bishops came out in opposition to the health plan, but dozens of sisters, many of whom belong to the Leadership Conference, signed a statement supporting it — support that provided crucial cover for the Obama administration in the battle over health care.
Read National Catholic Reporter’s thorough coverage here. Continue Reading →
So Long, Rowan Williams
What does Rowan Williams’s resignation mean for American Anglicans?
By Daniel Schultz
Word reached us lately that the eyebrows of the Most Rev. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, had decided to step down at the age of 61, apparently taking the attached primate with them into an early retirement, or at least a return to the academic life as Master of Magdalene College. Perhaps not coincidentally, a little while later it came out that the Church of England was set to reject the Anglican Covenant, Williams’ pet project to bind together the far-flung theologies of the Anglican Communion in some way or another. Nobody was ever quite sure how. In any case, a defeat like this must have been hard to bear, even for Williams’ ordinarily indefatigable—not to mention gravity-defying—eyebrows. Little wonder he (and they) decided to light out for Oxford (update: Cambridge per the comments) while the getting was good.
What does Williams’ departure and the arrival of his successor mean for the average Christian in the United States? As with so much in the world of the church, the answer is: it depends.
At the moment, the bookmakers favor John Sentamu, the Ugandan-born Archbishop of York, to replace Williams. But it’s not by much: Sentamu averages about a 50-50 shot from the houses willing to accept a wager on his ascension. Continue Reading →
TransFaith, TransWeb
Becky Garrison: The Miss Universe Organization’s decision to change their rules so that transgender women can compete appears to signify a growing acceptance of trans individuals (GLAAD and other groups had admonished the organization). However, statistics from the Transgender Europe’s Trans Murder Monitoring project, noting more than 800 reported murders of trans people in the last four years, indicates this shifting is not universal. But the internet helps.
As a growing sign of the increased visibility of the trans community, academic, author and activist Helen Boyd, noted that one can now find over a hundred transgender related blogs. In addition, this community also connects with each other via Facebook, Twitter, Live Journal and other social media tools. Continue Reading →
Daily Links
Intelligent design, Günter Grass, Kathryn Joyce on Santorum’s family, Kony, Andrew Sullivan’s call to follow Jesus, me and feeding tubes, and prison chaplains. Continue Reading →
Restricting Free Speech or Promoting Hate?
Becky Garrison: Even though the Family Research Council was designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in 2010, their spokesperson, Tony Perkins, continues to grace cable network news programs like MSNBC’s “Hardball With Chris Matthews.” In light of the fact that Perkins has been a guest on the station 23 times since the SPLC issued their findings, Faithful America designed a TV ad they hoped to run on MSNBC calling the network to cease booking Tony Perkins. As reported by The Advocate, MSNBC chose not to run the ad. According to an MSNBC spokesman, “We have many guests from a variety of viewpoints who all play roles in the political process. The views of our guests are not those of MSNBC.” Continue Reading →
In the World Links: Lost & Found in Translation Edition
Nora Connor: In Poland, the Bhagavad Gita is now available in translation directly from Sanskrit to Polish, thanks to a “late-blooming” student’s doctoral dissertation. In Russia, an appeals court declines to ban the Gita as “extremist” religious literature. In time for Passover, check out the New American Haggadah, translated by Nathan Englander and edited by Jonathan Safran Foer… Continue Reading →