ITEMS OF INTEREST January 28, 2008 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from Michael J. Murschel, Gavin Aitchison, Shona Crabtree

WHILE FAITH, SPIRITUALITY, AND RELIGION are considered eternal by their very nature, they still change over time....

World Class. First, 2008 is the year of the 29th Olympiad, to be held in Beijing, China. In the spectator section of the official Beijing Games Web site (http://en.beijing2008.cn/spectators) is a listing of places of worship for those attending the Olympic Games Aug. 8-24, and the Paralympic Games there from Sept. 6-17 This current environment of religion there stands in stark contrast to the restrictions of the Cultural Revolution which swept through that culture from 1966 to 1976. Today, the new attitude is one of respect for all religions....

Lambeth. The Lambeth Conference will begin on July 10 with its pre-conference schedule and conclude on Aug. 3 with closing ceremonies.... Convened once every decade by invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, it draws together some 850 archbishops and bishops of the Anglican Communion from a global arena. The University of Kent Canterbury Campus, convenient to Canterbury Cathedral in England, will be the setting for this seminal meeting which has as its primary purpose the passing of resolutions on church governance, ministry and liturgy, and its engagement with the world....

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