Maggie's Farm

The Very Reverend Jeffrey John, Dean of St. Alban's, claims Christ did not die for our sins. The Telegraph. I think this guy is inventing his own religion. There is a term for that.

Dobson acts like a real jerk. I wish he would stick to his knitting. Much of his family stuff is very good, but when he gets into politics he makes a fool of himself.

The New Atheists vs. the Old Atheists. The Tennessean. And who knew Harvard had a Humanist Chaplain. What's that, exactly? (h/t, News for Christians)

A Maggie's Farm reader was presented with the following "version" of The Lord's Prayer at her Episcopal Church:

My Creator (soul's Source, spirit's Destination, Ground of Our Being, etc.)
in whom/which is heaven, or within which we can find heaven (as co-creators)
we revere/respect you
We will work to see your divine intent become a reality where we live.
We will work to see that everyone has the food they need to live and have health and energy to contribute to the welfare of Earth and its life systems.
We sense that we are forgiven for our admitted shortcomings to the extent that we art able to forgive others their failures.
We recognize the presence of evil in our world and strive to avoid being a part of it as well as pointing it out whenever we are aware of it.
We work for these changes in our lives and in the lives of others in the spirit of Jesus who cared for all those who were unjustly treated or oppressed.
May we make these things so.

As Rick Moran would say, I am speechless.