Christians Urged to Agree on Common Easter Date

Both western and eastern Christians will celebrate Easter on the same day this year.

And one ecumenical leader hopes that such a unified celebration will continue in the future.

In a letter to church bodies worldwide, the Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, general secretary of the National Council of Churches, renewed a call for a common Easter date.

Almost every year, “the Christian community is divided over which day to proclaim this Good News,” Kinnamon lamented. “Our split, based on a dispute having to do with ancient calendars, visibly betrays the message of reconciliation. It is a scandal that surely grieves our God.”

Protestant bodies and the Roman Catholic Church use the Gregorian calendar while Eastern Orthodox churches and Oriental Orthodox churches use the Julian calendar to observe Easter, typically on a later date. Rather than a difference in theological outlook, the conflicted Easter dates between western and eastern Christians are mainly due to the calendars and lunar tables employed, church leaders say.

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For the Facebook Dog Lover

Beginning January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, for every fan of The PEDIGREE® Adoption Drive at facebook.com, PEDIGREE® Brand will donate 8 oz. of PEDIGREE® Brand Dry Food for Dogs to animal shelters selected by PEDIGREE® Brand, up to a total of $1,000,000 (aggregate retail value).

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Bag of Randomness

  • I just found out that Wyatt Cenac of The Daily Show is from Dallas.
  • I got  my new credit card statements in the mail recently and I absolutely love the new required minimum payment verbiage.  Thank goodness my balances are zero, I’m not exactly sure why they sent me zero balance statements, but my guess is they were required to regarding new legislation.
  • That Christian warrior militia news is deeply concerning, and combine that with the Catholic priests sexual abuse allegations it’s a wonder why so many people are skeptical of the church.
  • In case you aren’t aware of that Christian warrior militia group, they wanted to kill a cop, and then at the funeral, attack the law enforcement in attendance.
  • Blessed are the peacemakers.
  • The Baylor women did something the Baylor men could not, beat Duke.  Good for them.
  • If there is an end to Saturday mail, I wonder how that will affect all you Netflix customers.  Part of me thinks not too much as I’m seeing the marking going towards more online/streaming delivery via some sort of setbox device or what’s already available on some Blu-ray players.
  • I can’t figure out if our local news should be ashamed of not getting the Erykah Badu story first.  Part of me thinks, of course they should be ashamed that the national news beat them to this story, which happened on St Patrick’s Day.  But then part of me thinks that a lot of nuts appear at Dealey Plaza.
  • Ricky Marin is gay.  The last time I was this surprised when a celebrity came out it was Rosie.
  • I keep meaning to watch Castle but I’m usually too busy blogging, but it seems like a sexed up Murder She Wrote.
  • I’m a little tired of all my Monday shows (House, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Therory) being repeats.
  • I just discovered a Smurfs movie is coming out in 2011, and there are some big name voices attached to it such as Quentin Tarantino,  Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, Katy Perry, and others.
  • In honor of the Canadian hockey gold medal, you can buy one heck of an ax called The National.
  • The anticipation of a three day weekend makes for a a long work week.
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And they claim to be the party of morals

The Republican National Committee spent tens of thousands of dollars last month on luxury jets, posh hotels and other high-flying expenses, according to new Federal Election Commission filings, including nearly $2,000 for “meals” at Voyeur West Hollywood, a lesbian-themed nightclub that features topless dancers in bondage outfits.

WashingtonPost.com

Neither parties have morals btw, so neither should claim having more than the other.

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