“One of the big points of dialogue is ‘how will the mitre fit over my dreadlocks?’”
Justin Duckworth
The recently-appointed and unconventional Anglican bishop of Wellington, New Zealand, has dreadlocks and is usually seen around town in shorts and bare feet. He was quoted by Edumenical News International. (RNS)

“Nuns have always had a different set of priorities from that of bishops. The bishops are interested in power. The nuns are interested in the powerless.”
Gary Wills
The Catholic author was writing in the New York Review of Books in response to the Vatican’s crackdown on U.S. nuns. (RNS)

“What people associate as the Christian Right--specifically evangelicalism--will look dramatically different in 10 to 12 years. The future is nonpartisan, so I think whatever party wants to build those channels will win our vote.”
Harris Kenny
The 23-year-old member of an emergent church in Denver was describing a change in younger Christians attititude toward politics. He was quoted by the Denver Post.

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