Homophobia splits world Anglicans, etc

World-wide ANGLICAN debate over queers

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/national/26church.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1109394080-wllQasZsBAnWvWakzFwgaQ

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MORMON daughter's memoir sparks child-molesting scandal,
plus debate over recovered memories

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/24/books/24morm.html?ex=1109566800&en=b3dde4ccc8f8efea&ei=5070

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ROYAL NAVY SEEKS QUEERS

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/22/international/europe/22britain.html?ex=1109566800&en=7b03bfb61fe73418&ei=5070

[ Maybe they can revive that ancient naval motto:
"Grog, buggery, and the lash!" ]
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VATICAN'S FUTURE?


What may happen in the Roman Catholic Church
after Pope John Paul II, now 84, departs?

This prospect affects everyone on this planet, including non-Catholics and non-Christians.
The Vatican, a sovereign state, has considerable political, economic, diplomatic, and social power. A pope's actions and policies can affect one country or the whole planet. When his bishops discourage governments from subsidizing effective methods of birth control, poor Third World women have even more babies. When he allows RC bishops to publicly scold a liberal Roman Catholic candidate for U.S. President, he helps a reactionary non-Catholic candidate.

The next pope will be chosen by certain members of the College of Cardinals -- those who are under the age of 80. Since 1918, all cardinals must be priests. Since 1962, almost all are bishops; and many are archbishops. As of August 2004, there were 190 cardinals, of whom only 123 were young enough to vote.

Many of these 123 were appointed by Pope John Paul II, who has increased the total number of cardinals considerably since 1998-2001. I'm guessing that he preferred conservative bishops who share his views (but if anyone has contrary evidence, please post links). I think, with more confidence, that he tried to expand the geographical diversity of the college.

For more than four centuries, until 1978, Popes were Italians.
JP2 is Polish, and his election aided pro-democracy movements in Poland, leading toward liberation of Eastern Europe.

Will the next Pope be from Europe?
Latin America?

Liberal,
moderate,
conservative,
or reactionary?



Wondering,
TBL
in SF
February 2005
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PS 1:
A few Vatican City facts, from The World Almanac, 2005:
Population: 921.
Ethnic groups: Italian, Swiss, other.
Principal languages: Latin (official), Italian, French,
Monastic Sign Language [!],
others.
Website:
http://www.vatican.va
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PS 2:

FREEDOM-SEEKERS' CALENDAR
( events + news-links
compiled by SUN and SaveFreedom;
with help from HolyTitClamps.com, SFBG.com, et alii ):
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For more "queer things to do"
in the San Franhattan Gay Area,
please visit Larrybob at HTC:

[ http://www.holytitclamps.com/ ]
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For news of EduKink leather/BDSM classes,
please consider joining

[ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edukink ]
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Please FORWARD freely,
to willing recipients only.
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Get military recruiters off campuses
Saturday, Feb. 26, join teachers, students, antiwar activists, and veterans at a meeting to start a movement to kick U.S. military recruiters off high school and college campuses. 2 p.m., Women's Building, Audrey Lorde Room, 3543 18th St., S.F. (415) 412-4540
ragina [at] mac.com
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Know your rights
Saturday, Feb. 26, get informed on potential threats to your rights at a Gray Panthers Civil Liberties Committee meeting with featured speaker Kai Lundgren-Williams, a teacher of activism and social change at New College of California.
2 p.m., San Francisco Public Library, Park Branch, 1833 Page, S.F.
Free.
(415) 552-8800
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27 February, Sunday morning, 10am:
Unitarian-Universalist Forum,
on "Cents and Sensibility:
assessing our energy policy in the United States".

FREE
1187 Franklin St, SF (near Geary & Van Ness).


http://www.uusf.org

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*CAL, northern: Berkeley:
UNDRESSED PROJECT classes continue...
Naked dance technique classes geared towards healing body image,
taught by Eric Kupers
and combining aspects of modern dance, improvisation, and
various somatic arts.
FOR ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE.
Sunday.... Feb. 27th,
3 - 5 pm,
Western Sky Studio,
2525 Eighth Street, Berkeley,
$15 – 30 sliding scale.
RSVP to
erickupers [at] hotmail.com
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Monday February 28, 2005 -- Oakland
7-8:30pm: Film Discussion and Screening-
Toilet Training: Law and Order in the Bathroom.
A documentary video and collaboration between transgender videomaker Tara Mateik and the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, an organization dedicated to ending poverty and gender identity discrimination.
SRLP provides free legal services to low-income transgender, intersex and gender non-conforming communities.
FREE!
Change Makers Bookstore, 6536 Telegraph Ave, Oakland. 510.655.2405
http://www.srlp.org
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