TMail March 25 - Learning from New Atheists

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James Rosenberger steps down from MEA board; Malinda Berry new chair-elect

From Mennonite Education Agency

Preparing for Mennonite Education Agency's future includes a change in board leadership. After six years as its chair, James L. Rosenberger will step down this summer after completing the maximum number of terms as a board member (12 years). Malinda Berry has been appointed as chair-elect ...

Web exclusive: Learning from New Atheists

By Ethan Bodnaruk

Over the last ten years there has been a resurgence of atheist critique of Christianity and religion in general spurred by the "New Atheists." This refers especially to three prominent and bestselling authors: Sam Harris (End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation), Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion), and Christopher Hitchins (God is Not Great) ...

College Corner: Book explores impact of ordination of woman pastor

By Mary E. Klassen of AMBS

By telling the story of the ordination of Emma Sommers Richards, a new book from the Institute of Mennonites Studies aims to show that "all church members will share in the benefits and blessings that God will shower on faithful Anabaptist Mennonite congregations" ...

Frances Ringenberg, member of the pastoral team of Prairie Street Mennonite Church in Elkhart, greets Emma Sommers Richards. Ringenberg said, "You were the first woman pastor I ever saw." Photo by Mary E. Klassen.

Comments back on website

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Tim's blog: Photos from Pasadena Palm Sunday Peace Parade

March 24 was the 11th annual Pasadena Palm Sunday Peace Parade, a tradition that started in the days after the invasion of Iraq. It has been replicated in Harrisonburg, Va., Elkhart, Ind., and Toledo, Ohio. It was a beautiful afternoon with over 100 people joining the march. Here are my photos ...