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The curse of blogs is that they must always say something new?

While I understand why you might well ponder the future of your letters section, I plead for its continued existence, even if it does not contain contributions each week. There are many, I am sure, who welcome the opportunity to read your readers' thoughts without resorting to too many blogs etc.
I rely on Anglicans Online for measured and sensible thoughts and I have found that your correspondents (when they do correspond) usually reflect these qualities too.

Who knows when there will be a raft of letters on a topic or in response to one of your excellent articles?

Richard Murray
Senior Chaplain, RMIT University & St Albans Parish, North Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
19 September 2011

Don't forget Berkeley Heights

I have to ask: is the clover, on your cover of Sept 19, collected 10-12-19, collected in Bernardsville, New Jersey? I grew up near there, which is why I ask. I never see those names - Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Millington NJ - in the Anglican blogosphere. So, thanks for your patience.

Lois Keen
Grace Episcopal, Norwalk
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
20 September 2011

(Editor: Yes.)

We're already quite disturbed; it's not a problem

I hesitate to disturb you in pondering mode, but I sincerely hope that you will not dispense with the Letters section of the Anglicans Online site. It's the first thing I turn to after reading the opening essay!

Please leave it in situ. Thank you.

Rene Jamieson
St. John's Cathedral, Diocese of Rupert's Land
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
20 September 2011

(Editor: Thank you for helping it be nonblank.)

Computers, like life, can be a mystery

I do not know why you did not receive letters this past week. I, for one, wrote a short message to you. Apparently it has wondered off into the NETherworld.

Regardless, I greatly enjoy reading those sent in by others and writing occasionally myself.

Steven Rindahl
Chapel of Christ the King (ChristTheKingChapel.org)
Fort Jackson, South Carolina, USA
21 September 2011

(Editor: We run our own computers and our own ISP, so we're pretty puzzled ourselves.)

We learn more about Anglican doctrine every day, too

I Like this site. In fact, I am in love with it. It's made me know more about Anglican doctrine.

I want to know the stand of Anglicans on gay priests?

Is there any Anglican cable station?

Omotayo
St Michael's Anglican Church (Diocese of Ifo)
Ifo, Ogun State, NIGERIA
omotayoakinwunmi@ymail.com
23 September 2011

(Editor: Different Anglicans will have different stands on gay priests. We do not know of any Anglican cable station or satellite channel.)

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