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ALL SAINTS IN THE NEWS
ENJOY THE RECTOR ON HIS BI-MONTHLY OPRAH'S "SOUL SERIES" RADIO SHOW Rector Ed Bacon is appearing regularly, twice monthly, on Oprah's Soul Series radio show. The series, airing on Sirius/XM Radio, features Ed and co-host Elizabeth Lesser. Listen and Watch audio and video of Ed Bacon on Oprah's Soul Series on Oprah.com. Ed's next appearance on the Soul Series, on Monday, October 26, at 1:00 p.m. will be with Stephen Asma (Soul Series repeats Fridays at 3:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.):
Buddha For Beginners In the spirit of looking at all points of view when it comes to the religions of the world, Rev. Ed Bacon talks with Stephen Asma about his book "Stumbling Toward Enlightenment" and "The Gods' Drink Whiskey." Its an in-depth discussion of faith and spirit-and how Steve sees the worlds as a Buddhist. They also talk about Steve's latest book "On Monsters" and the many roles the fear play in our lives.

Planning Commission Rejects All Saints' Revised Plans All Saints' revised plans for campus expansion were turned down by the Planning Commission on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Read the full story in the Pasadena Star News. Also, read the letter from our senior and junior wardens to the parish regarding the proceedings.

Susan Russell Debates Prop 8 on LA City Channel 35
The Rev. Susan Russell recently joined a roundtable on L.A. City's Channel 35 to discuss Proposition 8 and marriage equality. See the video.
Oprah Interviews the Rector See Rector Ed Bacon’s recent two-part interview with Oprah Winfrey on her “Oprah’s Soul Series” on Oprah & Friends XM 156. Or, you can see a two-part video webcast of this Soul Series interview at Oprah.com.
See Kim Lawton's interesting report "Lambeth Preview" for PBS's "Religion and Ethics Weekly" which aired on July 18, and features an interview with Rector Ed Bacon.
In a great interview on June 14, 2008 for American Public Media's show "Marketplace", the Rev. Zelda Kennedy talked about getting past the discomfort of planning for death and the importance of making your wishes clear.
The Rev. Susan Russell was interviewed by Amanda Fehd of the Associated Press for a June 14, 2008 article on churches opening their doors for same-sex weddings.
All Saints celebrated its first same-sex marriages on June 17 and 19, and was well-covered in the Pasadena Star News' cover article by Janette Williams on Friday, June 20.
Read the great article by Steve Lopez in the Sunday, May 11, 2008 Los Angeles Times about his experience in the Rector's Forum on May 4. And while you're at it, check out his great Forum talk on video.
Read the interesting February 8, 2008 article that appeared in England's The Guardian by the Rev. Giles Fraser, vicar of Putney, London, who visited us last October. Page 1. Page 2.

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THE IRS STORY
If you are interested in complete information on the two-year IRS examination of All Saints Church for campaign intervention -- which the IRS ultimately dropped --please see our IRS information page.
LISTEN TO AN INTERVIEW WITH BOB LONG ON KPFK ON THURSDAY, DEC. 13, WITH SONALI KOHATKAR ON UPRISING Former Senior Warden Bob Long gave a very informative interview about the IRS's dropping of the All Saints investigation.
ALL SAINTS CHURCH IN-THE-NEWS ARCHIVES:
Click here to read the wonderful cover story about Ed Bacon and All Saints in the December 21 Pasadena Weekly. It's called: "Pulpit Power: Ed Bacon, George Regas and All Saints take on the IRS in a fight over free speech that could affect every church in America," By Carl Kozlowski.
Click here to see Ed and Zelda preaching inclusive love, offering a great witness to the open doors of All Saints Church on a December 17 CBS-2 News report.
Click here for the heartwarming story of the outpouring of outerwear for the homeless because of Ed's "Sin Coat" sermon on the Third Sunday of Advent.
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