Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

AP Reporter Grills State Dept's Psaki to Name 1 Achievement by Clinton-Initiative

MATT LEE, AP: I have a brief question on the QDDR [Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review]. Off the top of your head, can you identify one tangible achievement that the last QDDR resulted in?


JEN PSAKI, State Department spokesperson: Obviously its an extensive expansive process. LEE: Just one.


PSAKI: The Secretary wants it to be focused on a more narrow range of issues, its always to look at how we can improve things, and we'll see where we come out in the end.


LEE: So, can you off the top of your head identify one tangible achievement that resulted from the last QDDR?


PSAKI: I am certain that those that were here at the time worked hard on that effort and could point out one.


LEE: Since you've come on board that you've noticed, that you noticed that you can point to and say wow the first QDDR identified this as a problem and dealt with it.


PSAKI: As you know, I've only been here since it was concluded. I'm sure there are a range of things that I'm not even aware of results.


LEE: I won't hold my breath.

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