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Archive for June, 2009

So what do we mean by ‘He’? (A second reflection on God and gender)

Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

From the Ugley Vicar blog: It was the philosopher CEM Joad on the radio programme The Brains Trust who became famous for responding to almost every topic with “It all depends ... Read more..

Criminal Justice and Immigration Act: Tearing down another safety net

Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in Freedom Of Speech, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

By Peter Hitchens, Mailonline Why would the Government be so keen to repeal a law which protects free speech? You decide. Here are the details. Last year, in a law called ... Read more..

Listening to a former ‘gay’ militant

Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in Culture, Freedom Of Speech, From Lisa's Lookout, Homosexuality | Comments Off

Bill Muehlenberg writes of the cost Brazilian writer, Julio Severo, has paid for maintaining an orthodox Christian ethic in the public square.  Accused of homophobia, he had to flee his country with his ... Read more..

Registrar demoted to receptionist because she refused to marry gay couples

Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in Coercion, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

By Jonathan Petre, Mailonline A Christian registrar was demoted to receptionist because she refuses to preside over gay ‘marriages’ – and last night claimed she is facing dismissal. Theresa Davies, 58, said ... Read more..

Conservatives Push For Rival U.S. Anglican Church

Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in Anglican Church in North America, TEC | Comments Off

By Barbara Bradley Hagerty, NPR Martyn Minns recalls the moment he knew he had to leave the Episcopal Church, the U.S. branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It was 2005. He was ... Read more..

‘Hate crimes’ bill focusing on wrong topic

Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in Politics | Comments Off

By Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow A conservative, Christian legal group is taking issue with statements about the proposed "hate crimes" bill currently under consideration on Capitol Hill.   Attorney General Eric Holder commented this ... Read more..

THE ISSUE THAT WON’T GO AWAY, A Postscript: The Problem of Theology

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in Ordination Of Women, Theology | Comments Off

By Canon Gary L'Hommedieu, Virtueonline In the Episcopal Church the "issue that won't go away" is the ordination of women (WO). It might better be called "the gift that keeps on ... Read more..

Youtube Video Introducing the Upcoming Anglican Church in North America Assembly

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in Anglican Church in North America | Comments Off

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Church of England to confront BBC over treatment of Christianity

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in Faith | Comments Off

By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Telegraph.co.uk The BBC faces a clash with the Church of England over claims that its new head of religious broadcasting has given preferential treatment to minority faiths. Concerns ... Read more..

FiF North America in the new Anglican landscape

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in Forward In Faith | Comments Off

By Revd Keith Acker, from Forward in Faith FiF North America reorganizes for mission and witness in new Anglican landscape Forward in Faith took action reshape its mission and witness to the Catholic ... Read more..

On the Demise of Fatherhood

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in Children/Family, Culture, Divorce, News | Comments Off

First Things Andrew Peach June 19, 2009   It is news to no one that, in the Western world in general and the United States in particular, the call to fatherhood is being heeded ... Read more..

Young Adults in Search of Sex, Not Love

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in Culture, youth culture | Comments Off

By Colleen Raezler, Culture & Media Institute NPR glossed over some of the most troubling aspects of the tendency of young adults to choose “hook ups” over dating relationships during its ... Read more..

Watch Out for Myths About Fatherhood

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in Children/Family | Comments Off

By Albert Mohler The role of the father is increasingly problematic in the context of modern American culture. Fatherhood has been marginalized and the rule and authority of fathers have been ... Read more..

BBC to launch new series on history of Christianity

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Matt Cresswell, Religious Intelligence A new BBC series exploring the history of Christianity is set to air this autumn. The series will investigate new insights into the world’s largest religion’s ... Read more..

In what sense is God ‘He’? (A first reflection)

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in Theology | Comments Off

From the Ugley Vicar blog: In what sense ought we to think of God as ‘He’? The question is posed by divine revelation and by nature itself. In the living world we find ... Read more..

Gay rights law halts Catholic adoptions

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in Children/Family, Coercion, Sexual Orientation Regulations | Comments Off

By Simon Caldwell, Mailonline The adoption agency headed by Britain's most senior Roman Catholic churchman declared yesterday that gay rights laws have forced it to stop trying to find potential homes ... Read more..

Paramedics offered overtime to take part in gay pride march

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in Homosexuality, Political Correctness | Comments Off

From Telegraph.co.uk Paramedics are being offered £40 overtime each to take part in a gay pride march, even if they are not homosexual, according to reports. The ambulance staff are being encouraged ... Read more..

Why the State Must Oppose Same-Sex “Marriage”

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in Gay Marriage, Marriage | Comments Off

From Peter J Smith, LifeSite News PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 19, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – “Why is there an institution called ‘marriage’ at all in a secular society?” That is the question that David ... Read more..

Anglican TV Live Streaming from ACNA Inauguration

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in Anglican Church in North America | Comments Off

AnglicanTV is pleased to announce we will be live streaming and video taping the Inaugural Anglican Church in North America Assembly from Bedford Texas June 22nd -25th. For further details and ... Read more..

Questions over pro-gay cash to support ‘Indaba’

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Posted in American Anglican Council, Anglican Consultative Council | Comments Off

From the Church of England Newspaper QUESTIONS have been raised by a conservative American church pressure group over the impartiality of the Anglican Consultative Council’s “Continuing Indaba Process” following disclosures that ... Read more..