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Church ponders next step on gay vows
Friday, July 24th, 2009 Posted in Gay Marriage | Comments Off
By Michael Paulson, Boston.com (Hat Tip: Barbara Gauthier) Episcopal bishops in New England and Iowa, the only parts of the nation where same-sex marriage is legal, are preparing for a wave of ... Read more..US decision triggers postal activity
Friday, July 24th, 2009 Posted in General Convention, TEC | Comments Off
By Pat Ashworth, Church Times A FLURRY of responses and clarifications followed the passing of two resolutions on human sexuality at the General Convention, the triennial meeting of the Episcopal Church ... Read more..Traditionalists call for Greenbelt boycott
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off
By Matt Cresswell. Church of England Newspaper YOUTH CLUBS and families should consider skipping this year’s Greenbelt festival because of its pro-gay agenda, conservative Christians have urged. Anglican Mainstream believes that ... Read more..GC2009: Rowan Among The Ruins: What Should the ABC Do Now?
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Anglican Church in North America, Anglican Consultative Council, Archbishop Of Canterbury, General Convention, TEC | Comments Off
By David W Virtue, Virtueonline The House of Bishops of the Church of England meets in September when they will consider the new North American Anglican province's (ACNA's) Constitution and Canons. ... Read more..Sharing your past with your teen
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in youth culture | Comments Off
By Mark Gregston, OneNewsNow Parents often worry their teen will learn about their own past mistakes. Perhaps they think their teen will repeat some of those same mistakes if they are ... Read more..Open letter to the Church of Scotland
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Healing, Homosexuality, Marriage | Comments Off
From True Freedom Trust In May 2009, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland upheld the decision of one of its Presbyteries to proceed with the induction of a minister ... Read more..How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Culture, Politics | Comments Off
From CitizenLink A Republican and a Democrat walk into a bar — a coffee bar, that is. That's the plan, anyway. But, as Republican Mark DeMoss and Democrat Lanny Davis will tell you, ... Read more..Gallery’s invitation to deface the Bible brings obscene response
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off
By Mike Wade, Timesonline A publicly funded exhibition is encouraging people to deface the Bible in the name of art — and visitors have responded with abuse and obscenity. The show includes ... Read more..The new order emerging from the Anglican disintegration
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Anglican Communion | Comments Off
By Austin Iverleigh, America Magazine Only days after the the Episcopal Church (TEC) at Anaheim. Calif., defied the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lambeth Conference by agreeing to resume gay blessings ... Read more..Police chiefs slammed for plans to fly gay flag in all offices
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Homosexuality, News, Political Correctness | Comments Off
By Stuart Patterson, The Scotsman ONE of Scotland's largest police forces has been criticised – for flying the gay flag. In an effort to promote equality and diversity among the ranks, Grampian ... Read more..Humanists call for faith funding cuts
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Faith | Comments Off
From The Christian Institute Humanists are calling on Devon County Council to stop public funding for faith consultations because they leave out non-religious people. They claim that religion is no longer important ... Read more..Church of England unveils a two-in-one wedding and baptism liturgy today as it seeks to make peace with families “living in sin”
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Children/Family, Church of England, Marriage | Comments Off
By Ruth Gledhill, Timesonline The Church of England unveils a two-in-one wedding and baptism liturgy today as it seeks to make peace with families “living in sin”. The “hatch-and-match” service allows couples ... Read more..Brave New Church
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in General Convention, Same-sex blessings, TEC | Comments Off
By Jordan Hylden, First Things The seventy-sixth General Convention of the Episcopal Church made headlines last week for moving forward on same-sex blessings and officially opening its doors for partnered homosexuals ... Read more..Sex education must not be statutory
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Education, From Lisa's Lookout, News, Sex education | Comments Off
by Norman Wells, Daily Telegraph The government’s intention to make PSHE (Personal, Social and Health education - including sex and relationships) a statutory part of the national curriculum is a cause for ... Read more..What is Archbishop Nichols going to do about Terry Prendergast?
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Children/Family, Gay Marriage, Marriage, Roman Catholicism | Comments Off
By Damian Thompson, Telegraphonline As Ed West points out, the head of the Catholic agency Marriage Care, Terry Prendergast, reckons “there is no evidence that suggests that children do best with ... Read more..Presiding Bishop’s letter to the church on General Convention
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in General Convention, TEC | Comments Off
From Episcopal Life Online Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued a letter to the church about General Convention, which was held July 8-17 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. ... Read more..Discrimination and the Media
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Culture | Comments Off
By Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch For all the hoopla about discrimination, the simple truth is everyone discriminates all the time. And that is just as true of the mainstream media, which so ... Read more..“It seems good to us and the Holy Spirit”: The “Us” of General Convention
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in General Convention, TEC | Comments Off
By Ephraim Radner, Covenant Let us leave aside the substantive theological aspects of the recent Episcopal Church General Convention. They are important, of course. But I am interested here in the ... Read more..Letter from the Communion Partners to the Archbishop of Canterbury
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Anglican Covenant, Archbishop Of Canterbury, TEC, Windsor Report | Comments Off
Your Grace: You will be sent a hard copy of this letter, statement and the list of signatories, but because of our desire to put this material in front of you ... Read more..Reflections on the decisions of the Anaheim General Convention
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Anglican Church in North America, TEC | Comments Off
by Vinay Samuel and Chris Sugden An analysis of the noes ( those who said no to DO25 and CO56) shows that those who did it out of a confessional doctrinal ... Read more..