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Archive for October, 2009

Cathedrals, Muslims and Inter-Faith Relationships

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

by Chris Sugden, Evangelicals Now, November 2009 Andrew Carey drew attention in the Church of England Newspaper (read here) to the appointment of a Muslim to the staff of Bradford Cathedral ... Read more..

Catholics and Orthodox Express “Sadness” over Swedish Lutheran Decision to Embrace Homosexual “Marriage”

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Gay Marriage | Comments Off

by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, LifeSite News Representatives of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches in Sweden are joining conservative Lutherans in denouncing the recent decision by the Lutheran Church of Sweden to ... Read more..

Gay blood ban to be reviewed

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Culture, Homosexuality | Comments Off

From The Christian Institute Fresh attempts are being made to overturn a longstanding safeguard which stops blood donations from men who have engaged in sexual activity with other men. Under current rules ... Read more..

Sydney welcomes ACNA

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Anglican Church in North America, Sydney Anglicans | Comments Off

From ACL Sydney “On the final night of the 2009 Synod, the Anglican Diocese of Sydney has passed a resolution embracing the new Anglican province, the Anglican Church in North America ... Read more..

The Death Throes of a Once Christian Nation

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Freedom Of Speech, Political Correctness, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

By Bill Muehlenberg Yet another amazing episode of the gaystapo in action in Not So Great Britian. This time an English grandmother is hunted down by the police for daring to ... Read more..

When Atheists Believe

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Apologetics | Comments Off

Chuck Colson with Catherine Larson, Christianity Today  In recent years Great Britain's chief export to the U.S. has been a payload of books by atheist authors such as evolutionary biologist Richard ... Read more..

15000 Bibles Detained by Malaysian Government this Past Year

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

It is bad enough that Malaysian government officials continue to seize and detain the Al Kitab (Malay Bible) at their whims and fancies. It is worse as the government is ... Read more..

Seeking the pearl of great price

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Roman Catholicism, TEC | Comments Off

By Jeffrey Steenson, MercartorNet The Vatican's unexpected announcement this week made headlines around the world. An Anglican bishop who entered the Catholic Church in 2007 reflects on its significance.   For Anglicans to ... Read more..

South Carolina Episcopalians Vote to Stay and Fight False Gospel

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Anglican Communion, TEC | Comments Off

By Lillian Kwon, The Christian Post Heeding a call by the diocesan bishop to fight the "false Gospel of indiscriminate inclusivity," Episcopalians in the Diocese of South Carolina voted on Saturday ... Read more..

Anglican Reunion will Create “Huge Cultural Shift” to the Extreme Left in Anglican Church

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in Anglican Communion, Roman Catholicism | Comments Off

By Hilary White, LifeSite News By focusing on the issue of married clergy in the Catholic Church, the secular media has got the thin end of the story of last week's ... Read more..

St. George’s and the tree

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in Islam, News | Comments Off

by Rod Nordland for the NY TImes Posted by Kendall Harmon for TitusOneNine Surrounded by glass and steel government buildings, some of them bombed-out shells from long ago, St. George’s ... Read more..

Amendment to change law on assisted suicide fails in the House of Lords

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in Euthanasia | Comments Off

From ccfon Thank you for your prayers and action. Last night Lord Alderdice’s amendment to the Coroners and Justice Bill was withdrawn. The amendment sought to remove the possibility of prosecution ... Read more..

Is Ohio abortionist above the law?

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

by Charlie Butts for OneNewsNow Operation Rescue's Cheryl Sullinger says abortionist Martin Haskell has fought a longtime battle against the state's requirement for a license. Under a 1996 state law, abortionists ... Read more..

The clash of uncivilisations

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in Freedom Of Speech, Islam, Politics | Comments Off

By Melanie Phillips, Spectator The frenzy over the participation of BNP leader Nick Griffin on Question Time this week has been a classic case of failing to identify the real elephant ... Read more..

Renewing Your Mind

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in Evangelism, News | Comments Off

by Sarah Hey for StandFirmInFaith In the past, I've pointed out a number of great resources for Christians, including Steve Brown, Mars Hill Audio, Veritas Forum and now RC Sproul's radio ... Read more..

Nigeria: Christian Movie Capital of the World

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in News, Nigeria | Comments Off

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra for Christianity Today While Fireproof, Facing the Giants, and The Passion of the Christ have generated talk of a Christian filmmaking renaissance in the United States, Nigerian Christians are actively contributing to ... Read more..

BNP must not be allowed to hijack faith, says Lord Carey

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

 `The Christian Institute' The former Archbishop of Canterbury says that the BNP must not be allowed to hijack Christianity.   Lord Carey said all Christians must stand “shoulder-to-shoulder in rejection of Nick Griffin’s ... Read more..

Benedict’s Gambit

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in Ecumenism, News, Pope Benedict | Comments Off

by Ross Douthat, Op-ed New York Times The Church of England has survived the Spanish Armada, the English Civil War and Elton John performing “Candle in the Wind” at Princess Diana’s ... Read more..

D.C. Council holds hearings on gay marriage

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in Gay Marriage, News | Comments Off

by Kim Trobee, editor for CitizenLink.com Officials hear from nearly 300 people and will consider a ballot measure. The Council of the District of Columbia heard from hundreds of people today ... Read more..

Help for Sudan – a request from Anglican International Development

Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

26th October 2009        Throughout the world, many faithful Anglicans are suffering through poverty and discrimination.        The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (FCA) in the UK andIreland, in addition to providing a ... Read more..