Anglican Mainstream

Archive for December, 2010

400th anniversary of King James Bible

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in Bible | Comments Off

From The Independent Tomorrow begins the 400th anniversary year of the King James Bible of 1611: never strictly an "Authorized Version", for all its traditional British name, but merely a bible ... Read more..

The Tea Party is the political movement of the decade

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in Politics | Comments Off

By Nile Gardiner, Telegraph If there is one political movement that has truly shaken the foundations of the American political system in 2010, it is the Tea Party movement. In fact ... Read more..

Bishop Michael Nazir Ali welcomes new partnership between Diocese of Iran and Diocese of Peshawar

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in News | Comments Off

A Joint Communiqué for Friends and Partners of the Diocese of Iran and Diocese of Peshawar December, 2010 On the 21st of November 2010, at St John’s Cathedral, Peshawar a service was ... Read more..

Morality and the Military

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in Gay Activism | Comments Off

By Alan Sears, Christian Post [...]  The repeal of DADT was wrong not, primarily, because the changes it will bring will radically transform both the U.S. military and its relationship with ... Read more..

Your Mother Was Right: Delaying Sex Good for Relationships

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in Sex education | Comments Off

By Wesley J Smith, First Things This is interesting.  A scientific study finds that a more old fashioned approach to romance enhances the chances that relationships will be sustained and satisfying.  ... Read more..

Report from Pakistan Flood Relief

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in suffering church | Comments Off

@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } £21,000 has been contributed through ... Read more..

IVF and condom use are related in the culture of death

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in Medical Ethics | Comments Off

By John Smeaton, SPUC It is reported that Costa Rica is under pressure to legalise in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Amidst all the challenges faced by the pro-life movement, we must continue ... Read more..

Why the Church Is So Ineffective

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in Bible, Culture, Doctrine, Faith, Secularism | Comments Off

By Bill Muehlenberg Anyone with a passion for Christ and his work will be less than thrilled with how his church is going about its affairs. While many believers are sold ... Read more..

A New Year’s Eve Prayer

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in Prayer | Comments Off

Our Father and our God, as we stand at the beginning of this new year we confess our need of Your presence and Your guidance as we face the future. We ... Read more..

Supporters Say Truly Comprehensive Sex-Ed Gets Results

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in Sex education | Comments Off

By Samantha Singson Amanda Pawloski, CFam Nothing gets the debate burning hotter at the UN than one over sex education for children. At another meeting last year, when the Holy See promoted ... Read more..

‘Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell’ Repeal is Not a ‘Civil Rights’ Breakthrough

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in Gay Activism | Comments Off

By Keith A Fournier, CatholicOnline [...]  The leaders of the homosexual equivalency movement are ecstatic. They know what comes next. Included among them are able lawyers whose efforts are well funded. These ... Read more..

Converts to Islam

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in Islam | Comments Off

From BRIN Conversion to Islam by Britons is a centuries-old phenomenon but has only become numerically significant in recent decades. Mostly, the process passes relatively unnoticed by the public, but there ... Read more..

Consultation on the BBC’s Diversity Strategy

Thursday, December 30th, 2010 Posted in Media | Comments Off

Do you have views on what the BBC should be doing about equality and diversity? We want to make the best programmes that offer something to everyone and that reflect the ... Read more..

BBC Survey on Equality and Diversity

Thursday, December 30th, 2010 Posted in News | Comments Off

The BBC is currently holding a public online consultation to find out about how the corporation's viewers feel about its diversity strategy. The survey is open till January 7th. Participants ... Read more..

Yes Prime Minister on Church of England

Thursday, December 30th, 2010 Posted in Church of England | Comments Off

Read more..

Popes, Atheists and Freedom

Thursday, December 30th, 2010 Posted in Islam, Pope Benedict | Comments Off

By Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal Secularists should recognize that the pope's fight is their fight. This being the season of hope, Islamic extremists of course have been engaged in their ... Read more..

A Conversation With A Gay Orthodox Jew

Thursday, December 30th, 2010 Posted in Healing, Homosexuality | Comments Off

Hat Tip: Jonah Read more..

Students in Kent university sit-in write to Archbishop

Thursday, December 30th, 2010 Posted in Archbishop Of Canterbury | Comments Off

From BBC Kent Students occupying a University of Kent building to protest at education cuts and rises in tuition fees have written to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The five students have been ... Read more..

DOMINIC JOHANSSON: Kidnapped by the Swedish Police for Homeschooling

Thursday, December 30th, 2010 Posted in Children/Family | Comments Off

Read here Read more..

Sexuality – Quotable

Thursday, December 30th, 2010 Posted in Homosexuality, Incest | Comments Off

From Voice of Revolution “It’s OK for homosexuals to do whatever they want in their own home…How is this so different? We have to figure out why some behavior is tolerated ... Read more..