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Archive for June, 2011

The Anglican Mission in England: Anglican Perspective

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in AMIE | Comments Off

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Chief Rabbi: Equality laws leading to new Mayflower exodus

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in Religious Liberty | Comments Off

By Tim Ross, Telegraph New equality laws are forcing religious people to flee the country because they are being denied the freedom to live in accordance with their beliefs, the Chief ... Read more..

An appeal to Generation Y

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in Education, youth culture | Comments Off

By Alan Sears, MercatorNet The rising generation's lack of interest in philosophy and history makes them vulnerable to the sophistry of same-sex marriage. [...]  although California’s Proposition 8 was approved with ... Read more..

Johann Hari and the tyranny of the ‘good lie’

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in Ethics, Media, Morality | Comments Off

By Brendan O'Neill, Telegraph The debate about Johann Hari’s creative interviewing style is now so shot through with sycophancy and schadenfreude, with his media mates defending him on one side and ... Read more..

BBC makes The Life of Muhammad ‘in line with Islamic tradition’

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in Islam | Comments Off

From Cranmer Apparently, the Iranian culture minister has already objected to the BBC’s forthcoming documentary series on the life of Mohammed (or ‘small p’ prophet Muhammad, as The Guardian pointedly refers ... Read more..

Channel 5 faces Ofcom investigation over risqué daytime promos

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in Media, Pornography | Comments Off

By Mark Sweney, Guardian Channel 5 aired provocative trailers for Candy Bar Girls, a reality show about lesbians in London, when children could be watching Richard Desmond's Channel 5 is facing an ... Read more..

US school asks kids, 13, if they’ve ever had oral sex

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in Children/Family, Sex education | Comments Off

From The Christian Institute A mum is taking action after her young daughter was forced to complete a survey which asked whether she had ever had oral sex. Another questionnaire used ... Read more..

British Medical Association undermines credibility of Falconer Commission on Assisted Dying by questioning its impartiality and independence

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in Euthanasia | Comments Off

by Peter Saunders, CMF The British Medical Association, representing 140,000 British doctors, has this morning questioned the stated impartiality and independence of Lord Falconer’s Commission on Assisted Dying, supported the BMA ... Read more..

Fury over sex education for 8-year-olds in Tower Hamlets schools

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in Children/Family, Sex education | Comments Off

 By Mike Brooke, East London Advertiser Angry parents are demanding sex education be scrapped in primary schools where they say children as young as eight are being “primed for sex” by ... Read more..

Scots civil servants banned from saying ‘homosexual’

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in Political Correctness | Comments Off

From The Christian Institute Civil servants in Scotland can no longer use the word “homosexual” because it is deemed offensive to gay men, according to new guidance from the Scottish Government. ... Read more..

Anglican Mainstream Column for CEN on AMiE

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in AMIE, News | Comments Off

By Richard Bewes, CEN I’m glad - on behalf of this Anglican Mainstream column - to report, support and comment on the event last week when the Anglican Mission in England ... Read more..

A plea to U.S. Bishops: Please love enough to speak of the dangers of homosexuality

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in Homosexuality | Comments Off

By John Henry Westen, LifeSite News [...]  For practicing homosexuals, as with all those engaged in aberrant sexual behavior, the conscience speaks uncomfortably. Many activists in the sexual sphere seek societal ... Read more..

PMQs: David Cameron wants tax breaks for marriage. Just not yet

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Marriage, Politics | Comments Off

by James Kirkup, Telegraph David Cameron fought the last election promising tax breaks for married couples, a policy he is yet to enact in Government. In PMQs today, Emily Thornberry, a ... Read more..

Baroness Cox debates Sharia Bill on Radio 4

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Sharia | Comments Off

From The Christian Institute Sharia law is inherently discriminatory and is causing women in Britain to suffer, a prominent humanitarian campaigner has warned.   Baroness Cox was speaking on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour ... Read more..

The Church of England needs to be cut free of the state and its perverse religion

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Church of England, Education | Comments Off

By Ed West, Telegraph Yet another reason why the Church of England should be disestablished. As the Sunday Telegraph reported: The Church of England is to attempt to break a middle-class stranglehold ... Read more..

Four NY Episcopal Bishops Support New York’s New Gay Marriage Law

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Gay Marriage, TEC | Comments Off

By David Virtue, VOL Four of the six New York State Episcopal bishops have come out in support of the passage of the Marriage Equality legislation enacted recently by the New ... Read more..

Anglican Report with George Conger and Kevin Kallsen

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Anglican Church in North America | Comments Off

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Gay Couples to Sue NJ, Seeking Same-Sex Marriage

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Gay Activism, Gay Marriage | Comments Off

By Geoff Mulvihill, AP Seven gay and lesbian New Jersey couples, along with many of their children, are going to court to try to force the state to recognize gay marriage. The ... Read more..

The Empire State’s Moral Revolution: New York State Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Albert Mohler Last Friday was a sad day for marriage and, if the advocates of same-sex marriage are right, it was also a sign of things to come. The legal, social, ... Read more..

Witney Town Council bans LIFE’s pro-life celebration

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Civil Liberty, Freedom Of Speech, pro-life/abortion | Comments Off

From Cranmer Further to His Grace’s perspicacious comments about LIFE, it has come to his attention that the charity is 40 years old this year. Apparently they feel this is quite ... Read more..