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Archive for June, 2011

‘How queer and poly partnerships benefit straight marriage’: Really?

Sunday, June 26th, 2011 Posted in From Lisa's Lookout, Gay Marriage | Comments Off

The impact of gay marriage (see the coverage on NY) on the rest of us is just beginning to be manifest --- see below from the New York Press, especially on 'non-monogamy' ... Read more..

New Poll: 57% of New Yorkers Reject Same-Sex Marriage

Sunday, June 26th, 2011 Posted in Gay Marriage, Marriage | Comments Off

From NOM NEW YORK – The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) commissioned a poll in New York asking voters their view on marriage. Some of the results include: Only about 1 in ... Read more..

NOM To GOP Senators: “We Pledge $2 Million to Reverse Same-Sex Marriage in New York”

Sunday, June 26th, 2011 Posted in Gay Marriage, Marriage | Comments Off

From National Organisation for Marriage “Politicians who campaign one way, and vote the other, can expect consequences come election time,” Brian Brown, president of NOM   NEW YORK – The National Organization for ... Read more..

A message from Bishop David Anderson

Sunday, June 26th, 2011 Posted in American Anglican Council, Anglican Church in North America, TEC | Comments Off

From AAC Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, During this past week, the Provincial Council of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) met for the third time, marking two years of ... Read more..

Bp Sisk Welcomes Passage of Same Sex Marriage

Sunday, June 26th, 2011 Posted in Gay Marriage | Comments Off

From The Episcopal Diocese of New York   In a letter sent by e-mail to the people of the Diocese of New York today, Saturday June 25, Bishop Sisk applauded the passage ... Read more..

Rights investigations needed in Sudan border areas

Sunday, June 26th, 2011 Posted in Conflict | Comments Off

By Alex Dziadosz, Reuters Huts were still burning and looters roamed the main town of Sudan's disputed Abyei region this week, a senior U.N. official said, more than a month after ... Read more..

Sunday worship from the UK and elsewhere

Sunday, June 26th, 2011 Posted in Worship | Comments Off

1. The bells of St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat in Somerset - BBC Radio 4 - available from 5:43am BST Sunday http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0122nd3   2. Choral Evensong comes from the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy, ... Read more..

Church to break middle class stranglehold on oversubscribed schools

Saturday, June 25th, 2011 Posted in Church of England, Education | Comments Off

By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Telegraph The Church of England is to attempt to break a middle-class stranglehold on its most popular schools with a dramatic shake-up of rules on admissions. Parents who "gold ... Read more..

BMA attempts to skew debate on abortion upper time limit

Saturday, June 25th, 2011 Posted in pro-life/abortion | Comments Off

By Peter Saunders, CMF I was interested to see this week a briefing paper on abortion provided by the British Medical Association in advance of a debate at the BMA annual ... Read more..

SPUC is disturbed by government discussions on abortion counselling

Saturday, June 25th, 2011 Posted in pro-life/abortion | Comments Off

By John Smeaton, SPUC SPUC is disturbed by a report that the Department of Health is in discussions with Labour MP Frank Field about how to change the law on counselling ... Read more..

Bishop: Eucharist makes it ‘quite tough’ for fringe to attend church

Saturday, June 25th, 2011 Posted in Church of England, Worship | Comments Off

From Lichfield Diocesan Website A Church of England bishop has called on churches to reconsider their pattern of services, saying part of the decline in church attendance can be attributed to ... Read more..

Where have all the fathers gone?

Saturday, June 25th, 2011 Posted in Children/Family | Comments Off

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Sexual Revolution: Built Upon Sand

Saturday, June 25th, 2011 Posted in Culture | Comments Off

By Anthony Esolen, Witherspoon Institute The body has a language of its own, and the sexual revolution is founded upon a lie.   Recently in Public Discourse,I challenged readers to defend the sexual ... Read more..

N.Y. Becomes 6th State To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage Legislation

Saturday, June 25th, 2011 Posted in Gay Marriage | Comments Off

From CBS News The right of same-sex couples to wed became reality in New York state late Friday night after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the controversial Marriage Equality Act into law. The ... Read more..

Web firms ordered to protect children from porn by automatically blocking offensive material

Saturday, June 25th, 2011 Posted in Internet, Pornography | Comments Off

By James Chapman, Mailonline Internet companies are to be forced to shield children from a growing tide of pornography. Ministers are backing the idea of an ‘opt-in’ system that would mean users ... Read more..

What New Yorkers Really Think about Same-Sex “Marriage”

Saturday, June 25th, 2011 Posted in Gay Activism | Comments Off

From TFP You won’t find this type of candid footage on CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC or even Fox News, but it shows you what the liberal media would like to hide: ... Read more..

Interview: Bishop Gene Robinson on His Participation in SF Pride

Saturday, June 25th, 2011 Posted in Gay Activism | Comments Off

By Jon Brooks, KQED Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson from New Hampshire is in town to attend San Francisco Pridefor the first time. The election of the openly gay Robinson to bishop ... Read more..

New York gay marriage bill: Could Catholics play a decisive role?

Friday, June 24th, 2011 Posted in Gay Marriage | Comments Off

From The Christian Science Monitor New York gay marriage bill delays continue as Republican senators decide whether to hold a vote. One of the variables they are likely considering: the considerable ... Read more..

A mean age for youthful sex

Friday, June 24th, 2011 Posted in Children/Family | Comments Off

By Carolyn Moynihan, MercatorNet What exactly do the studies mean when they report an average age for sexual initiation? “Young people are having sex for the first time at youngerand younger ages.” ... Read more..

A message from Bishop David Anderson

Friday, June 24th, 2011 Posted in American Anglican Council | Comments Off

From AAC As we transition from the brief season of Ascensiontide into Pentecost and the Sundays following, the North American continent goes into summertime, with schools closed and neighborhood swimming pools ... Read more..