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Archive for October, 2011

Church of England Evangelical Council Initial Statement on Proposals Regarding the Nature of Marriage

Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Posted in Church of England, Evangelicalism, Marriage | Comments Off

The Church of England Evangelical Council, which speaks on behalf evangelical bodies within the Church of England, notes with concern suggestions being supported by the Prime Minister that would radically ... Read more..

Dr Giles Fraser resigns from St Paul’s

Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Posted in Church of England, News | Comments Off

Sarah Rainey.  Daily Telegraph On his Twitter account, Dr Fraser wrote: "It is with great regret and sadness that I have handed in my notice at St Paul's Cathedral". A cathedral spokesperson ... Read more..

The protesters have damaged their valid cause by setting up camp outside St Paul’s

Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Posted in Church of England | Comments Off

by Stephen Glover, Mailonline The mostly young people camping outside St Paul’s speak for England, if only they had the wit to know it. The trouble is that they are going ... Read more..

Orthodox and Catholics to reflect on common ethics

Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

From Zenit Catholics and Orthodox will gather in Minsk next month to discuss how their shared ethical values can be a contribution to Europe's social fabric. The Nov. 13-15 international conference is ... Read more..

More deacons, please!

Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Posted in Church of England | Comments Off

by John Richardson “It is evident unto all men diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient Authors, that from the Apostles’ time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church; ... Read more..

St Paul’s tries to heal rifts and offers to open its doors

Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Posted in Church of England | Comments Off

By Paul Cahalan and Jerome Taylor, Independent St Paul's Cathedral looks set to reopen tomorrow as The Church of England appeared to be in the grip of a crisis of conscience surrounding ... Read more..

St Paul’s chancellor Canon Dr Giles Fraser ‘to resign’

Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

The chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral is to step down from his post, the BBC understands. Canon Dr Giles Fraser, who has been sympathetic to the protest camp outside the London ... Read more..

Sexual Fetishes Education for New York Middleschoolers

Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Posted in Children/Family, Sex education | Comments Off

By Kathleen Gilbert, LifeSite News The recommended curriculum for a mandatory sex education course to be implemented in New York middle and high schools next year directs students to a website ... Read more..

Episcopal Church Drops Below Two Million Members

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in TEC | Comments Off

From Christian Newswire "Despite all its liberal cheer leading about inclusiveness, the once influential Episcopal Church is a dwindling, nearly all white, increasingly gray-headed denomination with a grim future, absent divine ... Read more..

Tatchell: Demoting Christian housing manager was wrong

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in Gay Activism, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

From The Christian Institute Homosexual activist Peter Tatchell has said Trafford Housing Trust was being “excessive and disproportionate” in demoting a Christian employee who posted comments about civil partnerships on Facebook. Adrian ... Read more..

Peer halted in bid to change law on Christian assemblies

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in Atheism, Education | Comments Off

From The Christian Institute A vote to change the law on Christian assemblies was abandoned in the House of Lords last night due to a lack of support for the proposal. Lord ... Read more..

Anglican Church Leaders Appoint Communications Officer in Africa

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in Global South | Comments Off

By David Virtue, VOL The news was released with fanfare from London. "Church leaders have welcomed a decision to appoint a Communications Officer in Africa to help Anglicans there better share ... Read more..

St Paul’s choristers fight back against cathedral closure with singing flashmob

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in Church of England | Comments Off

By Amy Willis, Telegraph Choristers at St Paul's are fighting back against the enforced closure of the cathedral with a singing flashmob. While the likes of Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews ... Read more..

UK courts continue to deny rights to stolen children

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in Children/Family | Comments Off

By Christopher Booker, Telegraph [ ...]  We hear much these days about human rights and how, for instance, criminals cannot be deported because this would be in breach of their right under ... Read more..

St Paul’s Cathedral protest: Blitz landmark closed because you might trip over guy rope

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in Church of England | Comments Off

By Victoria Ward, Richard Alleyne and Tim Ross, Telegraph At the height of the Blitz, the relentless pounding of London by Luftwaffe bombers forced St Paul’s Cathedral to close its doors ... Read more..

Defending Our First Freedom

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

Archbishop José H. Gomez, First Things [...]  All of this is troubling and represents a sharp break with our history and American traditions. Religious liberty has always been “the first freedom” ... Read more..

Opposition to latest London abortion clinic growing

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

From SPUC Residents, Christians and Muslims unite to protest over “secretive” centre near Westfield Stratford City and 2012 Olympic Park London, 25 October 2011: Opposition to a newly-opened British Pregnancy Advisory Service ... Read more..

Two communions?

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

Chris Sugden  Evangelicals Now  November 2011 Are we currently seeing at least two Anglican Communions emerge, one led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the other headed by the Presiding Bishop of ... Read more..

Government officials the new witchfinders in hate crime-obsessed Britain

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

by Hilary White, LifeSite News British government officials and employees have become the new witchfinders general, “obsessively” searching for the slightest deviation from the doctrines of political correctness, a legal expert ... Read more..

MPs speak out on Christian café case

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 Posted in Religious Liberty | Comments Off

From The Christian Institute MPs have spoken of their “concern” about a case involving a Christian who was wrongly told displaying Bible verses on a TV screen was a breach of ... Read more..