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Advent Meditation – Day 7

Saturday, December 6th, 2008 Posted in News | Comments Off

 Sat Dec 6  Psalms 20, 21, 110, 116, 117    Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26, 1 Thes 4:13-18, Matthew 9:35-10:1-5a, 6-8 Feast of St. Nicholas of Myra, Bishop , 326   Little is known of St. ... Read more..

The Future of the Anglican Church in North America

Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Church in North America, Global Anglican Future Conference | Comments Off

By Stephen Noll People are asking two questions about the Anglican Church in North America: 1. Does ACNA want recognition as part of the Anglican Communion? 2. What makes ACNA different from the ... Read more..

‘Lightning rod for anti-Semites’

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 Posted in Faith, News | Comments Off

By Ruth Gledhill, Timesonline As we report, the row over the 'alternative lessons and carols' at St James' Picadilly last Wednesday is escalating as the implications begin to sink in of ... Read more..

Why is this not public knowledge? More on Mumbai

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 Posted in News, Political Correctness, Social justice, social action | Comments Off

Doctors shocked at hostages's torture:  from 30 November 2008   Rediff.com    Hat-tip Bill Muehlenberg [Victims Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg had dual Israeli-US citizenship; Rivkah Holtzberg was an Israeli citizen. Image:  Boston Globe] Doctors ... Read more..

Analysis: Recognition of Third Province likely to take years

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 Posted in News, TEC | Comments Off

By George Conger The members of the Joint Standing Committee (JSC) of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) and the college of primates are meeting at St Andrew’s House and Lambeth Palace ... Read more..

More on Bishop Iker’s Inhibition

Monday, November 24th, 2008 Posted in News | Comments Off

From George Conger, Religious Intelligence US Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has suspended Fort Worth Bishop Jack Iker from the ministry of the Episcopal Church on the grounds of having backed ... Read more..

TFT and the hope of change

Monday, November 24th, 2008 Posted in Testimonies | Comments Off

The Continuing Journey: hope and healing in our lives:  From True Freedom Trust    By Jim   Why did you first contact TfT? What were you hoping for? ... Read more..

Examples of what’s in store for groups who support marriage: I

Monday, November 24th, 2008 Posted in Coercion, Freedom Of Speech, From Lisa's Lookout | Comments Off

Though things have calmed down now, with Thanksgiving just around the corner and the California Supreme Court  involved (again), furious LGBTQ activism in California and elsewhere has subided.  But have a watch ... Read more..

Adoption agencies find possible survival hope

Friday, November 21st, 2008 Posted in Children/Family, Gay Marriage, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

From The Christian Institute Two adoption agencies who risk falling foul of pending ‘gay rights’ legislation because of their beliefs about marriage may have found a way around the problem, according ... Read more..

The Menace of Eugenics

Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Posted in Children/Family, pro-life/abortion | Comments Off

By Bill Muehlenberg Most people know about Hitler’s plan to create a master race and to weed out the unfit and inferior races. His horrible plans resulted in the Second World ... Read more..

Roll of Honour 1: Gary McFarlane, Bristol UK

Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in Roll Of Honour | No Comments »

Mr McFarlane is presently bringing a claim at the Bristol Employment Tribunal for unfair dismissal.  He could not in good conscience give sex counselling to same-sex couples and was dismissed by Relate, ... Read more..

Presiding Bishop says church laments Quincy departures

Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in News, Recife -Southern Cone, TEC | No Comments »

From Episcopal Life Online Episcopal News Service, Quincy, Illinois] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said November 8 that the church “laments the departure from the Episcopal Church of some individuals in ... Read more..

Bishop of Los Angeles says California voters ‘ignorant’ about homosexuality

Friday, November 7th, 2008 Posted in Homosexuality | No Comments »

By George Conger,  Religious Intelligence The Bishop of Los Angeles has challenged California voters who backed the successful ballot initiative to ban gay marriage to examine their consciences and banish their ignorance ... Read more..

Preventing national suicide

Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Posted in Culture, Islam, Politics | No Comments »

By Melanie Phillips, National Review Online In Britain, there is a collective swoon over the election of Barack Obama. Media superlatives have exhausted the lexicon of cliches. Journalists wept with joy ... Read more..

Lavender Propaganda

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Homosexuality, Proselytization | No Comments »

By Colleen Raezler, Culture & Media Institute More Prime Time TV Series Feature Gay Characters than Ever Before Hollywood, backed by the news media, is doing its best to “desensitize” Americans to ... Read more..

Daughter of sperm donor seeks to know identity of biological father

Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Children/Family, Medical Ethics | No Comments »

From the Vancouver Sun VANCOUVER - The daughter of an anonymous sperm donor has filed a legal action against the attorney general of B.C., seeking to change the rules that currently ... Read more..

“We Are Contending for the Faith” – Bishop Jack Iker

Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Apologetics, TEC | No Comments »

From Virtueonline "Contending for the Faith" is the theme of this year's Diocesan Convention, and it aptly describes what lies at the heart of the controversy that surrounds us. Others have ... Read more..

Over 1500 Anglicans around the world recognise Vancouver Churches

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

  Over 1500 Anglicans around the world have signed up affirming that the Vancouver Churches in the Anglican Network in Canada are authentic Anglicans. They include bishops, many clergy and lay ... Read more..

BBC slammed over Brand-Ross ‘prank’

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Censorship, Religious Liberty | No Comments »

From The Christian Institute Two abusive comedians are still in their jobs – for now – but the BBC was quick to blacklist a children’s author upon discovery that his books ... Read more..

Marriage is between a man and a woman – Article 12 of the European Convention

Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

Hansard: The House of Lords. Thursday October 23 Lord Bach:My Lords, the main purpose of our intervention is to address the argument made by the applicants that the right to marry, ... Read more..