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ACNA – It’s About Theology, Not Territory

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

By Albert Mohler Christian leaders formerly associated with the Episcopal Church have announced the creation of a new denomination -- the Anglican Church in North America.  The announcement came Wednesday as ... Read more..

Canada: Conservative Anglicans determined to stay within church

Saturday, November 29th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Church Of Canada, Anglican Network in Canada | Comments Off

By Keith Knight, Anglican Journal About 50 conservative Anglican leaders, including eight young theological students, gathered in Toronto for a one-day consultation on Nov. 25 and emerged with a determination to ... Read more..

Diocese of Montreal to draft liturgy for gay blessings

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Church Of Canada, From Lisa's Lookout, Gay Marriage | Comments Off

By Colin Coward, Changing Attitude The Bishop of Montreal, the Rt Revd Barry Clarke, has indicated in an interview that he will follow through with the wishes of the diocese of ... Read more..

Religious Left Challenges California Marriage Amendment

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 Posted in Gay Marriage, Marriage, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

From Institute on Religion and Democracy “These declining religious groups, primarily the United Church of Christ and Episcopalians, increasingly represent an elite and effete minority. – IRD’s UM Action Executive Director Mark ... Read more..

Plans to create a conservative province ‘disturbing,’ says primate

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Communion, TEC | Comments Off

By Leigh Anne Williams, Anglican Journal News of a plan to create a new North American Anglican province that would be defined by conservative theology rather than a geographic location may ... Read more..

Anglican Network in Canada pushes for creation of North American province

Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Church Of Canada, Anglican Network in Canada | Comments Off

From Anglican Journal Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) representatives are working with American colleagues in the Common Cause Partnership to create a new North American Anglican province, one that would be ... Read more..

TEC’s Episcopalian Divinity School: Polyamory [committed plural sexual relationships] as part of the ‘justice agenda’

Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in From Lisa's Lookout, Gay Marriage | Comments Off

Sexuality  From the AAC To honor feminist scholars in the Church, in Nov. 2008 Episcopal Divinity School will feature polyamory advocate the Rev. Marvin Ellison [right, ethics professor at the United ... Read more..

Diocese moves ahead on same-sex blessings

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

Rachel De Lazzer The Hamilton Spectator (Hat Tip: ACL Sydney)   After three Anglican churches left its ranks this year over what they saw as a growing departure from biblical doctrine, the Niagara ... Read more..

Diocese of Southeast Florida: Bishop Says Heterosexual Marriage is Discriminatory

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Gay Marriage, Marriage | No Comments »

From Virtueonline Dear Sisters and Brothers, After prayerful consideration, I have decided that it is my duty as a Christian, and as your bishop, to urge the defeat of the proposed Amendment ... Read more..

Stick with true Anglican beliefs, breakaway bishop tells St. John’s flock

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Church Of Canada, Anglican Network in Canada | No Comments »

From CBC News Canada A leader of Canada's dissident Anglicans told members of newly formed parishes in St. John's Sunday night to adhere to their traditional beliefs, as a rift deepens ... Read more..

Canada Anglican to proceed with gay blessing rites

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Gay Marriage | No Comments »

From Reuters OTTAWA, Nov 3 (Reuters Life!) - A Canadian Anglican bishop signaled Monday he would defy the wishes of the global Anglican church and start drafting a ceremony for blessing ... Read more..

Life After Lambeth

Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Anglican Communion, Lambeth Conference | No Comments »

By Andrew Goddard, Fulcrum Earlier this month Ripon & Leeds DEF hosted a day conference on Life after Lambeth. I spoke alongside Bishop John Ellison, recently retired bishop of Paraguay who ... Read more..

Canada: Statement from the House of Bishops

Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in Anglican Church Of Canada, News | No Comments »

Anglican Church of Canada We being many are one body for we all share in one bread. (1 Cor 10:17) The meeting of the Canadian House of Bishops which concluded today was ... Read more..

Archbishop Peter Jensen on attending Gafcon and not attending Lambeth

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

As I look back over the tumultuous months of June and July - tumultuous for me at least - I am more certain than ever that the path we chose ... Read more..

Woman Held in Contempt of Court for Refusing Child Visitation to Former Lesbian Lover

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

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, LifeSite News Judge schedules more visitation dates despite evidence of damage to Miller’s daughter Vermont, October 28, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Lisa Miller, a woman who has repudiated the lesbian ... Read more..

Ottawa bishop seeks approval for same-sex blessings

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Gay Marriage | No Comments »

From Anglican Journal The bishop of Ottawa wants to open the door  to same-sex blessings in his diocese and will ask permission from the Canadian house of bishops at its meeting ... Read more..

So, What’s Really at Stake in the Gay Marriage Debate? Part Two

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 Posted in Gay Marriage, Homosexuality | No Comments »

By Albert Mohler For Part One read HERE. Same-sex marriage is, for now, legal in three of fifty states in the United States. Beyond our borders, it is legal in the Netherlands, ... Read more..

Same-Sex Marriage and the Church

Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in Gay Marriage, Marriage | No Comments »

By Fr Jonathan Flynn, Zenit Marriage seems set to continue at the center of debate in the United States. Connecticut’s Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to ... Read more..

More Canadian defections in gay row

Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Anglican Church Of Canada, Anglican Network in Canada | No Comments »

By Judy West, Religious Intelligence Four more congregations have voted to leave the Anglican Church of Canada and to join the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC). They will fall under the ... Read more..

Letter From Bishop of Los Angeles On Same Sex Marriage

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Gay Marriage | No Comments »

Hat Tip:  Stand Firm Dear Sisters and Brothers, The Supreme Court of California has determined that all citizens of our state should have equal access to marriage as a civil right based ... Read more..