http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcgough13jun13,0,1311041.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions
[latimes.com] June 13, 2005--When Pope Benedict XVI was presented to the world on April 19, some Catholics were a little dismayed by one part of his greeting: "The Lord will help us, and Mary, his most holy mother, will be alongside us."
"...evangelicals probably would find less problematic the notion that Mary and other saints could intercede for the faithful." Hmmm. Evangelicals also find that notion problematic too!
Monday, June 13, 2005
Spreading the gospel of political evangelism
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050613/PREACHER13/TPNational/TopStories
[Globeandmail.com] June 13, 2005--This, maybe, is the new face of Canadian politics: In the large, modern church in Southern Ontario farm country outside Guelph, there's a sign behind Rev. Tristan Emmanuel's right shoulder that reads, "How can we obey our government when it 's trying to destroy us? "
[Globeandmail.com] June 13, 2005--This, maybe, is the new face of Canadian politics: In the large, modern church in Southern Ontario farm country outside Guelph, there's a sign behind Rev. Tristan Emmanuel's right shoulder that reads, "How can we obey our government when it 's trying to destroy us? "
Black bishop on York shortlist
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1650842,00.html
[Times Online] June 12, 2005--A Black bishop with “street cred” has emerged as a surprise candidate for the post of Archbishop of York, the second highest office in the Church of England.
[Times Online] June 12, 2005--A Black bishop with “street cred” has emerged as a surprise candidate for the post of Archbishop of York, the second highest office in the Church of England.
Hare Krishna cooking: Secret recipes exposed!
http://www.yesweekly.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=50&ArticleID=225&TM=10593.56
[Yes!Weekly] June 13, 2005--“All the food that is prepared is going to be offered to the deity Krishna,” Leese says. “Just as you would cook very special food for a loved one, this food is prepared with love and devotion. That’s what’s behind the whole philosophy of why we do food distribution: by eating this food, unknowingly their heart changes.”
What would St. Paul say about food offered to a Hindu diety being served at St. Mary's House, an Episcopal church?
[Yes!Weekly] June 13, 2005--“All the food that is prepared is going to be offered to the deity Krishna,” Leese says. “Just as you would cook very special food for a loved one, this food is prepared with love and devotion. That’s what’s behind the whole philosophy of why we do food distribution: by eating this food, unknowingly their heart changes.”
What would St. Paul say about food offered to a Hindu diety being served at St. Mary's House, an Episcopal church?
Christians flocking to religious media
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/11883000.htm
[The Dallas Morning News] June 13, 2005--The quote that headlines a religious Web site says it all: "The press ... just doesn't get religion."
[The Dallas Morning News] June 13, 2005--The quote that headlines a religious Web site says it all: "The press ... just doesn't get religion."
Bishop Spong Attacks Kentucky Priest for Promoting the Creeds
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2603
[Virtue Online] June 12, 2005--The AAC Kentucky Chapter learned that controversial and nationally known religious writer, Bishop John Shelby Spong, has chosen to use his notoriety to bully a parish priest in the diocese of Kentucky for promoting the teaching of the creeds of faith. The Rev J. D. Brown in his role as associate for adult Christian education, at St Francis in the Fields, in Harrods Creek Kentucky, cautioned a reading group against a curriculum that overemphasized controversial writers such as Bishop Spong, and Elaine Pagels. Father Brown indicated in a letter to them that he could only endorse their activities if they balanced their curriculum by including some mainstream writers who argue favorably for the creedal faith. The letter found its way into Spong's hands. He subsequently devoted two pages in his new book to take a priest and a church, not under his ecclesiastical authority, to the "wood shed" in a national forum.
[Virtue Online] June 12, 2005--The AAC Kentucky Chapter learned that controversial and nationally known religious writer, Bishop John Shelby Spong, has chosen to use his notoriety to bully a parish priest in the diocese of Kentucky for promoting the teaching of the creeds of faith. The Rev J. D. Brown in his role as associate for adult Christian education, at St Francis in the Fields, in Harrods Creek Kentucky, cautioned a reading group against a curriculum that overemphasized controversial writers such as Bishop Spong, and Elaine Pagels. Father Brown indicated in a letter to them that he could only endorse their activities if they balanced their curriculum by including some mainstream writers who argue favorably for the creedal faith. The letter found its way into Spong's hands. He subsequently devoted two pages in his new book to take a priest and a church, not under his ecclesiastical authority, to the "wood shed" in a national forum.
Practicing Muslim on Chaplain Search Committee
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2601
[Virtue Online] June 12, 2005--On May 27, 2005 Vice Chancellor Cunningham released the membership of the "Advisory Search Committee for the position of University Chaplain." There are only two college students on the committee, both of whom are Sacristan's working for the Chaplain's office. Either the administration didn't want to try too hard to get a varied student body sampling or they don't care about student input. Of greater concern is the selection of Professor Yasmeen Mohiuddin, a practicing Muslim.
[Virtue Online] June 12, 2005--On May 27, 2005 Vice Chancellor Cunningham released the membership of the "Advisory Search Committee for the position of University Chaplain." There are only two college students on the committee, both of whom are Sacristan's working for the Chaplain's office. Either the administration didn't want to try too hard to get a varied student body sampling or they don't care about student input. Of greater concern is the selection of Professor Yasmeen Mohiuddin, a practicing Muslim.
"It was not the Anglican Communion's finest hour"
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2602
[Virtue Online] June 12, 2005--Report on Province IV Synod at Kanuga Conference Center, NC, June 8 - 10
[Virtue Online] June 12, 2005--Report on Province IV Synod at Kanuga Conference Center, NC, June 8 - 10
The Brave New World of Cloning--Part One
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/mohler/?adate=6/13/2005#1335088
[Crosswalk.com] June 13, 2005--"I was convinced that there was still plenty of time." With those words the author Aldous Huxley looked back to 1931, and the publication of his famous novel Brave New World. Huxley's vision of an oppressive culture of total authoritarian control and social engineering was among the most shocking literary events of the twentieth century. But just 27 years after the publication of Brave New World, Huxley was already aware of his underestimation of the threat represented by modern technocratic society.
[Crosswalk.com] June 13, 2005--"I was convinced that there was still plenty of time." With those words the author Aldous Huxley looked back to 1931, and the publication of his famous novel Brave New World. Huxley's vision of an oppressive culture of total authoritarian control and social engineering was among the most shocking literary events of the twentieth century. But just 27 years after the publication of Brave New World, Huxley was already aware of his underestimation of the threat represented by modern technocratic society.
AFL-CIO Urged to Halt Support of 'Proud Union Queers'
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1335081.html
[Crosswalk.com] June 13, 2005--Leaders of more than three dozen family-oriented organizations have sent a letter to AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, urging him and his federation to rescind its support of same-sex marriage and stop using members' dues to advance the agendas of homosexual and transgender activists, including one group that calls its members "proud union queers."
[Crosswalk.com] June 13, 2005--Leaders of more than three dozen family-oriented organizations have sent a letter to AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, urging him and his federation to rescind its support of same-sex marriage and stop using members' dues to advance the agendas of homosexual and transgender activists, including one group that calls its members "proud union queers."
Study finds violent images affect brain
http://www.theage.com.au/text/articles/2005/06/12/1118514926841.html?oneclick=true
[The Age] June 13, 2005--Violent TV or video game images can affect the brain even in non-aggressive people, US research has shown.
[The Age] June 13, 2005--Violent TV or video game images can affect the brain even in non-aggressive people, US research has shown.
Saturday, June 11, 2005
3 U.S. Churches Defect to Luweero
http://allafrica.com/stories/200506100321.html
[allAfrica.com] June 10, 2005--Three break-away American Episcopal churches which have joined Luweero Diocese will pay pension to the Luweero clergy as well as school fees for their children, Bishop Evans Kisekka has said.
[allAfrica.com] June 10, 2005--Three break-away American Episcopal churches which have joined Luweero Diocese will pay pension to the Luweero clergy as well as school fees for their children, Bishop Evans Kisekka has said.
African bishops reject aid from gay-friendly churches
http://uk.gay.com/headlines/8647
[uk.gay.com] June 10, 2005--With encouragement from conservative American leaders, Anglican bishops in Africa are refusing millions of dollars from several American Episcopal Church donors to protest their tolerance of homosexuality.
The same right-wing conspiracy theory for African Anglican opposition to the Episcopal Church's innovations in faith and practice circulating in revisionist circles in the Episcopal Church also is circulating in the gay community. Could this theory have originated in the gay community?
[uk.gay.com] June 10, 2005--With encouragement from conservative American leaders, Anglican bishops in Africa are refusing millions of dollars from several American Episcopal Church donors to protest their tolerance of homosexuality.
The same right-wing conspiracy theory for African Anglican opposition to the Episcopal Church's innovations in faith and practice circulating in revisionist circles in the Episcopal Church also is circulating in the gay community. Could this theory have originated in the gay community?
UK Sex-Ed Book for 13 to 16 Year-Olds Condemned by Pro-Family Groups
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05061004.html
[LifeSite.com] June 10, 2005--A newly released sex education manual for children aged 13 to 16, put out by the UK’s FPA (Family Planning Association), is being harshly criticized by pro-family groups as being very inappropriate for children.
[LifeSite.com] June 10, 2005--A newly released sex education manual for children aged 13 to 16, put out by the UK’s FPA (Family Planning Association), is being harshly criticized by pro-family groups as being very inappropriate for children.
Safe sex does not exist” Say Russian Parliamentarians
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05061009.html
[LifeSite.com] June 10, 2005--Russian officials are warning that the so-called “safe-sex” message is having the reverse of its intended effect – it is the cause of an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
[LifeSite.com] June 10, 2005--Russian officials are warning that the so-called “safe-sex” message is having the reverse of its intended effect – it is the cause of an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Out-of-date Church lacks vision, not cash, says report
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/80256FA1003E05C1/httpPublicPages/CF2E2E482857CD898025701B003B9CB7?opendocument
[Church Times] June 10, 2005--The Church is short of purpose, not cash, says a report that will be discussed at the General Synod next month. "The most pressing issue facing the Church is not financial, but relates to its values and priorities," the Synod will be told, in the Interim Report called for by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York from the Resourcing Mission Group.
[Church Times] June 10, 2005--The Church is short of purpose, not cash, says a report that will be discussed at the General Synod next month. "The most pressing issue facing the Church is not financial, but relates to its values and priorities," the Synod will be told, in the Interim Report called for by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York from the Resourcing Mission Group.
Why are we getting thrown out of the Anglican Communion?
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2596
[Virtue Online] June 10, 2005--It is a night to remember. We celebrate ours as the most advanced of cultures. We speed across time as through uncharted waters. But it is dark, and the air of the Anglican Communion is chilled. We are the Titanic. Only 100 feet ahead is the twin-peaked iceberg - General Convention 2006 and Lambeth 2008.
In charity, may I tell you why we're getting thrown out of the Anglican Communion, so long our home? The framework of love and truth that is that Communion requires our expulsion.
[Virtue Online] June 10, 2005--It is a night to remember. We celebrate ours as the most advanced of cultures. We speed across time as through uncharted waters. But it is dark, and the air of the Anglican Communion is chilled. We are the Titanic. Only 100 feet ahead is the twin-peaked iceberg - General Convention 2006 and Lambeth 2008.
In charity, may I tell you why we're getting thrown out of the Anglican Communion, so long our home? The framework of love and truth that is that Communion requires our expulsion.
Abstinence Slowing AIDS in Uganda
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/6/82005f.asp
[Agape Press] June 7, 2005--The nation of Uganda has been celebrated as an example of how a Third World nation can successfully combat AIDS. How that decline occurred has been a subject of great interest to public health officials in the West.
[Agape Press] June 7, 2005--The nation of Uganda has been celebrated as an example of how a Third World nation can successfully combat AIDS. How that decline occurred has been a subject of great interest to public health officials in the West.
Expert: Many Promote Homosexual Parenting With Poor Reasons, Faulty Premise
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/6/92005c.asp
[Agape Press] June 9, 2005--It's a biological given that homosexuals cannot reproduce; however, many are getting children by hiring surrogates. One professor at Marquette University says these manufactured families are just an effort to "normalize" homosexuality.
[Agape Press] June 9, 2005--It's a biological given that homosexuals cannot reproduce; however, many are getting children by hiring surrogates. One professor at Marquette University says these manufactured families are just an effort to "normalize" homosexuality.
Mass. Parents Riled About 6th-Grade 'Sex Survey'
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/6/102005a.asp
[Agape Press] June 10, 2005--Parents in one Massachusetts town are expressing outrage over an explicit sex survey being administered to sixth-graders without disclosing the questions to moms and dads.
[Agape Press] June 10, 2005--Parents in one Massachusetts town are expressing outrage over an explicit sex survey being administered to sixth-graders without disclosing the questions to moms and dads.
Pro-family Groups Appeal for New York’s Marriage Laws.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1630/section/pro-family.groups.appeal.for.new.york%92s.marriage.laws/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 11, 2005--In New York, proponents of traditional marriage are working to defend and restore the state’s marriage laws, which were declared unconstitutional earlier this year.
[The Christian Post] June 11, 2005--In New York, proponents of traditional marriage are working to defend and restore the state’s marriage laws, which were declared unconstitutional earlier this year.
Controversial UK Religious Hatred Bill Introduced
http://www.christianpost.com/article/europe/453/section/controversial.uk.religious.hatred.bill.introduced/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 11, 2005--A controversial bill that is intended to ban incitement to religious hatred was introduced in the UK parliament on Thursday. Christians fear the bill will stifle religious expression.
Related article:
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05061005.html
Brits’ Religious “Hate Crimes” Bill would Punish Comedians and Protect Satanic Cults - LifeSite
[The Christian Post] June 11, 2005--A controversial bill that is intended to ban incitement to religious hatred was introduced in the UK parliament on Thursday. Christians fear the bill will stifle religious expression.
Related article:
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05061005.html
Brits’ Religious “Hate Crimes” Bill would Punish Comedians and Protect Satanic Cults - LifeSite
The Culture of Death -- Looking Back at Terri Schiavo
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/mohler/?adate=6/10/2005#1334807
[Crosswalk.com] June 10, 2005--Paul McHugh finds all this to be quite unsatisfactory. University Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University, McHugh revisits Terri Schiavo's case and sees even deeper dangers. In "Annihilating Terri Schiavo," published in the June 2005 issue of Commentary, McHugh argues that public attention was largely diverted from the opinions, experience, and judgment of doctors and nurses "who customarily provide care to patients like Terri Schiavo." Accordingly, "few people appear to have grasped that the way she died was most unusual. That, instead, it has been widely understood to be not only a proper but also a perfectly commonsensical way to die, a way approved of by most doctors and nurses, can only be explained by a deep change that has taken place over the last decades in our thinking about how to care for the helpless and disabled among us."
[Crosswalk.com] June 10, 2005--Paul McHugh finds all this to be quite unsatisfactory. University Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University, McHugh revisits Terri Schiavo's case and sees even deeper dangers. In "Annihilating Terri Schiavo," published in the June 2005 issue of Commentary, McHugh argues that public attention was largely diverted from the opinions, experience, and judgment of doctors and nurses "who customarily provide care to patients like Terri Schiavo." Accordingly, "few people appear to have grasped that the way she died was most unusual. That, instead, it has been widely understood to be not only a proper but also a perfectly commonsensical way to die, a way approved of by most doctors and nurses, can only be explained by a deep change that has taken place over the last decades in our thinking about how to care for the helpless and disabled among us."
Judge's ruling convinces Sen. Ben Nelson to support constitutional marriage amendment
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20951
[Baptist Press News] June 10, 2005--A federal judge's ruling in May striking down Nebraska's marriage amendment has persuaded one of the state's senators, Democrat Ben Nelson, to support a marriage amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
[Baptist Press News] June 10, 2005--A federal judge's ruling in May striking down Nebraska's marriage amendment has persuaded one of the state's senators, Democrat Ben Nelson, to support a marriage amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Brown's absence from Calif. court could impact 'gay marriage' case; Navajo nation overrides veto
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20952
[Baptist Press News] June 10, 2005-- The Navajo Nation's tribal government voted 62-14 June 3 to override President Joe Shirley Jr.'s veto of a ban on "gay marriage." The vote means that "gay marriage" is now illegal on the largest American Indian reservation. Shirley had vetoed the ban in May, saying it was unnecessary.
[Baptist Press News] June 10, 2005-- The Navajo Nation's tribal government voted 62-14 June 3 to override President Joe Shirley Jr.'s veto of a ban on "gay marriage." The vote means that "gay marriage" is now illegal on the largest American Indian reservation. Shirley had vetoed the ban in May, saying it was unnecessary.
Friday, June 10, 2005
Episcopal Church Faces New Gay Challenge
http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/06/060905episcopal.htm
[365gay.com] June 9, 2005--Any sign that traditionalists in the worldwide Anglican faith might abandon their threat to break away over the issue gay clergy evaporated Thursday.
[365gay.com] June 9, 2005--Any sign that traditionalists in the worldwide Anglican faith might abandon their threat to break away over the issue gay clergy evaporated Thursday.
Arctic Diocese Denounces Gay Relationships
http://anglicanjournal.com/extra/news.html?newsItem=2005-06-10_mns.news
[Anglican Journal] June 10, 2005--The Anglican diocese of the Arctic has given notice that it will not employ the following: anyone having pre-marital sex, homosexuals, lesbians and bisexuals, those who willingly engage in sexual activities with a minor and with those whom they are counseling or supervising (excluding spouse), and those who fail to disclose a prior conviction on child sexual abuse.
[Anglican Journal] June 10, 2005--The Anglican diocese of the Arctic has given notice that it will not employ the following: anyone having pre-marital sex, homosexuals, lesbians and bisexuals, those who willingly engage in sexual activities with a minor and with those whom they are counseling or supervising (excluding spouse), and those who fail to disclose a prior conviction on child sexual abuse.
Cross removed from crematorium chapel
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/06/09/ncrem09.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/06/09/ixportal.html
[Telegraph] June 9, 2005--A wooden cross has been removed from the wall of a crematorium chapel "to cater for everyone in a diverse multi-faith society". Torbay council, in Devon, has also renamed the building a "ceremony hall".
[Telegraph] June 9, 2005--A wooden cross has been removed from the wall of a crematorium chapel "to cater for everyone in a diverse multi-faith society". Torbay council, in Devon, has also renamed the building a "ceremony hall".
The effect of civil partnerships - by Andrew Carey
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2591
[Virtue Online] June 9, 2005--On the subject of Civil Partnerships and the Church of England's future policy when they come into effect at the end of this year, there is a strenuous debate.
[Virtue Online] June 9, 2005--On the subject of Civil Partnerships and the Church of England's future policy when they come into effect at the end of this year, there is a strenuous debate.
Canadian Government Admits Religions Not Protected Under Federal Gay ‘Marriage’ Legislation
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05060902.html
[LifeSite.com] June 9, 2005--Federal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler admitted Wednesday that, under the proposed Liberal same-sex “marriage” bill being fast-tracked through parliament, there would be no guarantees of protection for religious organizations that refuse to “marry” homosexuals.
[LifeSite.com] June 9, 2005--Federal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler admitted Wednesday that, under the proposed Liberal same-sex “marriage” bill being fast-tracked through parliament, there would be no guarantees of protection for religious organizations that refuse to “marry” homosexuals.
Bishop: Communion to be Denied to Gay "Marriage" Supporters and All "Notorious Public Sinners"
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05060905.html
[LifeSite.com] June 8, 2005--In a revealing exchange in the House of Commons committee on the gay 'marriage' bill C-38 Monday, Calgary Bishop Fred Henry was grilled by openly homosexual MP Bill Siksay.
[LifeSite.com] June 8, 2005--In a revealing exchange in the House of Commons committee on the gay 'marriage' bill C-38 Monday, Calgary Bishop Fred Henry was grilled by openly homosexual MP Bill Siksay.
Homosexual Activists Lobby EU to Force Poland to Allow Gay Pride Parade
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05060904.html
[LifeSite.com] June 9, 2005-- Following on news of a second consecutive ban imposed by the Warsaw mayor against holding a “gay pride” parade, homosexual activists have asked the European parliament to intercede.
[LifeSite.com] June 9, 2005-- Following on news of a second consecutive ban imposed by the Warsaw mayor against holding a “gay pride” parade, homosexual activists have asked the European parliament to intercede.
Jealous Rosie O’Donnell Orders Lesbian Partner To Stop Nursing Her Child
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05060907.html
[LifeSite.com] June 9, 2005--In a statement during an appearance on ABC’s the view, outspoken lesbian Rosie O’Donnell confessed that she had ordered her lesbian partner to stop breastfeeding her child because of her jealousy.
[LifeSite.com] June 9, 2005--In a statement during an appearance on ABC’s the view, outspoken lesbian Rosie O’Donnell confessed that she had ordered her lesbian partner to stop breastfeeding her child because of her jealousy.
Catholic Magazine Calls on Archbishop to Refuse Prime Minister Communion over Gay 'Marriage'
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05060908.html
[LifeSite.com] June 9, 2005--Catholic Insight magazine, a prominent Canadian Catholic magazine, is asking Archbishop Marcel Gervais of Ottawa to deny Prime Minister Paul Martin the status of "faithful parishioner" and to deny him access to Holy Communion. Father Alphonse de Valk, editor of the national magazine, states in his forthcoming July editorial that bishops cannot remain silent about Catholic politicians who publicly favour replacing marriage between man and woman for a union between any two persons.
[LifeSite.com] June 9, 2005--Catholic Insight magazine, a prominent Canadian Catholic magazine, is asking Archbishop Marcel Gervais of Ottawa to deny Prime Minister Paul Martin the status of "faithful parishioner" and to deny him access to Holy Communion. Father Alphonse de Valk, editor of the national magazine, states in his forthcoming July editorial that bishops cannot remain silent about Catholic politicians who publicly favour replacing marriage between man and woman for a union between any two persons.
Nine Women Activists Fantasize they will Ordain Themselves in “International Waters” of the St. Lawrence
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05060911.html
[LifeSite.com] June 9, 2005--As expected, the mainstream media, always in the market for a story that misrepresents the Catholic Church, have chosen to present this as a genuine ordination. Reuters ran a story that called the bogus stunt, “a test of Pope Benedict's determination to enforce the Vatican's ban on women's ordination.” The reality however, is that, in making a public renunciation of the Catholic religion, the women stand not to be negotiated with, but merely excommunicated for schism, the attempt to set up an alternate church. This was the response of the Vatican to the seven women who made a similar publicity stunt in 2002 in Germany in the middle of the Danube.
[LifeSite.com] June 9, 2005--As expected, the mainstream media, always in the market for a story that misrepresents the Catholic Church, have chosen to present this as a genuine ordination. Reuters ran a story that called the bogus stunt, “a test of Pope Benedict's determination to enforce the Vatican's ban on women's ordination.” The reality however, is that, in making a public renunciation of the Catholic religion, the women stand not to be negotiated with, but merely excommunicated for schism, the attempt to set up an alternate church. This was the response of the Vatican to the seven women who made a similar publicity stunt in 2002 in Germany in the middle of the Danube.
Nebraska Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Appealed
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1629/section/nebraska.ruling.on.same-sex.marriage.appealed/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 10, 2005--A month after a judge ruled the state’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, Nebraska’s attorney general seeks to defend and reinstate the law to protect traditional marriage.
[The Christian Post] June 10, 2005--A month after a judge ruled the state’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, Nebraska’s attorney general seeks to defend and reinstate the law to protect traditional marriage.
Da Vinci Code Debunked By Midwestern Seminary Scholars
http://www.christianpost.com/article/education/842/section/da.vinci.code.debunked.by.midwestern.seminary.scholars/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 10, 2005--Rejected by the Vatican and denounced by numerous Church leaders, Dan Brown’s controversial novel, The Da Vinci Code, has been one of the top issues of dialogue among biblical scholars.
[The Christian Post] June 10, 2005--Rejected by the Vatican and denounced by numerous Church leaders, Dan Brown’s controversial novel, The Da Vinci Code, has been one of the top issues of dialogue among biblical scholars.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Archbishop Kolini at Gulf Coast
http://www.anglicanmissioninamerica.org/index.cfm?id=91F3C82B-E861-4C37-9AAC8671DC22287F
[Anglican Mission in America] June 8, 2005--Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini of Rwanda recently spent time with clergy and churches of the Gulf Coast Network. Clergy from the region, along with the Archbishop, met in the new Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Pensacola, for a time of fellowship and encouragement. While gathered, the men blessed and sanctified the newly acquired property and building for the glory of God and the furtherance of His kingdom.
[Anglican Mission in America] June 8, 2005--Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini of Rwanda recently spent time with clergy and churches of the Gulf Coast Network. Clergy from the region, along with the Archbishop, met in the new Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Pensacola, for a time of fellowship and encouragement. While gathered, the men blessed and sanctified the newly acquired property and building for the glory of God and the furtherance of His kingdom.
Reaching to the Future in Morehead City
http://www.anglicanmissioninamerica.org/index.cfm?id=B300ED7F-53F1-4E7F-8B6D96FF6CDA173F
[Anglican Mission in America] June 2, 2005--On April 10, 2005 All Saints Episcopal Church in Morehead City, North Carolina, met together at the Crystal Coast Civic Center for a historic morning of worship, fellowship and presentation of the planned phase I development of their new church campus. It was the first time in anyone's recollection that all of the parishioners worshiped together in one place and at one time on a Sunday morning. The morning marked the beginning of a 2 month capital campaign intended to gain commitments toward the $3.8 million first phase of development.
[Anglican Mission in America] June 2, 2005--On April 10, 2005 All Saints Episcopal Church in Morehead City, North Carolina, met together at the Crystal Coast Civic Center for a historic morning of worship, fellowship and presentation of the planned phase I development of their new church campus. It was the first time in anyone's recollection that all of the parishioners worshiped together in one place and at one time on a Sunday morning. The morning marked the beginning of a 2 month capital campaign intended to gain commitments toward the $3.8 million first phase of development.
Presence, Prayer and Proclamation
http://www.anglican-nig.org/gosaoutreach.htm
[Church of Nigeria News] June 9, 2005--Following the recent creation of nine new missionary dioceses, bringing to 91, the number of dioceses in the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the ambition of the Anglican Church to double her 17-million membership by 2007 cannot be wished away. Church planting knotted with social welfare, revival followed-up with radical discipleship are matters of urgent and great importance. The Missionary Diocese of Kubwa, carved out from the Diocese of Abuja recently flagged off her evangelism outreach in Gosa, a village, 20km from Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city…
[Church of Nigeria News] June 9, 2005--Following the recent creation of nine new missionary dioceses, bringing to 91, the number of dioceses in the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the ambition of the Anglican Church to double her 17-million membership by 2007 cannot be wished away. Church planting knotted with social welfare, revival followed-up with radical discipleship are matters of urgent and great importance. The Missionary Diocese of Kubwa, carved out from the Diocese of Abuja recently flagged off her evangelism outreach in Gosa, a village, 20km from Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city…
Women set to defy Vatican on ordination
http://www.theage.com.au/text/articles/2005/06/08/1118123895487.html
[The Age] June 9, 2005--Nine women plan to defy the Vatican and become the first female Roman Catholic priests and deacons ordained in North America.
[The Age] June 9, 2005--Nine women plan to defy the Vatican and become the first female Roman Catholic priests and deacons ordained in North America.
Conservative equals cool for today's 'rebels'
http://www.theage.com.au/text/articles/2005/06/08/1118123901178.html?oneclick=true
[The Age] June 9, 2005--They are the children of the (iPod) revolution and, just as their baby boomer parents suspected, they are developing into a conservative bunch.
[The Age] June 9, 2005--They are the children of the (iPod) revolution and, just as their baby boomer parents suspected, they are developing into a conservative bunch.
Pope says gay unions are false
http://www.boston.com/news/specials/gay_marriage/articles/2005/06/07/pope_says_gay_unions_are_false/?page=1
[The Boston Globe] June 7, 2005--Pope Benedict XVI, offering his first detailed critique of gay unions since his elevation to the pontificate six weeks ago, yesterday described same-sex marriages as ''pseudo-matrimony."
[The Boston Globe] June 7, 2005--Pope Benedict XVI, offering his first detailed critique of gay unions since his elevation to the pontificate six weeks ago, yesterday described same-sex marriages as ''pseudo-matrimony."
Theologian Challenges Pope To Rethink Church's Position On Gays
http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/06/060905reformation.htm
[365gay.com] June 9, 2005--Crowds gathering in front of the famous Wittenberg Cathedral watched curiously as American theologian Matthew Fox walked to the building's great wooden doors and then nailed up a challenge to the Catholic Church just as Martin Luther did in 1517.
[365gay.com] June 9, 2005--Crowds gathering in front of the famous Wittenberg Cathedral watched curiously as American theologian Matthew Fox walked to the building's great wooden doors and then nailed up a challenge to the Catholic Church just as Martin Luther did in 1517.
Nigeria's bishop issues criticism
http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2005/06/09/faith.20050609-sbt-MICH-D2-Nigeria_s_bishop_iss.sto
[South Bend Tribune] June 9, 2005--Archbishop Peter Akinola, leader of the growing and influential Church of Nigeria, has issued a strong criticism of the bishops of America's Episcopal Church for some of their recent actions in the ongoing dispute over gay ordinations and same-sex blessings. The issue has created a deep rift in worldwide Anglicanism.
[South Bend Tribune] June 9, 2005--Archbishop Peter Akinola, leader of the growing and influential Church of Nigeria, has issued a strong criticism of the bishops of America's Episcopal Church for some of their recent actions in the ongoing dispute over gay ordinations and same-sex blessings. The issue has created a deep rift in worldwide Anglicanism.
Paranoia, fear and delusion grip revisionist bishops
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2583
[Virtue Online] June 8, 2005--As we get closer to D-Day (Doomsday) for the Episcopal Church, mounting paranoia, fear and delusion grips a growing number of revisionist bishops.
[Virtue Online] June 8, 2005--As we get closer to D-Day (Doomsday) for the Episcopal Church, mounting paranoia, fear and delusion grips a growing number of revisionist bishops.
Anglicans Spurn Gay Church Cash
http://allafrica.com/stories/200506090360.html
[allAfrica.com] June 9, 2005--The Anglican Church of Kenya has rejected funding from the American Episcopal Church, the Anglican Communion reported in London yesterday.
[allAfrica.com] June 9, 2005--The Anglican Church of Kenya has rejected funding from the American Episcopal Church, the Anglican Communion reported in London yesterday.
Warring Anglicans talk 'divorce'
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050609-120310-2977r.htm
[The Washington Times] June 9, 2005--Twenty Episcopal bishops at odds over homosexual clergy will attempt to reconcile their differences next month, but church conservatives say the meeting's real business is to start discussions on how to divide their assets in the event of a split.
[The Washington Times] June 9, 2005--Twenty Episcopal bishops at odds over homosexual clergy will attempt to reconcile their differences next month, but church conservatives say the meeting's real business is to start discussions on how to divide their assets in the event of a split.
A New Exodus? Americans are Exiting Liberal Churches
http://www.christianpost.com/article/editorial/385/section/a.new.exodus.americans.are.exiting.liberal.churches/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 8, 2005--"We have figured out your problem. You're the only one here who believes in God." That statement, addressed to a young seminarian, introduces Dave Shiflett's new book, Exodus: Why Americans are Fleeing Liberal Churches for Conservative Christianity. The book is an important contribution, and Shiflett offers compelling evidence that liberal Christianity is fast imploding upon itself.
[The Christian Post] June 8, 2005--"We have figured out your problem. You're the only one here who believes in God." That statement, addressed to a young seminarian, introduces Dave Shiflett's new book, Exodus: Why Americans are Fleeing Liberal Churches for Conservative Christianity. The book is an important contribution, and Shiflett offers compelling evidence that liberal Christianity is fast imploding upon itself.
New Anglican Panel Appointed to Mediate In Homosexual Issues
http://www.christianpost.com/article/europe/450/section/new.anglican.panel.appointed.to.mediate.in.homosexual.issues/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 9, 2005--The two opposing sides on the issue of homosexuality in the Anglican Church will meet face-to-face over a panel appointed by the leader of the Anglican Church.
Related articles:
http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/news05060802.asp
Anglican Mainstream Applauds Panel of Reference - Anglican Mainstream
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1646759,00.html
Church appoints tribunal to bring peace on gay row - The London Times
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2586
The Panel of Reference - Virtue Online
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5772&title=Panel%20of%20Reference%20named
Panel of Reference named - The Church of England Newspaper
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/13.member.panel.of.reference.deal.with.anglican.homosexuality.controversy/603.htm
13-Member Panel of Reference Deal with Anglican Homosexuality Controversy - Christianity Today, UK
[The Christian Post] June 9, 2005--The two opposing sides on the issue of homosexuality in the Anglican Church will meet face-to-face over a panel appointed by the leader of the Anglican Church.
Related articles:
http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/news05060802.asp
Anglican Mainstream Applauds Panel of Reference - Anglican Mainstream
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1646759,00.html
Church appoints tribunal to bring peace on gay row - The London Times
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2586
The Panel of Reference - Virtue Online
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5772&title=Panel%20of%20Reference%20named
Panel of Reference named - The Church of England Newspaper
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/13.member.panel.of.reference.deal.with.anglican.homosexuality.controversy/603.htm
13-Member Panel of Reference Deal with Anglican Homosexuality Controversy - Christianity Today, UK
The Rise of the Evangelicals
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/123/42.0.html
[ChristianityToday.com] June 9, 2005--Evangelicalism was once a tiny reform movement, one that was amazingly successful, says Mark Noll.
Related article:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1628/section/poll.do.american.evangelicals.walk.the.walk/1.htm
Poll: Do American Evangelicals ''Walk the Walk?'' - The Christian Post
[ChristianityToday.com] June 9, 2005--Evangelicalism was once a tiny reform movement, one that was amazingly successful, says Mark Noll.
Related article:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1628/section/poll.do.american.evangelicals.walk.the.walk/1.htm
Poll: Do American Evangelicals ''Walk the Walk?'' - The Christian Post
Pornography and the Integrity of Marriage, Part Two
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/mohler/?adate=6/9/2005#1334640
[Crosswalk.com] June 9, 2005--The Christian worldview must direct all consideration of sexuality to the institution of marriage. Marriage is not merely the arena for sexual activity, it is presented in Scripture as the divinely-designed arena for the display of God's glory on earth as a man and a wife come together in a one-flesh relationship within the marriage covenant. Rightly understood and rightly ordered, marriage is a picture of God's own covenantal faithfulness. Marriage is to display God's glory, reveal God's good gifts to His creatures, and protect human beings from the inevitable disaster that follows when sexual passions are divorced from their rightful place.
[Crosswalk.com] June 9, 2005--The Christian worldview must direct all consideration of sexuality to the institution of marriage. Marriage is not merely the arena for sexual activity, it is presented in Scripture as the divinely-designed arena for the display of God's glory on earth as a man and a wife come together in a one-flesh relationship within the marriage covenant. Rightly understood and rightly ordered, marriage is a picture of God's own covenantal faithfulness. Marriage is to display God's glory, reveal God's good gifts to His creatures, and protect human beings from the inevitable disaster that follows when sexual passions are divorced from their rightful place.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Same-Sex Marriage Condemned in Unanimous Vote by Arctic Anglicans
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/samesex.marriage.condemned.in.unanimous.vote.by.arctic.anglicans/600.htm
[Christianity Today, UK] June 8, 2005--Anglican Church leaders in the Arctic have condemned homosexuality and same-sex marriage. "Marriage is between a man and a woman," said Haydn Schofield, archdeacon of the western Arctic. "For there to be a relationship, even common-law, is un-biblical. Any union outside of marriage is un-biblical."
[Christianity Today, UK] June 8, 2005--Anglican Church leaders in the Arctic have condemned homosexuality and same-sex marriage. "Marriage is between a man and a woman," said Haydn Schofield, archdeacon of the western Arctic. "For there to be a relationship, even common-law, is un-biblical. Any union outside of marriage is un-biblical."
Church admits cash shortage threatens one third of clergy
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1645354,00.html
[Times Online] June 8, 2005--A cash crisis in the Church of England is forcing bishops to consider radical moves including cutting clergy numbers by up to a third and making worshippers meet in each other’s homes, The Times has learnt.
Related article:
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_05068report.shtml
Report urges radical reforms for C of E - ecclesia
[Times Online] June 8, 2005--A cash crisis in the Church of England is forcing bishops to consider radical moves including cutting clergy numbers by up to a third and making worshippers meet in each other’s homes, The Times has learnt.
Related article:
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_05068report.shtml
Report urges radical reforms for C of E - ecclesia
New West gains possession of contested church properties
http://anglicanjournal.com/extra/news.php?newsItem=2005-06-07_mns.news
[Anglican Journal] June 7, 2005--Two congregations, which left the diocese of New Westminster following disagreements over same-sex blessings in 2002, have vacated the church buildings they used to occupy to avoid a long and costly litigation.
[Anglican Journal] June 7, 2005--Two congregations, which left the diocese of New Westminster following disagreements over same-sex blessings in 2002, have vacated the church buildings they used to occupy to avoid a long and costly litigation.
Members focus on 'God's mission
http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14646399&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475626&rfi=6
[MyWestTexas.com] June 6, 2005--Though the sanctuary of Christ Church Midland may have been void Sunday of plush pews, elaborate paintings and other features, what was present were the sounds and spirit of worship.
[MyWestTexas.com] June 6, 2005--Though the sanctuary of Christ Church Midland may have been void Sunday of plush pews, elaborate paintings and other features, what was present were the sounds and spirit of worship.
Contraversy still looms over Bishop Robinson's appointment
http://www.wcsh6.com/home/article.asp?id=23400
[wcsh6.com] June 8, 2005--It has been two years since New Hampshire Episcopalians elected Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, as their next bishop. However, the controversy surrounding that appointment continues.
[wcsh6.com] June 8, 2005--It has been two years since New Hampshire Episcopalians elected Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, as their next bishop. However, the controversy surrounding that appointment continues.
Membership of the Panel of Reference
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/articles/39/75/acns3986.cfm
[ACNS] June 8, 2005--Following the proposals made at the February 2005 Primates’ Meeting at Dromantine, the Archbishop of Canterbury recently announced the appointment of Archbishop Peter Carnley as the chairman of the Panel of Reference, and at the same time published the Mandate that establishes the Panel.
The Archbishop is pleased to announce now that the following clerical and lay members of churches of the Anglican Communion have accepted his invitation to become members of the Panel, and has expressed his great appreciation for their interest and commitment.
[ACNS] June 8, 2005--Following the proposals made at the February 2005 Primates’ Meeting at Dromantine, the Archbishop of Canterbury recently announced the appointment of Archbishop Peter Carnley as the chairman of the Panel of Reference, and at the same time published the Mandate that establishes the Panel.
The Archbishop is pleased to announce now that the following clerical and lay members of churches of the Anglican Communion have accepted his invitation to become members of the Panel, and has expressed his great appreciation for their interest and commitment.
Is the end in sight?
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2561
[Virtue Online] June 5, 2005--The Bishop of Los Angeles J. Jon Bruno will host a group of bishops for a four-day meeting in July to, in the immortal words of Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold, "continue the conversation" a precursor to what we have come to know as talking oneself to death as the Episcopal Church slides inevitably towards schism.
[Virtue Online] June 5, 2005--The Bishop of Los Angeles J. Jon Bruno will host a group of bishops for a four-day meeting in July to, in the immortal words of Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold, "continue the conversation" a precursor to what we have come to know as talking oneself to death as the Episcopal Church slides inevitably towards schism.
African bishops reject aid
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2579
[The Washington Times] June 8, 2005--Anglican bishops in Africa who are refusing millions of dollars from liberal AmericanEpiscopal sources to protest homosexual clergy say the price of their protest has been higher than they thought.
[The Washington Times] June 8, 2005--Anglican bishops in Africa who are refusing millions of dollars from liberal AmericanEpiscopal sources to protest homosexual clergy say the price of their protest has been higher than they thought.
"Insurrection in the Making"
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2573
[Virtue Online] June 8, 2005--LA Bishop Blasts 'subversives" in ECUSA.
Sergio Carranza, the Bishop Assistant in the Diocese of Los Angeles, promotes the Episcopal Church's revisionists' favorite conspiracy theory. Compare Carranza's remarks with what Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold said at the last meeting of the Episcopal Church's House of Bishop. We can expect more of this kind of propaganda from the revisionists in the days ahead. As Adolf Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf, a good propagandist takes a lie, make it a big one, repeat it enough times, and people will begin to believe it.
[Virtue Online] June 8, 2005--LA Bishop Blasts 'subversives" in ECUSA.
Sergio Carranza, the Bishop Assistant in the Diocese of Los Angeles, promotes the Episcopal Church's revisionists' favorite conspiracy theory. Compare Carranza's remarks with what Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold said at the last meeting of the Episcopal Church's House of Bishop. We can expect more of this kind of propaganda from the revisionists in the days ahead. As Adolf Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf, a good propagandist takes a lie, make it a big one, repeat it enough times, and people will begin to believe it.
Anglican Christianity - For Consideration by the Bishops of the Episcopal Church
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2574
[Virtue Online] June 7, 2005--It is impossible to watch the delegation going to represent ECUSA at Nottingham next month without concluding, 'this is not Anglican Christianity.' Whatever else it is, the composition of this delegation is a public statement about the character of the Episcopal Church at this moment in time, and it forces those of us who have identified with Anglican Christianity to conclude, 'I no longer am represented. This is simply not my church.'
[Virtue Online] June 7, 2005--It is impossible to watch the delegation going to represent ECUSA at Nottingham next month without concluding, 'this is not Anglican Christianity.' Whatever else it is, the composition of this delegation is a public statement about the character of the Episcopal Church at this moment in time, and it forces those of us who have identified with Anglican Christianity to conclude, 'I no longer am represented. This is simply not my church.'
Three observations on love, marriage, and the future of Anglicanism - by Stephen Noll
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2567
[Virtue Online] June 6, 2005--We are in the midst of a war over marriage - in the wider culture and in the church. At stake is the basic biblical command that the marriage bed be honoured (Heb 13:4).
[Virtue Online] June 6, 2005--We are in the midst of a war over marriage - in the wider culture and in the church. At stake is the basic biblical command that the marriage bed be honoured (Heb 13:4).
Why were our Reformers Burned? by J. C. Ryle
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2560
[Virtue Online] June 5, 2005--There are certain facts in history which the world tries hard to forget and ignore. These facts get in the way of some of the world's favourite theories, and are highly inconvenient. The consequence is that the world shuts its eyes against them. They are either cut dead as vulgar intruders, or passed by as tiresome bores. Little by little they sink out of sight of the students of history, like ships in a distant horizon, or are left behind like a luggage train in a siding. Of such facts the subject of this paper is a vivid example:-" The Burning of our English Reformers; and the Reason why they were Burned."
Here is an essay that all Anglicans should read.
[Virtue Online] June 5, 2005--There are certain facts in history which the world tries hard to forget and ignore. These facts get in the way of some of the world's favourite theories, and are highly inconvenient. The consequence is that the world shuts its eyes against them. They are either cut dead as vulgar intruders, or passed by as tiresome bores. Little by little they sink out of sight of the students of history, like ships in a distant horizon, or are left behind like a luggage train in a siding. Of such facts the subject of this paper is a vivid example:-" The Burning of our English Reformers; and the Reason why they were Burned."
Here is an essay that all Anglicans should read.
Debunking Jesus?
http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/interviews/brianflemming.html
[ChristianityToday.com] June 7, 2005--Director Brian Flemming, a self-described "atheist Christian," is trying to prove that the historical Jesus never existed in his new documentary, The God Who Wasn't There.
Flemming is not the first to claim that the historical Jesus did not exist. Nor will he be the last.
[ChristianityToday.com] June 7, 2005--Director Brian Flemming, a self-described "atheist Christian," is trying to prove that the historical Jesus never existed in his new documentary, The God Who Wasn't There.
Flemming is not the first to claim that the historical Jesus did not exist. Nor will he be the last.
Pornography and the Integrity of Marriage, Part One
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/mohler/?adate=6/8/2005#1334344
[Crosswalk.com] June 8, 2005--The intersection of pornography and marriage is one of the most problematic issues among many couples today--including Christian couples. The pervasive plague of pornography represents one of the greatest moral challenges faced by the Christian church in the postmodern age. With eroticism woven into the very heart of the culture, celebrated in its entertainment, and advertised as a commodity, it is virtually impossible to escape the pervasive influence of pornography in our culture and in our lives.
[Crosswalk.com] June 8, 2005--The intersection of pornography and marriage is one of the most problematic issues among many couples today--including Christian couples. The pervasive plague of pornography represents one of the greatest moral challenges faced by the Christian church in the postmodern age. With eroticism woven into the very heart of the culture, celebrated in its entertainment, and advertised as a commodity, it is virtually impossible to escape the pervasive influence of pornography in our culture and in our lives.
'We are scared': Murder of 2 Christian ministers in India adds to believers' fears
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20921
[Baptist Press News] June 7, 2005--Two ministers have been murdered in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh since mid-May in what an All India Christian Council official has called "a very planned way of terrorizing the Christian community," Compass Direct news service reported June 6.
[Baptist Press News] June 7, 2005--Two ministers have been murdered in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh since mid-May in what an All India Christian Council official has called "a very planned way of terrorizing the Christian community," Compass Direct news service reported June 6.
Are public schools the next battleground over homosexuality?
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20922
[Baptist Press News] June 7, 2005--King & King, a slick colorful book aimed at children 6 and up, was at the heart of a controversy in North Carolina earlier this year when a first-grade girl checked it out of her public school library -- much to her parents' dismay.
And conservatives say the book is only the tip of the iceberg in the nationwide debate over homosexuality in the public schools. Homosexual activists have made significant inroads in recent years, and their advances have come in both big- and small-town America.
[Baptist Press News] June 7, 2005--King & King, a slick colorful book aimed at children 6 and up, was at the heart of a controversy in North Carolina earlier this year when a first-grade girl checked it out of her public school library -- much to her parents' dismay.
And conservatives say the book is only the tip of the iceberg in the nationwide debate over homosexuality in the public schools. Homosexual activists have made significant inroads in recent years, and their advances have come in both big- and small-town America.
Liberals Voice Opposition To Canada’s Marriage Bill
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1626/section/liberals.voice.opposition.to.canada%92s.marriage.bill/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 8, 2005--Members of Canada’s Liberal Party are voicing their opposition to a proposed bill legalizing same-sex marriage supported by Party Leader and Prime Minister Paul Martin.
[The Christian Post] June 8, 2005--Members of Canada’s Liberal Party are voicing their opposition to a proposed bill legalizing same-sex marriage supported by Party Leader and Prime Minister Paul Martin.
Theologian nails 95 theses for a new Reformation
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_2005_06_7_3333.shtml
[ekklesia] June 8, 2005--Crowds gathering at the famous Wittenberg Cathedral (Schlosskirche) have witnessed the nailing of 95 Theses for a New Reformation, by American theologian Matthew Fox.
The Church of Christ needs a new reformation but not what Fox proposes - more radical liberalism, humanism, and scepticism. Fox is no Luther.
[ekklesia] June 8, 2005--Crowds gathering at the famous Wittenberg Cathedral (Schlosskirche) have witnessed the nailing of 95 Theses for a New Reformation, by American theologian Matthew Fox.
The Church of Christ needs a new reformation but not what Fox proposes - more radical liberalism, humanism, and scepticism. Fox is no Luther.
God-Lite Doesn’t Cut It
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/shiflett200506070747.asp
[National Review Online] June 7, 2005--A new poll tells an old story: Americans are deeply religious, especially compared to Europeans. “Religious devotion sets the United States apart from some of its closest allies,” according to an AP-Ipsos survey. “Nearly all U.S. respondents said faith is important to them and only 2 percent said they do not believe in God.” Western Europeans are the “least devout” among the people surveyed (countries include the United States, Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, South Korea, and Spain).
[National Review Online] June 7, 2005--A new poll tells an old story: Americans are deeply religious, especially compared to Europeans. “Religious devotion sets the United States apart from some of its closest allies,” according to an AP-Ipsos survey. “Nearly all U.S. respondents said faith is important to them and only 2 percent said they do not believe in God.” Western Europeans are the “least devout” among the people surveyed (countries include the United States, Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, South Korea, and Spain).
Religion in America: Pumping life into mainline Protestantism
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/050607/7religion.htm
[USNews.com] June 7, 2005--"When people talk about Protestantism, it's about evangelicalism and Pentecostalism," says Diana Butler Bass, a senior researcher at the Virginia Theological Seminary. "Most people think mainline Protestant churches are dead." Director of the Project on Congregations of Intentional Practice, a three-year study of 50 churches across the country that's scheduled to end in 2006, Bass set out to find whether the stereotype is true—or whether, as she puts it, there's "a new kind of mainline congregation developing in the United States that's moderate to liberal theologically, taking traditional Christian practices seriously, and is experiencing an unnoticed vitality."
Similar claims we made at the 2003 General Convention on the basis of the early findings of this study. However, the findings were largely antecdotal and reflected the researchers preference for the model which Bass describes as "a new kind of mainline congregation," one committed to the Episcopal Church's new gospel of radical inclusivism. From a research standpoint 50 churches is a very small number of churches for the researchers to base the sweeping conclusions as they make. Questions have also been raised concerning the methodology used in this study
[USNews.com] June 7, 2005--"When people talk about Protestantism, it's about evangelicalism and Pentecostalism," says Diana Butler Bass, a senior researcher at the Virginia Theological Seminary. "Most people think mainline Protestant churches are dead." Director of the Project on Congregations of Intentional Practice, a three-year study of 50 churches across the country that's scheduled to end in 2006, Bass set out to find whether the stereotype is true—or whether, as she puts it, there's "a new kind of mainline congregation developing in the United States that's moderate to liberal theologically, taking traditional Christian practices seriously, and is experiencing an unnoticed vitality."
Similar claims we made at the 2003 General Convention on the basis of the early findings of this study. However, the findings were largely antecdotal and reflected the researchers preference for the model which Bass describes as "a new kind of mainline congregation," one committed to the Episcopal Church's new gospel of radical inclusivism. From a research standpoint 50 churches is a very small number of churches for the researchers to base the sweeping conclusions as they make. Questions have also been raised concerning the methodology used in this study
Scottish Episcopal Church discusses Windsor Report
http://www.scotland.anglican.org/news_headlines_47.html
[Scottish Episcopal Church] June 8, 2005--Statement by the College of Bishops conserning future discussion of issues raised by the Windsor Report in the Province
[Scottish Episcopal Church] June 8, 2005--Statement by the College of Bishops conserning future discussion of issues raised by the Windsor Report in the Province
Canterbury invites Tong to come aboard
http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/sydneystories/canterbury_invites_tong_to_come_aboard/
[sydneyanglicans.net] June 8, 2005-- Sydney Anglican Robert Tong has been invited by the Archbishop of Canterbury to take a seat on the panel seeking a solution to the homosexual disputes wracking the Communion.
Related article:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Australian-for-church-gay-panel/2005/06/07/1118123842415.html?oneclick=true
Australian for church gay panel - The Age
One Australian evangelical does not a Panel of Reference make!
[sydneyanglicans.net] June 8, 2005-- Sydney Anglican Robert Tong has been invited by the Archbishop of Canterbury to take a seat on the panel seeking a solution to the homosexual disputes wracking the Communion.
Related article:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Australian-for-church-gay-panel/2005/06/07/1118123842415.html?oneclick=true
Australian for church gay panel - The Age
One Australian evangelical does not a Panel of Reference make!
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Archbishop Carnley to head 'Panel of Reference'
http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/community/viewtopic.php?t=1117
[sydneyanglicans.net] May 12, 2005--Does anyone else find it extremely ironic that Archbishop Carnley has been appointed to head the 'Panel of Reference' set up by the Archbishop of Canterbury to consider issues of alternative episcopal oversight - an issue that is extremely important to dissenting evangelical parishes.
Various opinions upon Carnely's appointment as chair of the "Panel of Reference" from "down under."
[sydneyanglicans.net] May 12, 2005--Does anyone else find it extremely ironic that Archbishop Carnley has been appointed to head the 'Panel of Reference' set up by the Archbishop of Canterbury to consider issues of alternative episcopal oversight - an issue that is extremely important to dissenting evangelical parishes.
Various opinions upon Carnely's appointment as chair of the "Panel of Reference" from "down under."
Peter Jensen: Dying for daring to differ
[Southern Cross] May 29, 2005--Dangerous as it is to talk about martyrs, there is also much danger in Christians forgetting the stand they took against Papal authority.
Condemnation for Anglican stance on Mary
http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/southerncross/articles/condemnation_for_anglican_stance_on_mary/
[Southern Cross] May 29, 2005--Evangelicals have condemned an agreement between Anglicans and Roman Catholics on Mary saying it forces the Anglican Church back 500 years.
[Southern Cross] May 29, 2005--Evangelicals have condemned an agreement between Anglicans and Roman Catholics on Mary saying it forces the Anglican Church back 500 years.
Canadian Catholic Bishops Organization Warns Same-Sex Marriage Law is “a potential basis for state totalitarianism”
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05060308.html
[LifeSite.com] June 3, 2005-- As Canada’s Liberal Government is trying to rush Bill C-38 through Parliament prior to the July summer recess, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has publicized its brief presented on 18 May 2005 to the Special Legislative Committee on Bill C-38.
Addressed to the Members of the Senate and the House of Commons the communiqué expresses the collective concern of Roman and Eastern Catholic Bishops regarding the impact Bill C-38 will have on Canadians “both in terms of altering the significance of marriage and also in terms of the challenges that are already being posed to the basic freedoms of conscience and religion, as well as to freedom of expression.”
One of the main concerns expressed by the Catholic organization is that under the new legislation “marriage as the most basic of all social institutions becomes meaningless”.
[LifeSite.com] June 3, 2005-- As Canada’s Liberal Government is trying to rush Bill C-38 through Parliament prior to the July summer recess, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has publicized its brief presented on 18 May 2005 to the Special Legislative Committee on Bill C-38.
Addressed to the Members of the Senate and the House of Commons the communiqué expresses the collective concern of Roman and Eastern Catholic Bishops regarding the impact Bill C-38 will have on Canadians “both in terms of altering the significance of marriage and also in terms of the challenges that are already being posed to the basic freedoms of conscience and religion, as well as to freedom of expression.”
One of the main concerns expressed by the Catholic organization is that under the new legislation “marriage as the most basic of all social institutions becomes meaningless”.
House of the Lord could face eviction
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050604/STEPHENS04/TPNational/Toronto
[Globeandmail.com] June 4, 2005--The servants of the Lord get tough: Toronto's Anglican diocese is on the edge of foreclosing on one of its own churches over an un-repaid subsidy of $400,000, snatching historic, architecturally splendid St. Stephen-in-the-Fields away from its congregation.
[Globeandmail.com] June 4, 2005--The servants of the Lord get tough: Toronto's Anglican diocese is on the edge of foreclosing on one of its own churches over an un-repaid subsidy of $400,000, snatching historic, architecturally splendid St. Stephen-in-the-Fields away from its congregation.
Anglican clergy in Artic condemn same-sex marriage
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050604/NUNAVUT04/TPNational/Canada
[Globeandmail.com] June 4, 2005--Anglican church leaders in the Arctic have put themselves at odds with their national counterparts by condemning homosexuality and same-sex marriage.
[Globeandmail.com] June 4, 2005--Anglican church leaders in the Arctic have put themselves at odds with their national counterparts by condemning homosexuality and same-sex marriage.
Moralists Happy re Calif No-Homo-Nups
http://www.phxnews.com/fullstory.php?article=21839
[PHXNews.com] June 4, 2005--More and more, America is coming to its moral senses. The biblical definition of marriage is the traditional definition which is both sane and ethical. Any other is sinful and asking for divine judgment.
[PHXNews.com] June 4, 2005--More and more, America is coming to its moral senses. The biblical definition of marriage is the traditional definition which is both sane and ethical. Any other is sinful and asking for divine judgment.
Anglican-Methodist Covenant Report Proposes Changes in Holy Communion
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/anglicanmethodist.covenant.interim.report.proposes.changes.in.holy.communion/594.htm
[Christianity Today, UK] June 4, 2005--The first Interim Report of the Anglican-Methodist Covenant has been published by the Joint Implementation Commission (JIC) and will be presented at the upcoming Methodist Conference and the General Synod of the Church of England this summer.
The report entitled "In the Spirit of The Covenant", which aims to lay down a framework of discussion and debate in both churches regarding the Covenant, has addressed three main areas concerning Church life - the bread and wine of Holy Communion, presidency at the Eucharist, and the interchangeability of ordained ministries between the two churches.
[Christianity Today, UK] June 4, 2005--The first Interim Report of the Anglican-Methodist Covenant has been published by the Joint Implementation Commission (JIC) and will be presented at the upcoming Methodist Conference and the General Synod of the Church of England this summer.
The report entitled "In the Spirit of The Covenant", which aims to lay down a framework of discussion and debate in both churches regarding the Covenant, has addressed three main areas concerning Church life - the bread and wine of Holy Communion, presidency at the Eucharist, and the interchangeability of ordained ministries between the two churches.
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting: June 1-21
Join other faithful Anglicans and Episcopalians around the nation and world in 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting June 1-21, 2005. You may use the Daily Office Year 1, BCP, to guide your prayer and study. The Daily Lectionary may be found at http://www.satucket.com/lectionary/.
This time of prayer and fasting precedes and coincides with the beginning of the Anglican Consultative Council meeting, which is scheduled to take place June 19-28, 2005 in Nottingham, England. On June 21, the last day of the fast, the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA) and the Anglican Church of Canada are on the programme for "Consultation" with the ACC, as called for in the Primates' February 2005 Communiqué. The two North American churches will be making their presentations that day to explain their actions in regard to same-sex blessings and ECUSA's voting in of Gene Robinson in 2003 as the first openly-gay bishop. Please use this three-week period of time to pray for the meeting and for all those attending the meeting.
Related article:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2106/section/episcopalians.begin.fasting.ahead.of.international.meeting/1.htm
Episcopalians Begin Fasting Ahead of International Meeting - The Christian Post
This time of prayer and fasting precedes and coincides with the beginning of the Anglican Consultative Council meeting, which is scheduled to take place June 19-28, 2005 in Nottingham, England. On June 21, the last day of the fast, the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA) and the Anglican Church of Canada are on the programme for "Consultation" with the ACC, as called for in the Primates' February 2005 Communiqué. The two North American churches will be making their presentations that day to explain their actions in regard to same-sex blessings and ECUSA's voting in of Gene Robinson in 2003 as the first openly-gay bishop. Please use this three-week period of time to pray for the meeting and for all those attending the meeting.
Related article:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2106/section/episcopalians.begin.fasting.ahead.of.international.meeting/1.htm
Episcopalians Begin Fasting Ahead of International Meeting - The Christian Post
Civil Partnerships for British Clergy Clarified
http://www.livingchurch.org/publishertlc/viewarticle.asp?ID=1034
[The Living Church] June 2, 2005--A spokesman for the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England dismissed press reports that clergy were now being allowed to enter into gay marriage or that there had been any change in its doctrine or discipline now that homosexual clergy will be allowed to enter into civil partnerships.
[The Living Church] June 2, 2005--A spokesman for the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England dismissed press reports that clergy were now being allowed to enter into gay marriage or that there had been any change in its doctrine or discipline now that homosexual clergy will be allowed to enter into civil partnerships.
Friday, June 03, 2005
Understanding the Windsor Report - Two Leaders in the American Church Speak Across the Divide
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2550
[Virtue Online] June 1, 2005--In this book "Understanding the Windsor Report" two theologians, one conservative; the other liberal, range across the issues the Report raises. The collaborative effort of the two men: The Rev. Dr. Paul F. M. Zahl, Dean and President of Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry and the Rev. Ian T. Douglas Professor of World Mission and Global Christianity at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass face off over the issues the book raises.
[Virtue Online] June 1, 2005--In this book "Understanding the Windsor Report" two theologians, one conservative; the other liberal, range across the issues the Report raises. The collaborative effort of the two men: The Rev. Dr. Paul F. M. Zahl, Dean and President of Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry and the Rev. Ian T. Douglas Professor of World Mission and Global Christianity at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass face off over the issues the book raises.
The Theology of Heresy in the Diocese Central New York
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2559
[Virtue Online] June 3, 2005--How did we get to a state in the Episcopal Church were orthodoxy as set forth in the Nicene Creed is out, and heresy is taught to our clergy by Marcus Borg at the request of the officials of this diocese? That is an interesting story which requires some recent and not so recent history.
[Virtue Online] June 3, 2005--How did we get to a state in the Episcopal Church were orthodoxy as set forth in the Nicene Creed is out, and heresy is taught to our clergy by Marcus Borg at the request of the officials of this diocese? That is an interesting story which requires some recent and not so recent history.
In spite of everything, there is reason for optimism
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2557
[Virtue Online] June 3, 2005--I have taken note of an article in the May issue of "Episcopal Life." "Episcopal Life" is the official publication of the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA). The article is a commentary piece by Mr. James Bradberry, a Lay Deputy to General Convention from the Diocese of Southern Virginia. The article is entitled "Liberation, not excommunication: Separation from Anglican Communion would mean new opportunities."
[Virtue Online] June 3, 2005--I have taken note of an article in the May issue of "Episcopal Life." "Episcopal Life" is the official publication of the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA). The article is a commentary piece by Mr. James Bradberry, a Lay Deputy to General Convention from the Diocese of Southern Virginia. The article is entitled "Liberation, not excommunication: Separation from Anglican Communion would mean new opportunities."
Lutherans deal with issues of homosexuality
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2005/05/30/news/community/monloc02.txt
[Corvaillis Gazette-Times] May 30, 2005--The weather outside became stormy Saturday afternoon, but much to the relief of about 400 Lutherans gathered at Oregon State University's CH2M Hill Alumni Center at the atmosphere inside did not.
Members of the Oregon Synod Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America met in Corvallis for their yearly business meeting, which began Friday and ended around noon Sunday.
[Corvaillis Gazette-Times] May 30, 2005--The weather outside became stormy Saturday afternoon, but much to the relief of about 400 Lutherans gathered at Oregon State University's CH2M Hill Alumni Center at the atmosphere inside did not.
Members of the Oregon Synod Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America met in Corvallis for their yearly business meeting, which began Friday and ended around noon Sunday.
Covenant follow-up challenges priests and wafers
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/80256FA1003E05C1/httpPublicPages/76AD7818CCEE5E0980257014003CD9F1?opendocument
[Church Times] June 3, 2005--Millions of churchgoers will face big changes in Sunday worship - in the way they receive communion, and in who presides, among other things - if the Church of England and the Methodist Church draw closer together, a report suggests.
[Church Times] June 3, 2005--Millions of churchgoers will face big changes in Sunday worship - in the way they receive communion, and in who presides, among other things - if the Church of England and the Methodist Church draw closer together, a report suggests.
New 'Panel of Reference' role to be limited
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5771&title=New%20
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 3, 2005--The Anglican Communion’s new “Panel of Reference” will referee doctrinal disputes, Panel chairman Archbishop Peter Carnley of Perth said, but will not be the Communion’s policeman.
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 3, 2005--The Anglican Communion’s new “Panel of Reference” will referee doctrinal disputes, Panel chairman Archbishop Peter Carnley of Perth said, but will not be the Communion’s policeman.
Bishops decide clergy can register gay partnerships
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5771&title=Bishops%20decide%20clergy%20can%20register%20gay%20partnerships
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 3, 2005--Homosexual members of the clergy, who wish to register their relationships under the new “civil partnerships” law, will not lose their licenses to be priests, under a proposal drawn up by senior bishops.
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 3, 2005--Homosexual members of the clergy, who wish to register their relationships under the new “civil partnerships” law, will not lose their licenses to be priests, under a proposal drawn up by senior bishops.
Protestants and Catholics arrested in Saudi Arabia
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_05062saudi.shtml
[ekklesia] June 2, 2005--A new crackdown is underway against Christians in Saudi Arabia, according to reports from several human rights monitors. Recently eight Protestants were arrested and punished, says the Rome-based Catholic news agency Asianews.
[ekklesia] June 2, 2005--A new crackdown is underway against Christians in Saudi Arabia, according to reports from several human rights monitors. Recently eight Protestants were arrested and punished, says the Rome-based Catholic news agency Asianews.
Bishop rejects 62 Christians
http://allafrica.com/stories/200506011166.html
[allAfrica.com] June 1, 2005--The Bishop of Rwenzori Diocese, Benezeri Kisembo, on Sunday refused to confirm 62 Christians after they failed to answer the scripture questions put to them....The bishop said he would not promote Christianity based on ignorance of the Bible and other basic religious creeds.
Would the Episcopal Church be in its present mess had its bishops taken a similar stance?
[allAfrica.com] June 1, 2005--The Bishop of Rwenzori Diocese, Benezeri Kisembo, on Sunday refused to confirm 62 Christians after they failed to answer the scripture questions put to them....The bishop said he would not promote Christianity based on ignorance of the Bible and other basic religious creeds.
Would the Episcopal Church be in its present mess had its bishops taken a similar stance?
Arctic Anglican leaders vote unanimously to condemn same-sex marriage
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/news/shownews.jsp?content=n060315A
[Macleans.ca] June 3, 2005--Anglican church leaders in the Arctic have put themselves at odds with their national counterparts by condemning homosexuality and same-sex marriage.
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Activist disturbed by Anglican gay marriage policy - CBC North
http://www.nunatsiaq.com/news/nunavut/50603_10.html
Anglican leaders in Arctic condemn same-sex unions - Nunatsiaq News
http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=anglican-anti-gay-02062005
Arctic Anglicans take early stand against same-sex marriage - CBC North
[Macleans.ca] June 3, 2005--Anglican church leaders in the Arctic have put themselves at odds with their national counterparts by condemning homosexuality and same-sex marriage.
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Activist disturbed by Anglican gay marriage policy - CBC North
http://www.nunatsiaq.com/news/nunavut/50603_10.html
Anglican leaders in Arctic condemn same-sex unions - Nunatsiaq News
http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=anglican-anti-gay-02062005
Arctic Anglicans take early stand against same-sex marriage - CBC North
A Quirky and Vibrant Mosaic
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/006/24.37.html
[ChristianityToday.com] June 3, 2005--Evangelicals are admired, mocked, praised, scorned—and all for good reason.
[ChristianityToday.com] June 3, 2005--Evangelicals are admired, mocked, praised, scorned—and all for good reason.
California Attorney General Files Appeal on Gay Marriage Ruling
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1617/section/california.attorney.general.files.appeal.on.gay.marriage.ruling/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 2, 2005--An appeal was filed on Tuesday challenging a San Francisco judge’s ruling that declared California’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.
[The Christian Post] June 2, 2005--An appeal was filed on Tuesday challenging a San Francisco judge’s ruling that declared California’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.
Date Set for Methodist Church Appeal on Lesbian Minister Ruling
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2105/section/date.set.for.methodist.church.appeal.on.lesbian.minister.ruling/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 2, 2005--The appeal date has been set for the United Methodist Church to hear oral arguments in the third trial regarding Irene Elizabeth Stroud
[The Christian Post] June 2, 2005--The appeal date has been set for the United Methodist Church to hear oral arguments in the third trial regarding Irene Elizabeth Stroud
Calif. Bill on Same-Sex Marriage Defeated Three Times
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1619/section/calif.bill.on.same-sex.marriage.defeated.three.times/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 3, 2005--A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in California was defeated in the third and final vote in the Assembly late Thursday, killing any chance for such a bill to be placed on the state's ballot.
Related article:
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20893
Calif. 'gay marriage' bill loses; conservatives applaud defeat - Baptist Press News
[The Christian Post] June 3, 2005--A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in California was defeated in the third and final vote in the Assembly late Thursday, killing any chance for such a bill to be placed on the state's ballot.
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Calif. 'gay marriage' bill loses; conservatives applaud defeat - Baptist Press News
Same-Sex Marriage and the Integrity of Language
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/mohler/?adate=6/3/2005#1333573
[Crosswalk] June 3, 2005--The cultural momentum towards the legalization of same-sex marriage is being driven by more than may at first appear. Advocates of same-sex marriage insist that their purpose is to see homosexual couples receive the same rights and privileges as married couples, and to experience the same set of satisfactions and responsibilities. Without debating their argument, at least for now, we can already see that their stated purpose does not represent the real energy behind their demand for same-sex marriage.
[Crosswalk] June 3, 2005--The cultural momentum towards the legalization of same-sex marriage is being driven by more than may at first appear. Advocates of same-sex marriage insist that their purpose is to see homosexual couples receive the same rights and privileges as married couples, and to experience the same set of satisfactions and responsibilities. Without debating their argument, at least for now, we can already see that their stated purpose does not represent the real energy behind their demand for same-sex marriage.
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Mid-Week Edition: June 1, 2005
Commentary: Canterbury Endorses Same Sex Unions - by Robin G. Jordan
Is it plain ineptitude, poor judgment and muddleheadness on the part of the Archbishop of Canterbury? Or is Rowan Williams deliberately bucking the global South primates, resentful of the pressure that they put on him at the last Primates Meeting? William’s actions (and inaction) since that meeting give the appearance of both the former and the latter. First, he commends the Episcopal Church when it agrees to withdraw its representatives from the Anglican Consultative Council but then decides to send them to the next meeting of the ACC as “non-participating observers.” Williams is slow in appointing the Panel of Reference requested by the Primates. Williams join ECUSA Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold in seeking to focus attention away from the innovations of the ECUSA and the Anglican Church of Canada and to refocus it upon what he views as the mission of the church. When the Secretary General of the ACC announces that any decision by the Anglican Church of Canada regarding the Primates’ request that the Anglican Church of Canada withdraw from the ACC is acceptable to the ACC, Williams is silent. When Williams does finally appoint a chair for the Panel of Reference, he appoints outspoken liberal Australian primate Peter Carnley. Orthodox Episcopalians are appalled by Carnley’s statements about how the Panel of Reference will operate. Williams does not contradict Carnely. Now Williams has joined with other senior bishops of the Church of England in drafting a proposal that would permit gay clergy in the Church of England to enter into civil unions under the United Kingdom’s new Civil Partnerships Act. “Civil partnership” is in everything except name gay marriage.
Archbishop Williams’ latest actions belong in the same category with his re-release of a collection of essays espousing gay unions at the time he was seeking to publicly assure orthodox Anglicans that he supported Biblical teaching about marriage and human sexuality, his comparison of God with a babbling infant struggling to communicate, his approval of the appointment of controversial gay activist Jeffery Johns as the Bishop of Reading, and his snubbing of the African bishops. They do not cause orthodox Anglicans to believe him or trust him. With the Primates having requested ECUSA and the Anglican Church of Canada to withdraw from the Anglican Consultative Council as a result of their theological and moral innovations and the ACC at the request of the Primates conducting a hearing into the rationale behind the innovations of the North American churches in June, the proposal of senior bishops of the Church of England to permit gay clergy in that church to “marry” is bound to complicate matters. It definitely sends the wrong message to liberals in the ECUSA and the Anglican Church of Canada
If the Church of England adopts this proposal, it is quite reasonable for the Primates in extraordinary meeting to call for the withdrawal of the Church of England from the Anglican Consultative Council and for the conduct of a hearing into its rationale for adopting the proposal. While the Church of England may be the mother church of the other provinces of the Anglican Communion, this fact of history does not grant it privileged status.
The latest actions of Rowan Williams suggest that he and the senior English bishops putting forward this proposal are either out of touch with reality, oblivious to how Anglicans around the world will react to the proposal and their support for it. Or they hold their fellow Anglicans in utter contempt. The Windsor Report urged the Anglican provinces not to initiate innovations in doctrine and practice without first consulting the other provinces. Yet here are bishops of the Church of England proposing what can be described only as an innovation comparable to blessing same sex unions and consecrating a bishop involved in sexual activity outside of marriage. Do they really think that requiring gay clergy entering into civil unions to abstain from sexual activity will make this proposal any more acceptable to God or palatable to orthodox Anglicans? Permitting clergy to formalize a homosexual relationship with a civil union is the same as sanctioning such sinful relationships. It is not necessary for a same sex couple to engage in sexual activity in order for the relationship to be sinful in God’s eyes. Jesus equates the thought with the deed. The man who experiences sexual desire for his neighbor’s wife commits adultery with her in his heart. He need not act upon that desire.
Permitting gay clergy to “marry” a same sex partner sends a very confusing message not only to the clergy themselves but also to the laity of the Church of England. It adds to the confusion that the Church of England has already created by saying that clergy should not engage in sexual activity with members of the same sex while taking a more tolerant attitude toward homosexual activity among laity. Jesus recognized that humans are prone to sin. At the same time he singled out for hard words those who cause others to sin. With this proposal senior bishops of the Church of England, Williams among them, are tempting both clergy and laity to sin.
William’s latest actions thrust to the fore again the question as to whether the Archbishop of Canterbury should retain the role of lead primate of the Anglican Communion and that of an instrument of Anglican unity. The appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury is a political one. The Church of England is an established church. The Archbishop of Canterbury is nominated by the British Prime Minister. The Archbishop is not selected to meet the needs of the Church of England or the Anglican Communion. He is chosen to serve the political, social and economic agenda of the party in power.
Rather than giving more authority to the Archbishop of Canterbury as proposed in the Windsor Report, the provinces of the Anglican Communion would do well to consider the following reforms:
(1) The lead primate of the Anglican Communion should be elected by the Council of Primates from its members to serve for a ten-year term. He would be eligible for reelection to a second term.
(2) The Archbishop of Canterbury would sit on the Council of Primates but only as a primate among fellow primates and not as lead primate by virtue of his see.
(3) Application for membership in the Anglican Communion would be made to the Council of Primates and membership in the Anglican Communion would require the approval of that body.
(4) Members of the Anglican Communion would be in communion not with the See of Canterbury but with the Council of Primates and through that body with the Anglican Communion.
(5) A basic requirement of membership in the Anglican Communion would be that the member church must in practice, that is, in its working theology, conform to the teaching of the Bible, the teaching of the Apostolic, Nicene, and Anathasian Creeds, such teaching of the first seven general councils of the undivided church, that is agreeable with Scripture, and the teaching of the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion.
(6) The Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council would be nominated by the lead primate and appointed with the approval of the Council of Primates.
(7) A conference of Anglican bishops would be held every ten years. The Council of Primates would decide where that conference would be held and would issue invitations to that conference.
These reforms would give to the Council of Primates authority to discipline member churches of the Anglican Communion, suspending a province and if necessary expelling it, if it failed to comply with the basic requirements of membership in the Anglican Communion. The Council of Primates could appoint a Panel of Reference with teeth since it would be reporting to the Primates and could ask them to impose sanctions on provinces that violate the basic requirements of membership by failing to protect orthodox clergy and congregations from heretical bishops.
Will the day come when orthodox clergy and congregations will be forced not only to remove the signs identifying their church with the Episcopal Church USA but also the Anglican Communion? Let us hope not. Let us pray that wiser heads will prevail.
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Arctic Anglicans to reject same-sex unions
[ CBC North] June 1, 2005--The Anglican Diocese of the Arctic will vote on a motion this week that could officially declare its opposition to same sex-marriages and unions.
http://www.caledonianrecord.com/pages/top_news/story/de8b3b0dc
Gay Marriage Gets North Country Nod
[The Caledonian-Record] June 1, 2005--The same-sex marriage debate moved to the most conservative region of New Hampshire Tuesday.
http://anglicanjournal.com/131/06/canada19.html
Conference will gather conservative voices
[Anglican Journal] June 1, 2005--Anglican Essentials Canada, an 11-year-old coalition that has become the predominant voice for conservatives disturbed with more-liberal church views on homosexuality, is planning a major conference this month in Toronto.
http://anglicanjournal.com/131/06/canada01.html
Canadians to sit on sidelines of meeting - Will not 'participate fully' at ACC
[Anglican Journal] June 1, 2005--Council of General Synod (CoGS) has instructed the Anglican Church of Canada’s representatives to “attend but not participate fully” in the meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) scheduled in Nottingham, England next month.
http://anglicanjournal.com/131/06/canada08.html
Council eyes details of 'consultation'
[Anglican Journal] June 1, 2005--From practical considerations (where to sit) to strategic (who should go), Council of General Synod (CoGS) members pondered how the Anglican Church of Canada could put its best foot forward when it appears before the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) in Nottingham this month.
http://anglicanjournal.com/131/06/oped01.html
Why can't we simply say what we mean?
[Anglican Journal] June 1, 2005-- Too often in the Anglican church, confusion reigns. Case in point: asked by the primates of the Anglican Communion in a communiqué last February to “voluntarily withdraw” its members from the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), the Council of General Synod (CoGS) instead decided that the Canadians should “attend but not participate” in a meeting next month in Nottingham, England.
Its decision was nearly identical to that of the Episcopal Church in the United States, which was also asked to withdraw its members for the period leading up to the next Lambeth Conference. Both North American churches appear to believe they have bowed to the primates’ request, but early signs are that the hardline primates and others – those who had hoped for a suspension of the two churches from the worldwide Communion – see the response as a sidestepping of their wishes.
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050601/NEWS0201/106010025
N.H. gay marriage commission takes testimony in Littleton
[Foster's Online] June 1, 2005--Gay marriage commissioners made their first group foray outside the state capital Tuesday to ask the public whether and how same sex couples should be recognized in New Hampshire; the answers they received tilted overwhelmingly in favor of allowing civil unions and marriage.
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2548
Rector denies uniqueness of Christ's salvation message for humanity
[Virtue Online] June 1, 2005--The Rector Emeritus of All Saints Church, Pasadena, California told hundreds of Episcopalians at Washington's National Cathedral recently that he could no longer think about Jesus as the only way to God and to a saving faith.
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2543
Church cuts Episcopal affiliation
[Virtue Online] May 31, 2005--Nearly two years after the Episcopal Church USA elected a gay bishop in New Hampshire, members of a south Tulsa Episcopal church have decided to withdraw from the denomination.The leadership of Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal met with Oklahoma Bishop Robert Moody last week to discuss details of the withdrawal.A congregational meeting was held Sunday to explain the situation to members.
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2547
Fleeing the Madhouse
[Virtue Online] June 1, 2005--Well over a year ago, Ephraim Radner declared, "I am myself convinced that we are not really dealing simply with 'error' and 'false teaching' within ECUSA. Rather, we are dealing with something akin to madness." I can think of no better diagnosis of the present Episcopal Church than that offered by Dr. Radner-madness! What else can explain a church that abandons its foundational theological principles and giddily jumps off the ecclesiastical cliff in an act of spiritual and institutional suicide.
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/agenda.released.for.anglican.consultative.council.meeting.in.england./589.htm
Agenda Released for Anglican Consultative Council Meeting in England
[Christianity Today, UK] June 1, 2005--The 13th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting will be held at the University of Nottingham, England from 18-28 June. The ten-day conference, where bishops, priests and lay people from all 38 Anglican Provinces across the world gather, is expected to highlight the ongoing controversy over homosexuality in the Church. Details of the meeting were disclosed in a letter from the ACC yesterday.
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Is it plain ineptitude, poor judgment and muddleheadness on the part of the Archbishop of Canterbury? Or is Rowan Williams deliberately bucking the global South primates, resentful of the pressure that they put on him at the last Primates Meeting? William’s actions (and inaction) since that meeting give the appearance of both the former and the latter. First, he commends the Episcopal Church when it agrees to withdraw its representatives from the Anglican Consultative Council but then decides to send them to the next meeting of the ACC as “non-participating observers.” Williams is slow in appointing the Panel of Reference requested by the Primates. Williams join ECUSA Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold in seeking to focus attention away from the innovations of the ECUSA and the Anglican Church of Canada and to refocus it upon what he views as the mission of the church. When the Secretary General of the ACC announces that any decision by the Anglican Church of Canada regarding the Primates’ request that the Anglican Church of Canada withdraw from the ACC is acceptable to the ACC, Williams is silent. When Williams does finally appoint a chair for the Panel of Reference, he appoints outspoken liberal Australian primate Peter Carnley. Orthodox Episcopalians are appalled by Carnley’s statements about how the Panel of Reference will operate. Williams does not contradict Carnely. Now Williams has joined with other senior bishops of the Church of England in drafting a proposal that would permit gay clergy in the Church of England to enter into civil unions under the United Kingdom’s new Civil Partnerships Act. “Civil partnership” is in everything except name gay marriage.
Archbishop Williams’ latest actions belong in the same category with his re-release of a collection of essays espousing gay unions at the time he was seeking to publicly assure orthodox Anglicans that he supported Biblical teaching about marriage and human sexuality, his comparison of God with a babbling infant struggling to communicate, his approval of the appointment of controversial gay activist Jeffery Johns as the Bishop of Reading, and his snubbing of the African bishops. They do not cause orthodox Anglicans to believe him or trust him. With the Primates having requested ECUSA and the Anglican Church of Canada to withdraw from the Anglican Consultative Council as a result of their theological and moral innovations and the ACC at the request of the Primates conducting a hearing into the rationale behind the innovations of the North American churches in June, the proposal of senior bishops of the Church of England to permit gay clergy in that church to “marry” is bound to complicate matters. It definitely sends the wrong message to liberals in the ECUSA and the Anglican Church of Canada
If the Church of England adopts this proposal, it is quite reasonable for the Primates in extraordinary meeting to call for the withdrawal of the Church of England from the Anglican Consultative Council and for the conduct of a hearing into its rationale for adopting the proposal. While the Church of England may be the mother church of the other provinces of the Anglican Communion, this fact of history does not grant it privileged status.
The latest actions of Rowan Williams suggest that he and the senior English bishops putting forward this proposal are either out of touch with reality, oblivious to how Anglicans around the world will react to the proposal and their support for it. Or they hold their fellow Anglicans in utter contempt. The Windsor Report urged the Anglican provinces not to initiate innovations in doctrine and practice without first consulting the other provinces. Yet here are bishops of the Church of England proposing what can be described only as an innovation comparable to blessing same sex unions and consecrating a bishop involved in sexual activity outside of marriage. Do they really think that requiring gay clergy entering into civil unions to abstain from sexual activity will make this proposal any more acceptable to God or palatable to orthodox Anglicans? Permitting clergy to formalize a homosexual relationship with a civil union is the same as sanctioning such sinful relationships. It is not necessary for a same sex couple to engage in sexual activity in order for the relationship to be sinful in God’s eyes. Jesus equates the thought with the deed. The man who experiences sexual desire for his neighbor’s wife commits adultery with her in his heart. He need not act upon that desire.
Permitting gay clergy to “marry” a same sex partner sends a very confusing message not only to the clergy themselves but also to the laity of the Church of England. It adds to the confusion that the Church of England has already created by saying that clergy should not engage in sexual activity with members of the same sex while taking a more tolerant attitude toward homosexual activity among laity. Jesus recognized that humans are prone to sin. At the same time he singled out for hard words those who cause others to sin. With this proposal senior bishops of the Church of England, Williams among them, are tempting both clergy and laity to sin.
William’s latest actions thrust to the fore again the question as to whether the Archbishop of Canterbury should retain the role of lead primate of the Anglican Communion and that of an instrument of Anglican unity. The appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury is a political one. The Church of England is an established church. The Archbishop of Canterbury is nominated by the British Prime Minister. The Archbishop is not selected to meet the needs of the Church of England or the Anglican Communion. He is chosen to serve the political, social and economic agenda of the party in power.
Rather than giving more authority to the Archbishop of Canterbury as proposed in the Windsor Report, the provinces of the Anglican Communion would do well to consider the following reforms:
(1) The lead primate of the Anglican Communion should be elected by the Council of Primates from its members to serve for a ten-year term. He would be eligible for reelection to a second term.
(2) The Archbishop of Canterbury would sit on the Council of Primates but only as a primate among fellow primates and not as lead primate by virtue of his see.
(3) Application for membership in the Anglican Communion would be made to the Council of Primates and membership in the Anglican Communion would require the approval of that body.
(4) Members of the Anglican Communion would be in communion not with the See of Canterbury but with the Council of Primates and through that body with the Anglican Communion.
(5) A basic requirement of membership in the Anglican Communion would be that the member church must in practice, that is, in its working theology, conform to the teaching of the Bible, the teaching of the Apostolic, Nicene, and Anathasian Creeds, such teaching of the first seven general councils of the undivided church, that is agreeable with Scripture, and the teaching of the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion.
(6) The Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council would be nominated by the lead primate and appointed with the approval of the Council of Primates.
(7) A conference of Anglican bishops would be held every ten years. The Council of Primates would decide where that conference would be held and would issue invitations to that conference.
These reforms would give to the Council of Primates authority to discipline member churches of the Anglican Communion, suspending a province and if necessary expelling it, if it failed to comply with the basic requirements of membership in the Anglican Communion. The Council of Primates could appoint a Panel of Reference with teeth since it would be reporting to the Primates and could ask them to impose sanctions on provinces that violate the basic requirements of membership by failing to protect orthodox clergy and congregations from heretical bishops.
Will the day come when orthodox clergy and congregations will be forced not only to remove the signs identifying their church with the Episcopal Church USA but also the Anglican Communion? Let us hope not. Let us pray that wiser heads will prevail.
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Arctic Anglicans to reject same-sex unions
[ CBC North] June 1, 2005--The Anglican Diocese of the Arctic will vote on a motion this week that could officially declare its opposition to same sex-marriages and unions.
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Gay Marriage Gets North Country Nod
[The Caledonian-Record] June 1, 2005--The same-sex marriage debate moved to the most conservative region of New Hampshire Tuesday.
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Conference will gather conservative voices
[Anglican Journal] June 1, 2005--Anglican Essentials Canada, an 11-year-old coalition that has become the predominant voice for conservatives disturbed with more-liberal church views on homosexuality, is planning a major conference this month in Toronto.
http://anglicanjournal.com/131/06/canada01.html
Canadians to sit on sidelines of meeting - Will not 'participate fully' at ACC
[Anglican Journal] June 1, 2005--Council of General Synod (CoGS) has instructed the Anglican Church of Canada’s representatives to “attend but not participate fully” in the meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) scheduled in Nottingham, England next month.
http://anglicanjournal.com/131/06/canada08.html
Council eyes details of 'consultation'
[Anglican Journal] June 1, 2005--From practical considerations (where to sit) to strategic (who should go), Council of General Synod (CoGS) members pondered how the Anglican Church of Canada could put its best foot forward when it appears before the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) in Nottingham this month.
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Why can't we simply say what we mean?
[Anglican Journal] June 1, 2005-- Too often in the Anglican church, confusion reigns. Case in point: asked by the primates of the Anglican Communion in a communiqué last February to “voluntarily withdraw” its members from the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), the Council of General Synod (CoGS) instead decided that the Canadians should “attend but not participate” in a meeting next month in Nottingham, England.
Its decision was nearly identical to that of the Episcopal Church in the United States, which was also asked to withdraw its members for the period leading up to the next Lambeth Conference. Both North American churches appear to believe they have bowed to the primates’ request, but early signs are that the hardline primates and others – those who had hoped for a suspension of the two churches from the worldwide Communion – see the response as a sidestepping of their wishes.
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N.H. gay marriage commission takes testimony in Littleton
[Foster's Online] June 1, 2005--Gay marriage commissioners made their first group foray outside the state capital Tuesday to ask the public whether and how same sex couples should be recognized in New Hampshire; the answers they received tilted overwhelmingly in favor of allowing civil unions and marriage.
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2548
Rector denies uniqueness of Christ's salvation message for humanity
[Virtue Online] June 1, 2005--The Rector Emeritus of All Saints Church, Pasadena, California told hundreds of Episcopalians at Washington's National Cathedral recently that he could no longer think about Jesus as the only way to God and to a saving faith.
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Church cuts Episcopal affiliation
[Virtue Online] May 31, 2005--Nearly two years after the Episcopal Church USA elected a gay bishop in New Hampshire, members of a south Tulsa Episcopal church have decided to withdraw from the denomination.The leadership of Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal met with Oklahoma Bishop Robert Moody last week to discuss details of the withdrawal.A congregational meeting was held Sunday to explain the situation to members.
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2547
Fleeing the Madhouse
[Virtue Online] June 1, 2005--Well over a year ago, Ephraim Radner declared, "I am myself convinced that we are not really dealing simply with 'error' and 'false teaching' within ECUSA. Rather, we are dealing with something akin to madness." I can think of no better diagnosis of the present Episcopal Church than that offered by Dr. Radner-madness! What else can explain a church that abandons its foundational theological principles and giddily jumps off the ecclesiastical cliff in an act of spiritual and institutional suicide.
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/agenda.released.for.anglican.consultative.council.meeting.in.england./589.htm
Agenda Released for Anglican Consultative Council Meeting in England
[Christianity Today, UK] June 1, 2005--The 13th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting will be held at the University of Nottingham, England from 18-28 June. The ten-day conference, where bishops, priests and lay people from all 38 Anglican Provinces across the world gather, is expected to highlight the ongoing controversy over homosexuality in the Church. Details of the meeting were disclosed in a letter from the ACC yesterday.
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