http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2649
[Virtue Online] June 22, 2005--When the secretary general of the Anglican Consultative Council, Canon Kenneth Kearon attended the Council of General Synod (CoGS) of the Canadian Anglican Church recently, he said it wasn't his place to indicate how the ACC should make its decision on whether or not the Canadians should attend the meeting in Nottingham.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
US Anglicans bless 'sacred' gay unions
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2646
[Times Online] June 22, 2005--Anglican Church of the US gave the first justification yesterday of its decision to consecrate an openly homosexual man to the episcopate, arguing that same-sex unions can be open "to God's blessing and holy purposes" in the same manner as marriage. At a meeting in Nottingham of Anglican leaders from around the world, delegates from the US said the blessing of same-sex unions constitutes a "new reality, a sacred union".
[Times Online] June 22, 2005--Anglican Church of the US gave the first justification yesterday of its decision to consecrate an openly homosexual man to the episcopate, arguing that same-sex unions can be open "to God's blessing and holy purposes" in the same manner as marriage. At a meeting in Nottingham of Anglican leaders from around the world, delegates from the US said the blessing of same-sex unions constitutes a "new reality, a sacred union".
The surprising spectrum of evangelicals
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2645
[The Philadelphia Inquirer] June 19, 2005--The only bumper sticker on the Rev. Ted Haggard's red pickup truck proclaims: Vote for Pedro.
[The Philadelphia Inquirer] June 19, 2005--The only bumper sticker on the Rev. Ted Haggard's red pickup truck proclaims: Vote for Pedro.
Orthodox Canadian Anglicans Express Full Support for Bishop of Recife
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2644
[Virtue Online] June 20, 2005--Anglican Essentials Canada denounces the actions taken by the Primate of Brazil to depose the Bishop of the Diocese of Recife.
[Virtue Online] June 20, 2005--Anglican Essentials Canada denounces the actions taken by the Primate of Brazil to depose the Bishop of the Diocese of Recife.
Archbishop Williams Stresses Expansion of Theological Education at Anglican Council
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/archbishop.williams.stresses.expansion.of.theological.education.at.anglican.council/628.htm
[Christianity Today, UK] June 21, 2005--As one of the agendas on the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting in Nottingham, England yesterday, theological education was highlighted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams to the audience consisting of bishops, clergy and representatives from 50 countries within the Anglican Communion worldwide.
[Christianity Today, UK] June 21, 2005--As one of the agendas on the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting in Nottingham, England yesterday, theological education was highlighted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams to the audience consisting of bishops, clergy and representatives from 50 countries within the Anglican Communion worldwide.
Liberals depose Cavalcanti in Brazil
http://www.evangelicals.org/news.asp?id=98
[EV News] June 21, 2005--It is reported that Bishop Robinson Cavalcanti of the Diocese of Recife has been deposed by the liberal establishment in the Church of Brazil.Bishop Robinson recently sent a delegate to Lambeth Palace to appeal for consideration by the Panel of Reference. The Diocese of Recife has incurred the wrath of the rest of the Province because of its attachment to biblical morality and the willingness of the Bishop to speak out on such matters.
[EV News] June 21, 2005--It is reported that Bishop Robinson Cavalcanti of the Diocese of Recife has been deposed by the liberal establishment in the Church of Brazil.Bishop Robinson recently sent a delegate to Lambeth Palace to appeal for consideration by the Panel of Reference. The Diocese of Recife has incurred the wrath of the rest of the Province because of its attachment to biblical morality and the willingness of the Bishop to speak out on such matters.
Maryland Court Rules Ten Commandments Display Constitutional
http://crosswalk.com/news/1336607.html
[Crosswalk.com] June 22, 2005--A federal district court in Maryland ruled Tuesday that a Ten Commandments display in a park in Frederick is constitutional.
[Crosswalk.com] June 22, 2005--A federal district court in Maryland ruled Tuesday that a Ten Commandments display in a park in Frederick is constitutional.
Canada May Delay Parliament Break to Force Through Same-Sex 'Marriage'
http://crosswalk.com/news/1336730.html
[Crosswalk.com] June 22, 2005--Canada's parliament may indefinitely delay in its lengthy summer break so the Liberal government can push through a controversial law giving same-sex couples the same rights to civil marriage as heterosexuals.
[Crosswalk.com] June 22, 2005--Canada's parliament may indefinitely delay in its lengthy summer break so the Liberal government can push through a controversial law giving same-sex couples the same rights to civil marriage as heterosexuals.
Blaming Homosexuals and Running from Public Schools
http://www.christianpost.com/article/editorial/397/section/blaming.homosexuals.and.running.from.public.schools/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 21, 2005--One of the greatest fears some evangelical Christians hold in contemporary society is homosexuality, and more specifically, the acceptance of homosexuality in public schools.
[The Christian Post] June 21, 2005--One of the greatest fears some evangelical Christians hold in contemporary society is homosexuality, and more specifically, the acceptance of homosexuality in public schools.
American Medical Association Targets Catholic and Pro-Life Pharmacists for Extinction
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05062108.html
[LifeSite.News.com] June 21, 2005--The American Medical Association is backing a proposal that would force pharmacists to dispense abortifacients like the morning-after emergency abortion and birth control pill or refer to another pharmacist to have the prescriptions filled.
[LifeSite.News.com] June 21, 2005--The American Medical Association is backing a proposal that would force pharmacists to dispense abortifacients like the morning-after emergency abortion and birth control pill or refer to another pharmacist to have the prescriptions filled.
PC(USA) Head: Continued Membership Drop 'a Wake-Up Call'
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2134/section/pcusa.head.continued.membership.drop.a.wake-up.call/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 22, 2005--The decline of active membership in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) by 43,175 last year is “a wake-up call,” according to the head of the 2.3-million-member denomination.
Related article:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2135/section/pcusa.continue.on.downward.membership.trend/1.htm
PC(USA) Continue on Downward Membership Trend - The Christian Post
[The Christian Post] June 22, 2005--The decline of active membership in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) by 43,175 last year is “a wake-up call,” according to the head of the 2.3-million-member denomination.
Related article:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2135/section/pcusa.continue.on.downward.membership.trend/1.htm
PC(USA) Continue on Downward Membership Trend - The Christian Post
New Network Draws Attention to 'Graduation Evacuation'
http://www.christianpost.com/article/ministries/1271/section/new.network.draws.attention.to.graduation.evacuation/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 22, 2005--Concerned with the loss of youth after graduating from high school, Mission America and the National Network of Youth Ministries joined Ministry Edge in a new network to urge ministries, churches, and others across America to bring about a change.
[The Christian Post] June 22, 2005--Concerned with the loss of youth after graduating from high school, Mission America and the National Network of Youth Ministries joined Ministry Edge in a new network to urge ministries, churches, and others across America to bring about a change.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Canadian, U.S. Anglicans to explain gay stand
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050621.wangl0621/BNStory/International/
[Globeandmail.com] June 21, 2005--Anglican bishops from Canada and the United States gathered in England on Tuesday to brief a top church body on their position on homosexuality – an issue that threatens to split the 77 million-strong global communion.
[Globeandmail.com] June 21, 2005--Anglican bishops from Canada and the United States gathered in England on Tuesday to brief a top church body on their position on homosexuality – an issue that threatens to split the 77 million-strong global communion.
Alexandria seminary official to defend gay clergy
http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050621-103308-6479r
[The Washington Times] June 21, 2005--The vice president of Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria will be among a team of seven Episcopal bishops and clergy in England today, making the case for homosexual clergy in the 70-million-member Anglican Communion.
[The Washington Times] June 21, 2005--The vice president of Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria will be among a team of seven Episcopal bishops and clergy in England today, making the case for homosexual clergy in the 70-million-member Anglican Communion.
US Church to justify gay bishop
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4112954.stm
[BBC News] June 21, 2005--Anglican leaders are set to hear why the American arm of the Church decided to ordain an openly gay bishop - a move that almost split the worldwide Church.
[BBC News] June 21, 2005--Anglican leaders are set to hear why the American arm of the Church decided to ordain an openly gay bishop - a move that almost split the worldwide Church.
Anglican Leaders Hear Reasons For US Gay Bishop's Election
http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/06/062005anglicans.htm
[365gay.com] June 20, 2005--Leaders of the Anglican faith from around the world have gathered in Nottingham, England to hear arguments from the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada on gay inclusion.
[365gay.com] June 20, 2005--Leaders of the Anglican faith from around the world have gathered in Nottingham, England to hear arguments from the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada on gay inclusion.
Arguments for same-sex behavior: outlines and inadequacies
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2636
[Anglican Communion Institute] June 19, 2005--The Anglican Consultative Council prepares to meet and, among other things, hear from U.S. Episcopalians as they provide a rationale for the divisive actions of the last General Convention. In what follows, Dr. Witt provides an overview and evaluation of common arguments in favor of same-sex partnerships and blessings. The ACI hopes this critical review helps focus and hold accountable the discussion about to ensue over the next days.
[Anglican Communion Institute] June 19, 2005--The Anglican Consultative Council prepares to meet and, among other things, hear from U.S. Episcopalians as they provide a rationale for the divisive actions of the last General Convention. In what follows, Dr. Witt provides an overview and evaluation of common arguments in favor of same-sex partnerships and blessings. The ACI hopes this critical review helps focus and hold accountable the discussion about to ensue over the next days.
Essentials meeting forms new groups
http://anglicanjournal.com/extra/news.php?newsItem=2005-06-20-2_mns.news
[Anglican Journal] June 20, 2005--Conservative Canadian Anglicans, meeting in Toronto June 16-18, were urged to join two new groups, one of them working towards becoming the official replacement for the Anglican Church of Canada in anticipation that it may be “suspended or removed from the Anglican Communion” or may decide to “walk apart” over the thorny issue of sexuality.
[Anglican Journal] June 20, 2005--Conservative Canadian Anglicans, meeting in Toronto June 16-18, were urged to join two new groups, one of them working towards becoming the official replacement for the Anglican Church of Canada in anticipation that it may be “suspended or removed from the Anglican Communion” or may decide to “walk apart” over the thorny issue of sexuality.
Williams pleads for Anglicans to hold together
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1510842,00.html
[Guardian Unlimited] June 21, 2005--Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, pleaded for the "catastrophic" Anglican communion to hold together yesterday in tolerance, if no longer love, at the start of a key conference of representatives from the church's 38 provinces meeting at Nottingham University.
Even as he did so, however, plotting and mutual recriminations continued over the presence of observers from the US Episcopal Church who had been asked to stay away from the meeting. Rival US factions sat at the back of the hall glowering at each other amid accusations of bad faith.
[Guardian Unlimited] June 21, 2005--Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, pleaded for the "catastrophic" Anglican communion to hold together yesterday in tolerance, if no longer love, at the start of a key conference of representatives from the church's 38 provinces meeting at Nottingham University.
Even as he did so, however, plotting and mutual recriminations continued over the presence of observers from the US Episcopal Church who had been asked to stay away from the meeting. Rival US factions sat at the back of the hall glowering at each other amid accusations of bad faith.
U.S., Canadian Anglicans Meet on Gay Issue
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-britain-anglicans,1,1145691.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines
[latimes.com] June 21, 2005--Emotions were high at the Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Nottingham, as pro-gay and traditionalist wings of the church appealed for understanding.
[latimes.com] June 21, 2005--Emotions were high at the Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Nottingham, as pro-gay and traditionalist wings of the church appealed for understanding.
Evangelical Alliance Head: Seek Truth as a Guide at ACC Meeting
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/evangelical.alliance.head.seek.truth.as.a.guide.at.acc.meeting./626.htm
[Christianity Today, UK] June 21, 2005--The 13th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC-13) meeting commenced on 19th June with a Eucharist in St Peter's Church, Nottingham, England, celebrated by bishops, clergy and church representatives from more than 50 countries.
With the presence of the guest preacher - General Director of the Evangelical Alliance UK (EAUK) Rev Dr Joel Edwards - the central and common concern for all Anglicans to seek for the truth under the guidance of the Holy Spirit was highlighted in his sermon, amid the ongoing debate on human sexuality which has caused painful rift in the Church and widespread critics in the society.
[Christianity Today, UK] June 21, 2005--The 13th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC-13) meeting commenced on 19th June with a Eucharist in St Peter's Church, Nottingham, England, celebrated by bishops, clergy and church representatives from more than 50 countries.
With the presence of the guest preacher - General Director of the Evangelical Alliance UK (EAUK) Rev Dr Joel Edwards - the central and common concern for all Anglicans to seek for the truth under the guidance of the Holy Spirit was highlighted in his sermon, amid the ongoing debate on human sexuality which has caused painful rift in the Church and widespread critics in the society.
World Anglicans Gather in Nottingham Expecting Homosexuality Debate
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/world.anglicans.gather.in.nottingham.expecting.homosexuality.debate/625.htm
[Christianity Today, UK] June 20, 2005--The setting for this year’s ACC, however, is marked with unbridled divisions that stem from the U.S. Episcopal Church’s (ECUSA) ordination of an active homosexual bishop and the Canadian church’s blessing of same-sex unions.
[Christianity Today, UK] June 20, 2005--The setting for this year’s ACC, however, is marked with unbridled divisions that stem from the U.S. Episcopal Church’s (ECUSA) ordination of an active homosexual bishop and the Canadian church’s blessing of same-sex unions.
U.S. Anglican Leader, Presenters to Defend Gay Ordination
http://www.christianpost.com/article/europe/461/section/us.anglican.leader.presenters.to.defend.gay.ordination/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 21, 2005--Anglican leaders will hear from the head of the U.S. Anglican church and other presenters regarding the theological justification behind the decision to ordain an openly gay bishop, an event which has nearly caused a split in the worldwide communion.
Related article:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2130/section/world.anglicans.gather.brace.for.homosexuality.debate/1.htm
World Anglicans Gather, Brace for Homosexuality Debate - The Christian Post
[The Christian Post] June 21, 2005--Anglican leaders will hear from the head of the U.S. Anglican church and other presenters regarding the theological justification behind the decision to ordain an openly gay bishop, an event which has nearly caused a split in the worldwide communion.
Related article:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2130/section/world.anglicans.gather.brace.for.homosexuality.debate/1.htm
World Anglicans Gather, Brace for Homosexuality Debate - The Christian Post
US Anglicans to justify gay stance
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15675322%255E2703,00.html
[The Australian] June 21, 2005--Anglican leaders will hear for the first time today a theological justification by the heads of the Canadian and US churches for their actions over homosexuals, which have brought the Anglican community to the brink of schism.
[The Australian] June 21, 2005--Anglican leaders will hear for the first time today a theological justification by the heads of the Canadian and US churches for their actions over homosexuals, which have brought the Anglican community to the brink of schism.
Anglican Consultative Council begins it work
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/articles/39/75/acns3992.cfm
[Anglican Communion News Service] June 20, 2005--A colourful international procession through Nottingham's city centre was joined by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, marking the start of the 10 day meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council.
[Anglican Communion News Service] June 20, 2005--A colourful international procession through Nottingham's city centre was joined by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, marking the start of the 10 day meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council.
A True Hearing - Material for the ACC
http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/truehear.asp
[Anglican Mainstream] June 21, 2005--A True Hearing is a selection of materials for the Anglican Consultative Council in its "hearing" on issues of human sexuality. It is commended by Drexel Gomez, the Primate of the West Indies.
[Anglican Mainstream] June 21, 2005--A True Hearing is a selection of materials for the Anglican Consultative Council in its "hearing" on issues of human sexuality. It is commended by Drexel Gomez, the Primate of the West Indies.
Archbishop of Canterbury's Presidential Address at ACC-13
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/articles/39/75/acns3991.cfm
[Anglican Communion News Service] June 20, 2005-- don't think that this question is quickly resolved. There are those who say, 'This is an issue of justice, comparable to the rights of black people in the Western world, or the rights of women. Our church must be inclusive of all, committed to liberation for all from the burden of prejudice and hatred'. And there are those who say, 'The Bible is clear; there is no argument to be had'. Yet the latter people often in practice find they are themselves interpreting Scripture more flexibly in other areas. And the former people may have to recognise that there is a difference between campaigning for civil equality and declaring discipline or defining holiness for the Church of Christ, a difference between including all who come to Christ and being indifferent to how human lives are actually challenged and altered by him.
[Anglican Communion News Service] June 20, 2005-- don't think that this question is quickly resolved. There are those who say, 'This is an issue of justice, comparable to the rights of black people in the Western world, or the rights of women. Our church must be inclusive of all, committed to liberation for all from the burden of prejudice and hatred'. And there are those who say, 'The Bible is clear; there is no argument to be had'. Yet the latter people often in practice find they are themselves interpreting Scripture more flexibly in other areas. And the former people may have to recognise that there is a difference between campaigning for civil equality and declaring discipline or defining holiness for the Church of Christ, a difference between including all who come to Christ and being indifferent to how human lives are actually challenged and altered by him.
Monday, June 20, 2005
Rowan Williams Relights Anglican Women Bishops & Gay Marriage Schism
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/rowan.williams.relights.anglican.women.bishops.gay.marriage.schism/623.htm
[Christianity Today, UK] June 20, 2005--The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has said that he can see no "theological objections" to a woman leading the Anglican Communion in the future, and also that he believed that many Christians allowed their views to become so strong that they risked being bigoted against homosexuals.
Related articles:
http://www.dehavilland.co.uk/webhost.asp?wci=default&wcp=NationalNewsStoryPage&ItemID=8787326&ServiceID=8&filterid=10&searchid=8
"No theological objections" to female bishops - DeHavilland
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1509848,00.html
Woman might head church, says Williams - The Observer
[Christianity Today, UK] June 20, 2005--The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has said that he can see no "theological objections" to a woman leading the Anglican Communion in the future, and also that he believed that many Christians allowed their views to become so strong that they risked being bigoted against homosexuals.
Related articles:
http://www.dehavilland.co.uk/webhost.asp?wci=default&wcp=NationalNewsStoryPage&ItemID=8787326&ServiceID=8&filterid=10&searchid=8
"No theological objections" to female bishops - DeHavilland
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1509848,00.html
Woman might head church, says Williams - The Observer
Anglican leaders to provide justification for decisions surrounding homosexuality
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_050620acc.shtml
[ekklesia] June 20, 2005--Anglican leaders will hear tomorrow a theological justification by the heads of the Canadian and American churches for their recent actions relating to how they have addressed issues surrounding homosexuality in the church, reports the Times newspaper.
[ekklesia] June 20, 2005--Anglican leaders will hear tomorrow a theological justification by the heads of the Canadian and American churches for their recent actions relating to how they have addressed issues surrounding homosexuality in the church, reports the Times newspaper.
St. James church files counter suit
http://www.dailypilot.com/religion/story/16373p-22804c.html
[Daily Pilot] June 18, 2005--A breakaway Newport Beach church being sued by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles filed a counter suit this week, alleging breach of contract in its current property dispute, attorneys disclosed Friday.
[Daily Pilot] June 18, 2005--A breakaway Newport Beach church being sued by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles filed a counter suit this week, alleging breach of contract in its current property dispute, attorneys disclosed Friday.
US church leaders justify ordination of gay bishop
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-1661242,00.html
[Times Online] June 20, 2005--Anglican leaders will hear for the first time tomorrow a theological justification by the heads of the Canadian and American churches for their actions over homosexuals, which have brought the Anglican community to the brink of schism.
[Times Online] June 20, 2005--Anglican leaders will hear for the first time tomorrow a theological justification by the heads of the Canadian and American churches for their actions over homosexuals, which have brought the Anglican community to the brink of schism.
Southern Cone Primate lashes liberals
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2625
[Virtue Online] June 17, 2005--)--"We saw this coming; the 1998 Lambeth Conference was an ecclesiastical one flew over the cuckoos nest, with documents being lost and more. We had two priorities; to work hard to make it happen and we had to lay a foundation for the future."
[Virtue Online] June 17, 2005--)--"We saw this coming; the 1998 Lambeth Conference was an ecclesiastical one flew over the cuckoos nest, with documents being lost and more. We had two priorities; to work hard to make it happen and we had to lay a foundation for the future."
Orthodox theologians weigh in on Anglican divisions
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2623
[Virtue Online] June 17, 2005--Homosexuality and same sex blessing are communion breaking acts, says Packer.
[Virtue Online] June 17, 2005--Homosexuality and same sex blessing are communion breaking acts, says Packer.
Episcopal Church’s “Unofficial” Delegation Defies Primates’ Instructions
http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/news05061902.asp
[Anglican Mainstream] June 19, 2005--in complete defiance of the Primates of the Anglican Communion, has sent their delegates to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting currently underway in Nottingham, England. In their 2005 Communique issued from Dromantine, the Primates called on the American delegation to withdraw voluntarily from the ACC. Subsequently, the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church announced that the delegation – the Rt. Rev. Catherine Roskam, the Rev. Robert Sessum and Ms. Josephine Hicks – would not attend in an “official” capacity but would be present as “observers.” It is important to note that this is contrary to the Primates’ expressed expectation and was not sanctioned by the Council as a whole.
[Anglican Mainstream] June 19, 2005--in complete defiance of the Primates of the Anglican Communion, has sent their delegates to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting currently underway in Nottingham, England. In their 2005 Communique issued from Dromantine, the Primates called on the American delegation to withdraw voluntarily from the ACC. Subsequently, the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church announced that the delegation – the Rt. Rev. Catherine Roskam, the Rev. Robert Sessum and Ms. Josephine Hicks – would not attend in an “official” capacity but would be present as “observers.” It is important to note that this is contrary to the Primates’ expressed expectation and was not sanctioned by the Council as a whole.
WILLIAMS: "If truth is put before unity; unity truly and acutely suffers."
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2641
[Virtue Online] June 20, 2005--Remarks made by the Archbishop of Canterbury to the ACC Conference in Nottingham
[Virtue Online] June 20, 2005--Remarks made by the Archbishop of Canterbury to the ACC Conference in Nottingham
Death of a Church
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2639
[The Modesto Bee] June 18, 2005--When Jane Chynoweth looks around St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, memories flood her mind. The church is where she raised children, socialized with lifelong friends and worshiped for more than 40 years.
Now it is closing.
[The Modesto Bee] June 18, 2005--When Jane Chynoweth looks around St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, memories flood her mind. The church is where she raised children, socialized with lifelong friends and worshiped for more than 40 years.
Now it is closing.
All Saint's Russell to speak for gays in church discussion
http://www.sgvtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,205~12220~2927042,00.html
[San Gabriel Valley Tribune] June 18, 2005--The Rev. Susan Russell, a priest at All Saints Church in Pasadena, will be the only gay participant in what observers call a historic discussion of homosexuality in the Anglican church.
[San Gabriel Valley Tribune] June 18, 2005--The Rev. Susan Russell, a priest at All Saints Church in Pasadena, will be the only gay participant in what observers call a historic discussion of homosexuality in the Anglican church.
Joel Edwards - Sermon to ACC
http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/news05061901.asp
[Anglican Mainstream] June 19, 2005--Canon Joel Edwards, the General Director of the UK Evangelical Alliance, preached to the first Eucharist of the ACC in St Peter's Church Nottingham. The following is a précis taken from notes at the time.
[Anglican Mainstream] June 19, 2005--Canon Joel Edwards, the General Director of the UK Evangelical Alliance, preached to the first Eucharist of the ACC in St Peter's Church Nottingham. The following is a précis taken from notes at the time.
Anglican Consultative Council opens meeting under theme 'Living Communion'
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2634
[ENS, Nottingham] June 19, 2005--Under the theme "Living Communion," the 13th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) opened in Nottingham at 10 a.m. today with a service of worship and a business session for roll call and introductory proceedings.
[ENS, Nottingham] June 19, 2005--Under the theme "Living Communion," the 13th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) opened in Nottingham at 10 a.m. today with a service of worship and a business session for roll call and introductory proceedings.
ACC Meeting Opens with Dinner and Orientation
http://www.livingchurch.org/publishertlc/viewarticle.asp?ID=1081
[The Living Church] June 19, 2005--Unofficial representatives from the Episcopal Church and Anglican Church of Canada dined with, but were later seated apart from the Anglican Consultative Council delegates for the opening orientation session on June 18. The 10-day meeting is considered by many to be a “make or break” one for the Episcopal Church and its relations within the Anglican Communion.
[The Living Church] June 19, 2005--Unofficial representatives from the Episcopal Church and Anglican Church of Canada dined with, but were later seated apart from the Anglican Consultative Council delegates for the opening orientation session on June 18. The 10-day meeting is considered by many to be a “make or break” one for the Episcopal Church and its relations within the Anglican Communion.
Bishop Robinson Cavalcanti deposed by the liberal primate of Brazil
http://www.anglican.tk/?page_id=146
[CaNN] January 18, 2005--The Liberal Primate of Brazil Orlando S. De Oliveira responding to the sentence of Superior Ecclesiastical Court in a special meeting of the House of Bishops decide to put down the Evangelical Bishop Robinson Cavalcanti of the Anglican Diocese of Recife, Brazil.
Related article:
http://www.anglican.tk/?p=149
A statement by the Most Revd Gregory J. Venables - CaNN
[CaNN] January 18, 2005--The Liberal Primate of Brazil Orlando S. De Oliveira responding to the sentence of Superior Ecclesiastical Court in a special meeting of the House of Bishops decide to put down the Evangelical Bishop Robinson Cavalcanti of the Anglican Diocese of Recife, Brazil.
Related article:
http://www.anglican.tk/?p=149
A statement by the Most Revd Gregory J. Venables - CaNN
Archbishop vows to ban homophobia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4108616.stm
[BBC News] June 19, 2005--The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has told BBC News he wants to banish homophobia from the Church of England.
Related article:
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2633
Homophobia is rife, says Archbishop - The Telegraph
http://uk.gay.com/headlines/8683
Archbishop pledges homophobia crack down - uk.gay.com
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4706162
New Archbishop: Gay Activists 'Unhappy' - scotsman.com
[BBC News] June 19, 2005--The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has told BBC News he wants to banish homophobia from the Church of England.
Related article:
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2633
Homophobia is rife, says Archbishop - The Telegraph
http://uk.gay.com/headlines/8683
Archbishop pledges homophobia crack down - uk.gay.com
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4706162
New Archbishop: Gay Activists 'Unhappy' - scotsman.com
Spanish protest gay marriage
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/18/spain.same.sex.ap/
[CNN.com] June 19, 2005--Hundreds of thousands of people led by 20 Roman Catholic bishops and conservative opposition leaders clogged downtown Madrid on Saturday in a demonstration against the Socialist government's bill to legalize gay marriage and permit gay couples to adopt children.
Related article:
http://theage.com.au/articles/2005/06/19/1119119708497.html?oneclick=true
Huge protests against Madrid gay bill - The Age
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0620/p07s01-woeu.html
Catholic leaders in Spain join gay-marriage protests - The Christian Science Monitor
[CNN.com] June 19, 2005--Hundreds of thousands of people led by 20 Roman Catholic bishops and conservative opposition leaders clogged downtown Madrid on Saturday in a demonstration against the Socialist government's bill to legalize gay marriage and permit gay couples to adopt children.
Related article:
http://theage.com.au/articles/2005/06/19/1119119708497.html?oneclick=true
Huge protests against Madrid gay bill - The Age
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0620/p07s01-woeu.html
Catholic leaders in Spain join gay-marriage protests - The Christian Science Monitor
Thousands march against 'gay pride'
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44863
[WorldNetDaily.com] June 18, 2005--'Normal Parade' brings out Poles opposing special rights for homosexuals.
[WorldNetDaily.com] June 18, 2005--'Normal Parade' brings out Poles opposing special rights for homosexuals.
Church says minister guilty in gay wedding
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/nation/11925002.htm
[MontereyHerald.com] June 17, 2005--Leaders of the Reformed Church in America suspended a New Jersey minister Friday night, ruling that he violated the denomination's teachings by officiating at his lesbian daughter's wedding.
[MontereyHerald.com] June 17, 2005--Leaders of the Reformed Church in America suspended a New Jersey minister Friday night, ruling that he violated the denomination's teachings by officiating at his lesbian daughter's wedding.
Autopsy Reveals Terri Schiavo Would Have Lived “At Least” another 10 Years
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05061703.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] June 17, 2005--Bush opening investigation into the delay calling 911 after Terri’s 1990 collapse.
[LifeSiteNews.com] June 17, 2005--Bush opening investigation into the delay calling 911 after Terri’s 1990 collapse.
Canada Same Sex 'Marriage' Bill Very Likely to Pass Next Week Sources Say
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05061704.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] June 17, 2005--Concern that pro-family MPs being manipulated to let down guard while doublecross planned by Martin.
[LifeSiteNews.com] June 17, 2005--Concern that pro-family MPs being manipulated to let down guard while doublecross planned by Martin.
Calif. Court Upholds Defense of Marriage Act
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1639/section/calif.court.upholds.defense.of.marriage.act/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 18, 2005--The Federal Defense of Marriage Act does not violate the U.S. Constitution, said a California court on Thursday in a ruling that upheld a 1996 law defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
[The Christian Post] June 18, 2005--The Federal Defense of Marriage Act does not violate the U.S. Constitution, said a California court on Thursday in a ruling that upheld a 1996 law defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
Same-Sex Marriage: What's Really Best for the Children?
http://crosswalk.com/news/1336202.html
[Crosswalk.com] June 20, 2005--My name is Dawn Stefanowicz, I grew up in a homosexual household during the 60s and 70s in Toronto, exposed to many different people, the GLBT subcultures, and explicit sexual practices. I am currently writing a book, soon to be published, on this experience. As well, I was a witness at the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-250 (hate crimes), and I have presented at the local school board.
[Crosswalk.com] June 20, 2005--My name is Dawn Stefanowicz, I grew up in a homosexual household during the 60s and 70s in Toronto, exposed to many different people, the GLBT subcultures, and explicit sexual practices. I am currently writing a book, soon to be published, on this experience. As well, I was a witness at the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-250 (hate crimes), and I have presented at the local school board.
Home Schoolers Pushing for Baptist Vote on Public Schools
http://crosswalk.com/news/1336199.html
[Crosswalk.com] June 20, 2005--Home-schooling families in the Southern Baptist Convention are urging the denomination to vote on a resolution that calls on Baptists to shield their children from homosexual indoctrination in public schools.
Related articles:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/education/858/section/pca.rejects.resolution.on.public.education/1.htm
PCA Rejects Resolution on Public Education - The Christian Post
http://www.christianpost.com/article/education/859/section/resolution.on.homosexuality.in.public.schools.-..prominent.issue.at.sbc/1.htm
Resolution on Homosexuality in Public Schools - Prominent Issue at SBC - The Christian Post
[Crosswalk.com] June 20, 2005--Home-schooling families in the Southern Baptist Convention are urging the denomination to vote on a resolution that calls on Baptists to shield their children from homosexual indoctrination in public schools.
Related articles:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/education/858/section/pca.rejects.resolution.on.public.education/1.htm
PCA Rejects Resolution on Public Education - The Christian Post
http://www.christianpost.com/article/education/859/section/resolution.on.homosexuality.in.public.schools.-..prominent.issue.at.sbc/1.htm
Resolution on Homosexuality in Public Schools - Prominent Issue at SBC - The Christian Post
Appeals Court Reverses Radical Judge's Gender-Bending Ruling
http://crosswalk.com/news/1336198.html
[Crosswalk.com] June 19, 2005--A precedent-setting case in Florida has ended with a court order annulling the marriage between a transsexual who was born female and a biological mother of two children. One pro-family legal expert believes the court's action will have major repercussions.
[Crosswalk.com] June 19, 2005--A precedent-setting case in Florida has ended with a court order annulling the marriage between a transsexual who was born female and a biological mother of two children. One pro-family legal expert believes the court's action will have major repercussions.
Friday, June 17, 2005
High Stakes at Nottingham
Commentary by Robin G. Jordan
From the articles posted on the Internet during the past few days liberal groups in the Anglican Church of Canada, the Church of England, and the Episcopal Church USA appear intent on hijacking the June meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council in Nottingham, England, and turning the meeting into a forum for promoting the normalization of homosexuality in the Anglican Communion. Their apparent aim is to undermine the 1998 Lambeth Resolution on Human Sexuality as the official position of the Anglican Communion (and the only true biblical position) upon homosexuality and to block the efforts of the Primates’ Meeting to impose sanctions upon Anglican provinces and dioceses that do not conform to the teaching of the Bible.
At their last meeting the Anglicans Primates requested that the Anglican Consultative Council conduct a hearing at its Nottingham meeting. The North American churches were asked to present at that hearing their theological rationale for the innovations that they have initiated – the blessing of same sex unions in the case of both churches and the consecration of a bishop involved in sexual activity outside of marriage between a man and a woman in the case of the ECUSA. The Episcopal Church has subsequently announced through Bishop Charles Jenkins, the chairperson of the Presiding Bishop’s Council of Advice, its intention to focus in its presentation at the hearing upon the experience of the Episcopal Church with gays and lesbians and not upon the theology behind its innovations. This, however, is not what the Primates asked the North American churches to do. The Primates also asked the North American churches to withdraw their representatives from the ACC but both churches are sending their representatives to the meeting as “non-participating observers,” lobbyists on the behalf of their respective churches and the innovations they have initiated.
Doctrine and practice in Anglicanism has been historically based upon the Scripture principle: Anglican beliefs and values like Christian beliefs and values must be fully grounded in Scripture. How the ECUSA is planning to go about its presentation is typically liberal and revisionist. In their dialogue with orthodox Episcopalians liberals in the Episcopal Church have invariably emphasized contemporary experience over the teaching of the Bible, God’s revealed will for humanity. Revisionist is an apt description for their working theology because it seeks to change the basis of Anglican doctrine and practice – to replace the Word of God with contemporary experience.
Liberal groups are treating the hearing at the upcoming Anglican Consultative Council meeting as a hearing upon the Anglican Communion’s official position on homosexuality and not as a hearing on the North American churches’ departure from that position. The amount of attention that liberal groups are giving to the meeting suggests that they hope to persuade the ACC to issue a statement more favorable to their position on homosexuality (and ultimately the authority of the Bible), a statement to which they can appeal in their claims that the 1998 Lambeth Bishop Conference and the more recent Primates Meeting do not express the mind of the Anglican Communion. This is a modification of the strategy that called for an Anglican Consultative Council-sponsored Anglican Lay Assembly to study the issue of human sexuality at the same time as the Anglican Primates Meeting was studying the issue. The proposed Lay Assembly, of course, would have been dominated by liberals and its pronouncements would have countered those made by the Primates Meeting.
The Anglican Communion’s liberal wing is following the lead of the Anglican Church of Canada’s Theological Commission in asserting that the issue of homosexuality is not a Communion-breaking issue. The Anglican Church of Canada’s Theological Commission also saw no difference between the blessing of same sex unions and gay marriage. The views of that body do not have the full support of Canadian Anglicans and have not been officially endorsed by the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod. Their views are certainly not shared by the 22 of the Anglican Communion’s 33 Provinces that have declared a state of broken or impaired communion exists between them and the Episcopal Church as a result of its doctrinal and moral innovations.
The release of the so-called Anglican Global Initiative less than two weeks before the Nottingham meeting has all the appearances of being intended to prejudice Anglican opinion against orthodox groups in the Episcopal Church and against the global South Primates and to bolster liberal allegations of a right-wing conspiracy to replace the liberal Episcopal Church with a more orthodox Anglican body. Even Dr. Jenny Plane Ta Paa, the liberal New Zealand representative on the Lambeth Commission on Communion raised the specter of a right-wing conspiracy in her recent remarks to the General Synod of the Episcopal Church ‘s Province IV, allegations that she, when she was pressed, was unable or unwilling to substantiate.
Since situational ethics have replaced Christian moral values among liberal Anglicans and Episcopalians, none of these actions should really surprise us. They feel justified in using any tactic to achieve their goals. Determining the terms by which a church can be a constituent member of the Anglican Communion is certainly one of those goals. They want to maintain for themselves and their respective churches an illusion of “Anglican-ness” while rejecting and disowning the core of the Anglican Way – something behind which they can conceal their real nature just as cheap particle board furniture hides its true nature behind a walnut veneer. However, cheap particle board furniture with a walnut veneer is not walnut furniture. Revisionism is not Anglicanism even though it may outwardly wear that guise. Those that argue that it is are not only deceiving others but also they are deceiving themselves. Moral values not grounded in the Holy Scriptures have no place in Anglicanism anymore than they do in orthodox Christianity. Neither do beliefs about God, Jesus Christ, and salvation without a clear Scriptural warrant. Despite the walnut veneer cheap particle board furniture is no substitute for real walnut furniture. It cannot withstand the wear and tear of use. The veneer peals and the particle board crumbles. The same is true of revisionism with an Anglican veneer. Sooner or later it loose the veneer and it will fall apart. It will be revealed for what it is – ersatz Christianity – devoid of grace and the Holy Spirit, a pretense of the real thing. By then it may be too late for those who have embraced this imitation faith. They will be faced with a Godless eternity.
The Nottingham meeting is not only likely to be an important meeting in determining the future of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church USA but also the future of the Anglican Communion and Anglicanism. The stakes are quite high. They involve not just the status of the two North American churches in the Anglican Communion but also the salvation of those who are members of the two churches and those who are within their sphere of influence. At stake are also the effective witness of the Anglican Church around the world and the salvation of the millions of people whom the Anglican Church is seeking to reach.
From the articles posted on the Internet during the past few days liberal groups in the Anglican Church of Canada, the Church of England, and the Episcopal Church USA appear intent on hijacking the June meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council in Nottingham, England, and turning the meeting into a forum for promoting the normalization of homosexuality in the Anglican Communion. Their apparent aim is to undermine the 1998 Lambeth Resolution on Human Sexuality as the official position of the Anglican Communion (and the only true biblical position) upon homosexuality and to block the efforts of the Primates’ Meeting to impose sanctions upon Anglican provinces and dioceses that do not conform to the teaching of the Bible.
At their last meeting the Anglicans Primates requested that the Anglican Consultative Council conduct a hearing at its Nottingham meeting. The North American churches were asked to present at that hearing their theological rationale for the innovations that they have initiated – the blessing of same sex unions in the case of both churches and the consecration of a bishop involved in sexual activity outside of marriage between a man and a woman in the case of the ECUSA. The Episcopal Church has subsequently announced through Bishop Charles Jenkins, the chairperson of the Presiding Bishop’s Council of Advice, its intention to focus in its presentation at the hearing upon the experience of the Episcopal Church with gays and lesbians and not upon the theology behind its innovations. This, however, is not what the Primates asked the North American churches to do. The Primates also asked the North American churches to withdraw their representatives from the ACC but both churches are sending their representatives to the meeting as “non-participating observers,” lobbyists on the behalf of their respective churches and the innovations they have initiated.
Doctrine and practice in Anglicanism has been historically based upon the Scripture principle: Anglican beliefs and values like Christian beliefs and values must be fully grounded in Scripture. How the ECUSA is planning to go about its presentation is typically liberal and revisionist. In their dialogue with orthodox Episcopalians liberals in the Episcopal Church have invariably emphasized contemporary experience over the teaching of the Bible, God’s revealed will for humanity. Revisionist is an apt description for their working theology because it seeks to change the basis of Anglican doctrine and practice – to replace the Word of God with contemporary experience.
Liberal groups are treating the hearing at the upcoming Anglican Consultative Council meeting as a hearing upon the Anglican Communion’s official position on homosexuality and not as a hearing on the North American churches’ departure from that position. The amount of attention that liberal groups are giving to the meeting suggests that they hope to persuade the ACC to issue a statement more favorable to their position on homosexuality (and ultimately the authority of the Bible), a statement to which they can appeal in their claims that the 1998 Lambeth Bishop Conference and the more recent Primates Meeting do not express the mind of the Anglican Communion. This is a modification of the strategy that called for an Anglican Consultative Council-sponsored Anglican Lay Assembly to study the issue of human sexuality at the same time as the Anglican Primates Meeting was studying the issue. The proposed Lay Assembly, of course, would have been dominated by liberals and its pronouncements would have countered those made by the Primates Meeting.
The Anglican Communion’s liberal wing is following the lead of the Anglican Church of Canada’s Theological Commission in asserting that the issue of homosexuality is not a Communion-breaking issue. The Anglican Church of Canada’s Theological Commission also saw no difference between the blessing of same sex unions and gay marriage. The views of that body do not have the full support of Canadian Anglicans and have not been officially endorsed by the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod. Their views are certainly not shared by the 22 of the Anglican Communion’s 33 Provinces that have declared a state of broken or impaired communion exists between them and the Episcopal Church as a result of its doctrinal and moral innovations.
The release of the so-called Anglican Global Initiative less than two weeks before the Nottingham meeting has all the appearances of being intended to prejudice Anglican opinion against orthodox groups in the Episcopal Church and against the global South Primates and to bolster liberal allegations of a right-wing conspiracy to replace the liberal Episcopal Church with a more orthodox Anglican body. Even Dr. Jenny Plane Ta Paa, the liberal New Zealand representative on the Lambeth Commission on Communion raised the specter of a right-wing conspiracy in her recent remarks to the General Synod of the Episcopal Church ‘s Province IV, allegations that she, when she was pressed, was unable or unwilling to substantiate.
Since situational ethics have replaced Christian moral values among liberal Anglicans and Episcopalians, none of these actions should really surprise us. They feel justified in using any tactic to achieve their goals. Determining the terms by which a church can be a constituent member of the Anglican Communion is certainly one of those goals. They want to maintain for themselves and their respective churches an illusion of “Anglican-ness” while rejecting and disowning the core of the Anglican Way – something behind which they can conceal their real nature just as cheap particle board furniture hides its true nature behind a walnut veneer. However, cheap particle board furniture with a walnut veneer is not walnut furniture. Revisionism is not Anglicanism even though it may outwardly wear that guise. Those that argue that it is are not only deceiving others but also they are deceiving themselves. Moral values not grounded in the Holy Scriptures have no place in Anglicanism anymore than they do in orthodox Christianity. Neither do beliefs about God, Jesus Christ, and salvation without a clear Scriptural warrant. Despite the walnut veneer cheap particle board furniture is no substitute for real walnut furniture. It cannot withstand the wear and tear of use. The veneer peals and the particle board crumbles. The same is true of revisionism with an Anglican veneer. Sooner or later it loose the veneer and it will fall apart. It will be revealed for what it is – ersatz Christianity – devoid of grace and the Holy Spirit, a pretense of the real thing. By then it may be too late for those who have embraced this imitation faith. They will be faced with a Godless eternity.
The Nottingham meeting is not only likely to be an important meeting in determining the future of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church USA but also the future of the Anglican Communion and Anglicanism. The stakes are quite high. They involve not just the status of the two North American churches in the Anglican Communion but also the salvation of those who are members of the two churches and those who are within their sphere of influence. At stake are also the effective witness of the Anglican Church around the world and the salvation of the millions of people whom the Anglican Church is seeking to reach.
New Archbishop of York Appointed - Britain’s First Black Archbishop
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/new.archbishop.of.york.appointed.britain.first.black.archbishop./619.htm
[Christianity Today, UK] June 17, 2005--On 17th June morning, John Sentamu, currently the Bishop of Birmingham has been appointed as the next Archbishop of York, with official approval from Queen Elizabeth II. The 56-year-old bishop from Uganda will be the first black Archbishop in the history of the Church of England.
Additional articles on the appointment of the new Archbishop of York John Sentamu are posted below.
[Christianity Today, UK] June 17, 2005--On 17th June morning, John Sentamu, currently the Bishop of Birmingham has been appointed as the next Archbishop of York, with official approval from Queen Elizabeth II. The 56-year-old bishop from Uganda will be the first black Archbishop in the history of the Church of England.
Additional articles on the appointment of the new Archbishop of York John Sentamu are posted below.
Session to focus on 'gay agenda'
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3229409
[HoustonChronicle.com] June 16, 2005--Eager to advance hard-won social and political gains and repel ongoing attacks from social conservatives, Houston gays, lesbians and other sexual minorities will circle the wagons at the George R. Brown Convention Center Saturday to devise a plan of action for the 21st century.
[HoustonChronicle.com] June 16, 2005--Eager to advance hard-won social and political gains and repel ongoing attacks from social conservatives, Houston gays, lesbians and other sexual minorities will circle the wagons at the George R. Brown Convention Center Saturday to devise a plan of action for the 21st century.
Romney backs new effort to prohibit gay marriages
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/06/17/romney_backs_new_effort_to_prohibit_gay_marriages/
[The Boston Globe] June 17, 2005--Governor Mitt Romney yesterday endorsed a grass-roots effort to pass a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in Massachusetts in 2008, abandoning his support for what he called a ''muddied" compromise measure that would also ban gay marriages but allow gays to enter into civil unions.
[The Boston Globe] June 17, 2005--Governor Mitt Romney yesterday endorsed a grass-roots effort to pass a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in Massachusetts in 2008, abandoning his support for what he called a ''muddied" compromise measure that would also ban gay marriages but allow gays to enter into civil unions.
Spanish bishops to join anti-gay marriage march
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10331263
[The New Zealand Herald] June 17, 2005--Several Catholic bishops will join a march on Saturday as an "exceptional" measure against the Spanish government's plans to legalise gay marriage, a Church spokesman said.
[The New Zealand Herald] June 17, 2005--Several Catholic bishops will join a march on Saturday as an "exceptional" measure against the Spanish government's plans to legalise gay marriage, a Church spokesman said.
George: Seminary no place for gays
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0506170149jun17,1,3686079.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
[Chicago Tribune] June 17, 2005--As the nation's Roman Catholic bishops gathered in Chicago Thursday for a meeting to review their sexual abuse policy, Cardinal Francis George said homosexual men should not be admitted into seminaries.
[Chicago Tribune] June 17, 2005--As the nation's Roman Catholic bishops gathered in Chicago Thursday for a meeting to review their sexual abuse policy, Cardinal Francis George said homosexual men should not be admitted into seminaries.
Orthodox Canadian Anglicans launch new organization
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2619
[Virtue Online] June 16, 2005--Three new orthodox Canadian Anglican organizations were launched here today, to provide a spiritual and theological rallying point for historic Anglican Christian orthodoxy in Canada.
[Virtue Online] June 16, 2005--Three new orthodox Canadian Anglican organizations were launched here today, to provide a spiritual and theological rallying point for historic Anglican Christian orthodoxy in Canada.
Seven Orthodox Parishes request alternative episcopal oversight
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2618
[Virtue Online] June 16, 2005--....Now that the Florida Annual Convention has come and gone, the time has come for action. Clergy representing the seven congregations mentioned below are meeting with Bishop John Howard today at 2:00 pm to ask him, according to procedures set forth by the Archbishop of Canterbury, to grant us alternative episcopal oversight (AEO) from another bishop who is acceptable to us. Since I am speaking on your behalf, I wanted you to know the contents of the letter that we're giving to Bishop Howard today. Therefore, I'm sending this to you while we're meeting with him. I will keep you posted....
[Virtue Online] June 16, 2005--....Now that the Florida Annual Convention has come and gone, the time has come for action. Clergy representing the seven congregations mentioned below are meeting with Bishop John Howard today at 2:00 pm to ask him, according to procedures set forth by the Archbishop of Canterbury, to grant us alternative episcopal oversight (AEO) from another bishop who is acceptable to us. Since I am speaking on your behalf, I wanted you to know the contents of the letter that we're giving to Bishop Howard today. Therefore, I'm sending this to you while we're meeting with him. I will keep you posted....
Priests and Pastors have Urgent Duty to Save Marriage – Canadian Minister
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05061602.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] June 16, 2005--In an open letter to priests and pastors, an evangelical minister emphasizes that the clergy have the power to act to save marriage, by influencing their parishioners and other clergy to become involved politically.
[LifeSiteNews.com] June 16, 2005--In an open letter to priests and pastors, an evangelical minister emphasizes that the clergy have the power to act to save marriage, by influencing their parishioners and other clergy to become involved politically.
B.C. Grants First Gay “Divorce” – Activist Judge Rewrites Law to Accommodate “Divorce”
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05061603.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] June 16, 2005--Two homosexual Nanaimo women were granted the first same-sex “divorce” by the province of British Columbia Wednesday.
More articles from LifeSiteNews.com can be found at http://www.lifesite.net/.
[LifeSiteNews.com] June 16, 2005--Two homosexual Nanaimo women were granted the first same-sex “divorce” by the province of British Columbia Wednesday.
More articles from LifeSiteNews.com can be found at http://www.lifesite.net/.
Nash. homosexual TV show has some asking: What can be done?
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20999
[Baptist Press News] June 17, 2005--A conservative activist in Nashville, Tenn., is encouraging city residents to contact their CBS affiliate and protest a homosexual-themed program the station is sponsoring.
[Baptist Press News] June 17, 2005--A conservative activist in Nashville, Tenn., is encouraging city residents to contact their CBS affiliate and protest a homosexual-themed program the station is sponsoring.
Daschle honored by homosexual group; Spain & Canada set to legalize 'gay marriage' sometime this year
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=21000
[Baptist Press News] June 17, 2005--Seven months after suffering a surprising defeat at the ballot, former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle was given a leadership award June 13 by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force for his role in defeating the Federal Marriage Amendment.
[Baptist Press News] June 17, 2005--Seven months after suffering a surprising defeat at the ballot, former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle was given a leadership award June 13 by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force for his role in defeating the Federal Marriage Amendment.
Presbyterians, Baptists Focus on Public Schools' Influence
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1336032.html
[Crosswalk.com] June 17, 2005--Individuals and groups within two mainline Protestant denominations are urging attendees at their respective annual meetings to take a stand for righteousness in the public square by considering resolutions addressing the secular education their children are receiving in the nation's public schools.
[Crosswalk.com] June 17, 2005--Individuals and groups within two mainline Protestant denominations are urging attendees at their respective annual meetings to take a stand for righteousness in the public square by considering resolutions addressing the secular education their children are receiving in the nation's public schools.
Needed: An Exit Strategy
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/mohler/?adate=6/17/2005#1335925
[Crosswalk.com] June 17, 2005--As the Southern Baptist Convention convenes in Nashville next week, the issue of public education is once again at the center of potential controversy. For the second year in a row, proposed resolutions have been submitted to the denomination's Committee on Resolutions, calling for Christians to reconsider support for the nation's public school system.
[Crosswalk.com] June 17, 2005--As the Southern Baptist Convention convenes in Nashville next week, the issue of public education is once again at the center of potential controversy. For the second year in a row, proposed resolutions have been submitted to the denomination's Committee on Resolutions, calling for Christians to reconsider support for the nation's public school system.
Weblog: Scotland Yard Reports Child Sacrifices
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/124/51.0.html
[ChristianityToday.com] June 17, 2005--Plus: Federal court upholds DOMA, Ken Taylor speaks at his own funeral, and other stories from online sources around the world.
[ChristianityToday.com] June 17, 2005--Plus: Federal court upholds DOMA, Ken Taylor speaks at his own funeral, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Evangelicals: Canada Gay Marriage Bill Amendments Insufficient
http://www.christianpost.com/article/americas/141/section/evangelicals.canada.gay.marriage.bill.amendments.insufficient/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 17, 2005--The Canadian parliament may soon pass a bill that will legalize gay marriage across the nation. While evangelicals and conservatives in Canada are opposed to the bill, some are welcoming parts of the legislation that would protect dissenters - including religious adherents - in federal court.
[The Christian Post] June 17, 2005--The Canadian parliament may soon pass a bill that will legalize gay marriage across the nation. While evangelicals and conservatives in Canada are opposed to the bill, some are welcoming parts of the legislation that would protect dissenters - including religious adherents - in federal court.
Two New Studies Show Abstinence Education Effective
http://www.christianpost.com/article/education/855/section/two.new.studies.show.abstinence.education.effective/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 17, 2005--Two new studies released Tuesday provided evidence that abstinence for youth is “healthy and effective.”
Related article:
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05061601.html
Chastity Pledge Study "Deliberately" Skewed to make Programs Appear Ineffectual - LifeSiteNews.com
[The Christian Post] June 17, 2005--Two new studies released Tuesday provided evidence that abstinence for youth is “healthy and effective.”
Related article:
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/jun/05061601.html
Chastity Pledge Study "Deliberately" Skewed to make Programs Appear Ineffectual - LifeSiteNews.com
'Surprised' choice for York
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/80256FA1003E05C1/httpPublicPages/764D1A0088BF99DF80257023004C3318?opendocument
[Church Times] June 17, 2005--Dr. John Sentamu will be the next Archbishop of York, translated from Birmingham, where he has served as diocesan Bishop for three years, Downing Street announced today.
Related articles:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1658391,00.html
Analysis: The man to help the CofE live again - Times Online
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5081353,00.html
Ugandan-Born Cleric Named U.K. Archbishop - Guardian Unlimited
[Church Times] June 17, 2005--Dr. John Sentamu will be the next Archbishop of York, translated from Birmingham, where he has served as diocesan Bishop for three years, Downing Street announced today.
Related articles:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1658391,00.html
Analysis: The man to help the CofE live again - Times Online
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5081353,00.html
Ugandan-Born Cleric Named U.K. Archbishop - Guardian Unlimited
Revealed: conservative plans to set up global network of 'authentic' Anglicans
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/80256FA1003E05C1/httpPublicPages/EE309B750BBFFC2385257022003C2B8D?opendocument
[Church Times] June 17, 2005--The ACC's secretary-general, Canon Kenneth Kearon, said on Wednesday: "This is one of a number of documents in circulation. I am not aware that this particular document, which I note is dated 2004, has received any formal backing and has any formal status."
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http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2620
Plan realigns Anglican church - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
[Church Times] June 17, 2005--The ACC's secretary-general, Canon Kenneth Kearon, said on Wednesday: "This is one of a number of documents in circulation. I am not aware that this particular document, which I note is dated 2004, has received any formal backing and has any formal status."
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Plan realigns Anglican church - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Group Warns of Church of England's Proposals to Allow Civil Partnership for Homosexual Clergy
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/group.warns.of.church.of.england.proposals.to.allow.civil.partnership.for.homosexual.clergy/614.htm
[Christianity Today, UK] June 15, 2005--The proposals of the Church of England’s House of Bishops to allow homosexual clergy to enter civil partnerships with a vow of abstinence has emerged, according to a press report by the Times newspaper at the end of May. While the news has been widely circulated across the world, the conservatives in the Anglican Communion have expressed extreme concern to the rumour.
[Christianity Today, UK] June 15, 2005--The proposals of the Church of England’s House of Bishops to allow homosexual clergy to enter civil partnerships with a vow of abstinence has emerged, according to a press report by the Times newspaper at the end of May. While the news has been widely circulated across the world, the conservatives in the Anglican Communion have expressed extreme concern to the rumour.
Archbishop attacks 'lethal' media
http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1507556,00.html?gusrc=rss
[The Guardian] June 16, 2005--The Archbishop of Canterbury last night launched a wide-ranging attack on the media, accusing journalists of distorting debate, contributing to a climate of national cynicism, and unjustly attacking institutions over their secretiveness.
[The Guardian] June 16, 2005--The Archbishop of Canterbury last night launched a wide-ranging attack on the media, accusing journalists of distorting debate, contributing to a climate of national cynicism, and unjustly attacking institutions over their secretiveness.
US Episcopal & Canadian Anglican Church Prepare for ACC Presentation on Human Sexuality
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/us.episcopal.canadian.anglican.church.prepare.for.acc.presentation.on.human.sexuality/616.htm
[Christianity Today, UK] June 16, 2005--The 13th triennial meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) is due to be convened next week in Nottingham, England, and delegations from the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church of the USA (ECUSA) are preparing their presentations on same-sex issues in response to specific requests of the Anglican Communion's Windsor Report (paragraph 135) published in October 2004.
[Christianity Today, UK] June 16, 2005--The 13th triennial meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) is due to be convened next week in Nottingham, England, and delegations from the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church of the USA (ECUSA) are preparing their presentations on same-sex issues in response to specific requests of the Anglican Communion's Windsor Report (paragraph 135) published in October 2004.
Orthodox Canadian Anglicans Show Support for Global Anglicanism
http://www.prdirect.ca/en/view_release.aspx?TrafficID=3122
[PR Direct] June 16, 2005--Orthodox Anglicans host “An Open Door Conference” to show the Canadian Anglican Church they do not wish to “walk apart” from global Anglican Communion.
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Orthodox Anglicans to Hold Press Conference - PR Direct
[PR Direct] June 16, 2005--Orthodox Anglicans host “An Open Door Conference” to show the Canadian Anglican Church they do not wish to “walk apart” from global Anglican Communion.
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Orthodox Anglicans to Hold Press Conference - PR Direct
Canadian military records first same-sex wedding
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2005/06/15/1088851-sun.html
[The London Free Press] June 15, 2005--The Canadian military has marked its first same-sex wedding, two years after the Defence Department issued guidelines on the contentious issue and more than a decade after gays were allowed to join the Forces.
[The London Free Press] June 15, 2005--The Canadian military has marked its first same-sex wedding, two years after the Defence Department issued guidelines on the contentious issue and more than a decade after gays were allowed to join the Forces.
Anglican Global Initiative document may not be genuine
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2615
[Virtue Online] June 15, 2005--A "realignment" document put out by a group of liberals in the Diocese of Pittsburgh purporting to show detailed plans setting up an alternative Anglican jurisdiction by two Primates of the Anglican Communion with the support of American conservatives may well be a fraud.
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05167/522446.stm
Plan realigns Anglican church - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_050615ang.shtml
Newspaper reveals Conservative Anglican's church plan - ekklesia
[Virtue Online] June 15, 2005--A "realignment" document put out by a group of liberals in the Diocese of Pittsburgh purporting to show detailed plans setting up an alternative Anglican jurisdiction by two Primates of the Anglican Communion with the support of American conservatives may well be a fraud.
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05167/522446.stm
Plan realigns Anglican church - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_050615ang.shtml
Newspaper reveals Conservative Anglican's church plan - ekklesia
ECUSA membership plummets as clergy numbers soar
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2610
[Virtue Online] June 14, 2005--Episcopal Church Annual reveals a denomination in free fall.
[Virtue Online] June 14, 2005--Episcopal Church Annual reveals a denomination in free fall.
Archbishop hits out at web-based media 'nonsense'
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2617
[Times Online] June 1`6, 2005--The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has criticised the new web-based media for "paranoid fantasy, self-indulgent nonsense and dangerous bigotry". He described the atmosphere on the world wide web as a free-for-all that was "close to that of unpoliced conversation".
[Times Online] June 1`6, 2005--The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has criticised the new web-based media for "paranoid fantasy, self-indulgent nonsense and dangerous bigotry". He described the atmosphere on the world wide web as a free-for-all that was "close to that of unpoliced conversation".
Largest, US Sexuality Survey In History Shows Gays Far More Likely To Engage In Criminal Activities
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2608
[LifeSiteNews.com] June 14, 2005--A forty-eight page study to be published two weeks from now in the peer-reviewed journal, Psychological Reports, compares extensive and newly released Center for Disease Control (CDC) data, concluding that homosexuals are far more likely to engage in illegal and socially dangerous behaviour than heterosexuals. In fact, according to the study, homosexuals are over 12% more likely to have been booked for illegal activity than heterosexuals.
[LifeSiteNews.com] June 14, 2005--A forty-eight page study to be published two weeks from now in the peer-reviewed journal, Psychological Reports, compares extensive and newly released Center for Disease Control (CDC) data, concluding that homosexuals are far more likely to engage in illegal and socially dangerous behaviour than heterosexuals. In fact, according to the study, homosexuals are over 12% more likely to have been booked for illegal activity than heterosexuals.
'Why They Call Me Muslim Archbishop'
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2605
[This Day] June 12, 2005--An interview with Nigerian Archbishop Josiah Iowu-Fearon.
[This Day] June 12, 2005--An interview with Nigerian Archbishop Josiah Iowu-Fearon.
From Nigeria, New Zealand: Voices on Windsor Report heard in U.S. forum
http://titusonenine.classicalanglican.net/index.php?p=7230
[Titusonenine] June 15, 2005--Two Lambeth Commission members address Province IV Synod.
[Titusonenine] June 15, 2005--Two Lambeth Commission members address Province IV Synod.
Rise Of Secularism To Be Examined
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-secular0615.artjun15,0,6167409.story
[Harford Courant] June 15, 2005--Research suggests that if secularism were a religious denomination, it would be one of the largest and fastest-growing in the United States today. The number of people who say they have no religious affiliation has grown since the early 1990s to nearly 14 percent of the population. This trend has surprised researchers, given the political and social impact that religious values have had in America in recent years.
[Harford Courant] June 15, 2005--Research suggests that if secularism were a religious denomination, it would be one of the largest and fastest-growing in the United States today. The number of people who say they have no religious affiliation has grown since the early 1990s to nearly 14 percent of the population. This trend has surprised researchers, given the political and social impact that religious values have had in America in recent years.
Gay advocates fight churches' charity status
http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=7799b5f4-f6ca-4dd4-86e3-861546f99428
[Ottawa Citizen] June 12, 2005--Institutions fear losing tax breaks if they oppose same-sex unions; Rightly so, gay-rights group says.
[Ottawa Citizen] June 12, 2005--Institutions fear losing tax breaks if they oppose same-sex unions; Rightly so, gay-rights group says.
Church Groups Make Plans for Council Meeting in Nottingham
http://anglicanjournal.com/extra/news.html?newsItem=2005-06-14_sds.news
[The Anglican Journal] June 14, 2005--Delegations from the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church of the USA are preparing their presentations on same-sex issues for what promises to be a remarkable meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council later this month.
[The Anglican Journal] June 14, 2005--Delegations from the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church of the USA are preparing their presentations on same-sex issues for what promises to be a remarkable meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council later this month.
Conservative Anglicans' church plan revealed
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1506674,00.html
[The Guardian] June 15, 2005--Conservative Anglicans have drawn up detailed plans to set up their own church within a church, with their own constitution and decision-making synods, according to a document seen by the Guardian.
[The Guardian] June 15, 2005--Conservative Anglicans have drawn up detailed plans to set up their own church within a church, with their own constitution and decision-making synods, according to a document seen by the Guardian.
Anglican evangelist and author Marney Patterson quits church
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2616
[Virtue Online] June 15, 2005--As a life-long Canadian Anglican who has served as widely in our church as most priests, and probably much wider than the great majority (92 Diocese in 33 countries and in well over 500 parishes), I now know that I must, regrettably, accept the invitation extended to me by the last meeting of General Synod, and resign my membership in our Anglican Church of Canada.
[Virtue Online] June 15, 2005--As a life-long Canadian Anglican who has served as widely in our church as most priests, and probably much wider than the great majority (92 Diocese in 33 countries and in well over 500 parishes), I now know that I must, regrettably, accept the invitation extended to me by the last meeting of General Synod, and resign my membership in our Anglican Church of Canada.
A Communion On The Edge
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2611
[Virtue Online] June 14, 2005--It was in late February that Anglican primates politely asked the doctrinally-wayward North American churches to make themselves scarce and observe certain moratoria while deciding between their pro-homosexual agendas and Anglican Communion membership.
[Virtue Online] June 14, 2005--It was in late February that Anglican primates politely asked the doctrinally-wayward North American churches to make themselves scarce and observe certain moratoria while deciding between their pro-homosexual agendas and Anglican Communion membership.
Anglican leaders called to transcend differences
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_050614affcath.shtml
[ekklesia] June 14, 2005--Affirming Catholicism, the Anglican movement founded 15 years ago by Christian thinkers such as Rowan Williams, has written to delegates of the forthcoming Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) calling on them to respect different approaches on the issue of sexuality and to resist calls to split up the communion by giving lesbian and gay Christians a fair hearing.
[ekklesia] June 14, 2005--Affirming Catholicism, the Anglican movement founded 15 years ago by Christian thinkers such as Rowan Williams, has written to delegates of the forthcoming Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) calling on them to respect different approaches on the issue of sexuality and to resist calls to split up the communion by giving lesbian and gay Christians a fair hearing.
Editorial: Equal religious rights
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/editorial.php
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 16, 2005--Christianity seems to be an acceptable target for victimisation in the eyes of many, for some strange reason....The reason may well be that ‘liberalism’ has changed. It used to be a cultural movement embodying a universal concern for justice and truth. But it has mutated into a concern for some groups, but not for all. The phenomenon of ‘post-colonial guilt’, taking root in the 1960s especially, has changed the way liberalism perceives the world. What the Serbs were accused of doing in the Balkans was in fact nothing like the vicious persecution being visited on Zimbabwe by Mr Mugabe, and yet the race card means that he can continue with no fear of Western intervention, and with the backing of other African states. Persecution of Christians in the former Soviet Union states grows apace, but who cares – Christians are not a group included under the umbrella of our new ‘rights’ culture.
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 16, 2005--Christianity seems to be an acceptable target for victimisation in the eyes of many, for some strange reason....The reason may well be that ‘liberalism’ has changed. It used to be a cultural movement embodying a universal concern for justice and truth. But it has mutated into a concern for some groups, but not for all. The phenomenon of ‘post-colonial guilt’, taking root in the 1960s especially, has changed the way liberalism perceives the world. What the Serbs were accused of doing in the Balkans was in fact nothing like the vicious persecution being visited on Zimbabwe by Mr Mugabe, and yet the race card means that he can continue with no fear of Western intervention, and with the backing of other African states. Persecution of Christians in the former Soviet Union states grows apace, but who cares – Christians are not a group included under the umbrella of our new ‘rights’ culture.
Priests struggle to cope with multi-faith society
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5773&title=Priests%20struggle%20to%20cope%20with%20multi-faith%20society
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 17, 2005--The rapid growth of multi-faith communities has left clergy lacking purpose and uncertain about the theological basis for their mission, according to a new Church of England study.
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 17, 2005--The rapid growth of multi-faith communities has left clergy lacking purpose and uncertain about the theological basis for their mission, according to a new Church of England study.
Churches express concerns over new religious hatred bill
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5773&title=Churches%20express%20concerns%20over%20new%20religious%20hatred%20bill
[June 17, 2005--A leading Christian organisation has expressed deep concern at the reintroduction of religious hatred legislation.
[June 17, 2005--A leading Christian organisation has expressed deep concern at the reintroduction of religious hatred legislation.
Sri Lankan churches close as violence worsens
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5773&title=Sri%20Lankan%20churches%20close%20as%20violence%20worsens
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 17, 2005--Churches are being forced to close down in Sri Lanka as Christians face a new onslaught of violence and intimidation.
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 17, 2005--Churches are being forced to close down in Sri Lanka as Christians face a new onslaught of violence and intimidation.
Ordinands 'should study homosexuality'
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5773&title=Ordinands%20
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 17, 2005--A controversial report will recommend to next week’s Anglican summit that the study of homosexuality should be introduced in all theological training.
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 17, 2005--A controversial report will recommend to next week’s Anglican summit that the study of homosexuality should be introduced in all theological training.
Americans set to defy Primates' call
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5773&title=Americans%20set%20to%20defy%20Primates'%20call
[The Church of England Newspaer] June 17, 2005--The American Church looks set to defy the Primates’ request for a defence of its decision to consecrate the Anglican Communion’s first gay bishop.
[The Church of England Newspaer] June 17, 2005--The American Church looks set to defy the Primates’ request for a defence of its decision to consecrate the Anglican Communion’s first gay bishop.
Conservative Anglicans planning separate branch
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5773&title=Conservative%20Anglicans%20planning%20separate%20branch
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 17, 2005--Plans for a conservative branch of the Anglican Communion have drawn attacks from liberal groups and bishops.
Me thinketh Michael Ingham protesteth too much!!
[The Church of England Newspaper] June 17, 2005--Plans for a conservative branch of the Anglican Communion have drawn attacks from liberal groups and bishops.
Me thinketh Michael Ingham protesteth too much!!
Weblog: Schiavo Was Blind and Unabused, Says Autopsy
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/124/31.0.html
[ChristianityToday.com] June 15, 2005--Plus: Gloomy predictions for the UCC, Indianapolis Star editorial writers allege religious discrimination, and other stories from online sources around the world.
[ChristianityToday.com] June 15, 2005--Plus: Gloomy predictions for the UCC, Indianapolis Star editorial writers allege religious discrimination, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Banning Compassion
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/007/6.15.html
[ChristianityToday.com] June 14, 2005--Buddhist radicals seek to curtail Christian witness.
[ChristianityToday.com] June 14, 2005--Buddhist radicals seek to curtail Christian witness.
Parents, President, Pro-Lifers Not Swayed by Schiavo Autopsy
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1637/section/parents.president.pro-lifers.not.swayed.by.schiavo.autopsy/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 16, 2005--Autopsy results that found Terri Schiavo suffered from severe brain damage did not sway her parents’ and their supporters’ position that she deserved to live and may have gotten better with therapy.
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Schiavo autopsy reports 'undetermined' cause of death; shows no eating disorder or trauma - Baptist Press News
[The Christian Post] June 16, 2005--Autopsy results that found Terri Schiavo suffered from severe brain damage did not sway her parents’ and their supporters’ position that she deserved to live and may have gotten better with therapy.
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Schiavo autopsy reports 'undetermined' cause of death; shows no eating disorder or trauma - Baptist Press News
The Brave New World of Cloning—Part Two
http://www.christianpost.com/article/editorial/392/section/the.brave.new.world.of.cloning%97part.two/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 14, 2005--[Editor's Note: This is Part Two of a four-part series.]Though the cloning of a sheep was the proof that cloning could be achieved, few thoughtful persons could keep their minds on the lamb. The cloning of human beings--long limited to the domain of science fiction--now appeared to be an impending reality. Ian Wilmut accepted the fact that cloning humans would be possible. "There is no reason in principle why you couldn't do it," he acknowledged. Yet he added, "All of us would find that offensive."
[The Christian Post] June 14, 2005--[Editor's Note: This is Part Two of a four-part series.]Though the cloning of a sheep was the proof that cloning could be achieved, few thoughtful persons could keep their minds on the lamb. The cloning of human beings--long limited to the domain of science fiction--now appeared to be an impending reality. Ian Wilmut accepted the fact that cloning humans would be possible. "There is no reason in principle why you couldn't do it," he acknowledged. Yet he added, "All of us would find that offensive."
Resolution on Public Education Accepted at PCA General Assembly
http://www.christianpost.com/article/education/853/section/resolution.on.public.education.accepted.at.pca.general.assembly/1.htm
[The Christian Post] June 16, 2005--The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) on Tuesday received a resolution urging the withdrawal of its youth from public schools, during the denomination's 33rd General Assembly in Chattanooga, Tennesse.
[The Christian Post] June 16, 2005--The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) on Tuesday received a resolution urging the withdrawal of its youth from public schools, during the denomination's 33rd General Assembly in Chattanooga, Tennesse.
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