http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=77969823
[Trinidad News] May 16, 2005--Head of the Anglican Church in Trinidad and Tobago, Bishop Calvin Bess, wants to know more about the "Concerned Members of the Anglican Church".
In a short interview with the Daily Express Bess indicated a keen interest in finding out who were the concerned members.
One of the concerned Anglicans, referred to as "a highly-placed official within the Anglican Church" and the spokesman of the group, gave an interview last week to TV6 on the strict condition of anonymity and told of a rift inside the local Anglican Church.
Monday, May 16, 2005
Moral relativism is dividing Christianity
http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-opkea164262244may16,0,5813200.column?coll=ny-news-columnists
[Newsday.com] May 16, 2005--Call it the modernists vs. the traditionalists.
A split exists in almost every Christian church between those looking to "change with the times," and others wanting to stay true to time-tested pillars.
[Newsday.com] May 16, 2005--Call it the modernists vs. the traditionalists.
A split exists in almost every Christian church between those looking to "change with the times," and others wanting to stay true to time-tested pillars.
Invite in haste, repent at leisure...
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/letters/story.jsp?story=638814
[Belfast Telegraph] May 16, 2005--I was amazed that the Archbishop of Canterbury should be so eager to invite the new Pope to visit England.
One would have thought that he might have waited for Pope Benedict to have accepted the invitation of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster and then to express his willingness to meet him in his own cathedral at Canterbury.
[Belfast Telegraph] May 16, 2005--I was amazed that the Archbishop of Canterbury should be so eager to invite the new Pope to visit England.
One would have thought that he might have waited for Pope Benedict to have accepted the invitation of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster and then to express his willingness to meet him in his own cathedral at Canterbury.
Almost 500 years of feuding over Mary ends
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Almost-500-years-of-feuding-over-Mary-ends/2005/05/16/1116095909634.html
[The Age] May 17, 2005--Nearly five centuries of division between Catholics and Anglicans over the place of the Virgin Mary have ended potentially in a historic agreement that she was Christ's foremost disciple and a model for all Christians but not a saviour.
[The Age] May 17, 2005--Nearly five centuries of division between Catholics and Anglicans over the place of the Virgin Mary have ended potentially in a historic agreement that she was Christ's foremost disciple and a model for all Christians but not a saviour.
Network leader blasts counterfeit ECUSA religion
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2461
[Virtue Online] May 13, 2005--The leader of the Anglican Communion Network blasted the Episcopal Church's revisionist bishops saying they were promoting a counterfeit religion while the "Connecticut Six" orthodox Episcopal clergy were lauded for standing for the 'faith once delivered.'
[Virtue Online] May 13, 2005--The leader of the Anglican Communion Network blasted the Episcopal Church's revisionist bishops saying they were promoting a counterfeit religion while the "Connecticut Six" orthodox Episcopal clergy were lauded for standing for the 'faith once delivered.'
1, 000 orthodox Episcopalians stand in solidarity with "Connecticut Six"
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2460
[Virtue Online] May 12, 2005--To the strains of "Alleluia sing to Jesus" and "Great is thy faithfulness", 1,000 orthodox Episcopalians lifted their voices in praise to Jesus at Bishop Seabury Episcopal Church in Groton, standing in solidarity with six besieged priests threatened with being thrown out of their parishes by revisionist Bishop Andrew Smith.
[Virtue Online] May 12, 2005--To the strains of "Alleluia sing to Jesus" and "Great is thy faithfulness", 1,000 orthodox Episcopalians lifted their voices in praise to Jesus at Bishop Seabury Episcopal Church in Groton, standing in solidarity with six besieged priests threatened with being thrown out of their parishes by revisionist Bishop Andrew Smith.
Compromise offered on same-sex unions
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2468
[Reuters] May 15, 2005--The Canadian diocese at the heart of the Anglican church's fight over the blessing of same-sex unions agreed to temporarily limit the number of parishes that perform the ceremony.
[Reuters] May 15, 2005--The Canadian diocese at the heart of the Anglican church's fight over the blessing of same-sex unions agreed to temporarily limit the number of parishes that perform the ceremony.
Anglican Communion Network Council Communiqué
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2465
[Virtue Online] May 15, 2005--The crisis of the Anglican Communion also figured predominantly in our discussions. We reaffirmed our unequivocal commitment to the Anglican Communion and the faith and practice of historic Anglicanism. We agreed to the following statements as representing the mind of the house...
[Virtue Online] May 15, 2005--The crisis of the Anglican Communion also figured predominantly in our discussions. We reaffirmed our unequivocal commitment to the Anglican Communion and the faith and practice of historic Anglicanism. We agreed to the following statements as representing the mind of the house...
Jensen's Crusade
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2462
[The Australian Magazine] May14, 2005--The hardline approach of Sydney Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen has seen congregation numbers rising. But does his refusal to ordinate women and homosexuals threaten the church's future? Greg Callaghan reports.
[The Australian Magazine] May14, 2005--The hardline approach of Sydney Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen has seen congregation numbers rising. But does his refusal to ordinate women and homosexuals threaten the church's future? Greg Callaghan reports.
Who really are we? And what truly is our Name?
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2467
[Virtue Online] May 15, 2005--As the Anglican crisis of identity and profession deepens in North America, journalists and communicators are having problems deciding which names and descriptions to use of those within "Anglicanism."
[Virtue Online] May 15, 2005--As the Anglican crisis of identity and profession deepens in North America, journalists and communicators are having problems deciding which names and descriptions to use of those within "Anglicanism."
Liberal Bible-Thumping
http://www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_17700.shtml
[Axis of Logic] May 16, 2005--Even aside from his arguments that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and that St. Paul was a self-hating gay, the new book by a former Episcopal bishop of Newark is explosive.
[Axis of Logic] May 16, 2005--Even aside from his arguments that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and that St. Paul was a self-hating gay, the new book by a former Episcopal bishop of Newark is explosive.
Episcopal bishop: controller acknowledges embezzling funds
http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?/base/news-16/1116112848153570.xml&storylist=louisiana
[Times Picayune] May 14, 2005--The controller of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana has acknowledged embezzling church funds for several years and has begun making restitution, Bishop Charles Jenkins has told his clergy in southeast Louisiana.
Selwa Perry's husband Rex Perry has a sordid history of his own: he was arrested for making sexual advances toward another man - an undercover police officer in Houston, Texas. He is a leading advocate of gay rights in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and figured prominently in the "Claiming the Blessing" meeting before the 2003 General Convention.
[Times Picayune] May 14, 2005--The controller of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana has acknowledged embezzling church funds for several years and has begun making restitution, Bishop Charles Jenkins has told his clergy in southeast Louisiana.
Selwa Perry's husband Rex Perry has a sordid history of his own: he was arrested for making sexual advances toward another man - an undercover police officer in Houston, Texas. He is a leading advocate of gay rights in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and figured prominently in the "Claiming the Blessing" meeting before the 2003 General Convention.
Abortion link to early birth risk
http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2005/05/15/1116095857434.html
[Sydney Morning Herald] May 16, 2005--Having an abortion can increase the risk of premature birth in subsequent pregnancies by as much as 70 per cent, a study has shown.
[Sydney Morning Herald] May 16, 2005--Having an abortion can increase the risk of premature birth in subsequent pregnancies by as much as 70 per cent, a study has shown.
Young crusaders
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=637875
[The Independent] May 15, 2005--There are more evangelical Christians in Britain than anywhere else in Europe. And they're becoming increasingly vocal in their efforts to change the way we all live. But just who is joining this fast-growing band? Peter Stanford looks beyond the happy-clappy stereotypes.
[The Independent] May 15, 2005--There are more evangelical Christians in Britain than anywhere else in Europe. And they're becoming increasingly vocal in their efforts to change the way we all live. But just who is joining this fast-growing band? Peter Stanford looks beyond the happy-clappy stereotypes.
Fresh stage for battle over women bishops
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Fresh-stage-for-battle-over-women-bishops/2005/05/15/1116095857461.html?oneclick=true
[Sydney Morning Herald] May 16, 2005--Women bishops are back on the agenda of the Anglican church after narrowly failing to win the required two-thirds majority at the national synod in October.
[Sydney Morning Herald] May 16, 2005--Women bishops are back on the agenda of the Anglican church after narrowly failing to win the required two-thirds majority at the national synod in October.
Sex in the Body of Christ
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/005/34.28.html
[ChristianityToday.com] May 13, 2005--Chastity is a spiritual discipline for the whole church.
[ChristianityToday.com] May 13, 2005--Chastity is a spiritual discipline for the whole church.
Deeper into Chastity
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/005/35.32.html
[ChristianityToday.com] May 13, 2005--It was the failures of my sexual history that brought me to see it as sin.
[ChristianityToday.com] May 13, 2005--It was the failures of my sexual history that brought me to see it as sin.
Weblog: Deadly Riots Over Reported Qur'an Desecration
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/119/51.0.html
[ChristianityToday.com] May 13, 2005--Plus: Lies about Pat Robertson, Ted Haggard tells his church to be cool, David Hager responds to Nation article, and other stories from online sources around the world.
[ChristianityToday.com] May 13, 2005--Plus: Lies about Pat Robertson, Ted Haggard tells his church to be cool, David Hager responds to Nation article, and other stories from online sources around the world.
In Search of the Real Balian
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/119/53.0.html
[ChristianityToday.com] May 13, 2005--In Kingdom of Heaven, Sir Ridley Scott turns Balian of Ibelin into an agnostic, but what do we know of the Balian of history?
[ChristianityToday.com] May 13, 2005--In Kingdom of Heaven, Sir Ridley Scott turns Balian of Ibelin into an agnostic, but what do we know of the Balian of history?
Jerusalem World Gay Festival Cancelled
http://www.christianpost.com/article/africa/407/section/jerusalem.world.gay.festival.cancelled/1.htm
[The Christian Post] May 16, 2005--The August "World Pride 2005" international gay festival in Jerusalem has been cancelled and rescheduled for next year because the event coincided with the planned Israeli withdrawal of settlers in Gaza, organizers say.
For "Conservative Lutheran Denomination Studies Role of Women in Church," Georgia Adopts New Abortion Legislation," and more articles from The Christian Post, go to http://www.christianpost.com/.
[The Christian Post] May 16, 2005--The August "World Pride 2005" international gay festival in Jerusalem has been cancelled and rescheduled for next year because the event coincided with the planned Israeli withdrawal of settlers in Gaza, organizers say.
For "Conservative Lutheran Denomination Studies Role of Women in Church," Georgia Adopts New Abortion Legislation," and more articles from The Christian Post, go to http://www.christianpost.com/.
'Gay marriage' bill will die if Canadian government falls May 19; amendment petition coming to Calif.
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20789
[Baptist Press News] May 13, 2005--Canada's beleaguered Liberal government could fall in the next week, and with it, a bill that would legalize "gay marriage" nationwide.
"Leaders: Ruling points to need for federal marriage amend," "A first: Federal judge strikes down Neb. marriage amendment," and more articles from Baptist Press News can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/.
[Baptist Press News] May 13, 2005--Canada's beleaguered Liberal government could fall in the next week, and with it, a bill that would legalize "gay marriage" nationwide.
"Leaders: Ruling points to need for federal marriage amend," "A first: Federal judge strikes down Neb. marriage amendment," and more articles from Baptist Press News can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/.
Saturday, May 14, 2005
RoundUp of Recent News in Rwanda...
http://www.anglicanmissioninamerica.org/index.cfm?id=D8EC71CC-7C93-425E-A89440E8176C15B0
[Anglican Mission in America] May 2, 2005--Two Anglican Primates blessed the Black-cloth tree, planted late last year by the survivors and released prisoners of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The tree was planted as a symbol of hope and love in Rwanda in the Bugesera district, according to the President of the inter-faith body, His Grace Emmanuel Kolini Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda. Arbp. Kolini and his Kenyan counter part, Arbp. Benjamin Nzimbi led a delegation from the World Council of Churches to the genocide memorial site in Bugesera in the southern part of Rwanda. Over a million innocent Tutsis and moderate Hutus lost their lives in the 1994 genocide. Rwandan churches have come together to form the inter-faith body aimed at reconciling the population.
[Anglican Mission in America] May 2, 2005--Two Anglican Primates blessed the Black-cloth tree, planted late last year by the survivors and released prisoners of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The tree was planted as a symbol of hope and love in Rwanda in the Bugesera district, according to the President of the inter-faith body, His Grace Emmanuel Kolini Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda. Arbp. Kolini and his Kenyan counter part, Arbp. Benjamin Nzimbi led a delegation from the World Council of Churches to the genocide memorial site in Bugesera in the southern part of Rwanda. Over a million innocent Tutsis and moderate Hutus lost their lives in the 1994 genocide. Rwandan churches have come together to form the inter-faith body aimed at reconciling the population.
Gulf Coast Women Worship At Koinonia 2005
http://www.anglicanmissioninamerica.org/index.cfm?id=2B6ABB4C-E33D-493F-8B033F3DB3BDF7CF
[Anglican Mission in America] April 15, 2005--Hurricane Ivan did his best to disrupt Immanuel Anglican Church's 2005 Koinonia Women's Conference, but once again the Lord made a way, this time through the wilderness of the post-hurricane Gulf Coast. This year over 180 women from at least eight Anglican Mission congregations converged at the Edgewater Resort in Panama City Beach from February 18-20th, for two and a half days of rich fellowship, worship, teaching and fun.
[Anglican Mission in America] April 15, 2005--Hurricane Ivan did his best to disrupt Immanuel Anglican Church's 2005 Koinonia Women's Conference, but once again the Lord made a way, this time through the wilderness of the post-hurricane Gulf Coast. This year over 180 women from at least eight Anglican Mission congregations converged at the Edgewater Resort in Panama City Beach from February 18-20th, for two and a half days of rich fellowship, worship, teaching and fun.
Church of the Great Shepherd Calls New Pastor
http://www.anglicanmissioninamerica.org/index.cfm?id=665D570F-CAAA-4657-97031CA2A233B225
[Anglican Mission in America] April 24, 2005--One of the Anglican Mission's most dynamic churches has called a new Senior Pastor. Church of the Great Shepherd in Wheaton, Illinois has announced that the Rev. Tony Tripi, who has been Bishop Chuck Murphy's Chief of Staff, will serve as the newly appointed leader. The congregation was founded by the Rev. Dr. Lyle Dorsett and his wife Mary about 8 years ago. Dr. Dorsett has recently been appointed the Billy Graham Professor of Evangelism at Beeson Divinity School and will be relocating to Birmingham, AL this summer.
[Anglican Mission in America] April 24, 2005--One of the Anglican Mission's most dynamic churches has called a new Senior Pastor. Church of the Great Shepherd in Wheaton, Illinois has announced that the Rev. Tony Tripi, who has been Bishop Chuck Murphy's Chief of Staff, will serve as the newly appointed leader. The congregation was founded by the Rev. Dr. Lyle Dorsett and his wife Mary about 8 years ago. Dr. Dorsett has recently been appointed the Billy Graham Professor of Evangelism at Beeson Divinity School and will be relocating to Birmingham, AL this summer.
Fight for the faith: Two Anglican parishes form opposing camps
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpID=810&NewsID=631833&CategoryID=5845&show=localnews&om=1
[Laurel Leader] May 12, 2005--Worshippers recite a solemn liturgy using archaic language, sprinkled with "thee's" and "thou's." Some of the female parishioners wear lace veils as a display of respect. The service is led - as required - by males alone.
Does this article accurately describe the differences between liberal Episcopalians and orthodox Anglicans? Do you think the Anglican Catholic Church as portrayed in this article is representative of Anglican orthodoxy? How would you respond to some of the assertions liberal Episcopalians make in this article? You might want to email your comments to the writer of the article.
[Laurel Leader] May 12, 2005--Worshippers recite a solemn liturgy using archaic language, sprinkled with "thee's" and "thou's." Some of the female parishioners wear lace veils as a display of respect. The service is led - as required - by males alone.
Does this article accurately describe the differences between liberal Episcopalians and orthodox Anglicans? Do you think the Anglican Catholic Church as portrayed in this article is representative of Anglican orthodoxy? How would you respond to some of the assertions liberal Episcopalians make in this article? You might want to email your comments to the writer of the article.
Just How Do Gay Couples Threaten Civilization?
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=6802AE67-72EE-48C3-8E2B-E42A2A5B3A59
[TheDay.com] May 14, 2005--I was raised in the Episcopal Church of Michigan. When I moved to Connecticut 15 years ago, I attended a service at the Episcopal Church in Groton. When I discovered the clergy's hateful feelings toward gay people, I didn't return.
How would you respond to some of the arguments Janet Houser makes in her letter?
[TheDay.com] May 14, 2005--I was raised in the Episcopal Church of Michigan. When I moved to Connecticut 15 years ago, I attended a service at the Episcopal Church in Groton. When I discovered the clergy's hateful feelings toward gay people, I didn't return.
How would you respond to some of the arguments Janet Houser makes in her letter?
Christians Accused of Trying to Convert Muslims Freed
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1330115.html
[Crosswalk.com] May 14, 2005--Two Americans arrested in Malaysia for allegedly distributing Christian literature outside a mosque have been released from custody, and the charges against them dropped.
Please keep these two men in your prayers. When charges have been dropped in similar cases, Muslims have responded by murdering those against whom the charges were made.
[Crosswalk.com] May 14, 2005--Two Americans arrested in Malaysia for allegedly distributing Christian literature outside a mosque have been released from custody, and the charges against them dropped.
Please keep these two men in your prayers. When charges have been dropped in similar cases, Muslims have responded by murdering those against whom the charges were made.
Christian Association of Nigeria condemns call for Jihad: Statement from the President-In-Council
http://www.anglican-nig.org/CANreact.htm
[Church of Nigeria News] May 14, 2005--The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has issued a strong-worded statement condemning recent calls for a jihad. The statement also took a critical look at the forthcoming population census in Nigeria.
[Church of Nigeria News] May 14, 2005--The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has issued a strong-worded statement condemning recent calls for a jihad. The statement also took a critical look at the forthcoming population census in Nigeria.
Bishop Nathaniel Yisa bows out amid glowing tributes
http://www.anglican-nig.org/minnabp.htm
[Church of Nigeria News] May 3, 2005--Friends and colleagues have paid glowing tributes to the retired Bishop of Minna and his Wife, The Rt. Rev Nathaniel and Ruda Yisa, who presided for the last time at the diocesan synod, this past weekend in Minna.
[Church of Nigeria News] May 3, 2005--Friends and colleagues have paid glowing tributes to the retired Bishop of Minna and his Wife, The Rt. Rev Nathaniel and Ruda Yisa, who presided for the last time at the diocesan synod, this past weekend in Minna.
Canadian Anglican Bishop: Same-Sex Blessings Will Continue
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2457
[Associated Press] May 13, 2005--Despite pleas from many of the world's top Anglican leaders, Bishop Michael Ingham said that the blessing of same-sex unions continues within his New Westminster Diocese.
Is anyone surprised?
[Associated Press] May 13, 2005--Despite pleas from many of the world's top Anglican leaders, Bishop Michael Ingham said that the blessing of same-sex unions continues within his New Westminster Diocese.
Is anyone surprised?
Is Protestant England on its last legs?
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2459
[The London Times] May 12, 2005--Anyone would think that with the demise of the Pope has come another death, that of our national church.
[The London Times] May 12, 2005--Anyone would think that with the demise of the Pope has come another death, that of our national church.
Mainline Turnaround?
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2458
[Virtue Online] May 14, 2005--I recently ran across a book that should be of interest to those of us who are a part of what was once one of the mainline denominations of America. This is Lyle Schaller's latest work, A Mainline Turnaround: Strategies for Congregations and Denominations.
[Virtue Online] May 14, 2005--I recently ran across a book that should be of interest to those of us who are a part of what was once one of the mainline denominations of America. This is Lyle Schaller's latest work, A Mainline Turnaround: Strategies for Congregations and Denominations.
Pittsburgh rector blasts Louie Crew in letter to Griswold
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2456
[Virtue Online] May 14, 2005--I am writing to you again as I did on September 29, 2004 with continued concern that the actions of Dr. Louie Crew concerning our Anglican Communion partners appear to go on unabated and apparently unaddressed by either you or the Executive Council in whose name he writes.
[Virtue Online] May 14, 2005--I am writing to you again as I did on September 29, 2004 with continued concern that the actions of Dr. Louie Crew concerning our Anglican Communion partners appear to go on unabated and apparently unaddressed by either you or the Executive Council in whose name he writes.
North Region: Growth compass points north
http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/southerncross/articles/northern_region_growth_compass_points_true_north/
[Southern Cross] April 29, 2005--It is the Spirit of God that blesses God's church with growth, Bishop of North Sydney Dr. Glenn Davies told his clergy recently, but Christians can still benefit from the acknowledgment and warning in the Book of Revelation that churches can both grow and decline.
[Southern Cross] April 29, 2005--It is the Spirit of God that blesses God's church with growth, Bishop of North Sydney Dr. Glenn Davies told his clergy recently, but Christians can still benefit from the acknowledgment and warning in the Book of Revelation that churches can both grow and decline.
Ten Percent in church? Keep praying, African leader tells Sydney Anglicans
http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/southerncross/articles/ten_per_cent_in_church_keep_praying_african_leader_tells_sydney_anglicans/
[Southern Cross] April 29, 2005--The head of one of the world's fastest growing churches belives the conversion of 10 per cent of Sydney, or 4000, 000, can easily be achieved through prayer.
[Southern Cross] April 29, 2005--The head of one of the world's fastest growing churches belives the conversion of 10 per cent of Sydney, or 4000, 000, can easily be achieved through prayer.
Gay furore triggers 'new reformation'
http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/southerncross/articles/gay_furore_triggers_new_reformation/
[Southern Cross] April 29, 2005--Homosexuality could be the trigger for a 21st century reformation, according to US evangelical preacher and writer Don Carson.
[Southern Cross] April 29, 2005--Homosexuality could be the trigger for a 21st century reformation, according to US evangelical preacher and writer Don Carson.
Friday, May 13, 2005
Mutiny?!
Commentary by Robin G. Jordan
Do the so-called liberal leaders of the Episcopal Church with their wild talk of right wing conspiracies and now mutinies and plots going back 30 years believe that any reasonable person in his right mind would entertain such preposterous claims – would believe such nonsense as orthodox Episcopalians are deliberately inflaming their fellow Anglicans around the world in order to bring about the expulsion of the Episcopal Church from the Anglican Communion? Really! The unpleasant truth is that they made a very serious error in judgment and refuse to own up to it. They expected orthodox Episcopalians in the United States and orthodox Anglicans outside it to acquiesce to their theological and moral innovations. They cynically told each other that orthodox Anglicans in Africa and elsewhere in the global South would make loud noises of protest but would not do anything. They were wrong!
The Episcopal Church’s so-called liberal leaders are the ones that have led in the Episcopal Church on its present disastrous course and they should be held accountable for it. They have led the Episcopal Church into apostasy. They have concealed this movement away from the historical Christian faith behind a smoke screen of words like “diversity,” “inclusivism,” and “pluralism.” Ignorant of what the Bible teaches, and having been taught to not question the leadership of their bishops and clergy, many Episcopalians have followed them. Now these leaders are expressing surprise that the leading bishops of the global South Anglican Church – godly men ruled by the Word of God and the Holy Spirit - are taking them to task for their abandonment of the teaching of the Bible and the historic Christian faith. How disingenuous on their part! At the 1998 Lambeth Conference and at subsequent meetings of the Primates the same leaders were called to repent. Did they turn away from their apostasy? No! They hardened their hearts and ignored this call to repentance. They persisted in leading the Episcopal Church away from orthodox Christianity.
In an ongoing campaign of misinformation and lies orthodox Episcopalians struggling to uphold and preserve the historic Christian faith – to which the preamble of the Episcopal Church’s own constitution commits that church – have been labeled “dissidents,” “rebels,” and now mutineers. Yet the real dissidents are the Episcopal Church so-called liberal leaders. They are the actual rebels – those who are mutinying against the Word of God and 2000 years of Christian teaching based upon God’s Word. Indeed to rebel against God’s Word is to rebel against God and to league one’s self with the arch-rebel himself – Satan. They have chosen to declare what God calls sin is not sin, to authorize the blessing of what God does not bless and to bless what he does not bless, and to elevate to the office and order of bishop a notorious sinner, a man who should not be welcomed to the Lord's’ Table, much less consecrated a bishop of the one holy catholic and apostolic church.
If the Episcopal Church is asked to withdraw from the Anglican Communion, the fault will lie with the clerical and lay leaders who have promoted the ordination of non-celibate gay deacons and priests, the blessing of same sex unions, and the consecration of a non-celibate gay bishop. The blame for the Episcopal Church’s expulsion will be theirs.
In the days ahead Episcopalians can expect to hear many appeals to their loyalty to the institutional church from the very same leaders. They will be asked to choose between the Episcopal Church and the Word of God, between the Episcopal Church and the historic Christian faith, and between the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Episcopalians really need to think twice before they listen to such appeals. The institutional church is not the church of our Lord Jesus Christ. Episcopalians have historically held that the visible church of Christ is a congregation of believers in which the pure Word of God is preached and in which the sacraments are rightly administered according to Christ’s command in all those matters that are necessary for proper administration. Only a few of the Episcopal Church’s congregations from this perspective are the visible church of Christ. In many Episcopal parishes and churches the pure Word of God is no longer preached. While those who are believers are known to God alone, it becomes increasingly doubtful in an apostate church that many in a particular congregation have turned from their sins, asked God ‘s forgiveness, and trusted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior – what sets a believer apart from a non-believer. Whether the sacraments are rightly administered according Christ’s command in all those matters that are necessary for proper administration is also doubtful. This will certainly be the case if the Episcopal Church adopts “open communion,” admitting to the Lord’s Table those who are not baptized and who do not believe – Buddhists, Muslims, Wiccans and other non-Christians. When our Lord spoke to the disciples, saying “Do this in remembrance of me,” he was speaking to believers, with the exception of the one who betrayed him. He was not speaking to the multitude but to his closest followers.
Episcopalians have also historically held that those who lack a living faith, although they physically and visibly “press with their teeth,” in the words of St. Augustine, the sacrament of the body and blood of Christ are in no way partakers of Christ. Rather, by eating and drinking “the sign or sacrament of so great a thing,” they bring condemnation upon themselves. Judas Iscariot ate the Last Supper with our Lord but received no grace thereby. Rather the devil entered him. Only to those who receive the sacrament of Holy Communion “rightly, worthily, and with faith” is the bread that we break a partaking of the body of Christ and similarly the cup of blessing is a partaking of the blood of Christ. Only in those who worthily receive the sacrament, does the sacrament have a beneficial effect or operation.
Our first loyalty as Christians is not to a particular institutional church. It is to the Lord Jesus Christ – to the Lord of the Church – that invisible body of those who have believed in Christ through the message of the apostles and who are united to Christ and each other by the Holy Spirit. Through its present apostasy the Episcopal Church has broken with the faith once delivered to the apostles. It no longer heeds the apostles’ message. Its schism with apostolic teaching grows wider every day. With its consecration of a non-celibate gay bishop it has severed itself from the one holy, catholic and apostolic church. It is a “church,” a legal corporation classified under Federal and State law as such an entity. However, except for a few orthodox congregations, it is no longer the Church. The ultimate choice that Episcopalians will be facing – indeed they are now facing – is between a religious organization, the Episcopal Church, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Do the so-called liberal leaders of the Episcopal Church with their wild talk of right wing conspiracies and now mutinies and plots going back 30 years believe that any reasonable person in his right mind would entertain such preposterous claims – would believe such nonsense as orthodox Episcopalians are deliberately inflaming their fellow Anglicans around the world in order to bring about the expulsion of the Episcopal Church from the Anglican Communion? Really! The unpleasant truth is that they made a very serious error in judgment and refuse to own up to it. They expected orthodox Episcopalians in the United States and orthodox Anglicans outside it to acquiesce to their theological and moral innovations. They cynically told each other that orthodox Anglicans in Africa and elsewhere in the global South would make loud noises of protest but would not do anything. They were wrong!
The Episcopal Church’s so-called liberal leaders are the ones that have led in the Episcopal Church on its present disastrous course and they should be held accountable for it. They have led the Episcopal Church into apostasy. They have concealed this movement away from the historical Christian faith behind a smoke screen of words like “diversity,” “inclusivism,” and “pluralism.” Ignorant of what the Bible teaches, and having been taught to not question the leadership of their bishops and clergy, many Episcopalians have followed them. Now these leaders are expressing surprise that the leading bishops of the global South Anglican Church – godly men ruled by the Word of God and the Holy Spirit - are taking them to task for their abandonment of the teaching of the Bible and the historic Christian faith. How disingenuous on their part! At the 1998 Lambeth Conference and at subsequent meetings of the Primates the same leaders were called to repent. Did they turn away from their apostasy? No! They hardened their hearts and ignored this call to repentance. They persisted in leading the Episcopal Church away from orthodox Christianity.
In an ongoing campaign of misinformation and lies orthodox Episcopalians struggling to uphold and preserve the historic Christian faith – to which the preamble of the Episcopal Church’s own constitution commits that church – have been labeled “dissidents,” “rebels,” and now mutineers. Yet the real dissidents are the Episcopal Church so-called liberal leaders. They are the actual rebels – those who are mutinying against the Word of God and 2000 years of Christian teaching based upon God’s Word. Indeed to rebel against God’s Word is to rebel against God and to league one’s self with the arch-rebel himself – Satan. They have chosen to declare what God calls sin is not sin, to authorize the blessing of what God does not bless and to bless what he does not bless, and to elevate to the office and order of bishop a notorious sinner, a man who should not be welcomed to the Lord's’ Table, much less consecrated a bishop of the one holy catholic and apostolic church.
If the Episcopal Church is asked to withdraw from the Anglican Communion, the fault will lie with the clerical and lay leaders who have promoted the ordination of non-celibate gay deacons and priests, the blessing of same sex unions, and the consecration of a non-celibate gay bishop. The blame for the Episcopal Church’s expulsion will be theirs.
In the days ahead Episcopalians can expect to hear many appeals to their loyalty to the institutional church from the very same leaders. They will be asked to choose between the Episcopal Church and the Word of God, between the Episcopal Church and the historic Christian faith, and between the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Episcopalians really need to think twice before they listen to such appeals. The institutional church is not the church of our Lord Jesus Christ. Episcopalians have historically held that the visible church of Christ is a congregation of believers in which the pure Word of God is preached and in which the sacraments are rightly administered according to Christ’s command in all those matters that are necessary for proper administration. Only a few of the Episcopal Church’s congregations from this perspective are the visible church of Christ. In many Episcopal parishes and churches the pure Word of God is no longer preached. While those who are believers are known to God alone, it becomes increasingly doubtful in an apostate church that many in a particular congregation have turned from their sins, asked God ‘s forgiveness, and trusted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior – what sets a believer apart from a non-believer. Whether the sacraments are rightly administered according Christ’s command in all those matters that are necessary for proper administration is also doubtful. This will certainly be the case if the Episcopal Church adopts “open communion,” admitting to the Lord’s Table those who are not baptized and who do not believe – Buddhists, Muslims, Wiccans and other non-Christians. When our Lord spoke to the disciples, saying “Do this in remembrance of me,” he was speaking to believers, with the exception of the one who betrayed him. He was not speaking to the multitude but to his closest followers.
Episcopalians have also historically held that those who lack a living faith, although they physically and visibly “press with their teeth,” in the words of St. Augustine, the sacrament of the body and blood of Christ are in no way partakers of Christ. Rather, by eating and drinking “the sign or sacrament of so great a thing,” they bring condemnation upon themselves. Judas Iscariot ate the Last Supper with our Lord but received no grace thereby. Rather the devil entered him. Only to those who receive the sacrament of Holy Communion “rightly, worthily, and with faith” is the bread that we break a partaking of the body of Christ and similarly the cup of blessing is a partaking of the blood of Christ. Only in those who worthily receive the sacrament, does the sacrament have a beneficial effect or operation.
Our first loyalty as Christians is not to a particular institutional church. It is to the Lord Jesus Christ – to the Lord of the Church – that invisible body of those who have believed in Christ through the message of the apostles and who are united to Christ and each other by the Holy Spirit. Through its present apostasy the Episcopal Church has broken with the faith once delivered to the apostles. It no longer heeds the apostles’ message. Its schism with apostolic teaching grows wider every day. With its consecration of a non-celibate gay bishop it has severed itself from the one holy, catholic and apostolic church. It is a “church,” a legal corporation classified under Federal and State law as such an entity. However, except for a few orthodox congregations, it is no longer the Church. The ultimate choice that Episcopalians will be facing – indeed they are now facing – is between a religious organization, the Episcopal Church, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Canadian Anglicans opt out of meeting
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0505130103may13,1,7379049.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed
[Chicago Tribune] May 13, 2005--In a related matter, the Canadians received a report from a theological commission that same-sex blessings are, as Sunday's statement put it, "a matter of doctrine, but not core doctrine in the sense of being creedal." That could clear the way for approval of same-sex blessing rituals at the next national synod in 2007.
[Chicago Tribune] May 13, 2005--In a related matter, the Canadians received a report from a theological commission that same-sex blessings are, as Sunday's statement put it, "a matter of doctrine, but not core doctrine in the sense of being creedal." That could clear the way for approval of same-sex blessing rituals at the next national synod in 2007.
Changes at Hanford Episcopal Church
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/news/051205_nw_church.html
[ABC30.c0m] May 12, 2005--The appointment of a gay bishop is not sitting well with some of the Central Valley's 50,000 Episcopalians.
Now, some congregations are using their names to show their displeasure with the church's stance.
Hanford's Episcopal church will now be known as The Church of Anglican Communion.
[ABC30.c0m] May 12, 2005--The appointment of a gay bishop is not sitting well with some of the Central Valley's 50,000 Episcopalians.
Now, some congregations are using their names to show their displeasure with the church's stance.
Hanford's Episcopal church will now be known as The Church of Anglican Communion.
Episcopal Diocese Opposes Ban On Same-Sex Marriage
http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/4475988/detail.html
[TheWBALChannel.com] May 11, 2005--The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has adopted a resolution opposing a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
[TheWBALChannel.com] May 11, 2005--The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has adopted a resolution opposing a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
900 Show To Support Embattled Clergymen
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=5ED92875-502E-442C-96D0-8992F7F58FE4
[TheDay.com] May 13, 2005--The rector at Bishop Seabury Episcopal Church said he would be hosting a prayer service, not a political rally. But Thursday night close to 900 people who support his stand against same-sex unions packed the church for what seemed a lot like both.
[TheDay.com] May 13, 2005--The rector at Bishop Seabury Episcopal Church said he would be hosting a prayer service, not a political rally. But Thursday night close to 900 people who support his stand against same-sex unions packed the church for what seemed a lot like both.
The Episcopal Church USA: Towards Greater Inclusioin
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpID=810&NewsID=631871&CategoryID=5845&show=localnews&om=1
[Laurel Leader] May 13, 2005--The Rev. Elizabeth Kaeton of Chatham, N.J., attributes the conflicts in the global church to prayer book differences.
When the United States church adopted the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, it sent its copies of the superseded 1928 Book of Common Prayer to the Third World, she said.
"Here's the truth of it straightaway: we do not worship the same images of God."
The shifts are "subtle," she said, but the old prayer book depicts a God who is distant, "up there" and in control from afar. In the new prayer book, she said, the images of God "are closer, more incarnate, more with us."
This article is outrageous!!
[Laurel Leader] May 13, 2005--The Rev. Elizabeth Kaeton of Chatham, N.J., attributes the conflicts in the global church to prayer book differences.
When the United States church adopted the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, it sent its copies of the superseded 1928 Book of Common Prayer to the Third World, she said.
"Here's the truth of it straightaway: we do not worship the same images of God."
The shifts are "subtle," she said, but the old prayer book depicts a God who is distant, "up there" and in control from afar. In the new prayer book, she said, the images of God "are closer, more incarnate, more with us."
This article is outrageous!!
Episcopal bishop clarifies position of diocese
http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14521153&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475626&rfi=6
[MyWestTexas.com] May 13, 2005--Bishop C. Wallis Ohl of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas released a statement Thursday to clarify the diocese's position on the ongoing conflict at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church.
[MyWestTexas.com] May 13, 2005--Bishop C. Wallis Ohl of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas released a statement Thursday to clarify the diocese's position on the ongoing conflict at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church.
Hands severed for child marriage warning
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15270535%255E2703,00.html
[The Australian] May 13, 2005--BHOPAL: A woman social worker's hands were chopped off by a man furious with her for counselling villagers in central India not to practise child marriage, police said yesterday.
[The Australian] May 13, 2005--BHOPAL: A woman social worker's hands were chopped off by a man furious with her for counselling villagers in central India not to practise child marriage, police said yesterday.
Bible distribution decline 'no cause for alarm'
http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/sydneystories/bible_distribution_decline_no_cause_for_alarm/
[sydneyanglicans.net] May 13, 2005--Despite new figures showing a worldwide decline in Scriture distribution, the Bible Society NWS says it is experiencing an upward trend of people keen to receive God's word.
[sydneyanglicans.net] May 13, 2005--Despite new figures showing a worldwide decline in Scriture distribution, the Bible Society NWS says it is experiencing an upward trend of people keen to receive God's word.
Film Forum: Is Kingdom of Heaven Anti-Christian?
http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/filmforum/050512.html
[ChristianityToday.com] May 12, 2005--Kingdom of Heaven has religious critics fuming about unfairly anti-Christian portrayals. Crash explores racial prejudice. House of Wax is a sticky mess. Plus: Reviews of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
[ChristianityToday.com] May 12, 2005--Kingdom of Heaven has religious critics fuming about unfairly anti-Christian portrayals. Crash explores racial prejudice. House of Wax is a sticky mess. Plus: Reviews of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Kansas Voters Reject Gay Rites
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/006/8.24.html
[ChristianityToday.com] May 12, 2005--But federal courts are expected to strike down state bans.
[ChristianityToday.com] May 12, 2005--But federal courts are expected to strike down state bans.
Weblog: Baptist Pastor Accused of Expelling Kerry Voters Quits
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/119/31.0.html
[ChristianityToday.com] May 11, 2005--Plus: Al Mohler gets extremely misquoted, stealing a church, Georgia's abortion waiting period, and other stories from online sources around the world.
[ChristianityToday.com] May 11, 2005--Plus: Al Mohler gets extremely misquoted, stealing a church, Georgia's abortion waiting period, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Conservatives: See Where Judicial Activism Leads?
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1330128.html
[Crosswalk.com] May 13, 2005-- A federal court ruling striking down Nebraska's Defense of Marriage Amendment has renewed conservative outrage over "activist" judges who ignore the will of the people.
[Crosswalk.com] May 13, 2005-- A federal court ruling striking down Nebraska's Defense of Marriage Amendment has renewed conservative outrage over "activist" judges who ignore the will of the people.
The Disappearance of Church Discipline--How Can We Recover?
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/mohler/?adate=5/13/2005#1330024
[Crosswalk.com] May 13, 2005--The decline of church discipline is perhaps the most visible failure of the contemporary church. No longer concerned with maintaining purity of confession or lifestyle, the contemporary church sees itself as a voluntary association of autonomous members, with minimal moral accountability to God, much less to each other.
[Crosswalk.com] May 13, 2005--The decline of church discipline is perhaps the most visible failure of the contemporary church. No longer concerned with maintaining purity of confession or lifestyle, the contemporary church sees itself as a voluntary association of autonomous members, with minimal moral accountability to God, much less to each other.
Committing the Church to Biblical Standards
http://www.christianpost.com/article/editorial/349/section/committing.the.church.to.biblical.standards/1.htm
[The Christian Post] May 10, 2005--Exactly a year ago, the United Methodist Church reaffirmed its commitment to biblical standards by upholding several statements prohibiting the ministry of active homosexuals. Those resolutions are warmly and cautiously worded to show both the church’s openness to gays and lesbians and the denomination’s austerity toward sin.
But last month, those resolutions were set aside as the church’s appellate court ruled in favor of a self-avowed lesbian minister who had earlier been stripped of her ministerial credentials for violating church law.
[The Christian Post] May 10, 2005--Exactly a year ago, the United Methodist Church reaffirmed its commitment to biblical standards by upholding several statements prohibiting the ministry of active homosexuals. Those resolutions are warmly and cautiously worded to show both the church’s openness to gays and lesbians and the denomination’s austerity toward sin.
But last month, those resolutions were set aside as the church’s appellate court ruled in favor of a self-avowed lesbian minister who had earlier been stripped of her ministerial credentials for violating church law.
Sri Lanka Anti-Conversion Bill Sent to Committee
http://www.christianpost.com/article/missions/1585/section/sri.lanka.anti-conversion.bill.sent.to.committee/1.htm
[The Christian Post] May 11, 2005--One of two bills that will severely limit evangelism and conversion to the Christian faith in Sri Lanka was presented to the Sri Lankan Parliament on May 6 for second reading, a Christian persecution watchdog group reported today.
[The Christian Post] May 11, 2005--One of two bills that will severely limit evangelism and conversion to the Christian faith in Sri Lanka was presented to the Sri Lankan Parliament on May 6 for second reading, a Christian persecution watchdog group reported today.
Should churches discipline over politics?
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20782
[Baptist Press News] May 12, 2005--The controversy centered in a small Baptist church in North Carolina may well be a sign of things to come. A congregational meeting on May 10 led to the resignation of Pastor Chan Chandler of East Waynesville Baptist Church and the departure of an estimated 40 church members with the pastor.
[Baptist Press News] May 12, 2005--The controversy centered in a small Baptist church in North Carolina may well be a sign of things to come. A congregational meeting on May 10 led to the resignation of Pastor Chan Chandler of East Waynesville Baptist Church and the departure of an estimated 40 church members with the pastor.
Fed. judge overturns Neb. marriage amend.; pro-family leaders call for federal solution
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20784
[Baptist Press News] May 12, 2005--In the first ruling of its kind a federal judge May 12 struck down Nebraska's constitutional marriage amendment, issuing a decision that is certain to intensify calls for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Related article:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1589/section/judge.rules.nebraska%92s.marriage.amendment.unconstitutional/1.htm
Judge Rules Nebraska’s Marriage Amendment Unconstitutional - The Christian Post
[Baptist Press News] May 12, 2005--In the first ruling of its kind a federal judge May 12 struck down Nebraska's constitutional marriage amendment, issuing a decision that is certain to intensify calls for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Related article:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1589/section/judge.rules.nebraska%92s.marriage.amendment.unconstitutional/1.htm
Judge Rules Nebraska’s Marriage Amendment Unconstitutional - The Christian Post
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Chalk another one up for Canterbury's Archbishop - blunder that is!
Commentary by Robin G. Jordan
What was Rowan Williams thinking when he invited Peter Carnley to chair the Panel of Reference requested by the Primates? Like his appointment of liberal Robin Eames to chair the Lambeth Commission on Communion and his appointment of liberal Kenneth Kearon as Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council, his latest choice does little to inspire confidence and trust in his leadership. The Lambeth Commission produced the highly flawed Windsor Report. After meeting with the US and Canadian bishops, Kearon released a statement that the Anglican Consultative Council would respect whatever decision was reached by the General Council of the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod. The Anglican Church of Canada had along with the Episcopal Church USA been asked to withdraw its representatives from the Anglican Consultative Council for a period of three years. This request was the closest action that the Anglican Primates could take to suspending the North American churches from that body. Williams as you may recall gave the nod to the appointment of controversial gay rights advocate Jeffrey Johns as the Bishop of Reading. He later withdrew his support for the appointment under pressure from orthodox Anglicans in the Diocese of Oxford and asked Johns not to step down. Carnley is the Bishop of Melbourne and the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia. He is a self-described “progressive” who has advocated a more relaxed attitude toward same sex relationships in the Australian Anglican Church. His views have brought him into conflict with evangelical Anglicans in Australia and elsewhere. Carnley was quick to suspend and remove a priest in his diocese, who was consecrated a bishop in the Traditional Anglican Church. He has expressed sympathy for the position of the Episcopal Church (USA) and the Anglican Church of Canada.
Was Williams hoping to discourage pleas for his intervention from beleaguered orthodox Anglican clergy, congregations and dioceses with this appointment? It certainly may have that dampening effect. Those who are likely to turn to him for help are experiencing serious theological conflicts with “progressives” like Carnley. In his public statements Carnley has not presented himself as a friend of orthodox Anglicanism but as an advocate of “progressive Christianity.”
Is it surprising, however, that Williams, himself a liberal, should appoint a liberal to chair such an important commission. Williams has yet to appoint someone from the global South, someone who is black or brown. Is Williams revealing an anti-global South prejudice – even a racial prejudice - in his appointments? Global South Anglicans can be expected to think so and who can blame them.
With Carnley chairing the Panel of Reference, orthodox Anglicans in the Episcopal Church (USA) and the Anglican Church of Canada cannot expect much help from that body. Once more Rowan Williams has shown that he is really not a friend to orthodox Anglicans.
What was Rowan Williams thinking when he invited Peter Carnley to chair the Panel of Reference requested by the Primates? Like his appointment of liberal Robin Eames to chair the Lambeth Commission on Communion and his appointment of liberal Kenneth Kearon as Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council, his latest choice does little to inspire confidence and trust in his leadership. The Lambeth Commission produced the highly flawed Windsor Report. After meeting with the US and Canadian bishops, Kearon released a statement that the Anglican Consultative Council would respect whatever decision was reached by the General Council of the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod. The Anglican Church of Canada had along with the Episcopal Church USA been asked to withdraw its representatives from the Anglican Consultative Council for a period of three years. This request was the closest action that the Anglican Primates could take to suspending the North American churches from that body. Williams as you may recall gave the nod to the appointment of controversial gay rights advocate Jeffrey Johns as the Bishop of Reading. He later withdrew his support for the appointment under pressure from orthodox Anglicans in the Diocese of Oxford and asked Johns not to step down. Carnley is the Bishop of Melbourne and the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia. He is a self-described “progressive” who has advocated a more relaxed attitude toward same sex relationships in the Australian Anglican Church. His views have brought him into conflict with evangelical Anglicans in Australia and elsewhere. Carnley was quick to suspend and remove a priest in his diocese, who was consecrated a bishop in the Traditional Anglican Church. He has expressed sympathy for the position of the Episcopal Church (USA) and the Anglican Church of Canada.
Was Williams hoping to discourage pleas for his intervention from beleaguered orthodox Anglican clergy, congregations and dioceses with this appointment? It certainly may have that dampening effect. Those who are likely to turn to him for help are experiencing serious theological conflicts with “progressives” like Carnley. In his public statements Carnley has not presented himself as a friend of orthodox Anglicanism but as an advocate of “progressive Christianity.”
Is it surprising, however, that Williams, himself a liberal, should appoint a liberal to chair such an important commission. Williams has yet to appoint someone from the global South, someone who is black or brown. Is Williams revealing an anti-global South prejudice – even a racial prejudice - in his appointments? Global South Anglicans can be expected to think so and who can blame them.
With Carnley chairing the Panel of Reference, orthodox Anglicans in the Episcopal Church (USA) and the Anglican Church of Canada cannot expect much help from that body. Once more Rowan Williams has shown that he is really not a friend to orthodox Anglicans.
'same-sex blessings are doctrinal issue'
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5768&title='same-sex%20blessings%20are%20doctrinal%20issue'
[The Church of England Newspaper] May 13, 2005--Neale Adams, a spokesman for New Westminster diocese, told us Bishop Ingham had received a legal opinion prior to instituting same-sex blessings that the rites were pastoral and not a matter of doctrine. “It appears now that the lawyers and the theologians may differ in some respects” he said. “It will be up to the General Synod to decide who is right”.
[The Church of England Newspaper] May 13, 2005--Neale Adams, a spokesman for New Westminster diocese, told us Bishop Ingham had received a legal opinion prior to instituting same-sex blessings that the rites were pastoral and not a matter of doctrine. “It appears now that the lawyers and the theologians may differ in some respects” he said. “It will be up to the General Synod to decide who is right”.
US Air Force 'is too Christian'
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5768&title=US%20Air%20Force%20'is%20too%20Christian'
[The Church of England Newspaper] May 13, 2005--The United States Air Force Academy is too Christian and an atmosphere of religious intolerance pervades the school, a report has claimed.
[The Church of England Newspaper] May 13, 2005--The United States Air Force Academy is too Christian and an atmosphere of religious intolerance pervades the school, a report has claimed.
My Church Builds Its Case for LGBT Justice
http://www.mountainpridemedia.org/oitm/issues/2005/05may2005/views02_stedman.htm
[Out In The Mountains] May 12, 2005--Why can't the Episcopal Church join forces with its Canadian sister and establish a church where lgbt justice is simply the rule?
[Out In The Mountains] May 12, 2005--Why can't the Episcopal Church join forces with its Canadian sister and establish a church where lgbt justice is simply the rule?
Archbishop: Pope's election made me shiver
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=637818
[Belfast Telegraph] May 12, 2005--A senior Church of Ireland clergyman has said that "shivers went down his spine" when he heard that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had been elected Pope.
[Belfast Telegraph] May 12, 2005--A senior Church of Ireland clergyman has said that "shivers went down his spine" when he heard that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had been elected Pope.
"You fiddle while Rome burns" - a letter from Venables to Griswold
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2454
[Virtue Online] May 12, 2005--I write in response to your letter of May 5th. Since it has found its way all over the internet, I am constrained to respond more broadly than just in a personal note.
With great respect it must be said that considering what you now write in the light of what you have already done brings to mind the old cliche of Nero fiddling while Rome burns. It's like the doctor telling the grieving family that the operation was a success even though the patient has died.
[Virtue Online] May 12, 2005--I write in response to your letter of May 5th. Since it has found its way all over the internet, I am constrained to respond more broadly than just in a personal note.
With great respect it must be said that considering what you now write in the light of what you have already done brings to mind the old cliche of Nero fiddling while Rome burns. It's like the doctor telling the grieving family that the operation was a success even though the patient has died.
This Mutiny Will Fail; the Church Will Abide
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2452
[Virtue Online] May 11, 2005--Some words leak out from a meeting between a bishop of another diocese and his clergy. Here is what the bishop reports....
Bishop Swing views those who stand up for the Bible and orthodox Christianity as mutineers against the Episcopal Church.
[Virtue Online] May 11, 2005--Some words leak out from a meeting between a bishop of another diocese and his clergy. Here is what the bishop reports....
Bishop Swing views those who stand up for the Bible and orthodox Christianity as mutineers against the Episcopal Church.
3 breakaway churches to get day in court
http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,204~21474~2864827,00.html
[Press-Telegram] May 11, 2005--After nine months of legal maneuvering, a date has been set to hear the first pretrial motion in the suit by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles against three local breakaway churches.
[Press-Telegram] May 11, 2005--After nine months of legal maneuvering, a date has been set to hear the first pretrial motion in the suit by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles against three local breakaway churches.
Vatican praises steps by Anglicans
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/world/11629331.htm
[AP Wire] May 12, 2005--The Vatican on Thursday praised steps by Anglican leaders to discourage the election of gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions, saying there were foundations for further dialogue and cooperation.
[AP Wire] May 12, 2005--The Vatican on Thursday praised steps by Anglican leaders to discourage the election of gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions, saying there were foundations for further dialogue and cooperation.
Episcopal clergy to gather to show support for 6 dissenting priests
http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=3333759&nav=3YeXZlFo
[WTNH.com] May 12, 2005--Episcopal clergy from as far as Florida and Canada plan to show their support for six priests in Connecticut who are at odds with their bishop over the elevation of a gay bishop.
[WTNH.com] May 12, 2005--Episcopal clergy from as far as Florida and Canada plan to show their support for six priests in Connecticut who are at odds with their bishop over the elevation of a gay bishop.
Anglicans Set Up Panel for Disputes
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-britain-anglicans,0,5176753.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines
[Newsday.com] May 11, 2005--The archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday created a panel to deal with one of the most explosive issues in the Anglican Communion -- bishops who cross boundaries to support rebellious congregations.
Related article:
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/anglican.churchs.panel.of.reference.established.by.archbishop.williams/549.htm
Archbishop Williams Creates Anglican Panel of Reference to Ease Gay Dispute - Christianity Today (UK)
http://uk.gay.com/headlines/8526
Anglican panel to address rebel support - uk.gay.com
The liberal and gay media would have the public believe that Williams appointed the Panel of Reference to investigate boundary crossing.
[Newsday.com] May 11, 2005--The archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday created a panel to deal with one of the most explosive issues in the Anglican Communion -- bishops who cross boundaries to support rebellious congregations.
Related article:
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/anglican.churchs.panel.of.reference.established.by.archbishop.williams/549.htm
Archbishop Williams Creates Anglican Panel of Reference to Ease Gay Dispute - Christianity Today (UK)
http://uk.gay.com/headlines/8526
Anglican panel to address rebel support - uk.gay.com
The liberal and gay media would have the public believe that Williams appointed the Panel of Reference to investigate boundary crossing.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Communion in Crisis - an Appraisal
Commentary by Robin G. Jordan
The US and Canadian bishops have so far expressed no regret for the actions of the their respective churches in consecrating a non-celibate homosexual as a bishop and in sanctioning the blessing of same sex unions. They have expressed only regret over the reaction of orthodox Anglicans around the world to these actions. They have displayed great reluctance to impose an actual functioning moratorium on the blessing of same sex unions and to discipline those who violate it. Rather than place a moratorium upon the consecration of more non-celibate homosexuals to the episcopate, the US bishops have imposed a moratorium upon the consecration of all new bishops until the 2006 General Convention – a move that has angered orthodox Anglicans in the Episcopal Church. A number of orthodox Anglican bishops in the Episcopal Church are approaching the mandatory retirement age. The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church has reluctantly agreed to withdraw the ECUSA’s representatives from the Anglican Consultative Council as requested by the Primates. The Executive Committee has decided, however, to send the representatives as non-participating observers to the upcoming ACC meeting in Nottingham, England in June. The General Council of the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod has adopted the same course of action.
Liberal bishops in the Episcopal Church continue to persecute orthodox Anglican clergy and congregations that are protesting the consecration of Gene Robinson. In recent months six orthodox Anglican clergy in the Diocese of Connecticut have been threatened with inhibition and deposition. An orthodox Anglican congregation in the Diocese of West Texas has been told to leave the Episcopal Church. A Nigerian Anglican priest has been stripped of his license in the Diocese of New York. ECUSA Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold publically and privately has blamed orthodox Anglican leaders in the Episcopal Church for the opposition of the global South Primates to ECUSA’s sanctioning of same sex union blessings and the consecration of a non-celibate homosexual bishop. He claims that the opposition of the global South Primates is the work of a right wing conspiracy to engineer the ouster of the Episcopal Church from the Anglican Communion and its replacement by a more conservative Anglican province. He has gone as far as accusing a number of orthodox Anglican leaders in the Episcopal Church and leading orthodox Anglican bishops from the global South of being in league with the devil. A steady trickle of orthodox Anglican clergy and congregations have been leaving the Episcopal Church and seeking the oversight of a global South bishop or joining the Anglican Mission in America.
The new Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council, Canon Kenneth Kearon, attended a recent meeting of the US and Canadian bishops. After the meeting he issued a public statement in which he said that the ACC would respect any decision reached by General Council of the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod in regards to the Primates’ request that the Anglican Church of Canada withdraw from the ACC. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Archbishop Williams had been invited to this meeting. As in the case of the African Anglican Bishops Conference, Williams told the meeting’s organizers that he was unable to attend due to previous commitments. Canon Kearon was sent in his place. Is the view that he expressed shared by Williams?
Williams only this week begun to appoint the Panel of Reference requested by the Primates. All Williams has done up to now is issue public statements praising the US and Canadian bishops for the half measures that they adopted in response to the Windsor Report recommendations and the Primates Communiqué. Williams has invited Archbishop of Australia Peter Carnley to chair the panel. Archbishop Carnley, an outspoken liberal, was recently involved in the removal of an orthodox Australian priest who was consecrated a bishop in the Traditional Anglican Communion. He has expressed sympathy for the views of liberals in the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada.
If the delegations from the North American churches are seated at the upcoming Anglican Consultative Council meeting, the representatives of the global South provinces have no choice other than walk out of the meeting. To tolerate the presence of these delegations after the North American churches were asked to withdraw from the ACC will embolden the liberal leaders of the North American churches, whose actions appear to be intended to test the resolve of the global South Primates. The North American churches want to dictate their own conditions for membership in the Anglican Communion. If the global South Primates do not send a unmistakable message to the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada that they are serious and they are not going to put up with the maneuvering and stalling of the North American churches’ liberal leadership we cannot expect to see any resolution to the present crisis in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion any time in the near future. At this stage the Primates must take a firm stand in their dealings with the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada. Serious consideration should be given to a second extraordinary Primates Meeting with the withdrawal of both North American churches from the Anglican Communion as the main item on the agenda. It must be made clear to both churches that continued membership in the Anglican Communion is contingent upon their acceptance of the authority of the Bible and a historical orthodox understanding of Biblical Christianity and their rejection of the ordination and licensing of clergy involved in sexual activity outside of marriage between a man and a woman and the blessing of same sex unions. The Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada should be asked to decide at their next General Convention or General Synod whether they wish to remain part of the Anglican Communion or go their separate way. The Primates would also be well advised to establish their own Panel of Reference to keep tabs on the one appointed by Williams.
The US and Canadian bishops have so far expressed no regret for the actions of the their respective churches in consecrating a non-celibate homosexual as a bishop and in sanctioning the blessing of same sex unions. They have expressed only regret over the reaction of orthodox Anglicans around the world to these actions. They have displayed great reluctance to impose an actual functioning moratorium on the blessing of same sex unions and to discipline those who violate it. Rather than place a moratorium upon the consecration of more non-celibate homosexuals to the episcopate, the US bishops have imposed a moratorium upon the consecration of all new bishops until the 2006 General Convention – a move that has angered orthodox Anglicans in the Episcopal Church. A number of orthodox Anglican bishops in the Episcopal Church are approaching the mandatory retirement age. The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church has reluctantly agreed to withdraw the ECUSA’s representatives from the Anglican Consultative Council as requested by the Primates. The Executive Committee has decided, however, to send the representatives as non-participating observers to the upcoming ACC meeting in Nottingham, England in June. The General Council of the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod has adopted the same course of action.
Liberal bishops in the Episcopal Church continue to persecute orthodox Anglican clergy and congregations that are protesting the consecration of Gene Robinson. In recent months six orthodox Anglican clergy in the Diocese of Connecticut have been threatened with inhibition and deposition. An orthodox Anglican congregation in the Diocese of West Texas has been told to leave the Episcopal Church. A Nigerian Anglican priest has been stripped of his license in the Diocese of New York. ECUSA Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold publically and privately has blamed orthodox Anglican leaders in the Episcopal Church for the opposition of the global South Primates to ECUSA’s sanctioning of same sex union blessings and the consecration of a non-celibate homosexual bishop. He claims that the opposition of the global South Primates is the work of a right wing conspiracy to engineer the ouster of the Episcopal Church from the Anglican Communion and its replacement by a more conservative Anglican province. He has gone as far as accusing a number of orthodox Anglican leaders in the Episcopal Church and leading orthodox Anglican bishops from the global South of being in league with the devil. A steady trickle of orthodox Anglican clergy and congregations have been leaving the Episcopal Church and seeking the oversight of a global South bishop or joining the Anglican Mission in America.
The new Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council, Canon Kenneth Kearon, attended a recent meeting of the US and Canadian bishops. After the meeting he issued a public statement in which he said that the ACC would respect any decision reached by General Council of the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod in regards to the Primates’ request that the Anglican Church of Canada withdraw from the ACC. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Archbishop Williams had been invited to this meeting. As in the case of the African Anglican Bishops Conference, Williams told the meeting’s organizers that he was unable to attend due to previous commitments. Canon Kearon was sent in his place. Is the view that he expressed shared by Williams?
Williams only this week begun to appoint the Panel of Reference requested by the Primates. All Williams has done up to now is issue public statements praising the US and Canadian bishops for the half measures that they adopted in response to the Windsor Report recommendations and the Primates Communiqué. Williams has invited Archbishop of Australia Peter Carnley to chair the panel. Archbishop Carnley, an outspoken liberal, was recently involved in the removal of an orthodox Australian priest who was consecrated a bishop in the Traditional Anglican Communion. He has expressed sympathy for the views of liberals in the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada.
If the delegations from the North American churches are seated at the upcoming Anglican Consultative Council meeting, the representatives of the global South provinces have no choice other than walk out of the meeting. To tolerate the presence of these delegations after the North American churches were asked to withdraw from the ACC will embolden the liberal leaders of the North American churches, whose actions appear to be intended to test the resolve of the global South Primates. The North American churches want to dictate their own conditions for membership in the Anglican Communion. If the global South Primates do not send a unmistakable message to the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada that they are serious and they are not going to put up with the maneuvering and stalling of the North American churches’ liberal leadership we cannot expect to see any resolution to the present crisis in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion any time in the near future. At this stage the Primates must take a firm stand in their dealings with the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada. Serious consideration should be given to a second extraordinary Primates Meeting with the withdrawal of both North American churches from the Anglican Communion as the main item on the agenda. It must be made clear to both churches that continued membership in the Anglican Communion is contingent upon their acceptance of the authority of the Bible and a historical orthodox understanding of Biblical Christianity and their rejection of the ordination and licensing of clergy involved in sexual activity outside of marriage between a man and a woman and the blessing of same sex unions. The Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada should be asked to decide at their next General Convention or General Synod whether they wish to remain part of the Anglican Communion or go their separate way. The Primates would also be well advised to establish their own Panel of Reference to keep tabs on the one appointed by Williams.
Archbishop of Canterbury announces details of 'panel of reference'
http://www.anglican.ca/news/news.php?newsItem=2005-05-11_acns.news
[The Anglican Church of Canada] May 11, 2005--Archbishop Peter Carney, Primate of Australia, has accepted Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams' invitation to serve as chair of "The Panel of Reference" created in response to the request of the Primates Meeting in February.
Appointing as chair of the Panel of Reference Archbishop Peter Carnley - an outspoken liberal sympathetic to the views of liberals in the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada, is like putting a fox in charge of the hen house. Carnley himself has been embroiled in theological disputes in his own diocese and has inhibited and deposed orthodox clergy.
[The Anglican Church of Canada] May 11, 2005--Archbishop Peter Carney, Primate of Australia, has accepted Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams' invitation to serve as chair of "The Panel of Reference" created in response to the request of the Primates Meeting in February.
Appointing as chair of the Panel of Reference Archbishop Peter Carnley - an outspoken liberal sympathetic to the views of liberals in the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada, is like putting a fox in charge of the hen house. Carnley himself has been embroiled in theological disputes in his own diocese and has inhibited and deposed orthodox clergy.
Bishop Ohl reverses himself.Now condemns AAC and Network
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2449
[Virtue Online] May 10, 2005--The Bishop of Northwest Texas, Wallis Ohl has written a letter to his clergy reversing himself in his earlier support of the letters written by a group of orthodox bishops to the Archbishop of Canterbury and to Frank Griswold, ECUSA Presiding Bishop.
Bishop Ohl sent a letter to the clergy of Northwest Texas denying everything and reversing himself in his support of the AAC and the Network. VirtueOnline has received a copy of the letter from an anonymous clergy spouse.
[Virtue Online] May 10, 2005--The Bishop of Northwest Texas, Wallis Ohl has written a letter to his clergy reversing himself in his earlier support of the letters written by a group of orthodox bishops to the Archbishop of Canterbury and to Frank Griswold, ECUSA Presiding Bishop.
Bishop Ohl sent a letter to the clergy of Northwest Texas denying everything and reversing himself in his support of the AAC and the Network. VirtueOnline has received a copy of the letter from an anonymous clergy spouse.
The Church that lost its spirit
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2445
[The London Times] May 7, 2005--As the new papacy reaffirms Catholic dogma, why is the Anglican Church so lily-livered.
[The London Times] May 7, 2005--As the new papacy reaffirms Catholic dogma, why is the Anglican Church so lily-livered.
On the Sorrow of Open Communion
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2434
[Virtue Online] May 7, 2005--The topic of Open Communion (receiving the unbaptized at the Eucharist) is finally emerging as a subject for public discussion in ECUSA. One wonders why it has taken so long. Certainly we have been aware of the burgeoning practice of Open Communion for some time.
[Virtue Online] May 7, 2005--The topic of Open Communion (receiving the unbaptized at the Eucharist) is finally emerging as a subject for public discussion in ECUSA. One wonders why it has taken so long. Certainly we have been aware of the burgeoning practice of Open Communion for some time.
Conservative Group Writing California Marriage Amendment
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1329623.html
[Crosswalk.com] May 11, 2005--Defenders of traditional marriage in California say they will press for a state constitutional amendment, after two legislative committees killed marriage-protection measures on Tuesday.
[Crosswalk.com] May 11, 2005--Defenders of traditional marriage in California say they will press for a state constitutional amendment, after two legislative committees killed marriage-protection measures on Tuesday.
Evangelical Mainliners Remember Defender of Orthodoxy
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/006/7.23.html
[ChristianityToday.com] May 11, 2005--Diane Knippers was at the heart of mainline renewal movements.
[ChristianityToday.com] May 11, 2005--Diane Knippers was at the heart of mainline renewal movements.
Six Priests Face Suspension
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/006/6.22.html
[ChristianityToday.com] May 10, 2005--Deny they have 'abandoned communion' in dispute with bishop.
More articles from ChristianityToday.com can be found at http://www.christianitytoday.com/ctmag/.
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http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/1328646.html
Dissenting Connecticut Clergy Contend for ECUSA's Reform - Agape Press
[ChristianityToday.com] May 10, 2005--Deny they have 'abandoned communion' in dispute with bishop.
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Dissenting Connecticut Clergy Contend for ECUSA's Reform - Agape Press
Exceptions to the Non-Celibate Gay Clergy Rule is a Slippery Slope for Lutherans
http://www.christianpost.com/article/editorial/333/section/exceptions.to.the.non-celibate.gay.clergy.rule.is.a.slippery.slope.for.lutherans/1.htm
[The Christian Post] April 28, 2005--The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is considering giving exceptions to the no non-celibate homosexual clergy rule.
Currently, the ELCA – the nation’s largest Lutheran denomination – does not allow any clergy member to be sexually active outside of wedlock. Marriage in the church is defined as a union between one man and one woman only.
For more articles from The Christian Post, go to http://www.christianpost.com/.
[The Christian Post] April 28, 2005--The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is considering giving exceptions to the no non-celibate homosexual clergy rule.
Currently, the ELCA – the nation’s largest Lutheran denomination – does not allow any clergy member to be sexually active outside of wedlock. Marriage in the church is defined as a union between one man and one woman only.
For more articles from The Christian Post, go to http://www.christianpost.com/.
N.C. pastor's primary desire is peace & unity for congregation embattled over politics
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20766
[Baptist Press News] May 10, 2005--After several days of avoiding media contact, Chan Chandler granted an exclusive interview to Baptist Press Tuesday afternoon, May 10.
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Did NC Church Oust Members Who Did Not Vote for Bush? - Agape Press
[Baptist Press News] May 10, 2005--After several days of avoiding media contact, Chan Chandler granted an exclusive interview to Baptist Press Tuesday afternoon, May 10.
More articles from Baptist Press News can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/.
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Did NC Church Oust Members Who Did Not Vote for Bush? - Agape Press
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
A Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2444
[Virtue Online] May 9, 2005--There is an old cliché and it goes like this, "There are none so blind as those who do not see."
[Virtue Online] May 9, 2005--There is an old cliché and it goes like this, "There are none so blind as those who do not see."
West Buganda Diocese Rejects New Hampshire $27,000
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2443
[The Monitor News] May 9, 2005--The Church of Uganda, West Buganda Diocese has joined other dioceses in rejecting money from the Diocese of New Hampshire.
[The Monitor News] May 9, 2005--The Church of Uganda, West Buganda Diocese has joined other dioceses in rejecting money from the Diocese of New Hampshire.
Disparity between north and south at General Synod
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2438
[Irish Angle] May 7, 2005--The Church may not be a democracy but General Synod members hoping for a better balance in representation between north and south will be disappointed when they travel to Dublin.
[Irish Angle] May 7, 2005--The Church may not be a democracy but General Synod members hoping for a better balance in representation between north and south will be disappointed when they travel to Dublin.
Paedophiles 'turning Christian to target children in church'
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2437
[The Telegraph] May 7, 2005--Children are at growing risk from paedophiles who convert to Christianity in prison and join a church on their release, a government-backed charity said yesterday.
[The Telegraph] May 7, 2005--Children are at growing risk from paedophiles who convert to Christianity in prison and join a church on their release, a government-backed charity said yesterday.
Battle Ends for Deep Cove Church
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2436
[Deep Cove Crier] May 6, 2005--On May 31st, St. Simon's Anglican Church in Deep Cove will abandon its premises after 55 years. The decision to move the congregation –made unanimously on the Easter weekend - is the conclusion to a seven-year long emotional and legal battle over a scriptural argument.
[Deep Cove Crier] May 6, 2005--On May 31st, St. Simon's Anglican Church in Deep Cove will abandon its premises after 55 years. The decision to move the congregation –made unanimously on the Easter weekend - is the conclusion to a seven-year long emotional and legal battle over a scriptural argument.
Episcopalians rally behind parishioners being exiled from St. Nicholas Church
http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14497681&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475626&rfi=6
[MyWestTexas.com] May 10, 2005--Controversy causing the exile of most St. Nicholas Episcopal Church parishioners also weighs heavily on Holy Trinity Episcopal Church members, most of whom believe the worldwide denomination has strayed from biblical teachings concerning homosexuality.
[MyWestTexas.com] May 10, 2005--Controversy causing the exile of most St. Nicholas Episcopal Church parishioners also weighs heavily on Holy Trinity Episcopal Church members, most of whom believe the worldwide denomination has strayed from biblical teachings concerning homosexuality.
Episcopal bishop tells dissidents to leave
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050508-120546-7180r.htm
[Washington Times] May 8, 2005--Many parishioners in a small but active Episcopal congregation in Midland are reeling after an order from their bishop to leave church property if they can't adhere to the tenets of the national Episcopal church.
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http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14492133&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475626&rfi=6
Splitting church members say they will keep peace - MyWestTexas.com
[Washington Times] May 8, 2005--Many parishioners in a small but active Episcopal congregation in Midland are reeling after an order from their bishop to leave church property if they can't adhere to the tenets of the national Episcopal church.
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http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14492133&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475626&rfi=6
Splitting church members say they will keep peace - MyWestTexas.com
North Carolina church at center of national controversy over politics & church discipline
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20751
[Baptist Press News] May 9, 2005--A North Carolina Southern Baptist church is at the center of a national controversy over whether several of its members were ousted because of their political beliefs and habits.
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Is there more to the N.C. church story? - Baptist Press News
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[Baptist Press News] May 9, 2005--A North Carolina Southern Baptist church is at the center of a national controversy over whether several of its members were ousted because of their political beliefs and habits.
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Is there more to the N.C. church story? - Baptist Press News
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The Devil's Chaplain: Richard Dawkins on Christianity
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/mohler/?adate=2/25/2004#1248071
[Crosswalk.com] May 10, 2005--Richard Dawkins wants to be the devil's chaplain. As the world's most visible and articulate atheist, Dawkins declared war on religious belief many years ago. In his latest salvo, he leaves no doubt about his antipathy towards all forms of theistic belief.
[Crosswalk.com] May 10, 2005--Richard Dawkins wants to be the devil's chaplain. As the world's most visible and articulate atheist, Dawkins declared war on religious belief many years ago. In his latest salvo, he leaves no doubt about his antipathy towards all forms of theistic belief.
Groups' Efforts Put Kibosh on Controversial Sex-Ed Material
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1329270.html
[Crosswalk.com] May 9, 2005--A federal judge has blocked implementation of homosexual sex-education curriculum in Montgomery County, Maryland, schools. Judge Alexander Williams, Jr., has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) that effectively stops the sex-ed program that was scheduled to begin late last week in six pilot schools in grades 8-10.
[Crosswalk.com] May 9, 2005--A federal judge has blocked implementation of homosexual sex-education curriculum in Montgomery County, Maryland, schools. Judge Alexander Williams, Jr., has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) that effectively stops the sex-ed program that was scheduled to begin late last week in six pilot schools in grades 8-10.
No Decision on Canadian Anglican Gay Marriage
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2078/section/no.decision.on.canadian.anglican.gay.marriage/1.htm
[The Christian Post] May 9, 2005--A governing body in the Anglican Church of Canada pushed-off a decision on same-sex union blessings until 2007 and suggested the issue was “a matter of doctrine” that should be considered by the entire church body.
More articles from The Christian Post can be found here.
[The Christian Post] May 9, 2005--A governing body in the Anglican Church of Canada pushed-off a decision on same-sex union blessings until 2007 and suggested the issue was “a matter of doctrine” that should be considered by the entire church body.
More articles from The Christian Post can be found here.
Evangelical Church in India Attacked by Extremists
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/sasia/217.htm
[Christianity Today (UK)] May 6, 2005--The Evangelical Free Church Urban Movement (EFCUM) of India has revealed an attack by Hindu extremists targeted at a Christian Church in the southern state of Karnataka on 1st May, according to Compass Direct.
[Christianity Today (UK)] May 6, 2005--The Evangelical Free Church Urban Movement (EFCUM) of India has revealed an attack by Hindu extremists targeted at a Christian Church in the southern state of Karnataka on 1st May, according to Compass Direct.
Canada Anglicans to sit out council over gay clash
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2439
[Reuters] May 7, 2005--To cool tensions caused by its blessing of same-sex unions, the Anglican Church of Canada on Saturday agreed to honor a request by worldwide Anglican leaders to sit out a global council meeting.
The representatives of the Anglican Church of Canada will be "attending but not participating" like the represenatives of the the Episcopal Church USA. I do not believe that that this is what the Primates were saying when they asked both churches to withdraw from the Anglican Consultative Council. This and the failure of the Anglican Church of Canada to place a moratorium on same sex blessings are a form of passive aggression, seemingly complying to the Primates' request but in reality defying it. I hope that the global South Primates see through what the North American churches are doing.
[Reuters] May 7, 2005--To cool tensions caused by its blessing of same-sex unions, the Anglican Church of Canada on Saturday agreed to honor a request by worldwide Anglican leaders to sit out a global council meeting.
The representatives of the Anglican Church of Canada will be "attending but not participating" like the represenatives of the the Episcopal Church USA. I do not believe that that this is what the Primates were saying when they asked both churches to withdraw from the Anglican Consultative Council. This and the failure of the Anglican Church of Canada to place a moratorium on same sex blessings are a form of passive aggression, seemingly complying to the Primates' request but in reality defying it. I hope that the global South Primates see through what the North American churches are doing.
Muslim leader rolled after attacking cleric
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15235747%255E2702,00.html
[The Australian] May 10, 2005--An outspoken Sydney Muslim leader has been sacked and replaced by supporters of a radical cleric he criticised for claiming women incited rape.
[The Australian] May 10, 2005--An outspoken Sydney Muslim leader has been sacked and replaced by supporters of a radical cleric he criticised for claiming women incited rape.
Religious vilification
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s1358575.htm
[The Religion Report] May 4, 2005--In Victoria, fallout from the Catch The Fire religious vilification case continues to spread.
[The Religion Report] May 4, 2005--In Victoria, fallout from the Catch The Fire religious vilification case continues to spread.
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Nigerian priest looses license in the Diocese of New York
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2433
[Virtue Online] May 6, 2005--A Nigerian priest in the Diocese of Long Island has had his license revoked by Bishop Orris Walker because he wrote and told the bishop he opposed the consecration of V. Gene Robinson an openly gay man to be the bishop of New Hampshire.
[Virtue Online] May 6, 2005--A Nigerian priest in the Diocese of Long Island has had his license revoked by Bishop Orris Walker because he wrote and told the bishop he opposed the consecration of V. Gene Robinson an openly gay man to be the bishop of New Hampshire.
Methodists may bless gay couples
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1600981,00.html
[Times Online] May 7, 2005--The Methodists could become the first mainstream church in Britain to offer blessings to gay couples who get “married” under the Government’s new civil partnerships law.
The sanctioning of the blessing of same gender unions is not likely to improve the relationship between the British Methodists and Anglicans around the world.
[Times Online] May 7, 2005--The Methodists could become the first mainstream church in Britain to offer blessings to gay couples who get “married” under the Government’s new civil partnerships law.
The sanctioning of the blessing of same gender unions is not likely to improve the relationship between the British Methodists and Anglicans around the world.
Archbishop Williams Drives Christian-Muslim Initiative to Sarajevo
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/536.htm
[Christianity Today (UK)] May 7, 2005--The fourth Christian-Muslim initiative ‘Building Bridges’ conference will be convened in Sarajevo by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.
[Christianity Today (UK)] May 7, 2005--The fourth Christian-Muslim initiative ‘Building Bridges’ conference will be convened in Sarajevo by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.
Bishops in South Africa Reaffirm Traditional Marriage
http://www.christianpost.com/article/africa/402/section/bishops.in.south.africa.reaffirm.traditional.marriage/1.htm
[The Christian Post] May 6, 2005--Bishops of the Anglican Church in South Africa today released a statement allaying growing concern that its clergy could be forced to marry same-sex couples or do anything that the Church does not believe or permit.
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South Africa Bishops Reaffirm Traditional Marriage - Christianity Today (UK)
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=139&art_id=vn20050507090605947C933133
Anglicans reject same-sex marriage - IOL
http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/zones/sundaytimesNEW/newsst/newsst1115450037.aspx
Anglicans won't soften on same-sex marriage - Sunday Times
[The Christian Post] May 6, 2005--Bishops of the Anglican Church in South Africa today released a statement allaying growing concern that its clergy could be forced to marry same-sex couples or do anything that the Church does not believe or permit.
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http://www.christiantoday.com/news/afr/204.htm
South Africa Bishops Reaffirm Traditional Marriage - Christianity Today (UK)
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=139&art_id=vn20050507090605947C933133
Anglicans reject same-sex marriage - IOL
http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/zones/sundaytimesNEW/newsst/newsst1115450037.aspx
Anglicans won't soften on same-sex marriage - Sunday Times
State's Episcopal Diocese addressing same-sex issues
http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=112028&format=html
[The Herald-Mail Online] May 7, 2005--The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is expected to vote today on resolutions that oppose any federal or state constitutional amendment banning civil same-sex marriages or unions and support legislation that provides benefits to same-sex couples.
If the the Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland adopts these resolutions, the Convention will be in effect declaring that the Holy Bible is not the foundation of authority in the Diocese in matters of faith and morality, that the Diocese is choosing the path of apostasy, and that the Diocese is no longer part of the one holy catholic and apostolic church. It will be entering into schism with the Anglican Communion. May God have mercy on the souls of the clergy and people of that Diocese.
[The Herald-Mail Online] May 7, 2005--The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is expected to vote today on resolutions that oppose any federal or state constitutional amendment banning civil same-sex marriages or unions and support legislation that provides benefits to same-sex couples.
If the the Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland adopts these resolutions, the Convention will be in effect declaring that the Holy Bible is not the foundation of authority in the Diocese in matters of faith and morality, that the Diocese is choosing the path of apostasy, and that the Diocese is no longer part of the one holy catholic and apostolic church. It will be entering into schism with the Anglican Communion. May God have mercy on the souls of the clergy and people of that Diocese.
Primate's Theological Commission Canada Releases Statement on Same-Sex Unions
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/ame/344.htm
[Christianity Today (UK)] May 7, 2005--The Primate's Theological Commission of the Anglican Church of Canada has released a statement on the blessing of same-sex unions. The report was requested by the General Synod of 2004 with the aim of considering whether the blessing of same-sex unions is a matter of doctrine.
The full report of the Commission can be found at http://www.anglican.ca/primate/ptc/smr-intro.htm
Related article:
http://anglicanjournal.com/extra/news.php?newsItem=2005-05-07_mns.news
Commission finds that blessings are a matter of doctrine - Anglican Journal
[Christianity Today (UK)] May 7, 2005--The Primate's Theological Commission of the Anglican Church of Canada has released a statement on the blessing of same-sex unions. The report was requested by the General Synod of 2004 with the aim of considering whether the blessing of same-sex unions is a matter of doctrine.
The full report of the Commission can be found at http://www.anglican.ca/primate/ptc/smr-intro.htm
Related article:
http://anglicanjournal.com/extra/news.php?newsItem=2005-05-07_mns.news
Commission finds that blessings are a matter of doctrine - Anglican Journal
Ousted church members seek new worship place
http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14485719&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475626&rfi=6
[mywesttexas.com] May 7, 2005--A makeshift task force met Friday seeking a new place of worship after nearly 90 percent of St. Nicholas Episcopal Church members and their ministers were ordered by the diocese to leave church premises by June 1.
[mywesttexas.com] May 7, 2005--A makeshift task force met Friday seeking a new place of worship after nearly 90 percent of St. Nicholas Episcopal Church members and their ministers were ordered by the diocese to leave church premises by June 1.
Pro-homosexuality curriculum in Md. schools blocked by fed. judge, citing anti-faith bias
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20739
[Baptist Press News] May 6, 2005--Handing pro-family groups a major victory, a federal judge May 5 blocked a controversial sex-education program from going into effect at a large Maryland public school system, saying it took sides in the debate over homosexuality by painting conservative Christians as "unenlightened" and "misguided."
[Baptist Press News] May 6, 2005--Handing pro-family groups a major victory, a federal judge May 5 blocked a controversial sex-education program from going into effect at a large Maryland public school system, saying it took sides in the debate over homosexuality by painting conservative Christians as "unenlightened" and "misguided."
Domestic sex trade targeted in bill introduced in Congress
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20740
[Baptist Press News] May 6, 2005--Legislation to combat domestic sex trafficking by targeting the demand side of an illicit trade that primarily victimizes women and children has been introduced by several members of Congress.
[Baptist Press News] May 6, 2005--Legislation to combat domestic sex trafficking by targeting the demand side of an illicit trade that primarily victimizes women and children has been introduced by several members of Congress.
D.C. won't allow joint tax returns by same-sex couples; Kerry criticizes Mass. Dems' support for 'gay marriage'; Navajo president counters tribal coun
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20741
[Baptist Press News] May 6, 2005--Same-sex couples will not be able to file joint tax returns in Washington, D.C., after all, the city's top tax official said May 3.
[Baptist Press News] May 6, 2005--Same-sex couples will not be able to file joint tax returns in Washington, D.C., after all, the city's top tax official said May 3.
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