http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05111104.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 11, 2005-- A professor of education is contending that sexual relations between pupils and teachers can lend a beneficial “erotic charge” to the classroom.
What next?!
Saturday, November 12, 2005
Bomb Threats Won't Stop Minnesota Christian Churches Working together to Defend Marriage
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05111105.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 11, 2005--A gathering of Minnesota pastors from different Christian denominations was temporarily evacuated due to a bomb threat yesterday. Minnesota's Grace Church housed a 'Summit' of Evangelical pastors and Catholic priests meeting to strategize on the threat to the traditional definition of marriage. Prominent among the speakers at the conference was Calgary Bishop Fred Henry, the Canadian Catholic Bishop who is facing human rights tribunal investigation for his open and honest expounding on Catholic teaching on homosexuality.
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 11, 2005--A gathering of Minnesota pastors from different Christian denominations was temporarily evacuated due to a bomb threat yesterday. Minnesota's Grace Church housed a 'Summit' of Evangelical pastors and Catholic priests meeting to strategize on the threat to the traditional definition of marriage. Prominent among the speakers at the conference was Calgary Bishop Fred Henry, the Canadian Catholic Bishop who is facing human rights tribunal investigation for his open and honest expounding on Catholic teaching on homosexuality.
Vatican Document on Homosexuality and Priesthood to Bar Men Who Support Gay Agenda says Report
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05111106.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 11, 2005--Italian Vatican reporter Andrea Tornielli writes today in Il Giornale that he has seen a copy of the Vatican document on homosexuality and the priesthood and publishes what he claims are excerpts from the document. Tornielli says the eight--page document entitled "Instruction for vocational discernment criteria regarding persons with homosexual tendencies in view of their admission to the priesthood and holy orders," will be released on November 29 and was approved by Pope Benedict XVI on August 31.
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 11, 2005--Italian Vatican reporter Andrea Tornielli writes today in Il Giornale that he has seen a copy of the Vatican document on homosexuality and the priesthood and publishes what he claims are excerpts from the document. Tornielli says the eight--page document entitled "Instruction for vocational discernment criteria regarding persons with homosexual tendencies in view of their admission to the priesthood and holy orders," will be released on November 29 and was approved by Pope Benedict XVI on August 31.
UK Law Forbids Town Councils From Refusing Gay "Weddings"
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05111103.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 11, 2005--Anticipating a new law that comes into force next month to allow homosexual couples to register their civil “marriages,” UK lawmakers have widened a so-called Equality Bill that makes it illegal for town councils to refuse “weddings” to same-sex couples. The same law will make it illegal for privately-owned bed-and-breakfasts, motels and hotels to refuse same-sex couples from sharing rooms.
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 11, 2005--Anticipating a new law that comes into force next month to allow homosexual couples to register their civil “marriages,” UK lawmakers have widened a so-called Equality Bill that makes it illegal for town councils to refuse “weddings” to same-sex couples. The same law will make it illegal for privately-owned bed-and-breakfasts, motels and hotels to refuse same-sex couples from sharing rooms.
Victory at Wal-Mart: Boycott Over Christmas Dumping Ends
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05111102.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 11, 2005--The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has cancelled a boycott they announced Wednesday, after the world’s largest retailer caved in to their demands that they apologize for the “insane” statement about the pagan origins of Christmas made by an employee.
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 11, 2005--The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has cancelled a boycott they announced Wednesday, after the world’s largest retailer caved in to their demands that they apologize for the “insane” statement about the pagan origins of Christmas made by an employee.
San Diego to appeal cross decision
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47338
[WorldNetDaily] November 10, 2005--The city of San Diego will appeal a court ruling that nullified an overwhelming vote by its citizens to save a historic cross that sits on public land.
[WorldNetDaily] November 10, 2005--The city of San Diego will appeal a court ruling that nullified an overwhelming vote by its citizens to save a historic cross that sits on public land.
Gay marriage ban crossed political lines, analysts say
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory/3451194
[Houston Chronicle] November 10, 2005--Blacks and Hispanics who traditionally vote Democratic strongly backed the state's gay marriage ban at the ballot box this week, sometimes outpolling Republicans, analysts said Wednesday.
[Houston Chronicle] November 10, 2005--Blacks and Hispanics who traditionally vote Democratic strongly backed the state's gay marriage ban at the ballot box this week, sometimes outpolling Republicans, analysts said Wednesday.
Kansas gives clues for what's next in Texas?
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/auto/epaper/editions/thursday/news_3427ff4585af90be0018.html
[statesman.com] November 10, 2005--Gay marriage ban has led to consider other proposals such as halting foster-child adoptions.
[statesman.com] November 10, 2005--Gay marriage ban has led to consider other proposals such as halting foster-child adoptions.
Churches endorsing homosexuality could be excluded in N.C.
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=22055
[Baptist Press] November 11, 2005--Churches that approve homosexuality or are affiliated with groups that do so would be excluded from membership in the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina under a motion expected to be debated at the convention's annual meeting Nov. 14-16 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
[Baptist Press] November 11, 2005--Churches that approve homosexuality or are affiliated with groups that do so would be excluded from membership in the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina under a motion expected to be debated at the convention's annual meeting Nov. 14-16 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Maine pro-family groups now focusing on marriage amendment; conservatives win, lose in state courts
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=22050
[Baptist Press] November 11, 2005--Having lost a vote to overturn the state's new "sexual orientation" law, conservatives in Maine now are focusing on passing a marriage amendment to the state constitution.
[Baptist Press] November 11, 2005--Having lost a vote to overturn the state's new "sexual orientation" law, conservatives in Maine now are focusing on passing a marriage amendment to the state constitution.
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Episcopal traditionalists convene
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20051109-115329-2597r.htm
[The Washington Times] November 10, 2005--More than 2,100 Episcopal conservatives meet in Pittsburgh today for a first-ever international conference sponsored by the Anglican Communion Network, a consortium of 10 dioceses, 16 bishops and clergy and laity representing more than 200,000 Episcopalians.
Once more the revisionists level the false allegation of Donatism at orthodox Anglicans in the ECUSA, distorting and misrepresenting the reason why orthodox Anglicans reject the ministrations of revisionist bishops. The reason is not the character of these bishops but their false teaching. The New Testament plainly teaches that faithful disciples of Jesus Christ should have nothing to do with false teachers.
[The Washington Times] November 10, 2005--More than 2,100 Episcopal conservatives meet in Pittsburgh today for a first-ever international conference sponsored by the Anglican Communion Network, a consortium of 10 dioceses, 16 bishops and clergy and laity representing more than 200,000 Episcopalians.
Once more the revisionists level the false allegation of Donatism at orthodox Anglicans in the ECUSA, distorting and misrepresenting the reason why orthodox Anglicans reject the ministrations of revisionist bishops. The reason is not the character of these bishops but their false teaching. The New Testament plainly teaches that faithful disciples of Jesus Christ should have nothing to do with false teachers.
Give Christ a chance
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/give-christ-a-chance/2005/11/10/1131578173127.html
[Sydney Morning Herald] November 11, 2005--The Archbishop of Sydney has a mission; stop Jesus fading away under the weight of modern scepticism, writes Linda Morris.
[Sydney Morning Herald] November 11, 2005--The Archbishop of Sydney has a mission; stop Jesus fading away under the weight of modern scepticism, writes Linda Morris.
Protecting the Roots
http://www.livingchurch.org/publishertlc/viewarticle.asp?ID=1424
[The Living Church] November 6, 2005--In all of the controversy over sexuality and doctrine, there is an important distinction being overlooked: the distinction between the “essential” Episcopal Church (the way it is established by its constitution) and the “existential” Episcopal Church (or the Church as we now find it buried in turmoil).
[The Living Church] November 6, 2005--In all of the controversy over sexuality and doctrine, there is an important distinction being overlooked: the distinction between the “essential” Episcopal Church (the way it is established by its constitution) and the “existential” Episcopal Church (or the Church as we now find it buried in turmoil).
Gay Episcopal bishop denies encouraging Catholics to leave church
http://www.ecnnews.com/cgi-bin/05/snstory.pl?-sec-News+1k589gO+fn-nh.gaybishop1110-20051110-
[The Salem News] November 10, 2005--The first openly gay Episcopal bishop insisted yesterday he was not encouraging Roman Catholics to leave their church when he criticized its view of homosexuals during a recent speech in London.
[The Salem News] November 10, 2005--The first openly gay Episcopal bishop insisted yesterday he was not encouraging Roman Catholics to leave their church when he criticized its view of homosexuals during a recent speech in London.
Ex-gays make their case to the Canadian House of Bishops
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3226
[VirtueOnline] November 9, 2005--The Zacchaeus Fellowship, a group of clergy and lay individuals who have come out of the gay lifestyle made a presentation before the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada late at its meeting late last month.
[VirtueOnline] November 9, 2005--The Zacchaeus Fellowship, a group of clergy and lay individuals who have come out of the gay lifestyle made a presentation before the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada late at its meeting late last month.
Texas and Oregon Firmly Behind Traditional Marriage Amendments
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05110903.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 9, 2005--Texas voters overwhelmingly supported a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex “marriage” Tuesday. Last week an Oregon judge upheld that state’s ban passed last year.
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 9, 2005--Texas voters overwhelmingly supported a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex “marriage” Tuesday. Last week an Oregon judge upheld that state’s ban passed last year.
Media ignore one key fact about Paris rioters: they’re mostly Muslims
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/joelmowbray/2005/11/10/175028.html
[Townhall.com] November 10, 2005--The rioters who have terrorized Paris for two weeks now have been called many things by the mainstream media: poor, disaffected, disenfranchised, mostly immigrants or children of. But one label applied to them in passing, if at all, is one that is certainly not unimportant or irrelevant: “Muslim.”
[Townhall.com] November 10, 2005--The rioters who have terrorized Paris for two weeks now have been called many things by the mainstream media: poor, disaffected, disenfranchised, mostly immigrants or children of. But one label applied to them in passing, if at all, is one that is certainly not unimportant or irrelevant: “Muslim.”
District restores religious holidays after outcry
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47323
[WorldNetDaily] November 10, 2005--Amid controversy followed nationwide, a Florida school board restored religious holidays to its calendar after removing them due to a request by Muslims to have an observance of their own.
[WorldNetDaily] November 10, 2005--Amid controversy followed nationwide, a Florida school board restored religious holidays to its calendar after removing them due to a request by Muslims to have an observance of their own.
Bishop wrong in claiming Catholics are turning to Anglican Church, says Catholic League
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=5360
[Catholic News Agency] November 9, 2005--Catholic League president Bill Donohue said the assessment made by Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire this past weekend—that many Catholics are turning to the Anglican Church as a result of Pope Benedict’s pontificate and the Church’s stand against homosexuals in the seminary—is wrong.
[Catholic News Agency] November 9, 2005--Catholic League president Bill Donohue said the assessment made by Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire this past weekend—that many Catholics are turning to the Anglican Church as a result of Pope Benedict’s pontificate and the Church’s stand against homosexuals in the seminary—is wrong.
Terrorism: The Root Causes
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=20117
[FrontPageMagazine.com] November 9, 2005--Many of our contemporary intellectual and political leaders are continually in anguish trying to figure out what the U.S. has done to make so much of the Arab/Moslem world hate us. They desperately search for the ways they believe the U.S. is responsible for triggering terrorism against itself. The terrorists and their supporters, meanwhile, knowing that the West perpetually looks for reasons to blame itself, provide the world with many compelling – but false – reasonns why the West should be blamed in the terror war. If we accept these faux explanations uncritically, we shift our focus in the war against global terrorism and the terrorists will have a much easier time defeating us.
[FrontPageMagazine.com] November 9, 2005--Many of our contemporary intellectual and political leaders are continually in anguish trying to figure out what the U.S. has done to make so much of the Arab/Moslem world hate us. They desperately search for the ways they believe the U.S. is responsible for triggering terrorism against itself. The terrorists and their supporters, meanwhile, knowing that the West perpetually looks for reasons to blame itself, provide the world with many compelling – but false – reasonns why the West should be blamed in the terror war. If we accept these faux explanations uncritically, we shift our focus in the war against global terrorism and the terrorists will have a much easier time defeating us.
No option but to ordain
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5794&title=No%20option%20but%20to%20ordain
[The Church of England Newspaper] November 11, 2005--On Wednesday, November 2, a Bishop of the Church of England in South Africa ordained three staff of The Co-Mission Initiative, the network of Anglican church-plants in South-West London, of which I am Senior Pastor, without the permission of the Diocesan Bishop, the Rt Rev Tom Butler. These were valid but irregular ordinations. There was considerable media interest so I welcome the opportunity to explain what we did and why. After a long period of disquiet, dating from the appointment of Rowan Williams to Canterbury, the Jeffrey John saga, the consecration of Gene Robinson and the inadequate response of the Windsor Report, the House of Bishops’ Statement on Civil Partnerships was, for us, a last straw. This document plainly requires us not to question the nature of the relationships of those coming for baptism, confirmation or Holy Communion who are in registered Civil Partnerships even though many are likely to be in practising homosexual relationships. This effectively bars us from the kind of patient and loving scriptural discipleship that we regard as fundamental to Anglican ministry....
[The Church of England Newspaper] November 11, 2005--On Wednesday, November 2, a Bishop of the Church of England in South Africa ordained three staff of The Co-Mission Initiative, the network of Anglican church-plants in South-West London, of which I am Senior Pastor, without the permission of the Diocesan Bishop, the Rt Rev Tom Butler. These were valid but irregular ordinations. There was considerable media interest so I welcome the opportunity to explain what we did and why. After a long period of disquiet, dating from the appointment of Rowan Williams to Canterbury, the Jeffrey John saga, the consecration of Gene Robinson and the inadequate response of the Windsor Report, the House of Bishops’ Statement on Civil Partnerships was, for us, a last straw. This document plainly requires us not to question the nature of the relationships of those coming for baptism, confirmation or Holy Communion who are in registered Civil Partnerships even though many are likely to be in practising homosexual relationships. This effectively bars us from the kind of patient and loving scriptural discipleship that we regard as fundamental to Anglican ministry....
Schools Dropping Scouting Sponsorships, Fearing Lawsuits
http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=87483
[KSDK News Channel 5] November 9, 2005--Threats of litigation by the American Civil Liberties Union is causing trouble for some Boy Scouts in St. Charles County.
The American Civil Liberties Union continues its persecution of the Boy Scouts of America for its position on gay adult Scout leaders.
[KSDK News Channel 5] November 9, 2005--Threats of litigation by the American Civil Liberties Union is causing trouble for some Boy Scouts in St. Charles County.
The American Civil Liberties Union continues its persecution of the Boy Scouts of America for its position on gay adult Scout leaders.
Let gays wed, says top woman judge
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=YKUM4U21V05O5QFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2005/11/09/nhale09.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/11/09/ixportal.html
[The Telegraph] November 9, 2005--Britain's senior woman judge argued last night that homosexual couples should be allowed to marry.
[The Telegraph] November 9, 2005--Britain's senior woman judge argued last night that homosexual couples should be allowed to marry.
Muslim nations pressed over rights of religious minorities
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5794&title=Muslim%20nations%20pressed%20over%20rights%20of%20religious%20minorities
[The Church of England Newspaper] November 11, 2005--Islamic groups are pressing Christians living in Muslim countries to accept major reductions to their civil liberties, the Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, will reveal in the Scott Holland lectures over the weekend. The influential Jamaat-e-Islami group is one of the strains of Islam eager to bring back an outdated arrangement called the Dhimma. This was a medieval agreement, in place up to the 19th century, whereby major limitations were imposed on Christians and Jews living in the Muslim world. Christian communities in Pakistan, Egypt, and Iraq now fear for the return of the Dhimma, which once saw Christians excluded from public office.
[The Church of England Newspaper] November 11, 2005--Islamic groups are pressing Christians living in Muslim countries to accept major reductions to their civil liberties, the Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, will reveal in the Scott Holland lectures over the weekend. The influential Jamaat-e-Islami group is one of the strains of Islam eager to bring back an outdated arrangement called the Dhimma. This was a medieval agreement, in place up to the 19th century, whereby major limitations were imposed on Christians and Jews living in the Muslim world. Christian communities in Pakistan, Egypt, and Iraq now fear for the return of the Dhimma, which once saw Christians excluded from public office.
Southwark minister stripped of licence after irregular ordination
http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5794&title=Southwark%20minister%20stripped%20of%20licence%20after%20irregular%20ordination
[The Church of England Newspaper] November 11, 2005--The minister at the centre of controversy over the Southwark irregular ordinations which took place last week will lose his licence, after his Bishop sent an uncompromising letter to diocesan clergy explaining, ‘We do not do schism in the diocese of Southwark’. The Rev Richard Coekin, minister of Dundonald Church in Wimbledon, was warned earlier in a letter by the Bishop of Southwark that he would lose his licence if the ordinations of two of his curates took place. The men, Andy Fenton and Richard Perkins, were trained at Oak Hill college for ordination and then joined the ‘Co-Missions Initiative’ to lead church plants. They were ordained last Thursday, together with a South African minister who leads a joint Afrikaans/English congregation by South African Bishop, Martin Morrison, belonging to the Church of England in South Africa (CESA).
More articles from The Church of England Newspaper can be found at http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php.
[The Church of England Newspaper] November 11, 2005--The minister at the centre of controversy over the Southwark irregular ordinations which took place last week will lose his licence, after his Bishop sent an uncompromising letter to diocesan clergy explaining, ‘We do not do schism in the diocese of Southwark’. The Rev Richard Coekin, minister of Dundonald Church in Wimbledon, was warned earlier in a letter by the Bishop of Southwark that he would lose his licence if the ordinations of two of his curates took place. The men, Andy Fenton and Richard Perkins, were trained at Oak Hill college for ordination and then joined the ‘Co-Missions Initiative’ to lead church plants. They were ordained last Thursday, together with a South African minister who leads a joint Afrikaans/English congregation by South African Bishop, Martin Morrison, belonging to the Church of England in South Africa (CESA).
More articles from The Church of England Newspaper can be found at http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php.
Washington names worst religious freedom violators
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/washington-names-worst-religious-freedom-violators/2005/11/09/1131407700709.html
[The Age] November 10, 2005--The United States has named eight countries as the world's worst violators of religious liberty.
[The Age] November 10, 2005--The United States has named eight countries as the world's worst violators of religious liberty.
China jails prominent pastor
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/china-jails-prominent-pastor/2005/11/09/1131407700717.html?oneclick=true
[The Age] November 10, 2005--A prominent pastor in Beijing's underground protestant church was sentenced to three years in prison for illegally printing and distributing Bibles and other religious books....
[The Age] November 10, 2005--A prominent pastor in Beijing's underground protestant church was sentenced to three years in prison for illegally printing and distributing Bibles and other religious books....
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Trumpet III affirms the Network
http://www.anglicancommunionnetwork.org/home/index.cfm
[Anglican Communion Network] November 9, 2005--Here are four paragraphs from a statement issued by the Third Anglican Global South to South Encounter, which met in Egypt on Oct. 25-30....
[Anglican Communion Network] November 9, 2005--Here are four paragraphs from a statement issued by the Third Anglican Global South to South Encounter, which met in Egypt on Oct. 25-30....
Becoming Out
http://www.christianpost.com/article/editorial/552/section/becoming.out/1.htm
[The Christian Post] November 8, 2005--The notion that people attracted to the same sex might not be wired that way from birth is more than confusing to some gay activists. It makes them indignant. When psychologist Bill Maier of Focus on the Family suggested the exact same viewpoint to the Washington Times several months ago, Ron Schlittler officer with Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays said in reply that such views advance "baseless fears and misguided claims about [homosexuals]....
[The Christian Post] November 8, 2005--The notion that people attracted to the same sex might not be wired that way from birth is more than confusing to some gay activists. It makes them indignant. When psychologist Bill Maier of Focus on the Family suggested the exact same viewpoint to the Washington Times several months ago, Ron Schlittler officer with Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays said in reply that such views advance "baseless fears and misguided claims about [homosexuals]....
Right-to-die plans back in Lords
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4418284.stm
[BBC News] November 9, 2005--Rejigged proposals to allow doctors to help terminally-ill people to die are to be introduced in the House of Lords.
[BBC News] November 9, 2005--Rejigged proposals to allow doctors to help terminally-ill people to die are to be introduced in the House of Lords.
IASCOME Proposal 'Parallels' Windsor Report
http://www.livingchurch.org/publishertlc/viewarticle.asp?ID=1428
[The Living Church] November 8, 2005-- nine-point “Covenant for Communion in Mission,” developed by the Inter Anglican Standing Commission on Evangelism and Mission (IASCOME), does not supplant but complements the proposal for a Communion-wide Anglican covenant contained in the appendices of the Windsor Report, according to the Rev. Canon Gregory Cameron, deputy secretary general of the Anglican Consultative Council and director of ecumenical affairs and studies.
[The Living Church] November 8, 2005-- nine-point “Covenant for Communion in Mission,” developed by the Inter Anglican Standing Commission on Evangelism and Mission (IASCOME), does not supplant but complements the proposal for a Communion-wide Anglican covenant contained in the appendices of the Windsor Report, according to the Rev. Canon Gregory Cameron, deputy secretary general of the Anglican Consultative Council and director of ecumenical affairs and studies.
Griswold Acts Like Nixon
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3219
[VirtueOnline] November 8, 2005--When Richard Nixon's presidency swirled with domestic troubles, Nixon successfully shifted America's attention towards foreign policy initiatives. Nixon's foreign policy successes with Moscow and Peking helped him secure a landslide reelection victory in 1972. Frank Griswold, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church (ECUSA), has been acting like Richard Nixon by traveling overseas to shift attention away from his failed leadership of ECUSA.
[VirtueOnline] November 8, 2005--When Richard Nixon's presidency swirled with domestic troubles, Nixon successfully shifted America's attention towards foreign policy initiatives. Nixon's foreign policy successes with Moscow and Peking helped him secure a landslide reelection victory in 1972. Frank Griswold, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church (ECUSA), has been acting like Richard Nixon by traveling overseas to shift attention away from his failed leadership of ECUSA.
Oxford Union Debate: Homosexual lifestyle no bar to becoming a bishop
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3221
[VirtueOnline] November 9, 2005--"This House believes that a homosexual lifestyle is no bar to becoming a Bishop"
On Thursday 3rd November the Oxford Union at Oxford University debated this motion. After opening speeches from students, the guest speakers were Richard Kirker (LGCM) and Gene Robinson (Bishop of New Hampshire) proposing and Andrew Goddard (Wycliffe Hall) and Colin Buchanan (former bishop of Woolwich) opposing.
[VirtueOnline] November 9, 2005--"This House believes that a homosexual lifestyle is no bar to becoming a Bishop"
On Thursday 3rd November the Oxford Union at Oxford University debated this motion. After opening speeches from students, the guest speakers were Richard Kirker (LGCM) and Gene Robinson (Bishop of New Hampshire) proposing and Andrew Goddard (Wycliffe Hall) and Colin Buchanan (former bishop of Woolwich) opposing.
Pope to Bishops: Don't Water Down Church Teachings
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05110803.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 8, 2005-- In a meeting with Bishops from Austria Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI warned them against the false notion that church teachings should be watered down so as to prevent people from leaving the Church. "At times, those who direct this mission fear that people may move away if they are spoken to clearly," he said. "However," added the Pope, "experience has generally shown that the opposite happens. ... Catholic teaching presented incompletely is self- contradictory and cannot be fruitful in the long term."
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 8, 2005-- In a meeting with Bishops from Austria Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI warned them against the false notion that church teachings should be watered down so as to prevent people from leaving the Church. "At times, those who direct this mission fear that people may move away if they are spoken to clearly," he said. "However," added the Pope, "experience has generally shown that the opposite happens. ... Catholic teaching presented incompletely is self- contradictory and cannot be fruitful in the long term."
Survey Says Churches Need to Offer Education for Real-Life Changes
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2376/section/survey.says.churches.need.to.offer.education.for.real-life.changes/1.htm
[The Christian Post] November 8, 2005--A newly released study has found that within church education, classes for new members were the only type offered by a majority of the surveyed Protestant churches nationwide.
[The Christian Post] November 8, 2005--A newly released study has found that within church education, classes for new members were the only type offered by a majority of the surveyed Protestant churches nationwide.
Don't Ban Gays from Priesthood, Ban Homophobes Says Former Catholic Leader
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05110805.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 8, 2005--Rev. Timothy Radcliffe, who headed one of the largest religious orders within the Catholic Church from 1992 to 2001, has slammed any suggestion of barring homosexuals from the priesthood, and suggests further that those who would ban homosexuals from the priesthood should themselves be banned from the priesthood.
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 8, 2005--Rev. Timothy Radcliffe, who headed one of the largest religious orders within the Catholic Church from 1992 to 2001, has slammed any suggestion of barring homosexuals from the priesthood, and suggests further that those who would ban homosexuals from the priesthood should themselves be banned from the priesthood.
Southwark acts against unorthodox ordinations
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,24869,00.html
[Times Online] November 8, 2005--'We don't do schism' says bishop, as he outlaws cleric.
In dramatic news from Southwark later this evening, it appears that the Bishop of Southwark, the Right Rev Tom Butler, has revoked the licence of the Rev Richard Coekin, the Wimbledon Church of England clergyman who invited a bishop from South Africa to ordain three of his staff into the diaconate last seek.Bishop Butler has written to the clergy in his diocese explaining why he has revoked the licence of Mr Coekin, explaining: "We do not do schism in the Diocese of Southwark." The Bishop also pointed to church tradition and law that bishops from outside the diocese have no authority to perform ordinations within it without the express permission of the diocesan bishop.
Related articles:
http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/001405.html
Letter to Clergy in the Diocese of Southwark - Thinking Anglican
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3220
Clergyman's licence is revoked - The Times
[Times Online] November 8, 2005--'We don't do schism' says bishop, as he outlaws cleric.
In dramatic news from Southwark later this evening, it appears that the Bishop of Southwark, the Right Rev Tom Butler, has revoked the licence of the Rev Richard Coekin, the Wimbledon Church of England clergyman who invited a bishop from South Africa to ordain three of his staff into the diaconate last seek.Bishop Butler has written to the clergy in his diocese explaining why he has revoked the licence of Mr Coekin, explaining: "We do not do schism in the Diocese of Southwark." The Bishop also pointed to church tradition and law that bishops from outside the diocese have no authority to perform ordinations within it without the express permission of the diocesan bishop.
Related articles:
http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/001405.html
Letter to Clergy in the Diocese of Southwark - Thinking Anglican
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3220
Clergyman's licence is revoked - The Times
Swedish Pastor Before Supreme Court November 9 for "Hate Speech" in Sermon
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05110804.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 8, 2005--The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), an American organization which defends the rights of Christians, is calling for prayer for the Supreme Court trial of Swedish Pastor Ake Green before the Swedish Supreme Court this Wednesday, November 9th. Pastor Green has been charged with committing a "hate crime" for preaching a sermon on homosexuality.
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 8, 2005--The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), an American organization which defends the rights of Christians, is calling for prayer for the Supreme Court trial of Swedish Pastor Ake Green before the Swedish Supreme Court this Wednesday, November 9th. Pastor Green has been charged with committing a "hate crime" for preaching a sermon on homosexuality.
Archbishop of Canterbury - 'Religion culture diversity and tolerance - shaping the new Europe'
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/articles/40/50/acns4068.cfm
[Anglican Communion News Service] November 8, 2005--Is Europe Christians asks Rowan Williams.
Related article:
http://euobserver.com/9/20268
Anglican archbishop sees christian role for muslim integration - euobserver.com
[Anglican Communion News Service] November 8, 2005--Is Europe Christians asks Rowan Williams.
Related article:
http://euobserver.com/9/20268
Anglican archbishop sees christian role for muslim integration - euobserver.com
Maryland Catholic Bishops Identify “Coordinated Effort” in Homosexual War on the Family
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05110801.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 8, 2005--A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Maryland says that a deliberate campaign by homosexual activists, left-leaning judges and the American Civil Liberties Union has been undertaken to corrode the family and its stabilizing influence in society.
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 8, 2005--A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Maryland says that a deliberate campaign by homosexual activists, left-leaning judges and the American Civil Liberties Union has been undertaken to corrode the family and its stabilizing influence in society.
The Shrine Next Door
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/145/22.0.html
[ChristianityToday.com] November 8, 2005--A superb study of Chinese popular religion helps to set the context for the appeal of Christianity in China today.
[ChristianityToday.com] November 8, 2005--A superb study of Chinese popular religion helps to set the context for the appeal of Christianity in China today.
Texas Voters Approve Ban on Gay Marriage
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/08/D8DOLRV0H.html
[Breitbart.com] November 8, 2005--Texas voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, making their state the 19th to take that step. In Maine, however, a proposal to repeal a new gay-rights law was trailing in early returns.
[Breitbart.com] November 8, 2005--Texas voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, making their state the 19th to take that step. In Maine, however, a proposal to repeal a new gay-rights law was trailing in early returns.
Next Stop: Narnia
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9863780/site/newsweek/
[Newsweek] November 7, 2005--C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy novels finally hit the screen. Can the franchise soar? An exclusive first look at 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.'
[Newsweek] November 7, 2005--C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy novels finally hit the screen. Can the franchise soar? An exclusive first look at 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.'
Congressmen urge Bush to protect chaplains’ religious liberty
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=22026
[Baptist Press] November 8, 2005--Members of Congress are calling on President Bush to preserve the religious freedom of chaplains in the armed services.
[Baptist Press] November 8, 2005--Members of Congress are calling on President Bush to preserve the religious freedom of chaplains in the armed services.
War Without End: A Brief History of the Muslim Conquests
http://www.crisismagazine.com/feature2.htm
[Crisis Magazine] November 8, 2005--Crusading ideals in the West were an answer to the greater threat of jihad. They were spurred by fear and necessity in a desperate competition with Islam that, for many centuries, Christians lost—and were aware that they were losing. The extent of Islam’s victories can be seen in the all-but-complete disappearance of the once-thriving Christian communities in North Africa, the Middle East, and Western Asia, as well as the deep roots that Islam still has in the Balkans—a region whose very name was imposed upon it by successful late medieval Turkish imperialism.
Islam - a religion of "peace"?!
[Crisis Magazine] November 8, 2005--Crusading ideals in the West were an answer to the greater threat of jihad. They were spurred by fear and necessity in a desperate competition with Islam that, for many centuries, Christians lost—and were aware that they were losing. The extent of Islam’s victories can be seen in the all-but-complete disappearance of the once-thriving Christian communities in North Africa, the Middle East, and Western Asia, as well as the deep roots that Islam still has in the Balkans—a region whose very name was imposed upon it by successful late medieval Turkish imperialism.
Islam - a religion of "peace"?!
Parents Will Ask for Rehearing of Ninth Circuit Court's Ruling on Outrageous Sex Questionnaire
http://libertyblogs.blogspot.com/2005/11/parents-will-ask-for-rehearing-of.html
[Life, Liberty, and Family] November 8, 2005--At the request of seven California parents, Liberty Counsel has agreed to become lead counsel in a case that shocked the nation last week. In Fields v. Palmdale School District, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that parental rights to direct the upbringing of their children stop at the "threshold of the school door."
Related article:
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=22031
Another appalling ruling - Baptist Press
[Life, Liberty, and Family] November 8, 2005--At the request of seven California parents, Liberty Counsel has agreed to become lead counsel in a case that shocked the nation last week. In Fields v. Palmdale School District, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that parental rights to direct the upbringing of their children stop at the "threshold of the school door."
Related article:
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=22031
Another appalling ruling - Baptist Press
Early skirmish in the Eurabian civil war
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml;jsessionid=0ITXA33LP5VDVQFIQMFCFFOAVCBQYIV0?xml=/opinion/2005/11/08/do0802.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/11/08/ixportaltop.html
[The Telegraph]November 8, 2005--According to its Office du Tourisme, the big event in Evreux this past weekend was supposed to be the annual fête de la pomme, du cidre et du fromage at the Place de la Mairie. Instead, in this charmingly smouldering cathedral town in Normandy, a shopping mall, a post office, two schools, upwards of 50 vehicles and, oh yes, the police station were destroyed by - what's the word? - "youths".
[The Telegraph]November 8, 2005--According to its Office du Tourisme, the big event in Evreux this past weekend was supposed to be the annual fête de la pomme, du cidre et du fromage at the Place de la Mairie. Instead, in this charmingly smouldering cathedral town in Normandy, a shopping mall, a post office, two schools, upwards of 50 vehicles and, oh yes, the police station were destroyed by - what's the word? - "youths".
When Cleaner Air Is a Biblical Obligation
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/07/politics/07air.html
[The New York Times] November 6, 2005--In their long and frustrated efforts pushing Congress to pass legislation on global warming, environmentalists are gaining a new ally.
[The New York Times] November 6, 2005--In their long and frustrated efforts pushing Congress to pass legislation on global warming, environmentalists are gaining a new ally.
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Camilla can never be Queen, former Archbishop tells Prince
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3214
[The London Times] November 8, 2005--The Prince of Wales will return to Britain to a warning from a leading figure in the Church of England that his civil marriage will disqualify his wife from becoming Queen.
[The London Times] November 8, 2005--The Prince of Wales will return to Britain to a warning from a leading figure in the Church of England that his civil marriage will disqualify his wife from becoming Queen.
Via Media is "Final Solution" For Orthodox in ECUSA
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3213
[VirtueOnline] November 7, 2005--A story is told about a General in the Second World War who shouted to his men. "The enemy are on our North, our South, our East, and our West. Men, they've got us surrounded! There's NO WAY they can ESCAPE!" In a peculiar way this describes the present situation of the Diocese of San Joaquin.
[VirtueOnline] November 7, 2005--A story is told about a General in the Second World War who shouted to his men. "The enemy are on our North, our South, our East, and our West. Men, they've got us surrounded! There's NO WAY they can ESCAPE!" In a peculiar way this describes the present situation of the Diocese of San Joaquin.
The American Anglican Council Applauds the Communiqué of the 2005 South-to-South Encounter
http://www.americananglican.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=ikLUK3MJIpG&b=675589&ct=1552307
[American Anglican Council] October 31, 2005--We give thanks for the 2005 South-to-South Encounter, a gathering that demonstrates that the Global South, representing two-thirds of the Anglican Communion, has “come of age.” We rejoice in the missionary zeal of Global South leaders and applaud the communiqué issued today for its clear definition of what it means to be one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. We appreciate and uphold the emphasis on truth as the source of unity; on holiness as the call of Christ; on Scripture and the historic faith as the plumb line for catholicity; and transformation through Christ as the central tenet of apostolic doctrine and teaching. In addition we rejoice and affirm the communiqué’s focus on the authority of Scripture, the necessity of accountability, and the commitment to an Anglican Covenant as recommended in the Windsor Report.
[American Anglican Council] October 31, 2005--We give thanks for the 2005 South-to-South Encounter, a gathering that demonstrates that the Global South, representing two-thirds of the Anglican Communion, has “come of age.” We rejoice in the missionary zeal of Global South leaders and applaud the communiqué issued today for its clear definition of what it means to be one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. We appreciate and uphold the emphasis on truth as the source of unity; on holiness as the call of Christ; on Scripture and the historic faith as the plumb line for catholicity; and transformation through Christ as the central tenet of apostolic doctrine and teaching. In addition we rejoice and affirm the communiqué’s focus on the authority of Scripture, the necessity of accountability, and the commitment to an Anglican Covenant as recommended in the Windsor Report.
Bishop: “Children will have to be taught about homosexual acts in health class"
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05110701.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 7, 2005--This week, Bishop Fred Henry of Calgary will give a talk to a group of Christian pastors in Eden Prairie Minnesota, on the ramifications of the Canadian redefinition of marriage. Henry spoke to a local reporter yesterday saying that the passage of the same-sex “marriage” law has triggered a social revolution in Canada.
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 7, 2005--This week, Bishop Fred Henry of Calgary will give a talk to a group of Christian pastors in Eden Prairie Minnesota, on the ramifications of the Canadian redefinition of marriage. Henry spoke to a local reporter yesterday saying that the passage of the same-sex “marriage” law has triggered a social revolution in Canada.
The Passion Of the Lion?
http://www.ncregister.com/articulo2.php?artkod=MTM4
[National Catholic Register] November 6, 2005--While a funeral took place in the sanctuary at Hope Presbyterian Church, downstairs in the basement approximately 100 evangelical, mainline Protestant, and Catholic church leaders enthusiastically applauded.
[National Catholic Register] November 6, 2005--While a funeral took place in the sanctuary at Hope Presbyterian Church, downstairs in the basement approximately 100 evangelical, mainline Protestant, and Catholic church leaders enthusiastically applauded.
ADL's Foxman warns of efforts to `Christianize America'
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/641831.html
[Haaretz] November 8, 2005--Institutionalized Christianity in the U.S. has grown so extremist that it poses a tangible danger to the principle of separation of church and state and threatens to undermine the religious tolerance that characterizes the country, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League, Abraham Foxman, warned in his address to the League's national commission, meeting in New York City over the weekend.
[Haaretz] November 8, 2005--Institutionalized Christianity in the U.S. has grown so extremist that it poses a tangible danger to the principle of separation of church and state and threatens to undermine the religious tolerance that characterizes the country, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League, Abraham Foxman, warned in his address to the League's national commission, meeting in New York City over the weekend.
Defending the Boy Scouts
http://www.aclj.org/trialnotebook/read.aspx?id=276
[American Center for Law & Justice] November 7, 2005--Tomorrow the ACLJ will file an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on behalf of 88 members of the House and Senate.
[American Center for Law & Justice] November 7, 2005--Tomorrow the ACLJ will file an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on behalf of 88 members of the House and Senate.
Wake up, Europe, you've a war on your hands
http://www.suntimes.com/output/steyn/cst-edt-steyn06.html
[Chicago Sun-Times] November 6, 2005--Ever since 9/11, I've been gloomily predicting the European powder keg's about to go up. ''By 2010 we'll be watching burning buildings, street riots and assassinations on the news every night,'' I wrote in Canada's Western Standard back in February.
[Chicago Sun-Times] November 6, 2005--Ever since 9/11, I've been gloomily predicting the European powder keg's about to go up. ''By 2010 we'll be watching burning buildings, street riots and assassinations on the news every night,'' I wrote in Canada's Western Standard back in February.
Paganism and the Conversion of C.S. Lewis
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2005/cmorhan_cslewis_nov05.asp
[Ignatius Insight] November 8, 2005--Nearly all that I loved I believed to be imaginary; nearly all that I believed to be real I thought grim and meaningless." [1] With these words C.S. Lewis, the great Christian apologist who wrote the Chronicles of Narnia, described the early years of his life. The story of his pre-conversion self, however, is much more than the autobiography of one 20th-century Englishman. It depicts the spiritual torpor of modern man, namely post-Christian man.
[Ignatius Insight] November 8, 2005--Nearly all that I loved I believed to be imaginary; nearly all that I believed to be real I thought grim and meaningless." [1] With these words C.S. Lewis, the great Christian apologist who wrote the Chronicles of Narnia, described the early years of his life. The story of his pre-conversion self, however, is much more than the autobiography of one 20th-century Englishman. It depicts the spiritual torpor of modern man, namely post-Christian man.
News of Alternative Ordinations
http://www.co-mission.org.uk/ordination.php
[Co-Mission.org] November 4, 2005--We are inviting clergy and laity who are happy to have their name included in a list of those expressing their support for today's Ordination to sign the following statement below....
[Co-Mission.org] November 4, 2005--We are inviting clergy and laity who are happy to have their name included in a list of those expressing their support for today's Ordination to sign the following statement below....
Homosexual Activists Invade Pro-Family Group Headquarters En Route to White House
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05110703.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 7, 2005--Homosexual activists chained themselves to a display in the foyer of the Family Research Council (FRC) headquarters in the US capitol today in an attempt to disrupt work there.
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 7, 2005--Homosexual activists chained themselves to a display in the foyer of the Family Research Council (FRC) headquarters in the US capitol today in an attempt to disrupt work there.
Anglican Bishop Bans Faithful Christian Publication from Parishes
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05110705.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 7, 2005--A Manitoba Anglican bishop has banned a publication supportive of traditional Christian moral and doctrinal truths from his diocese. Bishop Jim Njegovan of Brandon Manitoba has said that the magazine, The Anglican Planet, is "sowing the seeds of distrust and disdain within the Church," and that the publishers "have no respect for those in authority over them.”
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 7, 2005--A Manitoba Anglican bishop has banned a publication supportive of traditional Christian moral and doctrinal truths from his diocese. Bishop Jim Njegovan of Brandon Manitoba has said that the magazine, The Anglican Planet, is "sowing the seeds of distrust and disdain within the Church," and that the publishers "have no respect for those in authority over them.”
Saudi Arabia Still Persecuting People for Their Faith
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1362107.html
[CNSnews.com] November 8, 2005--Just days before Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due to visit Saudi Arabia, the State Department on Tuesday will release a report naming the oil-rich Islamic kingdom as one of eight violators of religious freedom around the globe.
[CNSnews.com] November 8, 2005--Just days before Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due to visit Saudi Arabia, the State Department on Tuesday will release a report naming the oil-rich Islamic kingdom as one of eight violators of religious freedom around the globe.
Monday, November 07, 2005
Church would be more 'godly' if it embraced gays says bishop
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_05117godly.shtml
[ekklesia] November 7, 2005--The wider Anglican Church would be a "more godly place" if it were to embrace homosexuals, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop has said.
How so?! To embrace homosexuality instead of calling homosexuals to repentence is to embrace sin.
[ekklesia] November 7, 2005--The wider Anglican Church would be a "more godly place" if it were to embrace homosexuals, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop has said.
How so?! To embrace homosexuality instead of calling homosexuals to repentence is to embrace sin.
Yukoner made archbishop, hopes to heal divisions
http://www.cbc.ca/north/story/buckle-archbisop-07112005.html
[CBC North] November 7, 2005--Yukon Anglican Bishop Terrence Buckle has been elected Archbishop of British Columbia and the Yukon.
[CBC North] November 7, 2005--Yukon Anglican Bishop Terrence Buckle has been elected Archbishop of British Columbia and the Yukon.
Antiwar Sermon Brings IRS Warning
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3212
[Los Angelos Times] November 7, 2005--All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena risks losing its tax-exempt status because of a former rector's remarks in 2004.
[Los Angelos Times] November 7, 2005--All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena risks losing its tax-exempt status because of a former rector's remarks in 2004.
Church imports bishop to be tough enough on gays
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3211
[The London Times] November 4, 2005--A new battle over homosexual clergy erupted in the Church of England yesterday after a South London church imported an African bishop to conduct an ordination service.
[The London Times] November 4, 2005--A new battle over homosexual clergy erupted in the Church of England yesterday after a South London church imported an African bishop to conduct an ordination service.
Homosexual minister who helped rile Presbyterians takes issue to Episcopalians
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3209
[The Layman Online Thursday] November 3, 2005--Marvin Ellison, a homosexual minister who once helped rile up the Presbyterian Church (USA) over human sexuality, has been summoned by Northeastern Episcopalians to stir them up.
[The Layman Online Thursday] November 3, 2005--Marvin Ellison, a homosexual minister who once helped rile up the Presbyterian Church (USA) over human sexuality, has been summoned by Northeastern Episcopalians to stir them up.
Gay churchman says God called him to be a bishop
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3203
[The Times] November 6, 2005--Gene Robinson, the first openly homosexual bishop in the Anglican church, claimed yesterday that he had been "called by God" to become a gay bishop.
[The Times] November 6, 2005--Gene Robinson, the first openly homosexual bishop in the Anglican church, claimed yesterday that he had been "called by God" to become a gay bishop.
Church bids farewell to its former life
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3202
[The Florida Times-Union] October 31, 2005--They came, they worshiped, then packed their Bibles and vestments and left.
For good.
[The Florida Times-Union] October 31, 2005--They came, they worshiped, then packed their Bibles and vestments and left.
For good.
Evangelicals defy bishop by holding 'irregular' ordinations
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3199
[The Times] November 4, 2005--The Church of England's civil war over homosexuality escalated yesterday after conservative evangelical clergy staged an "irregular" ordination in defiance of their bishop.
[The Times] November 4, 2005--The Church of England's civil war over homosexuality escalated yesterday after conservative evangelical clergy staged an "irregular" ordination in defiance of their bishop.
Vote on Maine Anti-Discrimination Law for Homosexuals Stirs Debate
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1963/section/vote.on.maine.anti-discrimination.law.for.homosexuals.stirs.debate/1.htm
[The Christian Post] November 5, 2005--A Nov. 8 vote on whether or not to keep an anti-discrimination law protecting homosexuals is being debated in Christian circles. Fearing that it could lead to gay marriage, some say it should be voted down, while others say that discrimination should not be tolerated.
[The Christian Post] November 5, 2005--A Nov. 8 vote on whether or not to keep an anti-discrimination law protecting homosexuals is being debated in Christian circles. Fearing that it could lead to gay marriage, some say it should be voted down, while others say that discrimination should not be tolerated.
Episcopalians Stay Neutral on Windsor Report; Gay Bishop Criticizes Catholics
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2371/section/episcopalians.stay.neutral.on.windsor.report.gay.bishop.criticizes.catholics/1.htm
[The Christian Post] November 7, 2005--Representatives of the Episcopal Church in Massachusetts avoided a clear vote on whether to endorse a report that condemns the appointments of gay bishops while New Hampshire’s openly gay bishop Gene Robinson criticized the Catholic Church for tightening regulations on enrolling gay seminary students.
[The Christian Post] November 7, 2005--Representatives of the Episcopal Church in Massachusetts avoided a clear vote on whether to endorse a report that condemns the appointments of gay bishops while New Hampshire’s openly gay bishop Gene Robinson criticized the Catholic Church for tightening regulations on enrolling gay seminary students.
Anglicare Sydney elects not to renew its mebership of Anglicare Australia
http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/aroundtheweb/anglicare_sydney_elects_not_to_renew_its_membership_of_anglicare_australia/
[sydneyanglicans.net] November 7, 2005--The Council of Sydney Anglican Home Mission Society - Anglicare Sydney - has announced it has decided not to renew its membership of Anglicare Australia from October 2005.
[sydneyanglicans.net] November 7, 2005--The Council of Sydney Anglican Home Mission Society - Anglicare Sydney - has announced it has decided not to renew its membership of Anglicare Australia from October 2005.
Gay bishop attacks Catholic stand
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4411442.stm
[BBC News] November 6, 2005--The first openly gay Anglican bishop, Gene Robinson, has called for the Roman Catholic church's attitude to homosexuals to be confronted.
[BBC News] November 6, 2005--The first openly gay Anglican bishop, Gene Robinson, has called for the Roman Catholic church's attitude to homosexuals to be confronted.
Q & A on implications of C of E civil partnerships stance
http://www.acl.asn.au/pdf/Civil_Partnerships_Leaflet.pdf
[Anglican Church League] November 7, 2005--This leaflet answers some questions about civil partnerships and explains why the C of E's House of Bishops' Pastoral Statement on Civil Partnerships is causing problems in Australia and elsewhere.
[Anglican Church League] November 7, 2005--This leaflet answers some questions about civil partnerships and explains why the C of E's House of Bishops' Pastoral Statement on Civil Partnerships is causing problems in Australia and elsewhere.
Indonesian Christian Leaders Call for Calm as Police Probe School Girl Killings
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/missions/indonesian.christian.leaders.call.for.calm.as.police.probe.school.girl.killings/541.htm
[Christianity Today UK] November 5, 2005--Religious Leaders in Indonesia have been trying to resist the rising tension between Christians and Muslims since three young Christians were beheaded on Saturday.
[Christianity Today UK] November 5, 2005--Religious Leaders in Indonesia have been trying to resist the rising tension between Christians and Muslims since three young Christians were beheaded on Saturday.
Muslim Attacks Incite Violence in Niger State, Nigeria
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/1360757.html
[Crosswalk.com] November 7, 2005--Religious violence sparked by a Muslim cutting off a Christian's hand Oct. 26 in Niger state's Tungan Rogo village left three Christians dead and at least 13 others injured.
[Crosswalk.com] November 7, 2005--Religious violence sparked by a Muslim cutting off a Christian's hand Oct. 26 in Niger state's Tungan Rogo village left three Christians dead and at least 13 others injured.
Lesbian’s Ex-Partner Declared “De-Facto Parent” by Washington State Court
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05110401.html
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 4, 2005--Mother now married to child’s biological father must give previous lesbian partner access.
[LifeSiteNews.com] November 4, 2005--Mother now married to child’s biological father must give previous lesbian partner access.
Saturday, November 05, 2005
Divisions dominate Global South conclave
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/80256FA1003E05C1/httpPublicPages/9A65590DE9C8C3BB802570AE0054C326?opendocument
[Church Times] November 4, 2005--The Archbishop of of Canterbury told a meeting of Global South leaders in Egypt last week that the only ground for unity in the Church was to be found in Jesus Christ.
[Church Times] November 4, 2005--The Archbishop of of Canterbury told a meeting of Global South leaders in Egypt last week that the only ground for unity in the Church was to be found in Jesus Christ.
Why people reject the gospel
http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/mission/missionthinking/why_people_reject_the_gospel/
[sydneyanglicans.net] November 2, 2005--The Bible tells us that the human heart is very resistant to the message of Jesus. Archbishop Peter Jensen gives some reasons why.
[sydneyanglicans.net] November 2, 2005--The Bible tells us that the human heart is very resistant to the message of Jesus. Archbishop Peter Jensen gives some reasons why.
After La. trip, I am pulled to help more
http://www.mlive.com/news/fljournal/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1131189767107640.xml&coll=5
[The Flint Journal] November 5, 2005--Within two days of seeing the devastating flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina, I began bugging my pastor, the Rev. Dave Kulchar of New Wine Anglican Mission, for a way we could help.
[The Flint Journal] November 5, 2005--Within two days of seeing the devastating flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina, I began bugging my pastor, the Rev. Dave Kulchar of New Wine Anglican Mission, for a way we could help.
Primate Akinnola Charges Christian Leaders on Homosexuality
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=32552
[ThisDayOnline] November 4, 2005--Head of the Anglican Communion, Primate Peter Akinnola has decried the failure of Christian leaders in the country to publicly condemn the phenomenon of same sex marriage within the priesthood as well as among the members of the church, saying that such a position is capable of sending wrong signals to church followership.
[ThisDayOnline] November 4, 2005--Head of the Anglican Communion, Primate Peter Akinnola has decried the failure of Christian leaders in the country to publicly condemn the phenomenon of same sex marriage within the priesthood as well as among the members of the church, saying that such a position is capable of sending wrong signals to church followership.
Episcopal convention delegates vow: 'whatever cost' on opposing gay clergy, same-sex unions
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05309/601172.stm
[Pittsburg Post-Gazette] November 5, 2005--A resolution passed overwhelmingly yesterday at the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh's annual convention was called a plea for unity by conservatives who voted in favor of it, but an "implicit threat to walk away" from the national church by others.
[Pittsburg Post-Gazette] November 5, 2005--A resolution passed overwhelmingly yesterday at the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh's annual convention was called a plea for unity by conservatives who voted in favor of it, but an "implicit threat to walk away" from the national church by others.
Ordination a skirmish in Anglican war
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051104-031257-5565r
[United Press International] November 4, 2005--A London church brought in a bishop from Africa for an ordination in a further sign of divisions in the Anglican Communion over homosexuality.
[United Press International] November 4, 2005--A London church brought in a bishop from Africa for an ordination in a further sign of divisions in the Anglican Communion over homosexuality.
How one man destroyed the unity of the Anglican Communion
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3197
[VirtueOnline] November 4, 2005--On November 2, 2003 a single white male stepped into the spotlight at The Wittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire and announced before several thousand Episcopalians and visitors that he would uphold the doctrine and discipline of the Church and defend it against any who would seek to undermine it.
[VirtueOnline] November 4, 2005--On November 2, 2003 a single white male stepped into the spotlight at The Wittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire and announced before several thousand Episcopalians and visitors that he would uphold the doctrine and discipline of the Church and defend it against any who would seek to undermine it.
ECUSA bishops begin to lay plans in secret e-mail over property disputes
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3192
[VirtueOnline] November 4, 2005--A highly confidential e-mail about what should be done over property disputes in the Episcopal Church was recently sent out to some 32 persons including 28 bishops by Bishop William E. Swing of the Diocese of California.
[VirtueOnline] November 4, 2005--A highly confidential e-mail about what should be done over property disputes in the Episcopal Church was recently sent out to some 32 persons including 28 bishops by Bishop William E. Swing of the Diocese of California.
Breaking Faith
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3191
[VirtueOnline] November 4, 2005--The Episcopal diocese protects one parishioner who preyed on its flock and excommunicates another who tried to protect it.
[VirtueOnline] November 4, 2005--The Episcopal diocese protects one parishioner who preyed on its flock and excommunicates another who tried to protect it.
Gay Bishop Says Church Will Eventually Embrace Homosexuals
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2368/section/gay.bishop.says.church.will.eventually.embrace.homosexuals/1.htm
[The Christian Post] November 4, 2005--During his interview with the BBC, Robinson said he believes the world’s Anglicans should allow U.S. Episcopalians to decide ordination standards on their own terms.
The Holy Scriptures have already set the standards for ordination.
[The Christian Post] November 4, 2005--During his interview with the BBC, Robinson said he believes the world’s Anglicans should allow U.S. Episcopalians to decide ordination standards on their own terms.
The Holy Scriptures have already set the standards for ordination.
Pro-Family Groups Denounce Court Decision Over Elementary School Sex Questions
http://www.christianpost.com/article/society/1960/section/pro-family.groups.denounce.court.decision.over.elementary.school.sex.questions/1.htm
[The Christian Post] November 4, 2005--A federal court ruling yesterday said it was legal for a public school district to issue a survey that includes questions on sexual topics to elementary school children.
Related article:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/editorial/547/section/americas.parents.served.notice/1.htm
America's Parents Served Notice - The Christian Post
[The Christian Post] November 4, 2005--A federal court ruling yesterday said it was legal for a public school district to issue a survey that includes questions on sexual topics to elementary school children.
Related article:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/editorial/547/section/americas.parents.served.notice/1.htm
America's Parents Served Notice - The Christian Post
Conservative Lutherans Prepare Large-Scale 'Coalition for Reform'
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2365/section/conservative.lutherans.prepare.large-scale.039coalition.for.reform039/1.htm
[The Christian Post] November 4, 2005--Conservatives in the nation’s largest Lutheran denomination may set aside minor doctrinal differences and form a coalition for large-scale reform within a church they say has lost sound theological understanding.
[The Christian Post] November 4, 2005--Conservatives in the nation’s largest Lutheran denomination may set aside minor doctrinal differences and form a coalition for large-scale reform within a church they say has lost sound theological understanding.
UMC Bishops: Homosexuality Does Not Bar Membership
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2366/section/homosexuality.does.not.bar.membership.methodist.bishops.say/1.htm
[The Christian Post] November 4, 2005--Amid heightened tensions over a controversial ruling that affirmed the rights of pastors to decide the eligibility of local church membership, bishops of the United Methodist Church released a statement that said homosexuality is not a barrier to joining the denomination.
Related articles:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2361/section/interview.mark.tooley%97a.conservative.view.on.the.methodist.pastor.ruling/1.htm
Interview: Mark Tooley—A Conservative View on the Methodist Pastor Ruling - The Christian Post
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2360/section/interview.jim.winkler%97a.moderate.view.on.the.methodist.pastor.ruling/1.htm
Interview: Jim Winkler—A Moderate View on the Methodist Pastor Ruling - The Christian Post
[The Christian Post] November 4, 2005--Amid heightened tensions over a controversial ruling that affirmed the rights of pastors to decide the eligibility of local church membership, bishops of the United Methodist Church released a statement that said homosexuality is not a barrier to joining the denomination.
Related articles:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2361/section/interview.mark.tooley%97a.conservative.view.on.the.methodist.pastor.ruling/1.htm
Interview: Mark Tooley—A Conservative View on the Methodist Pastor Ruling - The Christian Post
http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2360/section/interview.jim.winkler%97a.moderate.view.on.the.methodist.pastor.ruling/1.htm
Interview: Jim Winkler—A Moderate View on the Methodist Pastor Ruling - The Christian Post
Deceitful tactics in Texas
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=22015
[Baptist Press] November 4, 2005--On Nov. 8, Texans will go to the polls to decide the fate of Proposition 2, a proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage in the Lone Star state as being exclusively between one man and one woman.
Those opposed to the amendment are determined, by hook or by crook, to make passage of the amendment as difficult as possible. One of the prime tactics being used by opponents is to insist that the language of the proposition is unclear and could be interpreted so as to invalidate natural, heterosexual marriages.
[Baptist Press] November 4, 2005--On Nov. 8, Texans will go to the polls to decide the fate of Proposition 2, a proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage in the Lone Star state as being exclusively between one man and one woman.
Those opposed to the amendment are determined, by hook or by crook, to make passage of the amendment as difficult as possible. One of the prime tactics being used by opponents is to insist that the language of the proposition is unclear and could be interpreted so as to invalidate natural, heterosexual marriages.
Evangelicals in a Secular Society
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/144/52.0.html
[ChristianityToday.com] November 4, 2005--Ted Haggard says Galatians bars us from using the law to create a Christian nation.
[ChristianityToday.com] November 4, 2005--Ted Haggard says Galatians bars us from using the law to create a Christian nation.
Friday, November 04, 2005
Discipleship Distinctives: Teaching
http://www.anglicanmissioninamerica.org/index.cfm?id=3C967DB0-A89E-4A14-A896EA13BECE20A5
[Anglican Mission in America] October 27, 2005--Have You Need of Jesus? I
Is your answer yes? But are you sure? Take this little test.
[Anglican Mission in America] October 27, 2005--Have You Need of Jesus? I
Is your answer yes? But are you sure? Take this little test.
Living Water: Fresh Water Brings Life in Rwanda
http://www.anglicanmissioninamerica.org/index.cfm?id=53C2D1AF-6D6E-4B41-B6FD390D0A0AF8AD
[Anglican Mission in America] October 28, 2005--Geneva Global, a Christian philanthropic organization based in Pennsylvania, has initiated a water project in Rwanda to alleviate the effects of a severe drought and aid thousands of people. The $46,500 grant is targeting Nyamata in Bugesera Province, by establishing a project to provide water in a region of over 200,000 Rwandans. The initiative, carried out under the Episcopal Church of Rwanda and Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini, is the first of what will be several projects in the region that could ultimately impact the 800,000 residents of Bugesera Province.
[Anglican Mission in America] October 28, 2005--Geneva Global, a Christian philanthropic organization based in Pennsylvania, has initiated a water project in Rwanda to alleviate the effects of a severe drought and aid thousands of people. The $46,500 grant is targeting Nyamata in Bugesera Province, by establishing a project to provide water in a region of over 200,000 Rwandans. The initiative, carried out under the Episcopal Church of Rwanda and Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini, is the first of what will be several projects in the region that could ultimately impact the 800,000 residents of Bugesera Province.
Should One Remain an Episcopalian? - A Personal Testimony
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3190
[VirtueOnline] November 4, 2005--Should we, or should we not, remain in the Episcopal Church (ECUSA)? That is a question that I have faced for some years. I finally decided I could not remain in eucharistic fellowship with an apostate ECUSA. As a result, I have joined the Anglican Mission in America. This was a serious decision, and I believe I must explain why I took this step.
[VirtueOnline] November 4, 2005--Should we, or should we not, remain in the Episcopal Church (ECUSA)? That is a question that I have faced for some years. I finally decided I could not remain in eucharistic fellowship with an apostate ECUSA. As a result, I have joined the Anglican Mission in America. This was a serious decision, and I believe I must explain why I took this step.
Rowan Williams Meets with ECUSA’s Bishop Robinson in Urgent Anglican Talks
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/rowan.williams.meets.with.ecusas.bishop.robinson.in.urgent.anglican.talks/870.htm
[Christianity Today UK] November 4, 2005--The spiritual Head of the Anglican Communion, Dr Rowan Williams has held a meeting yesterday with Bishop Gene Robinson, from the diocese of New Hampshire – part of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America (ECUSA).
[Christianity Today UK] November 4, 2005--The spiritual Head of the Anglican Communion, Dr Rowan Williams has held a meeting yesterday with Bishop Gene Robinson, from the diocese of New Hampshire – part of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America (ECUSA).
Rift in church over push to allow women bishops
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/rift-in-church-over-push-to-allow-women-bishops/2005/11/04/1130823397690.html
[Sydney Morning Herald] November 5, 2005--The welfare arm of the powerful Sydney diocese has broken ties with its national body, exposing an escalating rift in the Anglican Church over women bishops.
[Sydney Morning Herald] November 5, 2005--The welfare arm of the powerful Sydney diocese has broken ties with its national body, exposing an escalating rift in the Anglican Church over women bishops.
Bishop: Anglican will one day embrace gays
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1103AP_Britain_Gay_Bishop.html
[Associated Press] November 4, 2005--The first openly gay Episcopal bishop said Friday he believed that the wider Anglican Church will eventually embrace homosexuals, but perhaps not in his lifetime.
[Associated Press] November 4, 2005--The first openly gay Episcopal bishop said Friday he believed that the wider Anglican Church will eventually embrace homosexuals, but perhaps not in his lifetime.
Alito's Early Support for Homosexuals Impresses Advocacy Group
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1361040.html
[Crosswalk.com] November 4, 2005-- A homosexual advocacy group sees a "hopeful sign" that Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito may not be hostile to "gay rights."
[Crosswalk.com] November 4, 2005-- A homosexual advocacy group sees a "hopeful sign" that Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito may not be hostile to "gay rights."
Exploring a Parallel Universe
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/011/19.128.html
[ChristianityToday.com] November 3, 2005--Why does the word evangelical threaten so many people in our culture?
[ChristianityToday.com] November 3, 2005--Why does the word evangelical threaten so many people in our culture?
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