Day: February 13, 2008

From beyond the grave II: John Locke weighs in

For whatsoever some People boast of the Antiquity of Places and Names,or of the Pomp of their Outward Worship; Others, of the Reformation of their Discipline; All, of the Orthodoxy of their Faith; (for every one is Orthodox to himself). These things, and all others of this nature, are much rather Marks of Men striving for Power and Empire over one another, than of the Church of Christ.

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Time table set out

Today the General Synod House of Bishops of the Church of England “took note of the report” on the Anglican Communion Covenant. The report included details of a “time table set out.”

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San Joaquin roundup

Episcopal Life Online reported on February 11th on the formation of a steering committee representing a “broad theological spectrum” which would “begin to reconstitute the

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Queen anxious

The controversy stirred up by the Archbishop of Canterbury – in his remark that Islamic law has a place – shows no signs of abating.

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The St. Andrew’s Draft:
A flawed document

The Draft Covenant states churches of the Anglican Communion are not bound together “by a central legislative, executive, or judicial authority.” After which foundations for centralized policy control are introduced, principally by changing the historic, largely advisory roles of the four so-called Instruments of Communion through melding together legislative, executive, and judicial functions in times of increased threats to unity.

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You must not kneel here

I thought I would stop in Philadelphia a week or two. I preached at different places in the city. My labour was much blessed. I soon saw a large field open in seeking and instructing my African brethren, who had been a long forgotten people and few of them attended public worship. I preached in the commons, in Southwark, Northern Liberties, and wherever I could find an opening.

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