GAFCON/FCA refuses Vatican offer
November 10, 2009
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We are convinced that this is not the time to abandon the Anglican Communion.
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Freedom in Fort Worth
November 10, 2009
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…no longer distracted by church politics or upset by issues such as the blessing of gay unions. [those who left] need not put up with what he sees as a flawed message of “unequivocal love” for all; instead, he can focus on bringing those he believes to be sinners toward repentance.
Understanding snakeheads
November 10, 2009
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As someone who wears black robes regularly I can tell you I attract all sorts of people to talk with me. The most interesting effect is that the robes become a projection screen of the speaker’s own assumptions. Some approach me and automatically assume that I am a defender of “traditional family values”, others assume that I live an “alternative lifestyle” and thus am a defender of experimentation.
Managing liberality
November 10, 2009
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It is a great and very precious thing, beloved, in the Lord’s sight, when Christ’s whole people engage together in the same duties, and all ranks and degrees of either sex co-operate with the same intent: when one purpose animates all alike of declining from evil and doing good; when God is glorified in the works of His slaves,
How one man came to change his mind
November 9, 2009
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Mark Achtemeier is a Presbyterian pastor and a seminary professor. He’s also a man who has been open about how he has changed his mind on the question of the full inclusion of LGBT Christians into the church. He details the process that led to his re-thinking in an essay.
Anglicans begin to respond to human trafficking
November 9, 2009
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Forty or so people from all over the Anglican Communion recently met in Hong Kong to plan a coordinated response to the scandalous practice of human trafficking. The most common form involves forcing children and women into the sex trade, but its rising tide now includes forced labor and organ harvest.
US Catholic Bishop conference behind amendment?
November 9, 2009
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The House bill regarding Health Care reform passed this weekend with some significant restrictions regarding doctors and clinics ability to provide abortions to those who choose them. According to reports, this was due to intense lobbying by the Catholic Bishops Conference.
Synagogue gives gift to Episcopal parish
November 9, 2009
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Most of the news today is about the Vatican’s new program that invites disaffected Anglicans into a special relationship with the Roman based church. But there’s also a lovely story of a Synagogue in Kansas who decided to reach out to support an Episcopal parish in need.
Apostolic Constitution published
November 9, 2009
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The full details of the new Apostolic Constitution have been released. Most of it is what people have expected, but there are places such as when it describes the role of priest functioning as bishops in all but name that are surprising in how far they go.
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