Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the Washington Post, writes forcefully: “Hate has no place in the house of God”. He takes politicians in Africa to task for fomenting hatred and fear of gay and lesbian people as a tool to gain more power for themselves.
Grant that he may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen his trust in your goodness all the days of his life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
the years which seemed so long in their days
We were all naturally much elated at the very encouraging reception we had met with in such high places. But in order that we might not think of ourselves more highly than we ought to think, an overruling Providence, higher than the princes of this world, saw fit to “visit us with trouble and to bring distress upon us.”
The Church Divinity School of the Pacific held a forum recently on the Anglican Covenant, and it is available online. The panelists are Deputy Sara Lawton, Dr. Rod Dugliss, and the Rev. Dr. Ruth Meyers. The moderator is Dr. Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski. The video runs for more than an hour, but Communion junkies will love it.
The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church will be meeting March 19-24 at Camp Allen in Texas. They will study the episcopacy in the
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has been awarded a top Russian honour recognising his love of the country and its literature.
GayUganda reports on another hate campaign supported from the US, this one in Kenya. Terrifying websites from the U.S. call for death to gays and lesbians. They provide posters with photos and addresses of people to target.
The songs of Bruce Springsteen, known for describing everyday life in religious terms, will accompany a traditional Eucharist, or Communion celebration, at Trinity Cathedral on Saturday in Portland, OR
Responding to the criticism, Bishop Jones said on Wednesday: “My address arose out of the experience of a dialogue between dioceses in Africa, America, and England. I believe that this experience of dialogue between Christians of different persuasions could be helpful to the Primates as they take responsibility for the future of the Communion.” As it happens, a Communiqué from the Dialogue of African and Canadian Bishops was issued Thursday.