Daniel Burke describes the Unitarian-Universalist Church as a “creedless church” and wonders if this “virtually unprecedented experiment” of advancing a religion without doctrine can survive another 50 years.
Three priests were ordained in Kenya by the chair of the GAFCON Primates council and are ready to serve parishes in a Church of England diocese that has not invited nor authorized them to function.
The Wardens and Vestry of St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland, New Zealand, has started a petition to end discrimination against gay and lesbian Christians seeking ordination in their Church, saying it is time to stop “white collar crime.”
The Rev. Dr. Graham Smith, Rector of St. David’s in Glenview, Illinois, has been called as the next Dean of St. George’s College in Jerusalem starting September 1, 2011.
The Church Times has written about the report of the Standing Committee on Constitution and Canons to Executive Council.
The House of Bishops of the Church of England will review civil partnerships and same-sex relationships in the UK. By 2012, they’ll review the 2005 pastoral statement “in light of recent developments”. By 2013 they will develop proposals on how to continue discussion “…in the light of the listening process.” Meanwhile the legal opinion barring gay bishops stands.
“Deliver me, O LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent, Who devise evil in their hearts and stir up strife all day long.” Psalm