CNN Belief Blog looks at the hateful. anti-gay rhetoric that come from the pulpits of some American Protestant churches and the discomfort this causes both gay activists and conservative Christians.
The Rt. Rev. Stanley Ntagali was elected the 8th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda today at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe, Uganda. He replaces Archbishop Henry Orombi who is retiring.
Bishop Mary Glasspool considers the sacramental dimensions of marriage equality.
reliminary data from the 2011 Parochial Reports show an increase in Episcopal Church revenue and a moderation of recent declines among Episcopal congregations.
Monsignor William Lynn was found guilty of one count of endangering the welfare of a child, making him the highest-ranking U.S. Roman Catholic official convicted in the church child sex abuse scandal.
“CCAB” is General Convention-speak for “Committees Commissions and Boards”. Nominations are now open for places on these during the period between General Conventions. Nominations are also being accepted for committees of Executive Council.
Arizona bishop Kirk Smith talks about restructuring the Episcopal Church on his blog. He applies Peter Drucker’s “principle of abandonment” and asks what it is working and what is not, saying “If it is not working, get rid of it.”
The Leadership Council of Women Religious have responded to the Vatican crackdown:
The Morehouse School of Medicine is creating what is being called the first endowed chair on sexuality and religion at a U.S. medical school, named for the Rev. Marta Weeks, an Episcopal priest, and the Rt. Rev. David Richards, a retired Episcopal bishop.
The Standing Committee—comprising elected members of the Anglican Consultative Council, the Primates’ Standing Committee and the Archbishop of Canterbury—is holding its three-day annual meeting in London, England. It started Wednesday and will end today.