Thinking Anglicans brings news of a report signed to the General Synod of the Church of England signed by Archbishops Rowan Williams and John Sentamu
Only God our Lord can give the soul consolation without a preceding cause. For it is the prerogative of the Creator alone to enter the
I sit down on the floor near them and ask, “Why do you think you are going to hell?”
“God hates people like us,” is the simple response.
by Bill Carroll Note: The following is a brief attempt to tell the history of the Episcopal Church in a relatively non-partisan way (but with
UPDATE: St. Paul’s joins effort to oust protesters while others form ring of prayer. From
It is our understanding that what John has done is hire a lawyer to inform the Church of England that provisions which prohibit anyone in a civil union–be they gay or straight, celibate or sexually active–from becoming a bishop are discriminatory.
Put aside for the moment the nature of the liturgy and the music, and whether you find the people who attend a certain parish friendly. What are the unspoken (and possibly unintentional) ways in which a congregation communicates with you on a Sunday morning?
The withdrawal by Ambassador Perezi K. Kamunanwire came one day after United Negro College Fund President and CEO Michael L. Lomax sent him a letter saying UNCF supporters had expressed concern over an anti-homosexuality bill recently introduced in the Uganda Parliament.
Whichever side of the argument you are on there are grounds for real concern about the way the debate about it is progressing. It cannot be good to learn, as we do, that many bishops who are against the Anglican Covenant don’t want to say for fear of seeming disloyal, that diocesan synods are “debating” the issue without hearing both sides of the argument equally presented…
I had a chance recently to visit Central High School in Little Rock and the Lorraine Motel where Dr. King was assassinated. So much of what we do, any of us, seems inadequate in response to what he and the other martyrs of the civil rights movement did. Yet we need to do something, even if it is not enough.