But close observers would have seen there was something missing: no mitre on her head. Who could be responsible? Step forward, Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, … who couldn’t stop her preaching but said she could not wear the symbol of her office, or carry a bishop’s crosier.
In addition to exposing our children to cultural and spiritual events like Kwanzaa, my wife and I will probably also baptize them. If the road toward embracing a truly open and multicultural spirituality is to root one’s self in a particular tradition, I can think of no better role model than Jesus to help guide our children.
Good news of Episcopal Churches supporting their communities through ministry–
The Anglican Church of North America provides cover for the Bishops previously ordained by Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya in direct violation of the moratorium that you asked for. It would be farcical to suggest they are no longer breaking the moratoria just because they have been successful in generating a breakaway body to provide local cover for actions.
Even some Christians who are intolerant of homosexual behavior worry about the practice. “It is dangerous,” says the Reverend DL Foster, a preacher in Atlanta who defines himself as ex-gay, though he still acknowledges homosexual desires, and preaches against tolerance of the gay lifestyle. “It can fuel lots of self-destructive behavior . . .
Bishop Christopher Senyojo–a courageous spokesperson for the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in his native Uganda–is scheduled to visit the White House this evening.
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has described the decision by Lambeth Palace to remove Episcopalians serving on international ecumenical dialogues as “unfortunate … It misrepresents who the Anglican Communion is.”
Stories, comments and blogs across the Anglican world in the wake of the letter from Secretary General Kenneth Kearon on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury.