“… the Communion is becoming a source of weakness as Churches which have rejected the truth as Anglicans have received it spread false teaching, yet continue to enjoy full communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury.” – Gafcon Chairman Archbishop Eliud Wabukala, Primate of Kenya
The White House is to host Pope Francis during his visit to the United States. The Vatican has issues with the guest list. Among others, it wants Bishop Gene Robinson disinvited.
“The Gafcon primates have previously advised the Archbishop of Canterbury that they would not attend any meeting at which The Episcopal Church of the United States or the Anglican Church of Canada were represented, nor would they attend any meeting from which the Anglican Church in North America was excluded.” – Gafcon Statement
“Race relations in America were good, and on this black-and-white America generally and pretty overwhelmingly agreed. Whatever the heady admixture of ideas and emotions that produced that data, that picture of America in 2009 is now orphaned.”
Of those who matriculate as religious, about 9% lose their religion by graduation. Of those who matriculate with no religious identity, an impressive 33% graduate with one.
The message of the religious right has receded, discredited by a new liberal spirit. And this should present an opening for liberal religion to gain ground among young Americans.
“Since a good number of those who are part of the ACC are in support of the gay rights movement and all that, a Nigerian Bishop, knowing the position of the national church here, ought not to accept a position in that body.” – Bishop Ordu
The Rt. Rev. Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool, met with a group of LGBT Christians recently. In his sermon he said, God has called you
It may or may not be a representative sample, but here are some of the lines from the Virginia Churchman of January 1977. (This publication of
General view of part of the Library attached to the Church of S. Wallberg at Zutphen.“Libraries in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods Figure 2” by