The newly-named Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Office said in 2014, “The government has criminalised homosexuality which is good, our battle is not against human beings, it is against the devil.” In the job description for the position of Secretary General, reconciliation was a primary consideration.
“A federal judge in South Carolina has been told to hear a case stemming from the Episcopal Church split in eastern South Carolina,” the AP reports. The judge “had postponed the case while a lawsuit over control of church property was decided in state courts. But the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week there was no reason to delay the case.”
I just signed this petition. : Move the @NCAA Out of #Indianahttp://t.co/dzjIqUVzWW via @moveon#Pence#BoycottIndiana#rfra — Thomas Ely (@BishopVT10) March 27, 2015 Posted by John B.
That case went to trial in July 2014 in Circuit Court in St. George before Judge Diane S. Goodstein. In February, the judge ruled in favor of the breakaway group. Tuesday’s filing is an appeal of that decision. Also on Tuesday, TECSC attorneys filed a “Motion to Certify” with the state Supreme Court, asking the high court to bypass the appeals court and hear the appeal, given the importance of the case and “the desire to streamline the litigation.”
The Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, Dr Desmond Tutu, said: “I’m thrilled for you, dear Rachel, and I’m thrilled for the Diocese of Gloucester, for the Church of England, for the Church of God, and for all of us. Yippee.”
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu said: “This is a joyous day! I am delighted to be welcoming Alison as the next Bishop of Hull. Whilst she will be working with others across the Diocese of York encouraging faith in urban life, she will have particular responsibilities for the vibrant city of Hull and the glorious coastline and countryside of the East Riding.
New York high school student Tiffany Sun re-examines the Trolley Problem: Tiffany said the first step to conducting her research was coming up with experimental
Our item on a Catholic cathedral’s use of sprinklers to deter the homeless from sleeping in its doorways received attention here at the blog and
“According to the U.S. Census Bureau, while there are 1,182 African American women between the ages of 25 and 34 living in Ferguson, there are only 577 African American men in this age group. In other words there are more than two young black women for each young black man in Ferguson.” – Stephen Bronars
The new definition was endorsed last year by the church General Assembly but required approval from a majority of the denomination’s presbyteries. The critical “yes” vote came Tuesday night from the Palisades Presbytery.