Queen Elizabeth II has appointed a number of royal chaplains during her reign. Her recent appointment of the Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin is slightly different though than many of her previous choices. The new chaplain is promising to not “tone down” her preaching even with her new position.
“The High Court of Zimbabwe will tomorrow hear an application by the Anglican church authorities over the ‘unbecoming’ behaviour of ousted bishop for Harare Diocese, Nolbert Kunonga who is alleged to be defying a High Court ruling ordering him not to interfere with church services.”
Former President Jimmy Carter has enthusiastically embraced the goals of an upcoming “New Baptist Covenant” conference in Atlanta which has the goal of reconciling various branches of baptist congregations.
The NFL has moved this year to stop church congregations from showing the game in their sanctuaries. Showing the game on a screen larger than 55 inches violates copyright law. Many congregations have used the video projection equipment in their sanctuaries to show the game as either a fundraiser or a fellowship event.
Minnesota Presbyterians have voted to restore the ordination of an openly gay man who has refused to pledge celibacy, the latest test of revamped pastoral guidelines in the Presbyterian Church (USA)
General Seminary in New York will be the site of conference to discuss the proposed Anglican Covenant. The conference is scheduled for mid-April and will
There are reports that leadership of Trinity Church in Bristol Connecticut and the Diocese of Connecticut are beginning to approach a settlement in a property dispute that resulted when the leadership of parish voted to leave the diocesan structures.
The Dioceses of North Carolina and Botswana have entered into a formal companionship relation in spite of their theological differences. The Bishop of Botswana is quoted in an American newspaper article as saying “Let us beware of excommunicating each other here on Earth, for we shall find in heaven we are still bound together at the table of Christ’s love — Archbishop Akinola sitting next to Gene Robinson.”
Tom Wright, the Bishop of Durham and Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury have expressed concerns about the GAFCON “movement” scheduled to take place this summer. Bishop Wright in particular is concerned about bishops who are being pressured into not attending Lambeth by the leaders of the provinces.
Bishop Peter Lee of Virginia has released a statement detailing the reasons that he did not consent to the inhibition of Bishop Bob Duncan of Pittsburgh. Bishop Lee explains that he feels this case is not, at the moment, the same situation as the one in the Diocese of San Joaquin.