The Gospel message of JK Rowling
June 30, 2007
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The Washington Post Religion page has a long article discussing the various Christian themes found in the Harry Potter books by JK Rowling: “By the
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The Anglican Communion listens
June 30, 2007
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The last Lambeth meeting encouraged all the Provinces of the Communion to create forums for listening to the experience of LBTG christians who are seeking Christ within the congregations of the Anglican church.
The Anglican Communion Office has created called the Rev. Canon Phil Groves to serve as the facilitator of these programs around the church.
Victoria Matthews: Canadians focused on redefining marriage
June 29, 2007
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Bishop Victoria Matthews interprets the apparently contradictory actions of the Canadian Synod: the “Synod consistently demonstrated that it is more interested in considering redefining marriage than continuing the debate about blessings.”
Another U.S.-based Kenyan bishop
June 29, 2007
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Bishop-elect Murdoch is an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Massachusetts and has been serving as a regional dean of the Anglican Communion Network within the Episcopal Church. There is no mention about whether he will continue in that role after his ordination in the Kenyan province of the Anglican Communion.
Sydney considers protest at Lambeth
June 29, 2007
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The Australian Diocese’s Standing Committee has urged their Archbishop, Peter Jensen, to make clear that the diocese disagrees with the guest list for the Lambeth Conference should the Australian bishops decide to accept the invitation to attend. They have also mentioned the possibility of a parallel conference for those who do not wish to attend the Lambeth event.
Canadian Anglicans vote “no” on same-sex blessings
June 24, 2007
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The vote to explicitly allow Canadian Anglican clergy to perform same-sex blessings was defeated by a very small margin by the Bishops of the church. The lay and clergy votes both supported its passage.
Bishop Persell: reaching across the divide
June 22, 2007
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The Chicago Tribune website has an article reporting on the work and ministry of Bishop William Persell, the Episcopal Bishop of Chicago who will be leaving Chicago in the fall of this year.
A New Africanized Bishop for the U.S.
June 22, 2007
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The Ugandan House of bishops has set the date for Bishop elect Guernsey’s consecration for Sunday, 2nd September 2007. The bishop elect is presently the rector of a church in Virginia.
South Carolina tries again
June 15, 2007
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The Diocese of South Carolina, which elected Mark Lawrence to be there next bishop, but failed to receive the needed number of consents to that election is planning to hold a new election with Mark as the only candidate…
Executive Council warns Dioceses
June 15, 2007
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In addition to calling for the Primate’s request to the House of Bishops to be rejected, Executive Council warned the dioceses that have changed their constitutions and by-laws to weaken their ascession to the Episcopal Church that they have overstepped their bounds.
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