The question of the ordination to all orders of ministry within the Church of England has apparently blocked until recently the English church’s ability to enter in to full relationship with neighboring parishes. But the change which has led toward Unity is creating “incandescent” fury within other parts of the C of E.
Archbishop Deng Bul traveled to Lambeth Palace this week to meet with the Archbishop of Canterbury; a meeting from which they issued an appeal to people everywhere to support the southern Sudanese as a deadline for a vote on partition draws near.
Last year a Pew Research study of American opinions on support for same-sex showed that 37% were in favor of legal marriage recognition and 54% were opposed. But that study was significant because it showed movement from the year prior. This year a similar study shows that the movement is moving toward a broad majority acceptance of same-sex marriage with now 42% in favor and 48% opposed.
Jim Naughton, our Editor in Chief here at Episcopal Café, was one of the first people to write about the actions of the Christian Theocrats
Here are accounts of congregations bouncing back from adversity with new growth and expansion, cooking warm food to care for their neighbors who are caring for others, and a diocese that’s stepped up its efforts in Haiti having been working there faithfully for decades.
Integrity USA, the voice of advocacy for LGBT Christians in the Episcopal Church, has issued a “call to action” to the Episcopal Church following the suicide of Tyler Clementi at Rutgers this week. Clementi is the fourth young person in the month of September to have committed suicide because of bullying and teasing due to their sexuali
The first two weekends in October have been traditionally the time when Episcopal parishes hold their annual “Blessing of the Animals” as a particular way of marking the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Generally that involves blessing people and their pets and praying for many happy years together. But what sort of support does the Church have for people who are grieving the loss of their animal companions?
What lessons can we learn in the Episcopal Church and around the world as we reflect back on the way the media handled the story, the way the world reacted and the way such a relatively simple threat exposed tensions between American rights of Freedom of Speech and the sensibilities of other cultures and religions?
While there’s good news this week that the chance of a double dip recession seems to be decreasing, the news isn’t doing much to soften the worry that many congregations are feeling as they emerge from this summer and start planning their fall stewardship and pledge drives.
A spokesman for CANA reports that Don Armstrong remains a priest in good standing and that Martyn Minns will “soon be making a visit” to the St. George’s parish.