The worst of this is that so much of what is desired is a simple transmission of information that is already held and known by a few, that needs to be held and known by all, so the field is level.
The records of the recent House of Bishops meeting show that the House agreed not to propose special majorities when it comes to the vote in the General Synod. The decision is surprising, given the impact that the Covenant might have on the Church of England. As so much rests on the vote, a two-thirds majority in the Synod would provide a clearer endorsement. – Church Times
Petroc Trelawny of the BBC reports: The choice of the new Bishop has split the Anglican Church in Malawi.
The New York Times features the Rev. John W. Bowie, an unlikely champion of immigration reform in its story about a hopeful event in the
Paul Handley, editor of the Church Times has a column on the Comment is Free section of the Guardian’s website describing the advent of the
Police identified the head as that of Pasikali Kashusbe, one of the workers on Kigggundu’s farm and a member of Integrity Uganda. Pasikali and his partner Abbey are youth workers with Integrity Uganda charged with the responsibility of mobilising young LGBT people in activities which build community capacity to face up to the challenge of homophobia, especially in the area of attitude change and care through drama and sports activities.
“It’s creating two different types of bishop based on gender,” says Rev Lucy Winkett, Canon Precentor of St Paul’s Cathedral, “which in any other area of public life would be called discrimination. We would be enshrining in our very fabric a sense that women are not as much of a bishop as men are.”
It is too early to speculate intelligently on whether Williams and Sentamu let John be included on the shortlist because they didn’t think he could be elected and saw this as a low risk way to give the impression that they had thrown us lefties a bone; they are about to make a big deal about the difference between sexually active and sexually inactive gays and lesbians or because they have had a legitimate change of heart.
Peruse and listen to four years’ worth of worship music provided by the Compline Choir of St. David’s, Austin.