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Presiding Bishop to visit Liberia

December 14, 2009 2 Comments

The Liberian Observer is reporting on the details of the Presiding Bishop’s upcoming trip to the country and Episcopal Diocese of Liberia and its bishop

First British woman bishop on horizon?

December 14, 2009 3 Comments

A woman priest has been named as one of the three nominees for the upcoming bishop’s election in the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway in

Does the Church of Uganda really have no position?

December 14, 2009 8 Comments

Subtitle: Anglicans need to know. Evidence continues to accumulate that the Church of Uganda supports the anti-homosexual bill before parliament.

Father Christmas visit barred

December 14, 2009 No Comments

It turns out the UK has a policy of putting the children of Asylum seekers into detention centers because the a perception that the children are at high risk of “mental health issues”. Canon Jim Rosenthal was prevented from visiting them over the weekend as were some other clergy. There were concerns that the visit was a possible security threat.

Bishops debate in Dallas

December 14, 2009 1 Comment

Bishop Stanton, the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, recently invited the Presiding Bishop and retired Episcopal bishop Bill Frey to debate their understandings of how we are saved by God.

Get in the picture

December 13, 2009 3 Comments

Pressing the button for this elevator, chances are you’re going up.

GLBT notables from D.C., Houston, California

December 13, 2009 No Comments

An election, a city council vote, and political marketing machinery — all with GLBT rights at the center — are in today’s news.

BBC interviews Mary Glasspool

December 13, 2009 No Comments

LA’s suffragan bishop-elect warns that labeling her is a too-convenient way of keeping people from ever actually getting to know her.

‘Just War’ (im)morality and the Cafe

December 13, 2009 1 Comment

Obama’s invocation of a morally justifiable war in Afghanistan recalls some fairly recent history.