Read what Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President Bonnie Anderson had to say at the opening session of the General Convention of the Episcopal
Archbishop Daniel Deng of Sudan made headlines during the 2008 Lambeth Conference for telling media that he thought openly gay bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire should resign. But now he is coming to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. How to make sure there isn’t a repeat performance?
The calendar is taking shape. The Social and Urban Affairs Committee will have an open hearing on Resolution B012 on Wednesday, 2 to 4 p. m. That resolution requests permission for the bishops in states that permit same-sex marraige to adapt Prayer Books rites for use with same sex couples.
Maybe you’ve never wanted to watch live streaming video of the Program Budget and Finance Committee hearings, but the point is, now you can.
It isn’t clear if there is a organized right wing with a coherent political strategy, while there is most certainly an organized left, and center-left. Whether that gives the left an advantage remains to be seen. If you bring too many resources to bear against an opponent who has surrendered the field, you run the risk of appearing overly zealous, and alienating voters in the process.
The Niagara Rite is intended for the voluntary use of priests who wish to offer a sacrament of blessing regardless of the gender of the civilly married persons who who wish to receive the blessing of the church and wish to affirm their life commitment to each other before God in the community of the church.
Order of the Daughters of the King (DOK), a group dedicated to prayer and service, established a new Alpha Fund for Junior Daughters but rejected proposed bylaw changes and amendments during their July 1-5 triennial gathering.
Watch Dean Sam Candler of St. Philip’s Episcopal Cathedral bless Independence Day marathoners in Atlanta.
Reuters reports that the surviving parts of the world’s oldest Christian bible will be reunited online on Monday, generating excitement among both believers and biblical scholars.
Thinking Anglicans reports on letters received by the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (FOCA) who are meeting to organize in the UK this week: