Every Ephraimite seeking to cross the river is questioned by the Gileadites. If they cannot pronounce the word “shibboleth” correctly, thus proving themselves aliens, they are slaughtered, and the Scriptures recalls that 42,000 Ephraimites are killed as a result.
I do not believe the Anglican Communion is paralyzed by a false gospel. While we recognize that our relationships are bruised and broken the gospel calls us to be reconciled, to pursue healing and to seek the counsel of the Holy Spirit. It calls all those in leadership to use their authority “not to hurt but to heal, not to destroy but to build up” and “to unite the church in a holy fellowship of truth and love.”
Brian McLaren – who will be at Lambeth July 19-24 – is quoted in this CNN story on Obama’s move to mobilize Christians on the
Leaders of GAFCON took their manifesto to England yesterday at a gathering of 750 at All Souls in Central London. Thinking Anglicans, as usual, does
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Listen as Stephen Crittenden of ABC radio’s Religion Report interviews Thomas Oden of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, Jim Naughton, editor of Episcopal Cafe and others for a program on the roots of the recent GAFCON meeting in Jerusalem and its implications for the Anglican Church in Australia.
The Rev. Michael Dowd writes: July 1st marks the 150th anniversary of the theory of evolution. For years, I believed that Darwin was of the devil. Now, I deeply honor his contribution to religion and my walk with God. Indeed, other than Jesus, no one has had a more positive impact on my faith and my ministry than has Charles Darwin.
The New York Times examines Barack Obama’s courtship of evangelical voters who cast their ballots for George Bush, and notes that it has been met “by an increasingly intense reaction from the religious right.”
Bishop Tom Butler of Southwark: “It is maintained that there is a North/South division. This is nonsense. The African primates attending Gafcon came from a narrow tropical belt. The majority of African primates were not there and the language of the manifesto would be anathema to other influential African church figures such as Desmond Tutu.”
We’ve never broken 400,000 page views in a month before, so permit us a moment of celebration.
Wheeee! Oh, yeah, our Facebook group just hit the 500 mark. Okay, back to work.