An in-depth report from Ekklesia, the progressive Christian think tank in England, asks: In the global intra-Anglican ‘wars’ about sexuality, biblical interpretation, authority and church polity, the Episcopal Church has been singled out from other Anglican provinces and subjected to harsh criticism and threats of expulsion. Why is this? Author Savitri Hensman has a few answers.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Washington, D. C. has made available a podcast of the presentation that Nigerian gay rights activist Davis Mac-Iyalla made at the church on July 3. He speaks about his efforts on behalf of gay Christians in Nigeria, and the smear campaign launched against him by Archbishop Peter Akinola.
The Pew study – “How Muslims Compare With Other Religious Americans” – found that though Muslim Americans generally tend to be more politically liberal than white evangelical Christians, the two groups share similar conservative positions on a number of social issues, including that of homosexuality.
The Global South Steering Committee has issued a statement at its recent meeting in London. There are 12 points, many of which speak to the concerns of the Steering Committee vis-a-viz the response of the Episcopal Church to the Dromantine Communique issued by the most recent Primate’s meeting. The statement evinces some concern that the Primate’s Steering Committee may decide not to act to expel the Episcopal Church from the Anglican Communion.
“Trinity Wall Street is convening a group of bishops of the Anglican Provinces in Africa and their companions in the Episcopal Church of the United States for a consultation to strengthen relationships, develop mission partnerships, and to discover new opportunities to bear witness to the Gospel.”
To coincide with the publication of J K Rowling’s final book about the boy wizard on Saturday, the Church of England is publishing a guide showing how to evangelise using the stories from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
How does a Ugandan-born priest, who lost a brother and sister to Idi Amin, become the Episcopal chaplain in one of America’s most notrious prisons? Episcopal Life Online tells the story of the Rev. Canon Petero Sabunein in words and video.
Despite the advocacy of an unprecedented alliance of faith groups and antipoverty advocates around the country, all signs indicate that calls for farm-bill reform have fallen on deaf ears in the House Agriculture Committee. The cause of reform is now in the hands of the full House, and it will be critical for every member of the House to hear from constituents that the status quo is not good enough.
Fuller Seminary’s Youth Ministry Resource page has an article that discusses what sort of response Youth Ministers might make to a recent study that shows how profoundly a young girl’s internalized decision to see being attractive as more important than being competent can become in their lives.
Senator David Vitter’s (R-LA) association with the woman known as the D. C. Madam has touched off another round of journalistic rumination about whether private