We prayerfully and respectfully urge our fellow bishops to remove their support of this deeply concerning legislation, and we ask them to uphold the pledges our Church has made. – the bishops of the Diocese of Virginia
“Some groups are intent on changing the way in which the Anglican Communion works, so that those outside of a province may interfere with its actions and tell people what to do. There is a danger of becoming a communion that finds itself with a load of small groups that claim extraterritorial jurisdiction.” – Justin Welby
Good news from St. Ambrose Raleigh, St. Thomas Sturgis, and Christ Church Cedar Rapids.
Several Church of England leaders endorse a statement by the Diocese of Portsmouth senior staff for its criticism of Ghana’s Anglican bishops for their support of a draconian anti-gay bill before the country’s parliament.
“According to news reports, the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in Ghana has endorsed a draconian anti-LGBTQ law now awaiting a vote in the Ghanaian parliament…. I hope that it will be possible for us to discuss this matter at this meeting with the goal of hearing a full report and taking action in keeping with Resolution 2015-A051 at our January meeting.” – The Rev. Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies, the Episcopal Church
“The majority of Anglicans within the global Anglican Communion are committed to upholding both the traditional teaching on marriage as laid out in the 1998 Lambeth Conference Resolution I:10, and the rights of every person, regardless of sexual orientation, before the law. In Resolution I:10, the Anglican Communion also made a commitment “to assure [LGBTQ+ people] that they are loved by God and that all baptised, believing and faithful persons, regardless of sexual orientation, are full members of the Body of Christ.”
Not a word has been spoken by any bishop in the Church of England about this looming, Church-sponsored infringement of basic human rights. – Charlie Bell, Fellow, Girton College, Cambridge
In Ghana, home to a diverse array of religions, leaders of major churches have united in denouncing homosexuality as a “perversion” and endorsing legislation that would, if enacted, impose some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ policies in Africa. Among those supporting the legislation are Anglican bishops and Catholic bishops.
We, the House of Bishops representing the Anglican Church, Ghana (Internal Province of Ghana) have thrown our weight behind the anti-gay (LGBTQI+) Bill currently before the House of Parliament, Ghana. Our support is borne out of the belief that LGBTQI+ “is unbiblical and ungodly”. – Press Release
Here’s one practical proposal. Pull together a group to write a more honest church history that begins with this simple question: Why is our church physically located where it is? Why is it in this part of our community and not another one? In nearly all cases this question will quickly lead to issues of racially segregated neighborhoods, white flight from cities to suburbs and land grabs from Native Americans, to name just a few.