Even if leaders as different as Akinola and Ndungane were to agree that all access to Scripture is traditionally mediated, they would disagree over what constitutes “African Tradition.” Is it the heterosexual family values that Akinola brandishes against the Muslim incursion? Or the discourse of human rights that has emerged from South Africa’s history of apartheid?
The new Archbishop of Nigeria continues the tradition of confusing opposition to homosexuality with moral leadership.
Canada’s House of Commons yesterday unanimously condemned Uganda’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which is currently before Uganda’s Parliament.
1000 people attended a farewell dinner for outgoing Primate of All Nigeria, Archbishop Peter Akinola in his 65th year, in Abuja on March 24th, the
Does the Covenant look any better if you can perform the mental feat of forgetting the history of the document when you read the current text?
“The Rev. Grieb noted that no provinces have yet ratified this Covenant. She said that from TEC’s perspective the document has progressed from being very rough to being a draft ‘that they could live with.’ ” Um, says who?
The Church Divinity School of the Pacific held a forum recently on the Anglican Covenant, and it is available online. The panelists are Deputy Sara Lawton, Dr. Rod Dugliss, and the Rev. Dr. Ruth Meyers. The moderator is Dr. Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski. The video runs for more than an hour, but Communion junkies will love it.
Responding to the criticism, Bishop Jones said on Wednesday: “My address arose out of the experience of a dialogue between dioceses in Africa, America, and England. I believe that this experience of dialogue between Christians of different persuasions could be helpful to the Primates as they take responsibility for the future of the Communion.” As it happens, a Communiqué from the Dialogue of African and Canadian Bishops was issued Thursday.
There’s joy in Tutu’s voice as he recalls a song he sang as a child: “If God be for us, who can be against us?”
Charges brought against Bishop Ross Davies are similar to those presented to Bishop Michael Hough. The Anglican Church of Australia’s Episcopal Standards Commission would appear to be on the job.