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Tag: baptism

Why be Episcopalian?

October 4, 2015 15 Comments

What difference does it make that we are an Episcopal church?

Baptism isn’t brainwashing; op-ed on what brought about the religious conversion of a gay, liberal, open-minded man to Christianity

June 29, 2015 No Comments

Writing for the Guardian, Jonathan Elliott explores his identity, and talks about converting to Christianity in his 30s. Despite years as a self-proclaimed crusading atheist, Elliott discerned a faith behind the anger he felt towards religion, and began looking for a church denomination where he could explore his faith.

Bishop Brewer & the McCaffreys issue separate updates on last night’s meeting about Baby Jack’s baptism

May 8, 2015 40 Comments

Baby Jack, the child at the center of a storm of questions over his postponed baptism, will indeed be baptized at the Cathedral Church of St Luke.

“Anglican Communion Institute” on baptizing an infant of two dads

May 8, 2015 52 Comments

ACI: What is the teaching of The Episcopal Church on this issue? If it is the same as that of the church throughout the centuries and of the overwhelming majority of Christians today, these parents in irregular relationships cannot give the appropriate assurance and the infant should not be baptized.

Bishop Brewer to meet with McCaffreys about postponed Florida baptism

May 7, 2015 28 Comments

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Bishop Greg Brewer of the Diocese of Central Florida will meet Thursday evening (May 7) with Rich and Eric McCaffrey,

Baptism debacle in Florida

May 4, 2015 172 Comments

A father and his husband are heartbroken when their son’s baptism is put off.

Giles Fraser: I regret that the devil is being made redundant. He’ll be much missed

February 15, 2015 8 Comments

And by their omission, we are being taken still further along the road from baptism as an expression of the big themes of death and resurrection to baptism as a polite middle-class naming ceremony. Once again, it feels like the church is chopping off its own balls.