The Rev Canon Dr Alison Peden had been shortlisted to be elected Bishop of Brechin in the Scottish Episcopal Church but the Ven Dr Nigel Peyton was elected to the post on Wednesday night.
Speaking personally, I support the proposed New York legislation. So too, I am happy to say, does the Episcopal Diocese of New York, which voted in 2008 to call on the governor and the Legislature to enact it.
Let’s not “add to a culture of violence and fear, and increase the number of senseless killings,” Milwaukee’s bishop advises.
The Episcopal Church’s pension fund is currently funded at 1.26 of future obligations. The industry average is about .85. Even implying conservative standards, the fund has a significant surplus.
The following Press Release was just received from The Office of Public Affairs. Was anyone else under the impression that this is the most pressing
“Over 80 countries still criminalize homosexuality and see it as a crime against God and nature. Denying people their humanity puts us all at risk because AIDS spreads fast in the darkness of ignorance.”
“I’ve been elated all through this warm day as extraordinary groups of landless young adults, indigenous people, and priests of the Anglican Church in Brazil have been coming together in their common commitment to Christ and to the cause of environmental justice.”
Yhe Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops concluded its six-day retreat meeting at the Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville, North Carolina, continuing the theme “selection, recruitment and formation of young leaders,” preparing the church for the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century.
Archbishop of the Congo: Does not feel that there has been adequate discussion of the Covenant among the Primates
So often we hear “where are the moderate Muslim voices” to counter Al Quaida, the Taliban, etc. Today we were asked “Where are the moderate Christian voices to counter Glenn Beck, Franklin Graham and the other fear mongers who regularly demonize all Muslims for the sins of the extemists. Good question…