Tag: Church of England

Easter baptisms outdoors

Archbishop of York John Sentamu baptized twenty people by full immersion outside of a church in the city of York on Easter Sunday. This is

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General Synod reports posted

Thinking Anglicans has put together an omnibus post of all the document presented at the Church of England’s General Synod earlier this month. Of particular

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Odds on Replacement

An Irish bookie, believing that the Archbishop of Canterbury’s days are now numbered because of his comments on Sharia Law, has opened betting on who

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No to disestablishment!

Andrew Brown notes with some alarm the increasing stridency of voices calling for the United Kingdom to act to fully separate the Anglican Church from the Government. Such an action would lead to an increase in intolerance and prejudice in English society he argues in a column published today.

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Time table set out

Today the General Synod House of Bishops of the Church of England “took note of the report” on the Anglican Communion Covenant. The report included details of a “time table set out.”

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Reactions to Rowan on Sharia Law

There have been many articles and posts over the evening on Rowan Williams’ suggestion that some form of British accomadation for Muslim Sharia law was inevitable. We’ve tried to collect a number of those here.

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New chaplain for Her Majesty

Queen Elizabeth II has appointed a number of royal chaplains during her reign. Her recent appointment of the Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin is slightly different though than many of her previous choices. The new chaplain is promising to not “tone down” her preaching even with her new position.

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