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August 15 2005
MALAWI: Anglicans reject bishop-elect
"Their complaint is that the Electoral Assembly twisted the formalities of the elections to suit the bishop-elect. The members are challenging the whole elections process," said Kafumba, who could not be drawn to comment in detail on the grounds of the objection for fear of pre-empting the case.
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August 15 2005
LONG BEACH, CA: Breaking away
In the late 1970s, the issue of ordination of women into the clergy rocked the Episcopal Church of the United States of America. Approval of the ordination of women, along with proposed changes to the Book of Common Prayer, spurred four Southern California parishes to take the extreme step of severing ties with the national church.
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August 14 2005
ORLANDO, FL: Lutherans reaffirm gay clergy celibacy
The vote was not as close as it appears, since changes in church law require a two-thirds majority vote.
The vote lets stand current ELCA policy that homosexual clergy must remain celibate.
Still, the presence of about 100 pro-homosexual rights demonstrators wearing rainbow sashes who stationed themselves at the front of the convention hall during the vote and refused to leave, despite pleas from Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson, might have influenced some delegates.
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August 13 2005
KENTUCKY: Episcopal leader says church is healing
Since presiding over the ordination of an openly gay bishop, Griswold has struggled to keep his 2.3 million member denomination united and to repair frayed ties within the Anglican Communion.
Griswold spoke with religion reporter Frank Lockwood about the church he leads. Excerpts from the interview are below.
Question: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church USA: Is that a tough job these days?
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August 12 2005
LOS ANGELES: Ruling for Breakaway Parish
The diocese sued St. James and two other breakaway parishes for the property after they severed ties and placed themselves under the jurisdiction of a conservative Anglican bishop in Uganda.
The Episcopal Church is the U.S. member of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
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August 10 2005
ENGLAND: Government to change Canon Law on Civil Partnerships
At the time of writing there is one draft statutory instrument which deals with church law awaiting such approval, and one statutory instrument still being drafted by parliamentary draftsmen.
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August 09 2005
INDIANA: Episcopalians unite with Bolivia
On a broader scale, it's the latest standoff between a U.S. body and its worldwide brethren. "We're leaving, moving on with our business of proclaiming the Gospels and caring for the community," said the Rev. Robert Giffin, the Anglican priest who served the group as a satellite of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield (Ill.). "There was a sincere desire to remain in community with the Anglican Communion, but not (the Episcopal Church (USA))."
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August 09 2005
MASSACHUSETTS: Non-Parochial Job for Episcopal Priest to "Investigate" The Right
"This is the political moment when PRA's research on the Right is most needed," Rev. Ragsdale said. "We will ensure that PRA evolves with the times and has the optimal organizational structure for helping defend human rights against assaults by the Political Right."
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August 09 2005
LONDON: Bishop caught in battle over living Buddha
He was represented by a stand-in as showers of rose petals were thrown, prayers were read in Latin and Sanskrit and a colourful Japanese tapestry was unveiled.
The spirit of enlightenment had been seriously disturbed after senior Buddhists denounced the presence at the event of His Holiness Thaye Dorje. The 22-year-old's claim to be the 17th Karmapa, one of the most revered figures in Buddhism, is fiercely disputed.
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