The bishops also came under fire from Anglicanism's leading conservative, Archbishop Peter Akinola, the primate of Nigeria. He said the Church of England was effectively introducing gay marriages and issued a warning that it could face similar punishment to that of liberal Americans and Canadians, who are threatened with expulsion from the worldwide Church for extending homosexual rights.
Read moreEd, the information I was given painted a totally different picture from the ENS report, and I deeply regret that I relied on this second-hand information, and did not check with you personally.
It is no excuse, but we have had major family distractions. My mother had a massive stroke on July 23, and subsequently died on July 28; and then my one year old granddaughter has had life-threatening illness this past week - on opposite sides of the continent.
Read moreAnglican Mainstream calls on the Church of England "to maintain the Christian position derived from the Bible that marriage is a life-long union between a man and a woman, and that sexual intercourse belongs within marriage exclusively."
"The Church of England would do better to make specific provision in its own legislation to remedy the injustices to all people in its employ who are de facto next of kin, specifically siblings and near-relatives."
Read moreThe Most Rev'd Louis W. Falk
Primate of the ACA
Bishop of the Missouri Valley
The Rt. Rev'd Louis Campese
Bishop of the Eastern States
The Rt. Rev'd George Langberg
Bishop of the Northeast
The Rt. Rev'd David L. Moyer
Bishop of the Armed Forces
Episcopal Visitor to Britain (TAC)
The Rt. Rev'd James Stewart
Bishop of the Southwest
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Read moreWhile I was pleased to note the reaffirmation of the Church's historic teaching on both marriage and sexual intercourse [1], [4] I was sorely distressed that these words are not matched by corresponding actions.
Read moreThe closing of St. Peter's has sparked anxiety among former parishioners, preservationists, and members of the art world, all of whom are concerned about the fate of the buildings and of the art and furnishings housed there.
Of particular concern are two unusual 1909 stained-glass windows executed by the esteemed muralist Violet Oakley, a former student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and considered one of the greatest American muralists.
Read moreHe later admitted, under the advice of attorney Thomas Damico, to stealing other funds as well.
Van Sickle admitted to taking the money for personal use "through a method primarily involving duplicate payments of payroll taxes," the warrant says.
The church first announced the misappropriation in an open letter dated June 24 in the July 1 issue of church newsletter, "The Messenger."
The newsletter said the amount was at least $100,000.
Read moreSo rather than saying the ACC endorsed divestment from Israel, it would be truer to say that it endorsed divestment from companies or organisations on the grounds that they refuse to condemn Israel's attempt to defend itself against attack -- since that's what its 'occupation' is all about, and of territory that is also not 'Palestinian' but no man's land; companies or organisations which accordingly refuse to go along with the grotesque campaign of lies, libels and delegitimisation being mou
Read moreThe Lake Forest, CA congregation is one of the three largest churches in the nation with weekend attendance of more than 23,000 people, more than 50,000 members and more than 9,200 new believers baptized during the past seven years. The church has started 34 daughter churches, sent more than 4,000 of its members on mission projects around the world and reports more than 250,000 pastors and church leaders from over 125 nations have attended Purpose-Driven Church seminars in 18 languages.
Read moreChristianity and communism are fundamentally incompatible - one a spiritual creed, the other materialist. Christianity lays down that a man's responsibility to his neighbour is personal, a matter for his individual conscience, while communism decrees that all duties are collective, to be enforced by the state. At first glance, communism may look like the fairer system, and Christianity the more selfish.
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