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July 10 2005
LONDON: Prayers for all faiths tomorrow
Dr Williams led more than 500 bishops, clergy and lay members in a minute's silence at the meeting in York after also drawing attention to the anxieties felt by British Muslims.
He said: "We are all deeply conscious of the anxiety, stress and grief that affects so many people, especially in London.
"Also, we're aware of the anxieties of many parts of the Muslim community of the possibility of backlash violence."
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July 09 2005
AUSTRALIA: Anglicans choose Brisbane Archbishop as Primate
Before going to Adelaide Archbishop Aspinall was Director of Anglicare in the Diocese of Tasmania. He was awarded an MBA from Deakin University and holds a PH.D from Monash University, Faculty of Education.
He is a member of the Appellate Tribunal of the Anglican Church of Australia, and is a past member of the State and Territory Advisory Group for Commonwealth Stronger Families and Communities Strategy. For 2 years 2000-2002 he was the Chair of Anglicare Australia.
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July 08 2005
SYDNEY: Archbishop sends Condolences to London Bishop
Be assured that you are all constantly in our prayers. Our prayers are for the relatives of victims who died in this appalling onslaught, and for those who have been injured. We pray also that there might be a lessening of fear and insecurity for people as they go about their daily work and lives.
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July 08 2005
BUFFALO, NY: Episcopal Diocese prosecutes priest
In November, Howson lodged a State Supreme Court lawsuit, claiming his suspension was retaliation for accusing another priest of sexual harassment.
Howson's lawyer, Andrew Fleming, said he would defend against the church charges and continue pursuing the claim against the diocese.
The case against Howson is headed to trial in a diocesan Ecclesiastical Court. If found guilty, he could be removed from the priesthood of the Episcopal Church.
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July 08 2005
LONDON: Forward in Faith blasted by liberal WATCH woman leader
"I believe", she says, leaning forward out of the plush sofa as if to underline her own words, "that God is not against women. It seems so extraordinarily insulting to Him to claim anything like that. So what do we say about God? How does that rhyme with the image of the all-embracing, loving and inclusive god? (sic) "Forward in Faith instead describes these ordained women, these holy women, by grossly abusive invective, as though they were cheap whores.
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July 07 2005
ENGLAND: Church Society writes Open Letter to C of E Bishops and Archbishops
3. Having been set aside for oversight in the Church, we would ask you to exercise your influence in the following ways:
(a) bearing in mind the priorities highlighted in ‘Mission-shaped Church’, to set a new priority for the Church not of internal reorganization, but of evangelism and recovery of the lost laity;
July 07 2005
LONDON: Archbishop of Canterbury's statement on local terrorist attacks
"As it happens I have spent this morning with Muslim colleagues and friends in West Yorkshire; and we were all as one in our condemnation of this evil and in our shared sense of care and compassion for those affected in whatever way.
"Such solidarity and common purpose is vital for us all at this time of pain and sorrow and anger.
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July 06 2005
CONNECTICUT: Parish turns to prayer in time of financial stress
About 40 people gathered to discuss the church's uncertain future, one clouded with possibilities of merger with the more affluent St. Andrews Church, located on Catlin Street. The next meeting of the two churches' merger exploration committees will be on July 14 at 7 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church. There was some confusion on the part of vestry members as to what options were available to them.
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July 06 2005
SYDNEY: Search for Primate begins in Sydney
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia is responsible for chairing the General Synod of the Church, as well as representing the denomination internationally in the Anglican Communion.
In the past the Primate has also occupied a significant media platform, speaking on behalf of the national church on a wide range of issues.
The candidate is usually selected from amongst the Archbishops of the metropolitan cities.
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July 06 2005
ACC Charged with Turning Blind Eye to Human Rights Abuses in Nth. Korea
McDonnell says evidence of these oppressive policies exists, including "satellite photographs of strings of prison labor camps where people are kept for such offenses as reading a foreign newspaper or not having your picture of Kim Jong Il on your wall in your house." People are put in these labor camps for life, she asserts, "and for most people this is a death sentence, because conditions in the camps are so terrible."
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