By Peter Moore At the close of the American Anglican Council's remarkable conference in Dallas on October 9, as 2,700 Episcopalians prepared to return to their churches and dioceses, I went back to my room and wept. I was not unhappy with the conference. It was an astounding show of support for a biblically orthodox witness within our Church. Coming when it did - shortly before the crucial meeting of Anglican Primates at Lambeth and the subsequent consecration of V. Gene Robi

Central Florida Episcopalians vote to join conservative group By MIKE BRANOM Associated Press Writer January 24, 2004 WINTER PARK, Fla. Conservative Episcopalians from central Florida, disturbed by an openly gay bishop's consecration and other liberal trends, voted Saturday to join a new organization in its fight against church leaders. The Diocese of Central Florida is the state's first to align itself with the Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes, in existenc

By the Rev. Dr. C. FitzSimons Allison 1/25/2004 (Submitted by David W. Virtue) The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner's strategy for the Conservative Network of Dioceses and Parishes, which seeks to maintain Christian integrity within the Episcopal Church, was the topic of the last and culminating address at the SEAD-ACI Conference in Charleston, SC recently. Dr. Ephraim was at his scholarly and eloquent best. He gave us a vivid and poignant view of the Roman Catholic Church during the

By David W. Virtue Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Bonfire of the Episcopal Vanities continues. Wait-and-see mode. That's how the Rev. Don Hickman, rector at St. Matthias' Episcopal Church in Athens, Georgia, describes the attitudes of his congregants lately. But the fallout continues from the national church's consecration of an active homoerotic bishop. Talk of split and schism, of creating a "church within a church" and more are all signs of growing orthodox opposition to T

By Vanessa Walker and James Murray THE AUSTRALIAN 19 January 2004 Peter Carnley's surprise resignation as head of the Anglican Church will prompt a fierce 15-month leadership struggle between conservative and progressive Anglicans. For the first time in history, the nation's 23 bishops will join the five archbishops as real contenders to be titular head of the nation's 3.8million Anglicans. The 47 members of a board to elect the new primate will be chosen at the General Synod

Boston Archbishop Says Pro-Abortion Politicians "Shouldn't Dare Come to Communion" LifeSite Daily News January 24, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC, January 23, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In an interview with LifeSiteNews.com following the Vigil for Life Mass in Washington Wednesday, Boston Archbishop Sean O'Malley expressed his great desire for a renewal of faith among Catholics. Asked about the problem of Catholic politicians promoting abortion, the Archbishop noted that the problem "is

Episcopal dispute on the front line VERSAILLES CASE COULD SET EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS IN U.S. By Frank E. Lockwood HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER The dispute between the leadership of a conservative Episcopal church in Versailles and Lexington Bishop Stacy Sauls could be one of the first of many such skirmishes across the country, church observers say. The showdown between Sauls and the governing board of St. John's Episcopal Church is drawing praise and condemnation from national Epi

By Jayson Larson Athens Daily Review Wait-and-see mode. That's how the Rev. Don Hickman, rector at St. Matthias' Episcopal Church in Athens, describes the attitudes of his congregants lately. "I think there's still a feeling that that's (all happening) back east and we're here in East Texas," the Rev. Hickman said. "We'll see what happens." The fallout continues from the national church's election last summer of an openly homosexual clergyman. A conservative branch of the chu

Faced with church's stand, member walks A man from Wilsonville makes the difficult decision to leave the Episcopalian Church after it consecrates an openly gay bishop 01/24/04 By NANCY HAUGHT The Marine Corps has left its mark on Robert W. Hawkins. He stands, even sits, straight and tall. His graying hair is trimmed close to his head. When he speaks, it is with an abiding sense of authority and that, he'll tell you, is the root of the problem. Hawkins, 48, a resident of Wilso

Edict on Gay Marriages: Do Them or Quit Clergy Fear They Are Next Family Action Coalition release Clergy from across the nation are deeply concerned that their religious freedom will be violated with the same "Edict" imposed upon the Marriage Commissioners of B.C. On behalf of Clergy nationwide Dr. Charles McVety, President of Canada Christian College and Canada Family Action Coalition calls for Prime Minister Paul Martin to fulfill his promise to protect the religious rights

By Diane Knippers I have been invited to place the current crisis in the Episcopal Church in a larger context, first to look at the cultural context and then the context of the wider church. I want to expose three myths. Myth one: The recent experimental ethics of the Episcopal Church represents the future. Myth two: The Episcopal Church's recent actions indicate concern for the oppressed. Myth three: Those of us who dissent from the Episcopal Church's actions are undermining

By David W. Virtue "Clergy are being threatened, vows of allegiance to the Episcopal Church are being exacted (even while international excommunications are rising), and canons are being misused to take over dissenting biblically orthodox churches. It is religious persecution, widespread, and it must be opposed." The Rev. Geoff Chapman, St. Stephen's, Sewickley, PA. Dear Brothers and Sisters, Another new development in the worldwide realignment of the Anglican Communion has j

The Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes A statement from Bishop James M. Stanton DIOCESE OF DALLAS My Brothers and Sisters in Christ The Charter conference held in Plano is now concluded and the Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes has been established. It was unanimously agreed to by the bishops and representatives of the dioceses noted, and by representatives of parishes in other dioceses concerned to preserve the unity of the Church within th

By Terry Mattingly Jesuits rarely receive frantic calls from Hollywood megastars rushing to finish movies that are causing media firestorms. But Father William Fulco is getting used to it, as Mel Gibson completes his cathartic epic "The Passion of the Christ." While mixing dialogue the other day, Gibson hit a scene in which a man standing at a door lacked something to say. The director needed a line -- right now. Fulco's first question was unique to this project: Was this cha

By Cheryl H. White, Ph.D. There has been much talk of late about a "second Reformation" in the church – this one, involving the Episcopal branch of the church catholic and apostolic. In theory, such an undertaking will involve purging the modern revisionist elements from within the Episcopal Church to stay the course for the historic and orthodox faith. Reformation and renewal were sixteenth century buzzwords too, among learned men who sought a return to the authority of Holy

By the Rev. Dr. Orley Swartzentruber The Response of Bishop FitzSimons Alison to the argument of Ephraim Radner's lecture in Charleston raises a very central point, and deserves to receive all the attention he and Radner give it. I am grateful that this debate arises between the two men, who have great respect for each other, and whom I personally admire. With the background of a former Mennonite minister, nourished on a heavy diet of Anabaptist history, in which divisions up

By Jason Lesley, Managing Editor GEORGETOWN TIMES January 28, 2004 South Carolina Bishop Edward L. Salmon told about 60 parishioners who voted against leaving the Episcopal church earlier this month they are the true congregation of All Saints, Waccamaw. Salmon gathered the remnants of his flock at the Carriage House Club at Litchfield Plantation Tuesday after being denied access to the All Saints property by representatives of the 450 members who voted to leave the church Ja

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Many of you are aware that the clergy, vestry and people of St. John's, Melbourne have been reexamining their relationship to the Episcopal Church, and considering the possibility of severing their ties with it, and with the Diocese of Central Florida, since (at least) the General Convention of 2003. Last week the Rector, Fr. John Miller, informed me that all but one of the clergy, and all but one of the vestry, have decided to join the Anglican Mis

On Sunday, January 25, 2004, Fr. John E. Miller, III, the Rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Melbourne, Florida, and Mr. William R. Schultz, Senior Warden, announced that the parish vestry, meeting January 22, 2003, had voted (11-1) to recommend to the parish that it leave the Episcopal Church. The vestry, the church's governing body, also unanimously voted to affiliate with the Anglican Mission in America (AMiA), an Anglican province formed some six years ago in an eff

BY GREG GARRISON News staff writer The Birmingham News 1/25/2004 The formation of a national protest network last week in response to the denomination's first openly gay bishop is "clearly divisive," said Alabama Episcopal Bishop Henry N. Parsley. While 12 bishops have signed on to the new Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes, Alabama's bishop won't. "This is unfortunate," Parsley, head of the Diocese of Alabama, said about the formation of the network. "We do