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February 22 2007 By virtueonline DAR2007: The End of Anglican Fudge - by Gary L'Hommedieu

Over the weekend one orthodox leader told my colleague, Dr. David Virtue, "Go home and tell all your people to abandon ship. Leave TEC. It's over. We lost." This morning at the cashier's window at the White Sands Hotel that same orthodox leader, who asked not to be named or quoted directly, said that the orthodox had won.

At breakfast Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini, Primate of Rwanda and head of the AMiA, said with a tired grin to a crowd of friendly inquirers, "It's a new dawn."

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February 19 2007 By virtueonline DAR2007: Reconciliation When God Says Discipline Equals Partnership in Rebellion

I knew the term reconciliation needed to be reclaimed. In typical Anglican Communion Newspeak a biblical term (reconciliation) has been snatched from its original context, assigned a different meaning and redeployed as a biblical mandate for an unbiblical agenda. The orthodox Anglican Primates appear to be in danger, once again, of falling for it.

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February 19 2007 By virtueonline DAR2007: "She Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Her...Listen?" - by Canon L'Hommedieu

Admittedly, mature adults cannot be dominated by other people's "concerns", that is, by a psychological compulsion to please. Such compulsion shows not strength but weakness of character. We may succeed in pleasing most of the people most of the time, but our need to please others is driven by a deeper need to please ourselves. While Jefferts Schori can be counted on for charm, she certainly is not dominated by any compulsion to please.

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February 18 2007 By virtueonline DAR2007: Orombi Preaches on the Martyrdom of Archbishop Luwum to Primates

Conversion

Janani Luwum spoke of when he surrendered his life to Christ:

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February 17 2007 By virtueonline Ersatz Anglicanism - by Dean William Mckeachie

Forty five years ago I was brought to faith largely through the human agency and mentorship of holy priests, many of whom were of homosexual orientation but who had no inclination whatsoever to confuse their condition of fallenness with the agenda of social justice.

Quite the contrary.

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February 17 2007 By virtueonline A Confused Report: Initial comments on the Communion Sub-group Report

Borrowing Tom Wright's words, this is a dark time indeed. And darker it is than it was in the Advent. Then, at least, the "upstarters" who dared to propose the Covenant got immediate and clear illumination from the learned Bishop. This time, I wonder if it would be all quiet at the establishment front. After all, the presenters of the Sub-group Report (ANCS 4249) are eminent people, led by Canterbury himself.

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February 16 2007 By virtueonline DAR2007: Day Three of the Primates Conference: From My Ear To Yours...

FROM MY EAR TO YOURS...
But this morning, at breakfast, an excited orthodox bishop told VOL that "it ain't over till the fat lady sings", and "think Rocky Balboa". So, surprises are still in store. The Global South archbishops have not yet mounted their main offensive; there is more to come. The line has only been breached temporarily; the ecclesiastical Maginot Line is still holding.

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February 15 2007 By virtueonline DAR2007: Lady Schori's 'Tiers In Heaven' - by Gary L'Hommedieu

Here's just one example: if you don't agree with the homosexual that his lifestyle is good and right in the eyes of God, then you hate him. Since people of good will do not wish to be seen as hateful, they will acquiesce to the idea that the homosexual lifestyle is good and right in the eyes of God. They may never believe it, but they will not dare oppose it. They will retreat from a conservative biblical understanding and begin calling themselves "moderates".

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February 15 2007 By virtueonline Church must confront this clash of convictions - by Peter Jensen

In a world of division, great international movements such as churches are precious reminders that we all belong to the same human race. Through them, people from around the world care for each other in practical and effective ways. Christians are world citizens. Unity matters.

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February 12 2007 By virtueonline The Episcopal Church (2007) and Christianity: Two Separate Religions

Classical Christianity affirms that humans can no longer after the fall of Adam have experience of God on their own, lest they die. Genesis tells us that the place of that experience, Eden, is divinely guarded from human re-entrance by angels, divine servants, wielding death. John's Gospel tells us, though, that angels ascend to heaven and descend to earth on the Son of God, Jesus Christ, because He has opened the way into the presence of God for all who believe in Him.

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