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November 05 2005
LONDON: Evangelical churches import African Bishop for ordination
"Together with many evangelical clergy from across this diocese and the nation we have resorted to this action for the needs of the churches. It also expresses our unity with the many orthodox Bible-believing Anglicans across the world who are outraged at the way things are headed in England. Sadly we are having publicly to distance ourselves from the Bishop of Southwark."
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November 04 2005
CHARLESTON, SC: Breaking Faith
Police did not learn of Swafford's crimes until 2004, ten years after he admitted to church leaders that he molested two boys in their flock
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November 04 2005
LONDON: Archbishop meets US figure at heart of row
The meeting, which ended with prayer, took place at an undisclosed location, but not Lambeth Palace. Bishop Robinson was due to speak at the Oxford Union last night and will attend events in London and Stockport marking the tenth anniversary of Changing Attitude, the gay Christian pressure group.
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November 02 2005
EGYPT: Anglicans 'Severely Wounded'
The world's leading Anglican, Rowan Williams, archbishop of Canterbury, joined the conference for a day. He gave little or no open encouragement to conservatives that the Episcopal Church (USA), the Anglican Church of Canada, or any other Anglican province would face meaningful penalties for participating in gay ordinations, same-sex unions, or the consecration of Robinson as bishop.
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November 02 2005
EGYPT: Anglican Rift Over Homosexuality Remains Despite Calls for Calm
The latest twist in the Communion's dilemma came after a five-day meeting in Egypt, where leaders made clear that they were commencing the formation of alternative structured in case a partial of full schism takes place.
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November 02 2005
EGYPT: Anglican Global South Meeting Draws to End
"The world of the Global South is riddled with the pain of political conflict, tribal warfare and bloodshed. The moral and ethical foundations of several of our societies are being shaken."
"Many of our nations are beset by problems of poverty, ignorance and sickness, particularly the HIV and AIDS that threaten millions, especially in Africa," read a statement by representatives of the Global South Encounter.
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October 31 2005
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY: Dobson's lawyers nix homosexual name grab
Rev. Nancy Wilson
October 31 2005
ECUSA: Statistics Show Decline in 2004 - Most Parishes Less Than 100 Members
Financially, the church received more than $1.2B (billion) in donations and maintains investments exceeding $3.785B.
What does the "average" Episcopal Church parish look like? It has less than 100 members, has lost 10% of its members since last year and has an annual budget of barely $150,000.
Read the official 1 page statistical summary at the following URL:
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October 31 2005
EGYPT: Communique from The Third Anglican Global South to South Encounter
2. We deeply appreciated the Archbishop of Canterbury for the time he spent with us, his listening ear and encouraging words. We took to heart his insight that the four marks of the Church are not attributes we possess as our own right, nor goals to attain by human endeavour, but they are expressed in us as we deeply focus on Jesus Christ, who is the Source of them all (John 17:17-21).
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October 29 2005
FLORIDA: Calvary Episcopal Departs Amicably from Diocese
As is probably the case with most of you, this step leaves me with mixed emotions: a sadness over a division, and a very public one, in the Body of Christ, as well as about leaving our facilities, but also-and I must confess this is the dominant one-a tremendous sense of relief and hopefulness about moving forward in ministry without the cloud of a continued identification with an apostate church.
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