Sisters, Inheritance and Civil Partnerships

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Last Chance for Rowan?

Events have been moving fast in the past week in the USA…

 Last weekend the Convention of the Diocese of Pittsburgh met (the equivalent of our Diocesan Synods here in the Church of England) and passed a motion that began to remove the Diocese from being part of the Episcopal Church in the USA.
In response, KJS, [...]

Same Sex Blessing in Scotland

Anglican Mainstream is reporting that a same-sex blessing took place on Sunday 23rd (just passed), conducted by the Provost of Glasgow. From the Provost’s own blog, the following:
Today I celebrated a Eucharist in circumstances which were new to me but which felt old and traditional all the same. A new addition to the range [...]

TEC Bishops tell Primates to go take a running jump

Remember that Primates meeting last month? The one where the Primates issued a Communique and a list of Recommendations in order to bring TEC back into the life of the Communion? One of those recommendations was that the TEC House of Bishops would announce a unanimous moratorium on consecrating as Bishops those who were in [...]

Off to bed

My wife has seen precious little of me today so I’m not going to let her get into bed alone as well. Just before I go, one brilliant comment from my twin brother:
It is, frankly, inconceivable that TEC will sign up to these. They have charted a clear path in the opposite direction. Plus, [...]

The Communique is out

… and being discussed at Stand Firm. I’ve just got in from a PCC meeting so I’m reading it now and will give you my reaction on this post ASAP.
OK - Cursory reponse - Section 21 sinks the Sub-Group’s report. The Communique says that TEC are very VERY naughty. What is to be done will [...]

Are TEC already non-Covenant compliant?

OK. Firstly, Lambeth ‘98 1.10 says:
2 - in view of the teaching of Scripture, upholds faithfulness in marriage between a man and a woman in lifelong union, and believes that abstinence is right for those who are not called to marriage;
4 - while rejecting homosexual practice as incompatible with Scripture…
and the new [...]

To keep us going…

As we wait nervously for news from Tanzania, I’ve uncovered the ACO love song to TEC…
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There’s a second one in case the first one didn’t quite touch the heart strings…
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Fans and Proverbials

Ruth has the scoop:
So far from being excluded from the Primates’ Meeting in Dar es Salaam, I can break the news that TEC Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has been elected onto the all-important policy-making Standing Committee. There will be much speculation about how this came about. It is obviously interesting to note that the [...]

Another thought on Minority Reports

Jonathan Petre is reporting that there may very well be a minority communique issued today from Tanzania.
Quick question. If the Primates issuing the minorty report represent two thirds of all worldwide Anglicans, how is that a “minority” report?

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More on the missing photo

If I were a photographer sent to Tanzania to get that all important “All the Primates together in one happy party” picture, I’d be getting increasingly worried. Sources close to the Primates are telling me that 9 Primates either weren’t present or didn’t communicate even though they were present. Perhaps, even though they were holding [...]

Stand Firm Sunday Video

[googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6081937444737489324&hl=en[/googlevideo]

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Picture this…

You organise a conference where all the leaders of the Anglican Communion will be in attendance, you announce that there will be a photo opportunity at the Sunday Eucharist and then, having kept all the photographers completely in the dark and without any pictures by having a security cordon around the meeting, you cancel the [...]

The long-term Problem with Two Provinces

One of the options being put forward to solve the crisis in TEC is a 2 Province solution. Broadly put, the Primates would create a new Province (probably under Bob Duncan as it’s first Primate) and it would sit alongside TEC. Dioceses and parishes could align to it, the orthodox in the USA would be [...]

How’s it looking at 7pm GMT?

Just got in from Oxford. Because I was away it looks as though my source for Press Conference notes has gone elsewhere to publish so Anglican Mainstream have them this evening. At least my hit count will go down to something reasonable.  There doesn’t seem to be anything of substance on the crucial issue of [...]

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