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Continue reading about Some Thoughts on the Debate - 1 - Competing Anthropologies and Moralities
The Internet Monk published a piece a few days ago which is worth thinking about:
So….imagine that a Baptist (or other evangelical)- like my dear wife used to be, for example- were to decide that he or she wanted to deepen their spiritual life; to grow spiritually and in spiritual disciplines; to seek out spiritual direction [...]
This morning has seen the Bishop of Bangor story go mainstream.
Gay cleric Jeffrey John could become Britain’s first openly homosexual bishop - Telegraph
Gay priest Dr Jeffrey John could become a bishop in Wales - Times
New fears of schism in Anglican Church - Times (Commentary by Ruth Gledhill)
And not content with her commentary for the main [...]
Alan Jacobs has written a helpful critique of one of the points I made below.
I have a number of qualms about the validity of Ould’s reading of the Councils’ “principle of diocesan integrity.” First of all, his reading would have required Christians under the authority of Arian or Donatist leaders to remain under that authority [...]
Read it all here
The archbishop, known as an expert in the field of reconciliation said, “I am here talking to my brothers and sisters in America. We have experienced offense by their actions. I am not trying to offend them in return but tell them that I love them. We have had a painful experience [...]
Continue reading about Brad Drell - TEC have lost any moral authority they had
A fascinating letter from Bishop James Adams of Western Kansas has just been published on Stand Firm. In it he argues that recent actions of the leadership of TEC demonstrate that they have rejected the ecclesiology of the Anglican Communion and that they are, de facto, no longer Anglicans.
Why some may say that the Episcopal [...]
Continue reading about The Americans have jettisoned Anglicanism
Archbishop Benjamin Kwashi has responded to the allegations of assaults on Changing Attitude Nigeria leaders and the insinuations that somehow the Church of Nigeria was involved. Here are the important excerpts - read them carefully because his Grace understands what the core of the issue is:
We are saddened and worried that some Churches and Christians [...]
Let me get something clear right before I begin this post. I like Colin Coward. I’ve met him on a number of occasions, formally and informally and I genuinely like him. Unlike some of the GLBT lobby in the Anglican Church he is kind and gentle and rarely a harsh word ever comes out from [...]
Continue reading about Colin Coward - Please stop this before it’s too late
Scott Gunn over at Inclusive Church is asking parishes on both sides of the Atlantic to pass the following motion before the Lambeth Conference (and then of course to tell everybody up the chain that they’ve done it).
“As Christians, we believe that all people have been made in the image of God. We believe that [...]
Continue reading about Inclusive Church’s Nebulous PCC Motion
