Peter Ould on August 9th, 2008

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Peter Ould on August 1st, 2008

Susan Russell, Chair of Integrity got invited yesterday to write for the Guardian. Unfortunately, her piece is full of contradictions and false assumptions.

As the Lambeth conference proceeds in Canterbury, gay and lesbian Anglicans find themselves, once again, on the communion chopping block. It is a sad thing indeed that the message sent out from the [...]

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Peter Ould on July 14th, 2008

As I’m sure you’re all aware, over two months ago Rowan Williams wrote to Gene Robinson, refusing to grant him the right to preach or preside at the Eucharist whilst he was over here in Blighty during the Lambeth Conference. Having already completely ignored the prohibition on preaching last night at St Mary’s Putney, now [...]

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Peter Ould on July 1st, 2008

The first is from the GAFCON final statement:

We urge the Primates’ Council to authenticate and recognise confessing Anglican jurisdictions, clergy and congregations and to encourage all Anglicans to promote the gospel and defend the faith.
We recognise the desirability of territorial jurisdiction for provinces and dioceses of the Anglican Communion, except in those areas where churches [...]

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Peter Ould on June 2nd, 2008

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 [...]

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Peter Ould on May 19th, 2008

Members of Parliament, in the name of Christ, take heed of such testimonies and stop this slaughter. If you have no time for religious opinion, then listen to scientific reason and the democratic majority, and call a halt to this evil infanticide.

Cranmer’s full piece is well worth a read this afternoon. His blog post also [...]

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Peter Ould on March 31st, 2008

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