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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Pope Francis Addresses Issue Of Married Priests, Encourages Bishops To Be 'Courageous' In Their Reforms

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From Huffington- Pope Francis likes to say that he prefers to raise questions rather than issue edicts or change doctrine, and he has cert...

Archbishop of Wales: We ‘have evolved’ from the Bible’s teaching on divorce, why not gay ‘marriage’?

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From Life Site News- The Anglican Church’s “views have evolved and changed” on the nature of marriage “a subject which Jesus pronounced ve...
Friday, April 25, 2014

Cautious support for Cameron’s Christian country

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From The Church Times- CHRISTIAN MPs in the Labour Party have given qualified support of the Prime Minister after he called for people to ...

Clarkesville minister, professor on Time's list of world's 100 most influential people

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From Georgia- As if being featured on the cover of Time magazine was not enough, the Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor of Clarkesville has also be...
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Allison Pearson: Wishy-washy Anglicans like me should speak up for the Church

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From The Telegraph- The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul in Aldeburgh was packed on Easter morning. At least half of the Church of En...

Coptic Pope opens art exhibition in Egypt's Anglican Cathedral

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From Anglican News- At the invitation of The Most Rev. Dr. Mouneer Hanna Anis of the Episcopal / Anglican Church in Egypt, His Holiness Po...

By boat or by bike, NetsforLife reaches communities to endmalaria

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From Anglican News- NetsforLife®, Episcopal Relief & Development’s award-winning, flagship malaria prevention program, stands with its...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Anglican-Roman Catholic theological consultation releases landmark document

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From Anglican News- The Anglican-Roman Catholic Theological Consultation in the U.S.A. (ARC-USA) has released a keynote document, Ecclesio...

Arrest made in Ramona church break-in

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From San Diego: A man suspected of ransacking a Ramona church last week is in custody, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Dep...

Ben Avon Episcopal priest sentenced in child pornography case

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From The Pittsburgh Tribune- (Note of clarification: Charlie hasn't been an Episcopal priest for maybe a decade. He resigned his orders)...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

The unifying power that inspires our nation

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From The Telegraph- The Order of Precedence for England and Wales sets out the exact rank of what used to be called “the highest in the ...

Supreme Court of Canada deals final blow to Anglican parishioners

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From Windsor- A breakaway group of Anglican parishioners has been dealt a deathblow in their legal battle over ownership of a Riverside ch...

Cardinal: dedication to God links John XXIII, John Paul II

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From Catholic News Agency- The papacies of John XXIII and John Paul II are connected in their dedication to God and to lives of priestly s...
Monday, April 21, 2014

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says Anglican Church cannot support same-sex marriage

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From Indepedant- The Archbishop of Canterbury has said that the Church of England cannot give its backing to same-sex marriage, but noted ...
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Easter services continue as planned at Ramona church despite break-in, theft earlier this week

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From California- A Ramona church carried on with Easter services as planned despite the thief who ransacked the place earlier this week. I...

Outdoor Church invites homeless in on Easter

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From Boston- On a concrete plaza in Porter Square on Easter morning, the Rev. Thomas Hathaway talked about how frantic Jesus’ disciples be...
Saturday, April 19, 2014

Top 10 tips for atheists this Easter

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From ABC- Atheists should drop their easily dismissed scientific, philosophical or historical arguments against Christianity, and instead ...

Two Ministers Forge Friendship Across a Church Divide

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From The New York Times- The two ministers were foes before they ever met, partisans in a war they did not start, but partisans nonetheles...
Monday, April 14, 2014

A little down Time

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Having some computer problems so we may off line for a few days.
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Church of England faces 'crisis’ as gay priest weds

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From The Telegraph- A priest has become the first in Britain to defy the Church of England’s ban on gay clergy marrying. Canon Jeremy Pem...
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Global war on Christianity is violent and real

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From The Boston Globe- Dutch Jesuit priest Frans van der Lugt, killed in Syria last week just shy of his 76th birthday, personified the be...

Grace Episcopal curate is let go

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From Massachusetts The Rev. Jason Lucas, curate at Grace Episcopal Church, has been released by the church for an undisclosed reason, acco...
Saturday, April 12, 2014

Nathan Baxter reflects as he prepares to retire as bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania

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From Lancaster PA- As Nathan Baxter prepares to step down as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, he recalls to the be...
Friday, April 11, 2014

Oxford 2014: Healing the past and hopes for the future

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From Vatican Radio- Theologians from different countries and different Christian traditions are gathered in the English university city of...

Officials look for ways to fast-track women into Lords

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From The Church Times- CHURCH officials and advisers are considering ways to speed up the entry of women bishops into the House of Lords, ...

Anglican Leader, Under Fire for Remarks, Urges Caution on Same-Sex Marriage

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From The New York Times- The archbishop of Canterbury, under fire for appearing to link expanded gay rights in the United States to violen...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Presiding Bishop visits Western North Carolina

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From ENS- Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori visited the Diocese of Western North Carolina April 6-8, leading a retreat where memb...

Watch it: Episcopalians to meet for peace gathering

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From Oklahoma- Today,  the Episcopal Church USA and the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma said that four plenary sessions at the denomination’...

Episcopal Church Moving Headquarters To Meriden

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From Connecticut- The Episcopal Church in Connecticut has a new headquarters, about 20 minutes south of Hartford, where it has been based ...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Pope Francis 'to meet Nicky Gumbel of HTB' – England's most dynamic vicar

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From The Telegraph- There's a rumour – which Lambeth Palace is neither confirming nor denying – that next time Archbishop Welby visits...
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