Saturday, February 27, 2016

Advice on Madonna concert not an imposition of values on non-believers: Anglican Bishop

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From Singapore- The Anglican Bishop of Singapore has weighed in on American singer Madonna's concert scheduled for Sunday, saying that...

Reclaiming Christianity from the Grasp of Franklin Graham

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From Huffington (Hawaii) One sign said "All are Abraham's children." Another said "The Aloha State Does Not Hate."...

Episcopalians urged to take ‘gospel high ground’ after primates’ action

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From ENS- The Episcopal Church is still part of the Anglican Communion, despite actions taken by the primates in January, Presiding Bishop...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Way Forward report goes public

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From New Zealand- The long-awaited report of the Way Forward Working Group [1]  has been released. Today’s publication comes almost 18 ...

County's largest church welcomes (retired Bishop John) Howe as new pastor

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From Virginia- Dr. John W. Howe, who became senior pastor at The Lake of the Woods Church on Jan. 1, is not entirely new to the pulpit of ...

Australian Church too divided, says bishop

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From The Church Times- THE Bishop of Newcastle, in New South Wales, the Rt Revd Greg Thompson, has refused to attend the forthcoming annua...

Southern African Anglicans to LGBT people: Welcome

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Regarding Southern Africa- In sharp contrast to the Anglican churches of Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa...
Thursday, February 25, 2016

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry issues update on investigation

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From ENS- I am writing to bring you up to date on the investigation of our three colleagues who have been placed on administrative leave. ...

Archbishop of Uganda condemns 'deep betrayal' of biblical standards in Anglican Communion

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From Christian Today- The Archbishop of Canterbury's attempt to heal divisions over homosexuality in the Anglican Communion is on the ...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

This Pastor Is Sleeping Outside Until His Church Accepts LGBT People

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From Michigan- A Methodist minister has cast himself out into the cold to show his support LGBT people, vowing to sleep in a tent outside ...

A 'fresh new start' for St. Paul's by-the-sea

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From Delmarva- St. Paul's by-the-sea Episcopal Church is one step closer to becoming whole again. The Ocean City Planning and Zoning C...

St. Paul Church for sale with restrictions

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From Minnesota- There is a piece of property for sale on Summit Avenue in St. Paul, but it is not just any property.  It is the historic S...
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

God Is Laughing at You

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From Pacific Standard- Of all the things you'd expect to fall out a window, a foreskin might not immediately come to mind. Yet there i...

Anglican bishops declare gay‚ lesbian couples 'full members' of the church

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From The Times (South Africa) Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba said new guidelines from bishops which oppose gay congregants being stigma...

Haiti Episcopal college prepares students for agriculture, agribusiness

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From ENS- On a recent February morning a young Haitian man riding high on a John Deere tractor tilled the fields, readying them for the fi...
Monday, February 22, 2016

Transcript: Rev. Paul Scalia's eulogy for his father, Justice Antonin Scalia

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USA Today- The following is a transcript of the homily by Rev. Paul Scalia, the son of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, at the funera...

Churches’ declining numbers inspire creative approach

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From Olympia- Conversations about Christlike love overlap with sounds of scraping silverware and a waitress asking “Who’s number 45?” “Who...

'My Brother's Table' feeds dozens of people every Sunday

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From Idaho- Dozens of people every Sunday gather at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Pocatello for a free lunch and this Sunday was no exce...

Episcopal Diocese Announces Ground Breaking of New $3 Million Program Center

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From Southwest FL- The Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, March 1, at 2 pm., for a new...
Sunday, February 21, 2016

Obituary: Rev. W. Lee Hecks / Champion of Christian unity who founded ecumenical group

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From Pittsburgh- The potential was in the air in the late 1960s for an unprecedented expression of unity among local Catholic, Protestant ...
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5 years after quake, New Zealand city's heart still missing

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From Fox- Five years after an earthquake in Christchurch killed 185 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings, some residents have taken ...
Saturday, February 20, 2016

Welcome home, returning Anglicans to the Catholic Church.

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Bloggers News Network- The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Peter is a mouthful for the new Catholic bishop that has the pastoral resp...

Christian Coptic church headed to Wayland

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From Massachusetts- When the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Wayland closed its doors last summer after nearly five-and-a-half-deca...

Katharine Jefferts Schori named Stanford Baccalaureate speaker

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From Stanford- The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, the first woman to serve as presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, has been...

Mississippi Episcopal Diocese supports changing state flag

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From Mississippi- The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi has issued a call for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the state’s f...
Friday, February 19, 2016

Senator says LDS Church ‘snuffed out’ hate crimes bill

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From Utah- While the LDS Church may not be in support of the bill, the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City and the Episcopal Diocese of Uta...

Synod votes to press on with Scottish talks, despite Episcopalian unease

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From The Church Times- THE General Synod has ignored pleas to heed the “pain” of the Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC), and voted to continu...

Priest Elected First Latina Dean Of Episcopal Christ Church Cathedral In Hartford

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From Hartford CT- As an 8-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic, Miguelina Howell said she was known for "playing Eucharist" a...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

What conservative gay Christians want

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From The Spectator- The LGBT rights movement — so the story goes — has split the Christian churches in two. On one side are the progressiv...

Pastor quits under cloud

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From Maine- Police are investigating allegations against a Southwest Harbor man who recently resigned as pastor of the Tremont Congregatio...