Saturday, July 9, 2016

Synod faces conservative boycott over gay marriage talks

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From Christian Today- The Church of England's governing body may face a conservative rebellion over its discussions on gay marriage. D...

‘God’s Breath’ allows us to give back, to heal

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Fro Utah- Spirit is an interesting word in Hebrew. In addition on meaning spirit, it can also mean breath, or wind. Michael Curry is well ...

Archbishop of Canterbury's generous move puts his words about the Syrian refugee crisis into action

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From Salt Lake City- The spiritual head of the Church of England will soon be housing a Syrian refugee family at his residence — an act of...

Local faith leaders call for unity and love in wake of police shootings

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From Virginia-  Faith leaders in Richmond are asking the community to come together this weekend and work to bring peace among our citizen...

Video: Presiding Bishop asks for prayers following shootings

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From ENS- Primate Michael Curry has issued the following video asking every Episcopalian to share in deep prayer following the shootings i...
Friday, July 8, 2016

Church of England Evangelical Council tries to stall gay marriage

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From The Church Times- THE Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) has attempted to push back the movement towards greater acceptance...

General Synod opening worship confronts difficult questions

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From Anglican Journal- (Canada) Standing before the broad wooden altar dominating the centre of the meeting hall, clothed in crimson vestm...

Activists Say Police Tampered with Evidence in Mission District Shooting

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From Mission Local- Police officers tampered with evidence by ordering the removal of the body of police shooting victim Amilcar Perez Lop...

On target? Kansas bishops ban concealed weapons from churches

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From The Christian Examiner- Episcopal bishops in Kansas have issued a declaration that all of the denomination's churches in the stat...
Thursday, July 7, 2016

Archbishop of Canterbury to open home to Syrian refugee family next month

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From RNS- The Church of England’s spiritual leader will house a family of Syrian refugees in a cottage at his official London residence, L...

Canada's Anglicans set to debate same-sex marriage but ban likely to stay

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From Canada- The Anglican Church, the third-largest in Canada, is set to grapple with whether to allow same-sex couples to marry in a divi...

Even in the Ozarks, Anglican tradition finds space inside Catholicism

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From Crux Now- In the unlikely setting of the Ozarks, a new structure within the Catholic Church intended to provide space for former Angl...

Christian Mingle Ends Legal Battle By Opening Up To LGBT Users

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From Think Progress- The world’s “largest and fastest growing” Christian-specific dating website will now allow gay and lesbian users to s...

Legal battle hinges on California’s High Court

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From San Joaquin- An eight-year legal battle involving tens of millions of dollars in church property, including the St. Michael and All A...
Wednesday, July 6, 2016

State police withhold prep school abuse investigation report

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From Rhode Island (AP)- Rhode Island state police won't release their report into dozens of sexual abuse allegations at a prestigious ...

Presiding Bishop brings message of hope to quake-ravaged Ecuador

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From ENS- Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s visit to the Episcopal Diocese of Ecuador Litoral last week was meant to show that the people h...
Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Priests Accused of Being Gay Sue Bishop, Church

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From Kenya- Three Anglican Church of Kenya priests accused of being homosexuals want the High Court to establish if Mount Kenya West Dioce...

How Prayer Won the American Revolution

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From Charisma- Someone proposed that they begin their deliberations with prayer. Two delegates, however, opposed the motion on the grounds...

Geoffrey Hill, often hailed as Britain’s greatest poet, dies at 84

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From The Washington Post- Geoffrey Hill, recognized as one of the foremost English-language poets of his time, who disdained the prevailin...

Royal Commission releases details about hearing into Anglican Diocese of Newcastle

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From Australia- More details have been released about the scope of Royal Commission hearings into child sexual abuse to be held in Newcast...
Monday, July 4, 2016

'We hold these Truths to be self-evident!'

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From Wyoming- One of the things I have our congregation do is to renew our baptismal vows on a regular basis. We recite the Apostle’s Cree...

Church of England changes wardrobe

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Fro The U.K.- The Church of England's governing body is expected to ban clergy from wearing overly revealing or political clothing. Th...

Jackson Ole Sapit becomes sixth Anglican Archbishop of Kenya

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From Kenya- (Video) President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on leaders to unite and bring the country together this as the country gears up fo...

How prayer and meditation can make you healthier

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From Houston- In 1975, Herbert Benson, M.D., a professor of medicine at The Harvard Medical School, published a national best-seller, ...
Saturday, July 2, 2016

Pact for VTS, St. George’s

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From The Living Church- In a newly signed agreement, Virginia Theological Seminary and St. George’s College in Jerusalem agree to hold eac...

Church Mission Society seeks 1,000 new missionaries

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From ENS (ACNS)- Ambitious plans to recruit 1,000 new missionaries to follow in the footsteps of pioneers like William Wilberforce and Sam...

Washington National Cathedral to remove Confederate battle flags from its windows

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From The Telegraph- Washington National Cathedral, one of the country’s most visible houses of worship, announced recently that it would r...

Episcopal Church's Largest Congregation Is 300 Muslims Who Meet for Friday Prayers

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From Christian Post- An Episcopal church in Washington, D.C. has been welcoming Muslims into their sanctuary for Friday prayers for eight ...
Friday, July 1, 2016

Church leaders seek to unite divided country

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From The Church Times- UNITY, hope, and generosity are the values needed to enable the country to emerge from the transition out of the EU...

Bishops’ consultation helps keep Communion together, says Hiltz

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From Canada- Seven years after the first Consultation of Anglican Bishops in Dialogue was held at the Anglican Communion offices in London...