Saturday, August 6, 2016

Meet the Bishop-Elect: The Very Rev. Dr. DeDe Duncan-Probe

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From Central New York- The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York is pleased to announce the election of The Very...

REESE WITHERSPOON ON HER RELIGION AND HEAVEN

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From World Religion News- A PRACTICING EPISCOPALIAN, WITHERSPOON BELIEVES THAT EVERYONE WILL BECOME AN ANGEL AFTER DEATH.  Balancing spi...
Friday, August 5, 2016

Ugandan police break up gay pride event, briefly arrest some

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From NBC- Ugandan police broke up a gay pride event in the capital and arrested about 20 people, a gay rights leader said Friday, in the l...

Where are we now? The aftermath of the January meeting of primates

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From Anglican Ink- In January this year, the Primates of the Anglican Communion were summoned by the Archbishop of Canterbury to a meeting...

Bishop’s post-Hugo housing program a community boon

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From South Carolina- Recently the entire Episcopal community in South Carolina was saddened to learn of the death of the Rt. Rev. Edward L...
Thursday, August 4, 2016

Canterbury Cathedral stone goes under hammer

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From The BBC- Stone removed from Canterbury Cathedral during restoration of a 15th Century window is to be sold at auction. More than 140...

Priest accused of child sex abuse in NSW may face retrial, hearing told

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From Australia (The Guardian)- An Anglican priest accused of child sex abuse 15 years ago may face a retrial, a royal commission has been ...

American on women deacons panel: ‘I feel like I’ve won the Academy Award’

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From Colorado (RNS)- The Vatican this week unveiled Pope Francis’ picks for a 12-member panel of scholars who will study the question of w...

Elite R.I. private school and abuse accusers settle

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From The Boston Globe- St. George’s School, reeling after months of allegations of sexual abuse of students, has agreed to what one lawyer...
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Report: Episcopalians May Still Exist

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From Babylon Bee- While many Americans believed the Episcopal Church to be some kind of myth or legend, the religious organization may act...

Refugees turn C of E into fastest growing religious group in Finland

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From ACNS- The Church of England is the fastest growing religious group in Finland, growing by 20 per cent over the past year; the Suffrag...

Wildfire and providence: The aftermath of the Fort McMurray fire

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From The Living Church- For the past few months, the global news cycle has been filled with a number of violent and awful events.  The For...

Abuse Royal Commission: Police joked with paedophile priest Peter Rushton

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From Australia- Two police detectives joked with a paedophile Anglican priest about the children “they would have in their tent that night...

Pastor who won AR-15 may have violated Oregon law

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From Oregon- A pastor in an affluent suburb of Portland may have run afoul of Oregon law when he transferred an AR-15 assault rifle that h...
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

South Sudan: Gun Battle Between Government and Rebel Forces Disrupt Anglican Youth Festival

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From Christian Daily- An Anglican youth festival in South Sudan's capital Juba was coming to an end when it became a battleground for ...

Anglican priest's godson weeps as he tells inquiry of rape by gang of men

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From Australia- (The Guardian) Paul Gray broke down in the witness stand at a royal commission hearing when he told how he was repeatedly ...

St. John's curate cleared of allegation, but will not return to parish

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From Massachusetts- The St. John's Episcopal Church curate accused of drinking alcohol and then driving youths during a mission trip w...

Mission to Seafarers welcomes strangers with peace, vegetables

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From ENS- Waterway, in the shadow of tug boats and a grain storage warehouse, is an unlikely sight: eight raised beds of lettuces, green t...
Monday, August 1, 2016

Mothers Union at 50: First Lady urges Church to uphold family values

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From Rwanda- Calls for church leaders and members of their congregations to uphold family values and pay particular attention to the most ...

Lake Oswego pastor could face charges in transfer of AR-15

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From Oregon- The allegations came to light on Friday after Lucas, who passed a background check at a local gun shop before taking possessi...

'Pokémon Go' a problem & annoyance to some churches, a blessing & opportunity for others

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From Christian Times- "Pokémon Go" annoyed a German cathedral with game players flocking the church grounds while other churches...
Sunday, July 31, 2016

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church program ends first year on high note

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From West Virginia- After eight weeks, a group committed to provide positive reinforcement to area children ended its first year on a high...
Saturday, July 30, 2016

Role of young adults in the church

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From Georgia- Within the religious dimensions of mainstream Christian denominations, the rhetoric of inclusivity and agape love is a gospe...

Churches in UK put on alert after attack in Rouen

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From The Church Times- WHILE prayers and condemnation flooded in from faith leaders after a priest was killed in an attack in a church in ...

Everyword Interfaith Symposium discusses Holy Bible, launches collaborative website

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From Utah- Gathered within the historic brick chapel of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Provo, Holy Bible followers of various faiths gathe...

Land swap: Episcopal church and University of Central Oklahoma prepare to finalize property deal

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From Oklahoma- A landlocked church near downtown is preparing to exchange property with the University of Central Oklahoma in a land swap ...
Friday, July 29, 2016

Oregon pastor plans to destroy AR-15 won in rifle raffle: 'This gun will never be used for a mass shooting'

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From The Daily News- An outspoken Oregon pastor known for his anti-gun stance plans to destroy an AR-15 rifle he won in a raffle conducted...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Turkish Christians nervous after failed coup attempt

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From Ireland- Concerns have been expressed by the Christian community in Turkey after it was reported that a number of Christian churches ...

Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Advisor for Reconciliation

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From ACNS- The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced the appointment of Sarah Snyder as his new advisor for reconciliatio...

Clergy urged to be more involved in politics

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From Ghana- A Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof. Stephen Adei, has asked the cler...