Saturday, May 13, 2017

Newcastle priest could start split in Church of England over issue of homosexuality

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From England- A North East priest is at the centre of a religious row which could split the Church of England over the issue of homosexual...

Ecclesiastes Is All We Need

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From Patheos- When I’m down, I always turn to Ecclesiastes. Without fail, the wisdom of Qoheleth becomes what in the 90s people called Chi...

Convicted pedophile ex-priest subject of class action lawsuit

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From Canada- A $110 million lawsuit has been launched against Ralph Rowe, Scouts Canada and the Anglican Synod of the Diocese of Keewatin,...

Region’s largest Anglican church being built in Abu Dhabi

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From Abu Dhabi- In a testament to the UAE’s multicultural tolerance, the region’s largest Anglican church is currently being built in Abu ...

Some pastors praise Trump order, others worry over integrity

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From Minnesota- All Saints Church in Pasadena, Calif., felt the Johnson Amendment’s effects firsthand. The IRS investigated the liberal Ep...

Jesmond robust in defence of its new curate-bishop

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From The Church Times- JESMOND Parish Church is at the centre of a row over its assistant curate, the Revd Jonathan Pryke, after he was co...

Episcopal bishop, in return to Baltimore, urges return to values of early Christianity

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From Maryland- Speaking in his onetime hometown of Baltimore on Friday, the leader of the worldwide Episcopal Church urged his nearly 2 mi...

Charlotte church leader resigns after ‘conduct unbecoming’

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From North Carolina- The rector of Charlotte’s second largest Episcopal church has agreed to resign from his post after a diocesan panel c...
Friday, May 12, 2017

Why now? The deeply strange timing of the renegade conservative Anglicans

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From Christian Today- The leader of my Church is distinguishing himself in the Middle East. Compassionate, astute and politically savvy, h...

Newcastle Anglican church may sell some assets to pay abuse victims

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From The Guardian (Australia)- The Anglican church of Newcastle has told its members it may sell some of its assets to meet redress paymen...

Presbyterians Approve Ordination of Gay People

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From The New York Times- After 33 years of debate, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has voted to change its constitution and allow openly ...

Pope Francis: The death penalty is a “mortal sin” and “inadmissible”

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From American Magazine- Faith is a journey guided by the Holy Spirit, who helps the church grow in understanding the sinful nature of once...

An open letter to pastors (A non-mom speaks about Mother’s Day)

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From Time Warp Wife (Blog)- Dear Pastor, Tone can be tricky in writing. Picture me popping my head in your office door, smiling and asking...
Thursday, May 11, 2017

China is becoming hooked on the opium of the people

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From The Spectator- One afternoon in August 1978, Geoffrey Howe and Leon Brittan were flying from Beijing to Shanghai. They were on the la...

Blueprint for Church schism revealed as conservative Christian leaders plot separate Anglican structure

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From Christian Today- A blueprint for schism seen by Christian Today reveals extensive plans by conservative evangelicals to form a rival ...

Trump's Middle East visit could be decisive, says Justin Welby

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From The Guardian- Donald Trump and his team could tip the scales in favour of Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects when they arrive in Jer...

Franklin Graham calls persecution of Christians ‘genocide’

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From RNS- Also speaking at the opening of the summit: Metropolitan Tikhon, primate of the Orthodox Church in America, and the Rev. Mouneer...

Motorcycle ministry: First female bishop of CNY Episcopal Diocese to bless bikes, join ride in Jordan

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From Central New York- When Jesus Christ sent out his disciples to spread his teachings in what the Bible calls the Great Commission, th...

The Rev. Mrs. Fleming Rutledge is Not Ashamed of the Gospel

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From Mockingbird- For several years now, people have been saying to me, “Sarah, you’ve got to read the Rev. Fleming Rutledge.” And for sev...

Social Justice Is a Christian Tradition — Not a Liberal Agenda

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From Sojourners- Many Christians are wary of participating in social justice because of a deep-rooted fear of being labeled “liberal,” “pr...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

CofE responds after priest made bishop by breakaway group

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From Premier- The Church of England has responded after a minister at Jesmond Parish Church was made a bishop by a breakaway Anglican grou...

ANGLICAN ORDERS NOT 'INVALID' SAYS CARDINAL, OPENING WAY FOR REVISION OF CURRENT CATHOLIC POSITION

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From The Tablet- One of the Vatican’s top legal minds has opened the way for a revision of the Catholic position on Anglican orders by str...

Evangelicals and the Supreme Court

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From Colorado Springs- Some of us are curious about Neil Gorsuch’s religious convictions. The new Supreme Court Justice was raised Catholi...

Early parole rejected for former Bishop Heather Cook

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From The Baltimore Sub (more links below)- The Maryland Parole Commission on Tuesday denied the parole request of Heather Cook, the former...
Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Archbishop of Canterbury says Mideast peace talks may need to include Hamas

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From Israel- The Archbishop of Canterbury said Monday that in order for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to reach a deal there may need to ...

Church of England investigates appointment of rogue bishop in sign of conservative breakaway

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From Christian Today- A senior minister at Jesmond Parish Church, Pryke was consecrated by a bishop from the deeply conservative Reformed ...

Churches help homeless with laundry, other needs

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From Hawaii- St. Mary of Moiliili Episcopal Church near the old stadium park might only have 70 worshippers on an Easter Sunday, but pasto...

Parole hearing for former Bishop Heather Cook set for this morning

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From The Baltimore Sun- A parole hearing is scheduled for 9:30 Tuesday morning for Heather Cook, the former Episcopal bishop who pleaded g...

Married Episcopal priests dedicate lives to serving others

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From Connecticut- It would be an understatement to describe the lives of the Huber family as busy. The Rev. Ellen Huber and her husband, t...

Missionary bishop for Britain consecrated at Jesmond

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From Anglican Ink- A missionary bishop has been consecrated for evangelical Anglicans seeking a reformation for the reformed catholic fait...