Saturday, September 9, 2017

Interpreting the Bible Just Got More Complicated

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From The Daily Beast- In October 2012, Dr. Lukas Dorfbauer, a researcher at the University of Salzburg, was examining the manuscripts of t...

‘Pray for us’: Southeast Episcopalians brace for Hurricane Irma

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From ENS- The Rev. Jim Shevlin looked down at his list fewer than two days before Hurricane Irma was expected to drive up the spine of Flo...

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor obituary

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From The Guardian- Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, archbishop emeritus of Westminster, who has died aged 85, was there or thereabouts at ...

Bp. Bruno Appeals Ruling

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From The Living Church- Bishop J. Jon Bruno of Los Angeles has appealed the findings of the hearing panel that recommended he be suspended...

Presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church visits Charlottesville

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From Virginia- Presiding Bishop Michael Curry visited St. Paul’s Memorial Church near the Corner Thursday evening to deliver a message of ...

Top Lutheran bishop: If hell exists, ‘I think it’s empty’

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From Chicago- Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton heads the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, based in Chicago, has questioned her own ...
Friday, September 8, 2017

No, I’m not the secretary! The trials of Ireland’s only woman bishop

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From Ireland- Ireland’s only woman bishop has spoken of the disbelief she has encountered as a result of being female in such high office i...

Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Richmond resigns

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From Richmond- The Rev. Wallace Adams-Riley, rector of historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in downtown Richmond, is stepping down from th...

White Christians are now a minority of the U.S. population, survey says

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From PBS- The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 percent, a transformation fueled by immigration ...

Nashotah Honors Bp. Curry

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From The Living Church- Nashotah House Theological Seminary will present its Archbishop Ramsey Award to Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry ...

Fading white evangelicals have made a desperate end-of-life bargain with Trump

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From USA Today- One of the biggest mysteries of Donald Trump’s presidency has been white evangelicals’ steadfast and enthusiastic support ...
Thursday, September 7, 2017

Anglican Church offers formal apology to victims of domestic violence

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From Australia- The Anglican Church of Australia has for the first time apologised to victims of domestic violence — many of whom, it says...

Former isle Episcopal bishop known for integrity, advocacy

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From Hawaii- Richard Sui On Chang, known as “Uncle Bishop” while heading the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii and the first person of Chinese h...

The Apostle to the Media

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From The New York Times- When a public person you know and care for dies too soon, there is a temptation to elevate their historical signi...

The baptismal covenant, the norm of adult baptism, and mission

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From The Living Church- Liturgical scholar Louis Weil recently recalled predicting that the Episcopal Church would need at least 50 years ...
Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Announcement on the Future of the Lee-Jackson Windows

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From The National Cathedral- Dear friends, Two years ago, following a tragic shooting at a church in Charleston, S.C., then-Dean Gary Hall...

What IS the point of Archbishop Welby?

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From The Daily Mail- Finding hope amid despair, a flicker of light in the blackest tunnel, is a key Christian virtue. Even so, for us prou...

Secretary General of the Anglican Communion rebukes Nigerian primate for boycotting meeting

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From Premier- Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion has told Premier it is "sad" that the ...

Deepen your love through habit

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From The Living Church- The title for this book provides its outline. First, James K.A. Smith debunks identity myths in which we’ve been i...

All the president’s clergymen: A close look at Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ ties with evangelicals

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From Religion News- The invitation was unexpected. Would any of the preachers and pastors and other religious leaders, who had come to hea...
Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Pagans demand return of church buildings 'stolen' 1,300 years ago

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From The Telegraph A group of pagans has written to the Archbishop of Canterbury demanding two churches to make amends for those it says w...

Secretary General clarifies ACNA position with Communion as he reports to Standing Committee

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From ACNS- The Secretary General, Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, has stressed that the Anglican Church of North America is not a province...

Presiding Bishop, President of House of Deputies on DACA: We stand with the Dreamers and will do all that we can to support them

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From The Episcopal Church- Today our hearts are with those known as the Dreamers—those young women and men who were brought to this countr...

Head of Anglican Church Blasts Uhuru Over Attacks on CJ Maraga and Judiciary

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From Kenya- Politicians’ attacks on the Supreme Court are unnecessary, ACK Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit has told politicians following the...

Record number of Britons describe themselves as non-religious

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From Catholic Herald- For the first time, more than half of Britons say they are not religious, a survey suggests. The National Centre for...

REV. ROBERT WRIGHT LEE IV STATEMENT ON LEAVING HIS CHURCH AFTER SPEAKING OUT AGAINST WHITE SUPREMACY AT MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS

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From Auburn- I’m writing this statement to make sure that people are able to read in my own words what has happened to me over the last th...
Monday, September 4, 2017

ACNA Consecration Fallout

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From The Living Church- The June 7 consecration of Andy Lines as an ACNA missionary bishop for the United Kingdom and Europe continues t...

Anglican church leader says cuts to asylum seeker welfare support 'callous'

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From The Guardian- The head of the Anglican church in Australia has condemned the decision by the immigration minister, Peter Dutton, to c...

A Controversial Restoration That Wipes Away the Past

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From The New York Times- The pilgrim did not find what he was searching for. As a child, Patrice Bertrand heard his mother recount details...

A MEMOIR: BEING BLACK IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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From Connections- My first exposure to the Episcopal Church was in 1954 when I first moved to Lincoln Heights outside Cincinnati, along wi...