Friday, May 4, 2018

Episcopal Church Move to Make Marriage “Gay-Friendly” Divides Church of England

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From New American- “Walking with Christ is our highest calling,” wrote the Reverend Canon Peter Leonard, chair of the One Body One Faith (...

Ex-bishop doesn't merit early release from prison

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From Baltimore- I am outraged that Heather Cook, the former Episcopal priest, has the audacity to request to be released from prison after ...

Is the Christian Right Driving Americans Away From Religion?

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From Pacific Standard- Religion in America has been rocked in recent decades by two societal shifts: the rise of Christian evangelicals a...
Thursday, May 3, 2018

A higher chime to God? The mysterious 11th bell at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

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From Pittsburgh- Trinity Episcopal Cathedral was ready to rededicate its 10 bells in December, after refurbishing its steeple. Forty tras...

An Open Letter to Trump’s Evangelical Defenders

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From National Review- A Christian’s primary purpose is not to defend his own religious liberty. It’s not even to fight abortion — as vita...

In a reversal, Speaker Ryan says the House chaplain will remain in his post

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From The Washington Post- House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) reversed course Thursday and agreed to keep the Rev. Patrick J. Conroy on...

Sex Scandal Rocks Luweero Anglican Diocese, Three Church Leaders Implicated

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From Uganda- The devil is rumoured to be at work as the Anglican Church leaders in Luweero Diocese try to deal with a sex scandal which ha...

Security at sanctuary: Debate over carrying guns in church

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From Houston- Many churchgoers in the Houston area, where Harris County property records show there are nearly 3,000 buildings designated ...

Dupont Circle church faces possible bankruptcy

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From Washington DC- St. Thomas’ Parish Episcopal Church in Dupont Circle, which is considered one of the city’s most LGBT supportive rel...

Former Episcopal priest Howard White to be extradited to North Carolina on sex abuse charges

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From Massachusetts- When Howard White, a former Episcopal priest behind bars in Massachusetts after he raped a prep school student in the ...

U.S. Episcopal Church bows to gay pressure, deletes ‘husband and wife’ from marriage liturgy

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From Life Site- The Church of England is torn over plans by the The Episcopal Church (TEC) in the United States to efface the terms “husba...
Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Former Episcopal bishop Heather Cook is requesting home detention

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From Baltimore- Heather Cook, the former Episcopal bishop who pleaded guilty to the hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 41-year-...

More landmark churches charging admission fees during week while keeping worship free

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From ENS- Planning for a half million people a year to step foot in your church may seem like a rector’s foolish pipe dream. In reality, ...

Esteemed Anglican military chaplain and priest dies after motor vehicle collision

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From Canada- Canon Robert Fead, a priest in the diocese of Niagara, died after a vehicle collision Monday, April 30. Fead, 54, was the ...

Orthodoxy, Capitalism, and “the West”

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From Public Orthodoxy- In a recent essay for the Bloomberg View , Leonid Bershidsky attempts to explain why traditionally-Orthodox coun...

HOW DOES CONGRESS’ CHAPLAIN NOT VIOLATE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE?

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From Newsweek Last week, news reports emerged that House Speaker Paul Ryan had forced Father Patrick Conroy, a Jesuit priest and longtime ...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Ugandan faith leaders grapple with accepting Israel’s African refugees

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From RNS- Some Ugandan faith leaders say their nation should accept African refugees facing deportation from Israel, while others counter ...

Church of England split over US plan to remove 'husband and wife' from marriage service

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From The Telegraph- The Church of England is split over US plans to remove "husband and wife" from the marriage Plans by The Epi...

Māori Anglicans Welcome Young Archbishop

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From The Living Church- Māori Anglicans welcomed the Most Rev. Don Tamihere as a new archbishop April 28 during a lively ceremony in the ...

Episcopal Church in Navajoland welcomes return of chapel

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From New Mexico-  As the scent of burning cedar filled Hozho Chapel, members and friends of the Episcopal Church in Navajoland gathered on...
Monday, April 30, 2018

Carrying of arms indiscriminately will spell doom for Nigeria – Clergy

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From Nigeria- The Archbishop of Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh, on Sunday urged both the federal and state governments to...

Bishop joins 300 Anglicans backing US Church's plans for gender-neutral wedding service

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From Christian Today- A prominent bishop and 300 other Anglicans have backed the US Episcopal Church's stance on same-sex marriage, sa...

Diocese of Missouri Bishop Wayne Smith announces plan to retire in 2020

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From ENS- Bishop Wayne Smith released the following letter to the diocese on April 27, announcing his plans to retire in 2020 and outlini...

Theologians and White Supremacy: An interview with James H. Cone

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From American Magazine- Are American theologians saying enough about racism? No, they are not. Both Catholic and Protestant theologians...
Sunday, April 29, 2018

New bishop elected to lead Bethlehem Episcopal Diocese

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From Reading- Episcopalians in southeastern Pennsylvania have selected a new church leader. In a vote Saturday, the Episcopal Diocese of B...
Saturday, April 28, 2018

A. Theodore Eastman, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, dies at 89

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From The Washington Post- A. Theodore Eastman, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland from 1986 until he retired in 1994 and whose ...

The Rev. Canon Kevin D. Nichols has been elected the IX Bishop of the Diocese of Bethlehem

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From The Diocese of Bethlehem- The results of each ballot at the Special Electing Convention for the IX Bishop of Bethlehem Results of...
Friday, April 27, 2018

As EIC of Religion News Service is ousted, staff fears loss of editorial control

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From CJR- Early in the morning on Monday, April 23, members and followers of the “God beat” awoke to upsetting news. “I am no longer at...

Clergy and laity doubt accuracy of letter to the States

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From The Church Times- THE accuracy of a letter sent by the secretary general of the Archbishops’ Council, William Nye, to the Episcopal C...

Senior gay cleric Jeffrey John shortlisted to be bishop in Scottish Episcopal Church

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From Christian Today- Jeffrey John, dean of St Albans Cathedral, has been shortlisted as one of four possible candidates to be bishop of B...