And of course, you believe the lie, because you have the Church Pension Fund to ease the pain and stretch out the agony till at last you keel over like an aging brontosaurus.
The Western church has been on death watch for nearly forty years, longer if you probe deeply enough, but its final days are upon us.
Read moreBut Welby spoke emphatically on matters of which he was profoundly ignorant, and found himself repeatedly flailing in muddy waters.
In fact, he made such a fool of himself that even rabbis took him on for his remarks.
The departure of the archbishop follows many months of inflammatory statements regarding the Jewish state.
Read moreEmissions from aviation are a significant contributor to climate change and Welby racked up hundreds of thousands of miles on commercial jets pushing climate change.
Read moreIn a statement, Welby said that it had become clear that he "must take personal and institutional responsibility" for the "long and retraumatising" period after he was informed of allegations in 2013, during which Smyth was not brought to justice and survivors were repeatedly failed by the Church.
THE ARCHBISHOP'S STATEMENT
Read moreJohn Smyth is, arguably, the most prolific serial abuser to be FACILITATED BY the Church of England.
Because that is what the behaviour of all those clergy and others criticised by the reviewers, amounts to. In fact, let's be honest, the review has uncovered a pretty much perfect recipe for 'how to abuse vulnerable young people and get away with it for decades in plain sight of the Church of England'.
Read moreHollon said the challenges we face are significant and should not be underestimated. Following Christ is becoming more difficult in a culture that has largely abandoned its Christian foundations. We have lost many of the "plausibility structures" that once reinforced and substantiated faith, making belief seem natural and reasonable. These structures, embedded in art, literature, media, advertising, and social norms, have eroded rapidly in recent decades.
Read moreThe Archbishop of Canterbury surely knows, from even a cursory reading of scripture that the true source of light is Christ Jesus! Surprise! Even ordinary Christians know this if they have been exposed to scripture: "In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it" (John 1:3). We know he meant Jesus when he wrote: "The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world" (John 1:9).
Read moreStep One: Welcome but not affirm those who hold to a heterodox (anything goes) teaching on marriage.
Step Two: Welcome AND affirm those who hold to a heterodox teaching on marriage.
Step Three: Welcome but not affirm those who hold to a heterodox practice on marriage.
Step Four: Welcome AND affirm those who hold to a heterodox practice on marriage.
And while that traffic is heading in one direction, here's what heading in the other:
The doors are opened and Bishop Wood enters to the sound of timpani and trumpets.
Thus begins an ancient Anglican enthronement ceremony which could date back to St. Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
Once stepping inside Bishop Wood is welcomed by a young woman who inquires who he is.
"We greet you in the name of the Lord," she notes. "Who are you and why do you request entry?"
"I am Stephen ...," he replies.
Read moreIn his interview on the Leading podcast, the Archbishop of Canterbury was asked whether gay sex is sinful. Alastair Campbell was returning to this question having first put it to the archbishop in 2017 during an interview for GQ magazine. In both interviews, Archbishop Justin spoke honestly about the fact that these are complex questions that have caused deep division in the church.
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