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November 07 2014 By dvirtue The Collision of Two Minds: Malcolm Muggeridge Meets Francis Schaeffer

In it Schaeffer articulated what he devised and called the "line of despair" (Europe about 1890 and the United States about 1935) in philosophy, art, music, and the general culture, as well as the New Theology. He attempted to show that for modern man, absolutes had died, modernity reigned, and the floodwaters of secular thought had overwhelmed the Church because its leaders did not understand the importance of combating a false set of presuppositions.

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November 05 2014 By dvirtue SEWANEE: Episcopal University of the South Celebrates National Coming Out Week

According to Kathryn Willgus (C'16), co-president of Spectrum, "The week went better than I anticipated. The events were well-attended and not just by the folks who are regularly involved with Spectrum." However, there's still a lot more to National Coming Out Day that Willgus wished she had been able to emphasize.

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November 04 2014 By dvirtue Episcopal Church Rocked by Photo Showing Jefferts Schori with Open Bible

For Jefferts Schori who has said that personal salvation is a heresy, upholds a woman's right to an abortion, and has embraced nearly all things pansexual, this photo might well be her undoing, a close friend of hers told VOL.

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November 03 2014 By dvirtue New Resolution Would Require Candidates for Presiding Bishop Show Proof of Theological IQ

Whitney Brown, one of the co-sponsors of the resolution, acknowledged that the idea of a minimum I.Q. for PB might be viewed as incendiary in some circles, but insisted that the requirements of the I.D. card were not onerous. "All they have to do is show mastery of basic Christianity, the 39 Articles of Religion and say the creed without looking down at the Prayer Book," she explained.

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October 30 2014 By dvirtue African Anglican Leaders Reveal Deep Theological Divide

This was revealed in a communique put out by six Primates representing Burundi, Central Africa, Southern Africa, Tanzania, West Africa, and The Episcopal Church, and four Bishops of The Episcopal Church representing both U.S. dioceses and Haiti. They met recently at the General Theological Seminary in New York City, a seminary now engaged in a bitter battle for its own survival.

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October 28 2014 By dvirtue UK: Divorced Forward in Faith Bishop given Permission to Remarry

Bishop Baker wrote to his clergy informing them that he has been given permission following his divorce from his wife and that he intends to marry in the spring of next year. "The marriage will be a private civil ceremony, and this will be followed by a Mass celebrated by the Bishop of London, with prayers of dedication and thanksgiving" at the Guild Church of St Dunstan-in-the-West.

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October 26 2014 By dvirtue KENYA: Realignment of Anglican Communion is Done Deal Says Archbishop Wabukala

"It is a sign of great hope for the Gospel in the world. It is not a small thing that has happened. There was no need for us to be reminded of the reasons why GAFCON had called the Anglican Church in North America into being five years ago because the investiture demonstrated that the realignment of the Anglican Communion is now established and unstoppable.

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October 26 2014 By dvirtue ALBANY: Episcopal Bishop Says Opponents to Sexually Perverse Lifestyles Could Be Charged with Hate Crimes

Bishop Love cited a 2012 Gallup Poll where some 77% of Americans identified themselves as Christian. "If this is an accurate statistic why doesn't our society more accurately reflect the Judeo/Christian beliefs this country was founded on? I suggest that the Christian majority has lost sight of who we are called to be and the life we are called to live as Christians. Far too often we live as if "God IS Dead!"

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October 14 2014 By dvirtue PRAGUE: A Journey Back in Time

What has happened to them? Where are they now? Are they still alive? Are they still worshipping in their homes? I no longer remember the street where they lived and worshipped. I do remember the passionate prayers offered up throughout the night as they read scripture and prayed for their country, which they knew was shortly to have its own iron curtain. They knew the Russians would come; it was only a matter of time. It was not if, but when.

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October 12 2014 By dvirtue ATLANTA: CoFE Priest Says Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans Recognizes Legitimacy of New ACNA Archbishop

"You have taught us valuable lessons as we respond to the challenges of a collapsing culture in the United Kingdom, both within and outside the Church," he told the assembled Anglicans, most of whom are refugees from the Episcopal Church.

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