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December 06 2011
Presiding Bishop's New Theology: God Works in "Inappropriate Sexual Behavior"
In one long section, Jefferts Schori provides a bizarre interpretation of the Biblical book of Ruth that talks about the beautiful and faithful love between Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth. Jefferts Schori writes, "Naomi tells Ruth, 'Go get gussied up, then get yourself over to the barnyard, hang around, and show yourself off.
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December 06 2011
South Carolina Bishop Asked to Explain "Quitclaim" Property Action
"In order to better understand your action, the Bishops of Province 4 gathered in Memphis respectfully request that you meet with several of your fellow Provincial Bishops Diocesan in Charleston, or elsewhere if you desire, to discuss what has been noted above.
December 06 2011
Rowan Williams Advent Agonistes
Then, of course, there are multiple inconsistencies wherein the Archbishop of Canterbury has failed to act. He has failed to follow through where disciplinary options were in place and where he could have acted more substantively than he did.
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December 01 2011
The Fictional Future of Frank Griswold's Denominational World
VOL: This is fiction of the first order. Statistics don't lie. TEC is in freefall (so are all the mainline Protestant denominations). Last year, TEC lost nearly 55,000 active members. TEC has slipped below 2 million members and below 700,000 ASA. It is losing financially and has forked over $2 million to date in lawsuits to keep empty properties from going to the ACNA and other Anglican jurisdictions. The only "promised land" is more wilderness until the last church closes and is sold off.
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November 30 2011
South Carolina Bishop Mark Lawrence Walks...For Now
"Applied strictly to the information under study, none of these three provisions was deemed applicable by a majority of the board," Henderson said in his statement.
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November 27 2011
TAC Archbishop John Hepworth Can Return to Roman Catholic Fold as Layman
An Australian bishop leaked the content of this letter by way of gossip at the Australian Bishops Conference. The text was released to The Australian with a headline that ran Archbishop Hepworth to return to Catholic fold as Indian, not chief.
Hepworth has not yet decided whether he will accept the Catholic Church's offer.
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November 27 2011
Global South Anglican Bishops Feel Strain of Western Liberal Intrusion
May appear soft but truly behind GAFCON-Sudan, Indian Ocean
Solidly aligned with TEC/Canterbury-Southern Africa
With or moving toward TEC/Canterbury-Congo, Burundi, Central Africa
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November 22 2011
SCREWTAPE PROPOSES AN EPISCOPAL TOAST (17)
It would appear that the newly installed Bishop of Washington Mariann Budde is giving the New Age movement a push right into the heart of TEC. A budding Aquarian if ever there was one.
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November 22 2011
SAVANNAH: GA: State Supreme Court Rules in favor of TEC in Christ Church Dispute
Benhase added, "As Christians we know that even those with whom we disagree are also seeking to follow Jesus faithfully. While we were forced to take action when the breakaway congregation deprived the thriving congregation of Christ Church Episcopal of the property we hold in trust for them on Johnson Square, we know that both groups share faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of the world."
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November 21 2011
Washington Bishop Mariann Budde's First Sermon: The New Age Night
And to show how deeply Budde is engaged with New Age spiritual practices, she reveals her own use of autosuggestion, a mental technique discovered in the late 19th century. For not only is Katharine Jefferts Schori looking at herself in the mirror and practicing autosuggestion but also Budde. Many psychologists note that this technique can be used for good or ill but clearly at this point in history, these leaders use of it seems destructive for the Christian faith.
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