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February 09 2010 By virtueonline LONDON: Testosterone Deficit Revealed in Women Bishops Debate

The Rev. Canon Simon Bessant (Sheffield) rose to say that there is plenty of anecdotal evidence to support the view that the gender balance in Church of England congregations is getting seriously out of line.

In his report he said there are significant missiological issues emerging when a church experiences a testosterone deficit. He asked for "hard evidence" on the matter saying there are profound theological issues which characterize a church with a gender imbalance.

February 08 2010 By virtueonline LONDON: Women Bishops Wrong for the Church, say Reform Evangelical Anglicans

"Therefore we think the historic, reasoned reflection of Christians down the ages (including the historic position of the Church of England) has been correct; we fear that the current pressure to overturn it comes not for biblical reasons but because we are losing our nerve in the face of pressure from society.

February 07 2010 By virtueonline Presiding Bishop Spins 'Talking Points' in Order to Derail Upcoming Synod Motion

FACT: The Episcopal Church has slightly less than 7,000 congregations not 7,400. Overall Average Sunday Attendance in 2008 was 705,257 down from 727,822 in 2007, a decrease of 22,565 or 3%. Over the last five years the loss in active membership has been 14%. Average median attendance has gone from 75 to 69.

February 05 2010 By virtueonline Episcopal Church Puts Out Talking Points to Bishops about ACNA Synod Resolution

The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA)

The following is one in a series of talking points prepared as a resource for The Episcopal Church.

Talking Points:

The Episcopal Church and the ACNA

The facts about The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA).

* The Episcopal Church is over 7400 congregations in 109 dioceses plus three regional areas in 16 countries with 2.2 million members.

February 04 2010 By virtueonline Brazilian Anglican Bishop Plans Major Outreach to Nation with the Gospel

Rossello is a bishop with the Reformed Anglican Church in Brazil, a fledgling Anglican denomination. He was once a pastor in a charismatic church. Then he became an Anglican priest, and finally became a bishop.

February 03 2010 By virtueonline Don't Ask, Don't Tell: The Hypocrisy of Liberal Episcopalians

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has publicly admitted on several occasions that she knows of partnered gay bishops in TEC, but has refused to name them. So why haven't they outed themselves in full public support of New Hampshire Bishop Gene Robinson? Why is Otis Charles the only other self-outed bishop to declare himself? Why not end the hypocrisy and tell us who you are so we can know just how long and deep the pansexual sewer in TEC really is.

February 03 2010 By virtueonline CONGO: ACC-Congo Leaves Traditional Anglican Communion for ACC-OP

"We have expressed concern several times about the decision taken by the local bishop of the Anglican Church (Canterbury) to ordain deacons who lacked theological training, with a view to the destabilization and disruption of our efforts in the parishes: we have had to find a reply to the allegations that our church is but a fiction, with no link to the TAC: if we were true members of TAC, an Episcopal visit would have confirmed the validity of the ECAC.

February 01 2010 By virtueonline Egyptian Archbishop Resigns from Standing Committee of Anglican Communion

Mouneer blasted The Episcopal Church saying it showed no respect in word and deed to the whole Communion and had it turned its back to every appeal and warning.

January 30 2010 By virtueonline WILL THE U.S. SUPREME COURT OVERTURN THE DENNIS CANON?

Lindsay, a trust lawyer who also holds a master of laws degree (LLM) in canon law from Cardiff University Law School, studied under the distinguished Anglican Communion lawyer, Norman Doe, in Cardiff, Wales. Lindsay said that most church property cases take ten years to reach the Supreme Court.

The All Saints Case began in September 2000 when South Carolina Episcopal Bishop Ed Salmon recorded the Dennis Canon in the Georgetown County, S.C. courthouse.

January 30 2010 By virtueonline GREENSBORO, NC: God Is Shaking Up His Church, says Anglican Leader

Murphy drew a parallel to the growth of TheAM to the music industry. "IPod and ITunes revolutionized the music industry. They changed the way we listen to music and they have now captured 80% of the music market. However, they did not invent music or music stores but how to deliver music. They saw a need and opportunity and changed the ways things are done. YouTube began with three guys in garage they put their heads together and later sold it to Google for $1.65 billion dollars.

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