VOL: This is a distortion of the facts. The so-called "extreme conservatives" have not tried to "purify" anything. All they are asking for is an adherence to the faith once delivered for all to the saints and "radical reform" is merely to admit and believe what the church has always believed for 2000 years. Would one ask believers of the Islamic religion to altar the Koran to appease a handful of homosexuals at the end of the 20th Century? I doubt it.
Read moreShocked at his abandonment of her, his wife Vokwana filed a suit for economic support telling the court that her husband just disappeared, leaving her with not enough money to support herself. The man who filled Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu's shoes as South Africa's Anglican archbishop found himself being sued for maintenance by his wife of more than two decades.
Read moreThese are the conclusions drawn by Dr. David Kyle Foster, 58, a former male prostitute, a man once addicted to bondage and to pornography. Though a pastor's son, pornography took hold of him at the age of nine. From heterosexual promiscuity he moved to homosexual attractions becoming a male prostitute. He even rented his home to pornographic film companies. Because of his intensifying addictions, he sought death.
Read more"Our faith traditions celebrate the goodness of creation, including our bodies and our sexuality. We sin when this sacred gift is abused or exploited. However, the great promise of our traditions is love, healing, and restored relationships.
Read moreSpecifically, she believes she was born with a condition called gender dysphoria, commonly known as transsexualism. I have never had an in-depth, face-to-face conversation with a person who had had a sex change operation, a person who was once a man and is now very much a woman. This may well be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me.
Read moreThe push for recognition of gay and lesbian couples came from delegates from St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, whose dean, the Rev. Rowan Smith, is an openly gay priest. The Cathedral clergy said the parish has come to be seen as a "safe space" for gay Christians in Cape Town. The Cathedral also said it needed guidelines to help it provide pastoral care to gay parishioners in same-sex relationships. The resolutions were passed in a session of the Synod, which was held at St.
Read more* Four orthodox dioceses have left The Episcopal Church and are in legal battles for their properties. They are San Joaquin, Pittsburgh, Quincy and Ft. Worth. Each diocese has a faux diocese, set up by The Episcopal Church, alongside the original diocese. These faux dioceses are challenging the right of the orthodox dioceses to be recognized as authentic Anglican dioceses. Each diocese has its own bishop, in effect creating eight bishops in the four locations.
Read more"These last few years have been another chapter in God's people trying to find out how broad and merciful is God and God's love. We can be proud of our response," said Robinson.
Read moreResults of Ballot #8: Vote By Orders on Resolution C056.
The President read the results of Ballot #8.
Read moreUp to this point The Episcopal Church has dealt mainly with gays and lesbians, which, over time, morphed into something called LGBT which included bisexuals and a group calling themselves transgendered. (No, the letters have nothing to do with Gay Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato sandwiches either.) We are on a whole new plain here.
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