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October 12 2022 By dvirtue NEW DEAN OF CANTERBURY IS IN A SAME-SEX CIVIL PARTNERSHIP

"I'm delighted by David's appointment as Dean of Canterbury. He has been an exceptional Dean of Leicester -- and his deep faith and spirituality, creativity, and profound sense of service will be a gift to Canterbury Cathedral and all the communities it serves," said the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.

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October 08 2022 By dvirtue ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA ARCHBISHOP SUPPORTS ASSISTED SUICIDE

Bill C-7, passed in March 2021 opened up the option for patients whose deaths are not imminent--and, as of next March, the option for those suffering only from mental disorders--to seek MAID, attracting some controversy.

As the Journal reported, some advocates for the rights of people with disabilities have criticized it on the grounds that it offers death as a replacement for adequate care.

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October 05 2022 By dvirtue INDIANAPOLIS: ACNA Parish The Table Flees to The Episcopal Church

The Table is a parish in the Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others (C4SO) led by Bishop Todd Hunter.

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October 05 2022 By dvirtue CENTRAL FLORIDA: Three straight white males toss their hats in the ring to be next bishop

It is ironic that George Conger, a Central Florida rector who attempted to become the Bishop of Springfield is not a candidate.

All three bishops affirmed their belief in Christ's resurrection and expressed no hesitations about the pledge, The Living Church noted.

The Rev. Charles (Roy) Allison II, rector of James Church, Ormond Beach, Fl., is a 2012 graduate of Nashotah House Theological Seminary. He is a member of the Order of St. Luke and the Brotherhood of St. Andrew.

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October 03 2022 By dvirtue WHY CHURCHES FAIL AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT

I write today on the cusp of yet another church plant that is without doubt the most exciting to date. Its success or failure will depend on the preacher expounding God's Word to us that is historically based, but relevant to the times in which we live. He will have a newspaper, nowadays an iPad in one hand, and a Bible in the other. He will need to understand and be conversant with social media and know how to draw in young people.

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September 30 2022 By dvirtue DIOCESE OF NEW YORK SEES MAJOR DECLINE EVEN AS IT SEEKS NEW BISHOP

Paulikas is a huge fan of Pete Buttigieg, Biden's appointee as Secretary of Transportation, describing him as an articulate defender of his "sexual orientation through the lens of faith." Paulikas says Buttigieg is a defender of the queering of the American soul. His rise is a sign that more L.G.B.T. people are finding spiritual homes in houses of faith. "I like Mayor Pete because the way he talks about being openly gay shows strength of character," said Paulikas.

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September 28 2022 By dvirtue REVISIONISTS ARE THE CAUSE FOR AMERICAN CHURCH DECLINE

Ironically, all three--Rauschenbusch, Gladden, and Mathews--called themselves evangelicals. And all talked about having a personal relationship with Jesus.

This was pietism, the movement that proclaimed that the most important thing is knowing Jesus personally, and that after that doctrine is unimportant. It discounted theology.

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September 27 2022 By dvirtue TO BISHOP GOFF: A LETTER OF "APPRECIATION" FOLLOWING THE GOOD NEWS YOU ARE RETIRING AS SUFFRAGAN OF VIRGINIA

I am wondering if in the 42 years you were a priest and then bishop, how many you led to Christ, or even proclaimed the Good News of God's salvation in Christ, by grace through faith alone in the finished work of Christ at the cross. I'm sure they must be taped and recorded for future Episcopalians, even seminarians to hear and grow spiritually. I will ask around.

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September 23 2022 By dvirtue DIOCESE OF VERMONT SEEKS TO CUT TIES WITH ANGLICAN COMMUNION

"It's weird to see liberals thinking of leaving the communion because it is not liberal enough," a parishioner told VOL.

The small ultra-liberal diocese which is in deep financial and demographic trouble is currently sharing resources with the two other New England dioceses; Maine and New Hampshire.

In August of 2021, the bishop of Vermont, Shannon MacVean-Brown, wrote a letter revealing that the diocese faced a “financial cliff”.

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September 16 2022 By virtueonline Charlie Holt Tosses His Hat in The Ring Again to Be Next Bishop of the Diocese of Florida

It should be a shoe-in for Holt, who is clearly better qualified and credentialed with a resume that even got support from Black community church leaders the first-time round.

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