"The future of the Anglican communion is clearly on our side; a progressive, united, universal, pansexual, woke, anti-racist, eco church that has a boundless future for all God's children regardless of their sexuality.
"We know that God is on board with intersectionality, pansexuality, transgenderism and people suffering from Ankylosing spondylitis.
"We are a church for absolutely everybody. It was Louie's last cry."
Read moreNeither the Queen nor the ABC offered their sympathy for these Christians, many of them Anglican. There were no MSM global headlines commiserating with Christian leaders in Nigeria for their suffering.
Open Doors CEO David Curry says the global focus on battling the coronavirus pandemic last year also contributed to an increase in Christian persecution.
Read moreOZANNE: Without doubt. They may well have been praying for this day up there in heaven. God only knows, and only She does, what a proud moment in ecclesiastical history this is. One of the critical things, I believe, is for more lesbian women to become far more visible and to speak out about their experiences. That is why I am so keen to support #LesbianVisibilityWeek.
Read moreShortly before the Episcopalians had to vacate the church buildings, its members and contractors began stripping, packing, and moving out all the personal property they could. They removed altars, crosses, communion vessels, vestments, office furnishings, Bibles, library books, church music, software for the HVAC system, and every knife, fork, and spatula in the kitchen.
Read moreMelvin Tinker responds:
Whilst recognising that it is not possible to say all that one might want to say in a brief article, Ed Shaw's diatribe against evangelical leadership (Evangelicals Now May 2021) is to be found wanting at several points.
Read moreMann was brought up an Evangelical-Charismatic Christian, according to Wiki, but abandoned her evangelicalism for a broader understanding of Church teaching that supports her new-found gender non-conformity.
It should be noted that this is the official Church of England online Sunday service, watched by many who can't get to church, and is one of the main 'shop windows' of the Church.
Read moreThe parish argued in a Motion for Emergency Relief that it was an "emergency," but they never said what it was. Because there was none. For 12 years the congregation had refused to leave church buildings they did not own.
Read moreIn truth, Bruno was a bully. The L.A. Times said he was "strong-willed" that's being nice...and not true. He bullied people. When he was a cop, before becoming a bishop, he shot and killed a man, perhaps symptomatic of the man's temperament. (He later underwent counselling and absolution for his act.) Bruno died Friday of natural causes, the diocese said. The Mayor of L.A. called the former bishop "a pillar of peace and goodwill across our city." Really.
Read moreIt's a lie. A source told VOL that Anglican Bishop Ryan S. Reed offered to partner with them in the food pantry. "Despite our theological differences, everyone needs to eat. We would be glad to partner with you and keep the food pantry here." The lady priest there responded "I won't be disrespected by you!" That ended the discussion. Who knows what she even meant! But to say they were "forced to relocate is a lie."
There you have it.
Read moreThe bishop made a great start. He should have stopped right there. Sadly, he didn't. The bishop went on to elucidate that he bought into all of TEC's liberal positions, but in doing so he invoked the law of non-contradiction.
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