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February 09 2017 By dvirtue Episcopal Church issues veiled threat to move GC over proposed Texas bathroom law

The "Texas Privacy Act," was launched on Jan. 5 as Senate Bill 6, by Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) and is strongly supported by Texas Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. The lieutenant governor, a Baptist, is also the president of the Texas Senate.

"If passed," the Austin Chronicle reports, "SB 6 will overwrite local nondiscrimination ordinances in cities like Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio."

February 09 2017 By dvirtue Former Church COO Stacy Sauls sues the Episcopal Church over his Dismissal

"Earlier this week, we informed Executive Council that Bishop Stacy Sauls has filed a lawsuit against the corporation of the Episcopal Church, called the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS), and an unspecified number of unnamed defendants associated with the church. The suit concerns Bishop Sauls' tenure as chief operating officer of the DFMS and his departure from that job.

February 02 2017 By dvirtue CHURCH OF ENGLAND: House of Bishops upholds canon law on Marriage

The document they produced to come to this simple conclusion came to 8500 words. (I'll get to that shortly.)

In biblical terms that's the equivalent of the Book of Romans and the Book of Colossians put together (8693) words. OR, the books of I & II Thess, I & II Timothy, the books of Titus, Philemon, James, Jude and II and III John, put together total (8333) words, a tad less than 8,500.

February 01 2017 By dvirtue Global Anglican Church Leaders wade in on US immigration row

The Archbishop called on Anglicans to make a special effort to reach out to refugees and immigrants in their local communities. "In these divisive times, we have the opportunity to demonstrate a compassion that builds bridges, and overcomes fear.

January 31 2017 By dvirtue Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil Bishop Orders Priests to Recant and Return to IEAB

(For the record this action should not be confused with the Anglican Church-Diocese of Recife under its Bishop Miguel Uchoa, which broke away from the IEAB over homosexual practice deemed incompatible with Lambeth resolution 1:10 and is now under the GAFCON/FCA as of March 2016.)

January 27 2017 By dvirtue GAFCON Primates will not be attending meeting called by Archbishop Welby

Last January, the Primates' decided that TEC should be removed from any decision making on "issues pertaining to doctrine or polity" for three years. That promise has not been kept.

January 25 2017 By dvirtue President Trump Defunds Abortion Lobby

Since then, the gag rule has been something of a political football, rescinded and reinstated as soon as presidents take office. President Bill Clinton did away with the rule, President George W. Bush reinstated it and then President Barack Obama again revoked it in 2009.

January 24 2017 By dvirtue Presiding Bishop has no Business Apologizing for Slave Trade

Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is in Ghana this week leading a reconciliation pilgrimage to Ghana and apologizing for the trans-Atlantic slave trade going back to the Seventeenth Century. He is telling anyone who will listen that his new understanding of Episcopal evangelism will address "systemic, structural racism as a church."

January 19 2017 By dvirtue Episcopal Church leaders caught in Cross Fire over Trump Inauguration

Born again or not, those same born again leaders believe that had Hilary Clinton become president, issues like who would be on the Supreme Court and the content of the First and Second amendments especially on issues of free speech would have further impeded Christians, especially Evangelicals and Catholics from speaking out about the evil of abortion, the inroads of Islam and much more. For them, this is a moment of victory. For Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, not so much.

January 18 2017 By dvirtue Four Continuing Anglican Church bodies plan joint Synod in October

The Churches will also discuss common plans for mission and evangelism. Each Church will hold its own mandatory business meetings and Synods, but the four will join together throughout the joint synod for common worship and social occasions.

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