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February 15 2017
Church of England Pansexualists Lay out their Agenda in OneBodyOneFaith document
In addition to the Sexuality and Relationships Working Group there needs to be a significant level of LGBTI+ representation on each of its boards, councils and divisions for which the Archbishops' council has oversight -- the representatives should be chosen by members of all houses of Synod, not by the Archbishops' Council or bishops alone
February 15 2017
GAFCON UK's response to the lobby group OneBodyOneFaith
The authors of the statement suggest that they are wiser than 4,000 years of Biblical revelation, 2,000 years of Christian theology and the overwhelming majority of Christians down the ages and around the world.
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February 14 2017
Damning verdict on response to child abuse in Australia
The report concluded that most CEBS branches were able to operate in an autonomous and unregulated way. As a result, a culture developed in which attackers had easy access to boys and opportunities to sexually abuse them. It found the abuse often happened at camps, on sailing and fishing trips and on overnight stays at rectories and private homes.
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February 12 2017
ACNA orders valid state Archbishops of Canterbury and York
When someone who was originally ordained in ACNA or any other church whose orders are recognised under the Measure wishes to minister in the Church of England, the first questions to be considered are those of whether the person concerned is suitable for ministry in the Church of England and if so, whether any further training is necessary.
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February 09 2017
GAFCON Accuses Anglican Head Office of Deceit Over 'Consequences' For Gay-Affirming Episcopal Church
As part of those consequences, which the primates insist are not "sanctions", The Episcopal Church (TEC) was barred from decision making in matters of doctrine for three years.
But GAFCON, a conservative grouping within the Church, accused Anglican officials of half-truths, manipulation and compromise in a dispute over whether TEC delegates voted at a recent meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), a decision making body in the wider Anglican Communion.
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February 08 2017
GAFCON Chairman Sees no Reason for Confidence in recent Church of England Decision on Marriage
What our resolution agreed in Canterbury actually said was that while 'It is our unanimous desire to walk together', the actions of The Episcopal Church 'further impair our communion'. This is in line with the Jerusalem Statement and Declaration which identified rejection of apostolic teaching on sexuality and marriage as a manifestation of a 'false gospel' which required godly discipline.
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February 06 2017
GAFCON Statement on TEC Voting at Lusaka
Whether a meeting uses a consensus model, or a voice vote, or paper ballots, or electronic ballots is of no relevance. The Episcopal Church was not to take part in decision making on issues pertaining to polity or doctrine. They did.
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February 04 2017
Cops bust Long Island Episcopal priest after finding child porn, drugs in his home
Working off a tip, cops found several files of child pornography on the holy man's computer devices, a Nassau County Police Department spokesman said.
Cops also recovered narcotics in his church residence including methamphetamines and Xanax.
Police charged King with five counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child and two counts of drug possession, officials said.
He was awaiting arraignment in First District Court in Hempstead Saturday.
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February 02 2017
Trump nominates Episcopalian to SCOTUS
President Trump, less than two weeks into his presidency, nominated Justice Neil M. Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit of the US Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado. The media is reporting that the nominee is an Episcopalian and he attends St. John's Episcopal Church in neighboring Boulder.
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February 02 2017
Archbishop of Canterbury sets out vision for 2017 Primates Meeting
The Archbishop goes on to unpack the declaration on human sexuality which was published last week before a debate at the Church of England's General Synod later this month.
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