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July 04 2022 By dvirtue Anglican priest warns 'skies are darkening for religious freedom in Hong Kong'

"The skies are darkening for religious freedom in Hong Kong," said Aitken, an Anglican priest and former cabinet minister and member of Parliament, during a speech at the National Club in London Wednesday, UCA News reported.

Aitken, 79, said "there are increasingly ominous signs" that religious freedom in Hong Kong is "next on the hit list by the destructive forces" of Xi's regime.

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July 02 2022 By dvirtue STATEMENT FROM THE COLLEGE OF BISHOPS ON ABERDEEN & ORKNEY - UPDATED

The College has aimed to support the Diocese over issues reported in, and arising from, Prof Iain Torrance's report on the Diocese. To help address disputes and re-establish positive relationships we have initiated a careful and sensitively handled process of mediation. This was put in place by an Episcopal Synod under Canon 53 in September 2021 and is being delivered by the professional and independent University of Dundee Early Dispute Resolution team.

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July 01 2022 By dvirtue SOUTH CAROLINA Legal Update on Property Issues

To simplify somewhat, the ruling of the Court is that if a congregation acceded to the constitution and canons of TEC after 1979, it created a trust interest in the property in favor of TEC and its local Diocese. The arguments of the petitioning parishes, supported by yesterday's reply, addresses two essential issues. Based on the Court's holdings in April, to create a trust requires present action and present intent. Because the parishes of Holy Comforter, St. Jude's, St.

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July 01 2022 By dvirtue TEC: Committee Kills Communion Without Baptism Resolution

TLC explained in a previous article why the resolution had little chance of success. C028 was filed before the decision was made to cut the length of the General Convention in half, resulting in sharply limited time for floor debate. The resolution was a near-perfect fit for some of the criteria established for winnowing the number of resolutions.

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June 30 2022 By dvirtue Archbishop of Canterbury Clarifies Letter to Rwanda Archbishop Laurent Mbanda

The letter regards a pending visit by the Rwandan archbishop in which Welby appears to threaten Mbanda with legal action over a visit he made to the UK without obtaining consent.

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June 27 2022 By dvirtue Anglican International Development reaches out to South Sudan Facing Flood and Famine

History of AID: Origins and Doctrinal Position of AID

AID was formed in October 2008 following a meeting of Primates of the Global Anglican
Future Conference (GAFCON) in Jerusalem (June 2008), a year which also saw a meeting of
the Primates of the Council of Anglican Churches in Africa, and the Lambeth Conference of
Bishops.

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June 26 2022 By dvirtue America's Abortion Quandary -- Pew Research

Majority of adults say abortion should be legal in some cases, illegal in others

But as the country approaches what could be a watershed moment in the history of abortion laws and policies, relatively few Americans on either side of the debate take an absolutist view on the legality of abortion -- either supporting or opposing it at all times, regardless of circumstances.

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June 25 2022 By dvirtue ANGLICANS REACT TO DOBBS DECISION

Archbishop Beach commented:

While this decision doesn't end abortion in the U.S., it will lead to fewer children being killed through abortion. We thank God for this limited victory, and the Anglican Church in North America recommits itself to serving mothers so they can embrace motherhood and welcome their children. We also continue to point the way to God's healing and forgiveness for all who suffer physically and emotionally from their abortion experiences.

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June 24 2022 By dvirtue GLOBAL SOUTH LEADERS CALL FOR RESTATEMENT OF TRADITIONAL TEACHING AT LAMBETH

Bishop Henry Scriven, General Secretary of EFAC, continued, "The current challenge to biblical orthodoxy by modern culture in the West should be regarded by the Church as a unique opportunity to answer these deep and fundamental questions -- pointing people to God, not encouraging them, in their confusion, to try secularist ideas, philosophies and hormonal and medical treatments which will never meet their deeper longings. Only a personal relationship with Christ will.

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June 23 2022 By dvirtue Anglicans Challenged in COVID Slump and Abuse Investigations

The Falls Church is part of a larger story in which departing Anglicans have mostly concluded lawsuits with Episcopalians in Texas and South Carolina regarding the ownership of local church properties and now begin a season free of such disputes as other challenges take shape.

Abuse Investigations

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