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October 21 2006
NEW YORK: Via Media asks bishops to refuse consent to SC bishop-elect
Both South Carolina and San Joaquin are part of a group of eight dioceses out of the Church's 111 that have requested a relationship with a primate of the Anglican Communion other than the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, citing 2003 and 2006 General Convention actions. The process is being called alternative primatial oversight (APO).
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October 20 2006
ENGLAND: Church of England Bishops support Kigali Communique. Condemn Slee
We wish to express our strong support for the Kigali communiqué and the archbishops who issued it. Many of them and their Churches have been known to us over many years. We are convinced of their integrity and commitment to maintaining the unity of the Anglican Communion. As leaders and representatives of the Evangelical constituency in the Church of England, we are committed both to them and to the Anglican Communion in which they are respected leaders.
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October 19 2006
CONNECTICUT: Bishop Smith Rebuffs Negotiated Settlement from Ct. Six
At a clergy gathering on Sept. 30, 2006, Bishop Smith accused our six churches of adopting a "win/lose mentality." Quite to the contrary, we have repeatedly offered the possibility of settlement, including an application to the Archbishop of Canterbury's Panel of Reference, a stay of pending litigation, and an independent arbitration panel.
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October 17 2006
SUDAN: South Sudan Anglican Church rejects tribalism and homosexuality
"This was one of the main causes of the split", he added in an interview from Rumbek.
The Archbishop also criticised the tribalism and the bad administration in the other reformist church.
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October 17 2006
SYDNEY: Archbishop Jensen's plan to attract men to church
According to the 2001 National Church Life Survey, men are under-represented in church, where they make up 39 per cent of worshippers. The typical churchgoer is a married woman, over 40 and university educated.
"You can respond to that, if you agree with the premise, in three ways," Dr Jensen said. "If you are antique, the easiest thing to do is simply to blame the men who are absent.
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October 17 2006
UGANDA: Archbishop Orombi Advises Against Begging
He urged residents to stop begging.
The Archbishop was on a 10-day pastoral visit to Lango Diocese.
Christians led by Lango Diocese Bishop Rt. Rev. John Charles Odurkami received Orombi from Masindi Port amidst cheers and ululation at 9 a.m on Friday.
He visited Centenary Grounds in Akokoro sub-county before proceeding to pray at Ibuje Archdeaconry headquarters.
On Saturday, Orombi left Apac town for Boroboro Diocesan headquarters in Lira.
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October 16 2006
LONDON: C of E 'shies away' from converting others
Mr Eddy, from the Winchester diocese, has now tabled a private member's motion aimed at forcing the Church to clarify its position on what is potentially a highly sensitive issue.
The motion, which requires a minimum of 100 signatures to secure a Synod debate, has already garnered the general approval of more than 80 members even though it has not yet been posted on the Church's website.
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October 15 2006
NIGERIA: Why We Must Fight Corruption, Immorality, By Akinola
These social vices are evil as far as the church is concerned and are alien to our culture, he said.
He regretted that the stand of African Chris-tians against these new wave of afflictions, has come up against the weighty and influential western leaders who saw it as another means of exercising their monetary and political power.
"We are not concerned about power or riches, our major concern is upholding the integrity and sanctity of the word of God", he said.
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October 15 2006
VANCOUVER, BC: ACiC Says 'Common Cause Partner' sold down the river by POR
The Panel of Reference does not seem to realize the level of trauma that faithful Greater Vancouver Anglicans have endured during their stand for biblical truth and traditional Anglican morals. This has not been a Sunday School picnic. Many faithful Anglican congregations in Greater Vancouver have been closed, taken over, decimated, or forced to 'move overseas' to Africa to obtain new Anglican jurisdiction and oversight.
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October 15 2006
DARIEN, CT: Pressing On. Priests Still Seeking 'Relief' From Bishop
U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton dismissed the lawsuit against the bishop "without prejudice," concluding that the state had no business in the priests' concerns. However, Leighton and the rest of the group contend that the decision is in no way final, and after contemplating filing another lawsuit in a state courtroom the "Connecticut Six" decided to make the appeal in a second circuit federal court.
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