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August 27 2006
TULSA, OKALHOMA: Church finds new home to go with new name
"We have a very strong sense of mission; we want to reach this neighborhood for Christ. We want to reach out to people in all walks of life with the Gospel. That's what we're about."
Turley said he would not recruit for members among Episcopalians.
"We're not looking for sour relationships with Episcopal churches here; clearly we have our differences, but we don't want to be antagonistic toward them."
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August 26 2006
CANADA: Conservative Anglicans prepare to celebrate their 'common cause'
Both churches are affiliated with the Anglican Coalition in Canada (ACiC), a group of 11 congregations from across the country that left the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) at various points after the Diocese of New Westminster voted in favour of blessing same-sex unions in 2002. ACiC clergy are licensed through the Anglican Church of Rwanda.
While he is in the area, Yong will also take part in a 'Common Cause Celebration of Orthodoxy' at Sutherland Church in North Vancouver.
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August 26 2006
PITTSBURGH: Russian Orthodox Church offers to restore Ecumenical Relations
"Our intent has always been to remain in mainstream Christianity, even while much of the Episcopal Church chooses another course. Recognition that we desire to be in that mainstream by one of the major historic Christian churches is very meaningful to us," said Bishop Duncan. Some 90 million people around the world are Russian Orthodox.
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August 25 2006
CONNECTICUT: "Ct Six" Orthodox Parishes Clarify Status of Civil Litigation
The bishop's press statement ignores the appellate rights of the plaintiffs. For example, he fails to note that the federal court's ruling deals with complex constitutional law claims of first impression, involving a serious conflict between the United States Constitution's First Amendment's guarantees of freedom of religion and the doctrine of separation of church and state.
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August 25 2006
DALLAS, TX: Dallas Episcopalians Mull Break from Denomination
The move, prompted partly by Jefferts Schori's support for gay relationships, falls just short of a complete break. But in October, Dallas-area Episcopalians will meet to more fully consider their future in the denomination.
The six other dissenting dioceses - Central Florida; Fort Worth, Texas; Fresno, Calif.; Pittsburgh; Springfield, Ill., and South Carolina - are having similar internal debates.
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August 23 2006
MOSCOW: Patriarchate in solidarity with orthdodox American Episcopal bishops
The metropolitan reminded his addressees of 'not an easy step' taken by the Russian Church on December 26, 2003, when it discontinued contacts with the Episcopal Church in the USA because of the episcopal 'consecration' of Jene Robinson, an open homosexual.
'Through this act, the sinful way of life strictly condemned by Holy Scriptures has been supported by church leaders - the fact that defies any reasonable explanation', the metropolitan stressed.
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August 23 2006
WASHINGTON, DC: National Cathedral to Host former Iranian President
Several former diplomats and members of Congress have been lobbying publicly for the Bush administration to deal directly with Iran on its nuclear program and other divisive issues.
A State Department official, who was not authorized to be identified by name, said applications for visas had been received from Khatami and several Iranians who would travel with him.
The applications are under review, the official said.
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August 23 2006
Griswold: Archbishop Williams has no authority to grant APO
Shortly after the General Convention, Kenneth Kearon, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, shared with me some conversations he had had with the Archbishop of Canterbury regarding the whole notion of "alternative primatial oversight" and the difficulty in making a response.
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August 22 2006
VANCOUVER: Anglican Network in Canada Appeals to Williams & Primates
In the diocese of New Westminster, not only have priests and elected wardens been fired and congregations locked out of their own buildings, but many parish youth have been waiting more than 5 years for confirmation from an orthodox bishop and new orthodox ministers cannot be ordained for these congregations.
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August 22 2006
CONNECTICUT: Federal lawsuit against Bishop Smith is dismissed
The plaintiff parishes included lay members from St. Paul's, Darien; Bishop Seabury, Groton; Christ Church, Watertown; Trinity, Bristol; Christ & the Epiphany, East Haven; and St. John's, Bristol, and clergy from five of those parishes. All six had been in dispute with the Bishop and Diocese over Episcopal authority and jurisdiction. The conflict started in late 2003 with theological differences.
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