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February 13 2006 By virtueonline ENGLAND: FiF-UK reacts to General Synod debate on Guildford Report

Forward in Faith also notes with pleasure that all attempts to amend the resolution before Synod, including suggestions that the TEA proposal should be replaced by a single clause measure and code of practice, were soundly defeated.

The full text of the motion moved by the Archbishop and so overwhelmingly passed was as follows:

'That this Synod

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February 12 2006 By virtueonline WEST VIRGINIA: Priest Writes Sex Guide to Get Into Heaven

A simple Internet search of the book title plus the author's name basically takes you to one of three places: 1) the publisher's website; 2) "Gay Book Blog" (the article from the Daily Mail is re-printed here); and 3) Queer Link (good taste and a sensitivity to our readers' need to avoid upchucking on their keyboards preclude us from linking directly to #3 from this site).

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February 11 2006 By virtueonline Forward in Faith Parishes Affiliate with the ACN En Masse

Commenting on the move, Bishop Keith Ackerman, Quincy, who also serves as president of FiFNA said, ""We've tried it going separately, and it didn't work. We've come to the table together. We can not go back to our divisions. We stand as Anglicans united, and we will stand!"

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February 11 2006 By virtueonline JERUSALEM: Christian leaders issue statement on Palestinian election

We congratulate the Palestinian people for their democratic performance in the recent parliamentary elections. We express our respect and our support to the will of the people expressed in these elections. We congratulate all those who were elected.

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February 09 2006 By virtueonline MISSISSIPPI: Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi vote addresses developing split

The first resolution commended Anglican leaders who produced the Windsor Report, which details how Robinson's ordination created problems in the Anglican Communion.

The second resolution voiced the council's "strong protest" of bishops from other areas of the Anglican Communion taking action "at odds with the recommendations of the Windsor Report." Those actions included visits by two African bishops to the Diocese of Mississippi.

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February 09 2006 By virtueonline IRELAND: Ex-bishop was 'hounded into exile' by Church heads

There was no opinion article about on the significance of this rare resignation, or reactions from puzzled readers as to why the Dubliner had felt compelled to leave Ireland and not carry on his ministry in this country, or in the North, where he had previously served.

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February 08 2006 By virtueonline Lord Carey 'ashamed to be an Anglican'

Lord Carey joined Jewish leaders protesting the vote by the General Synod, the church's legislature, to adopt a "morally responsible investment in the Palestinian occupied territories and, in particular, to disinvest from companies profiting from the illegal occupation, such as Caterpillar Inc., until they change their policies."

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February 08 2006 By virtueonline OCEANSIDE, CA: St. Anne's Unanimously Uphold Decision to Sever Ties with ECUSA

St. Anne's Church is an independent California non-profit religious corporation, with a church body of about 270 people and 156 voting members. On January 28 and 29, 2006, the St. Anne's vestry and members overwhelmingly decided to align with the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone, Diocese of Bolivia, under the oversight of the Rt. Rev. Frank Lyons.

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February 08 2006 By virtueonline ENGLAND: Disunity 'is the cost of women being bishops'

Yesterday he said that he was saddened that many of its conclusions, such as in the area of authority, had not been "received" into the Anglican Church.

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February 07 2006 By virtueonline VIRGINIA: Holy Spirit Missioner Resigns Position, Quits Episcopal Church

In his letter, Mr. Nixon says that in a meeting of the congregation on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, the congregation by a vote of 88-0 voted to affiliate with the Diocese of Ruwenzori and disassociate from the Episcopal Church.

According to parochial statistics for the year 2004, Holy Spirit's baptized membership was reported as 187, down from 209 the previous year. A press release posted to Holy Spirit's Web site claims membership of 230.

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