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May 20 2004
CANADA: Bishop Victoria Matthews pulls out of Primate's race. Health cited
Immediate implications include requesting permission to withdraw as a
nominee for Primate and withdrawing my name as a nominee for the office of the Bishop of Toronto.
I am meeting with the Chancellor, the Dean and Archdeacons in the next two days to discuss postponing our Diocesan Synod until May, 2005.
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May 20 2004
LONDON: Liberals in church 'pursuing gay agenda'
He added that a debate by the Anglican Church in Canada on gay marriages later this month was a further provocation, as was the treatment of conservative parishes by liberal bishops in America.
In a letter reflecting the fury of the conservatives, the Archbishop
also criticised the chairman of the Lambeth Commission, set up by the
Archbishop of Canterbury to avert schism, for appearing to favour the
liberals.
May 20 2004
GOMEZ URGES EAMES TO HEAR VOICES OF CONSERVATIVES IN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
Whilst your letter made some important and valuable points, to which I
hope we will all give attention, I felt that the call for restraint
appeared to be addressed only to those who take objection to recent
developments. Surely, in this grave situation, all sides need to give
space for the Commission's work.
May 18 2004
SEWANEE Gets Politically Corrected
Lipman Hearne, Inc., concluded that the school was dropping on the list because, in their words, “the South can often raise negative associations before it sparks positive ones.” Their research led them to this analysis, despite every population shift in the United States over the past quarter century moving below the Mason-Dixon line.
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May 18 2004
LONDON: Rebel parish to fund 'cure' for homosexuals
The parish and parochial council announced that they were withholding
their £33,600 annual quota - a voluntary "tax" paid by parishes to central diocesan funds - in protest at the appointment of Dr John, a homosexual.
May 18 2004
REPENT OR FACE EXPULSION SAY 18 PRIMATES TO ECUSA
By the special grace of our God, we, the Primates of the Global South of the Anglican Communion representing 18 Provinces with a membership of over 55 million, have met together in Nairobi on 15 & 16 April 2004 under the Chairmanship of the Most Revd Dr Peter Akinola, the Primate of all Nigeria.
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May 18 2004
BERMUDA: Bishop said the Church Must Lead the World, Not Follow
Bishop Ratteray chastised the Church in the West for its utterly confusing and conflicting messages that are being sent out with regard to sexual morality, including homosexuality.
For our disunity, our seeming lack of cohesion on doctrinal matters and in others areas is seen as a sign of considerable weakness and a reason to pay us little or no attention, the bishop told the congregation.
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May 17 2004
TESM Names Rev. Paul Zahl New Dean and President
Chairman of the Board of Trustees Hugo Blankingship said, "The Lord has
blessed us indeed, as Paul will assume the awesome responsibility of
Trinity's vital role as a bearer of an orthodox evangelical witness in North
America." In partnership with Trinity's existing highly qualified and
dedicated faculty, Zahl be responsible for developing curriculum,
programming and partnerships to prepare Trinity for long-term worldwide
Christian ministry.
May 17 2004
BARNABUS FUND: Persecution Of Christians Around The World -- 5/14/2004
David Emmanuel, a factory worker told Reuters he saw two truckloads of
corpses on Wednesday night, and he counted at least 30 bodies in the
street. Elsewhere, correspondents have seen 35 mostly burned and
mutilated bodies.
May 17 2004
CALIFORNIA: S.F. Episcopal Church cuts off bishop who wed
Charles married Felipe Sanchez Paris on April 24 in a ceremony at St.
Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco, witnessed by several
hundred family members and friends.
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