Episcopal Church NewsNews on Episcopal Church continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Church of England vote opens door to female bishops - as "soon" as 2014!- July 8, 2008 Ed Note: Since this won't take effect until 2014 ("at the earliest") there really is plenty of time for folks to write up a "code of conduct"that makes the old boy's network happy without demeaning women. BTW: Isn't it odd that so many these good old boys who can't tolerate gays feel the same way about women The Church of England was thrown into turmoil last night over the issue of women bishops, as it rejected proposals that would have accommodated clergy strongly opposed to the historic...http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/church-of-england-vote-opens-door-to-femal... Liberal Anglicans are the true church, new book claims- July 7, 2008 A new book just published leads the fight against the 'conservative' attempt to take over the Church of England and the Anglican Communion. Liberal Faith in a Divided Church by Jonathan Clatworthy, General Secretary of the Modern Churchpeople's Union, argues that the Church has traditionally been tolerant and inclusive, willing to embrace differences of opinion and allow them to be debated without threats of schism. At this time of increasing controversy between liberals and conservatives in...http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/liberal-anglicans-are-the-true-church-new-... Letter to Lambeth- July 6, 2008 LGBT Anglicans and their allies can use a new website - Letters to Lambeth - to join in the Lambeth Listening Process. Launched by Oasis California, the LGBT Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of California, the project has been endorsed by these bishop: The Rt. Rev. Marc Andrus of the Diocese of California, the Rt. Rev. John Chane, Rt. Rev Gregory H. Rickel, Diocese of Olympia; the Rt. Rev. George Wayne Smith of the Diocese of Missouri, the Rt. Rev. S. Todd Ousley of the Diocese of Eastern...http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/letter-to-lambeth?fromrss=1 Pro-Chavez Catholics under fire- July 6, 2008 Religious leaders in Venezuela have criticised a recently formed church that openly backs President Hugo Chavez's socialist politics.http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/pro-chavez-catholics-under-fire?fromrss=1 Anglican archbishop rebukes ungracious' criticism of Archbishop of Canterbury- July 6, 2008 The archbishop of York on Saturday rebuked some Anglican traditionalists for what he calls ungracious behavior toward Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/anglican-archbishop-rebukes-ungracious-cri... Obama: Response to Iraq remarks overblown- July 5, 2008 Photo Credit: AP Photo Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill, left, shakes hands with a bishop at the 48th Quadrennial Session of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in St.http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/obama-response-to-iraq-remarks-overblown?f... Faith groups to remove racist symbols from lawn- July 5, 2008 Travis Smith has kept the lawn trimmed outside his suburban New Orleans home but hasn't yet removed the "KKK" or the images of crosses that somebody chemically etched into the grass.http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/faith-groups-to-remove-racist-symbols-from... Gay Bishop Tells Crowd To 'Toughen Up'- July 5, 2008 The first openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church on Tuesday compared the struggle of gays and lesbians to the civil rights movement of the 1960s.http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/gay-bishop-tells-crowd-to-toughen-up?fromr... Twin Falls priest named Idaho Bishop- July 5, 2008 Brian Thom, a priest at Church of the Ascension in Twin Falls, was selected Saturday among four vying for the position.http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/twin-falls-priest-named-idaho-bishop?fromr... Unity for all: If only you fall in line- July 4, 2008 WE DIDN'T see the Archbishop of Canterbury at Sen. Barack Obama's rally in Unity last Friday.http://www.topix.net/religion/episcopal/2008/07/unity-for-all-if-only-you-fall-in-line?fro... |