Monthly Archives: March 2011

Ecclesiastical Dominos How do you get people to vote for something they don’t want? In the Church of England, it’s easy. You employ the domino effect. Take the Anglican Covenant, for instance. It is clear that many people in the … Continue reading →

 Executive summary             The Government is committed to advancing equality for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people and to ensuring freedom of religion and belief for people of all faiths. To further both of these aims, the Government is removing the … Continue reading →

Signposting the Anglican Way: Theological Education Group meets in Harare, Zimbabwe  Posted On : March 29, 2011 10:27 AM | Posted By : Webmaster ACNS: http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/3/29/ACNS4834 Related Categories: ACO – Theological   The second meeting of the Steering Group of … Continue reading →

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor … Continue reading →

The case against the Anglican Covenant by Revd Jonathan Clatworthy, General Secretary of Modern Church. Centralising power Firstly the centralisation of power. The Covenant’s proponents have repeatedly denied any such intention. What matters, though, is not their intentions but how others … Continue reading →

Anglican Consultative Council – Standing Committee Standing Committee Members Abp Rowan Williams (President) Rowan Williams is the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury and Primate of All England, offices he has held since early 2003. He … Continue reading →

Thought for the Day, 23 March 2011 The Rev. Dr Giles Fraser I don’t know if there’s a church in the fictional village of Midsomer. But if there is, I bet they use the King James Bible. I say this … Continue reading →

Approaching our decision on the Anglican Covenant in the Church of Ireland by Bishop Michael Burrows, C of I clerical representative at ACC in Dundee (1999), Hong Kong (2002), and Nottingham (2005) and chair of select committee advising on Church … Continue reading →

                   Former Anglican clergy who have been absorbed into the new Roman Catholic Ordinariate in the U.K. have begun their ‘formation’ course, preparing them to be ordained into the Roman Catholic priesthood. Their formation programme will take 12 weeks, … Continue reading →

 A FALSE distinction is sometimes made between faith and religion. Faith is supposedly free, the preserve of the unbridled spirit; religion is a codified set of doctrines and rules. In reality, as St Paul thought he had explained to everyone’s … Continue reading →