Monthly Archives: March 2019

Toronto Bishops Response to ABC’s Lambeth Decision

College of Bishops’ Statement – Diocese of Toronto Feast of the Annunciation, March 25, 2019 Dear Friends in Christ, As is publicly known, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, has invited all active bishops in the Anglican … Continue reading

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Kent University questions Lambeth Conference policy

University of Kent to ‘raise concerns’ with Archbishop of Canterbury over conference banning gay partners  | Updated: 11:25, 25 March 2019 University of Kent bosses are seeking a meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury to raise “concerns” over a conference banning same-sex … Continue reading

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C. of E. Ambivalence on S/S Marriage Blessings

MARCH 22, 2019 BY ALIGHTBOWN Speaking of sexual irony. Earlier this week I was privileged to take the funeral of a lovely man, let’s call him Frank. The funeral took place in a crematorium and was extremely well attended. Frank had spent much … Continue reading

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Same Sex Marriage & Scripture: Affirming Evangelical Response (Part 1)

Posted on October 16, 2018by Jayne Ozanne by Rt Revd David Gillett, Principal of Trinity Theological College, Bristol (1989-1999) and is the former Bishop of Bolton A group of evangelical bishops have recently written a letter asking for no change or development in our … Continue reading

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The Place of The Holy Spirit in Today’s Church

Spirit atheismMar 20, 2019by Daniel P. Horan OpinionTheology   The renowned Vatican II peritus and leading Catholic theologian of the 20th century, Jesuit Fr. Karl Rahner, wrote at the outset of his important 1967 theological treatise The Trinity that the … Continue reading

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Phobias United: Trump and Brazilian President

Trump smirks as Brazil’s far right president says they are united against LGBTQ people By Alex Bollinger · Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Screenshot/YouTube President Jair Bolsonaro said that the U.S. and Brazil are united in their efforts to undermine and erase LGBTQ people … Continue reading

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A US Christian-Right Group’s view on Muslim Massacre

Christian group tells followers NZ shooter had to ‘take things into his own hands’ to stop Muslims By Bil Browning · Monday, March 18, 2019 American Family Association radio host Bryan Fischer Screenshot The American Family Association is a particularly vicious anti-LGBTQ hate group … Continue reading

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A Catholic Response to Mosque Tragedy in Christchurch

CathNews NZ and Asia Pacific Together Monday, March 18th, 2019 Brenton Tarrant’s manifesto is unbelievably offensive. It talks about the supremacy of the European people and deporting all non-Europeans. He says he decided to take a stand to ensure a … Continue reading

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The ‘INDEPENDENT’ (U.K.) re Lambeth 2020

Justin Welby accused of bowing to homophobia after banning gay bishop’s husband from church summit Conservative hardliners from Africa, South America and Asia are dictating to Archbishop of Canterbury, Kevin Robertson says Tim Wyatt @tswyatt – U.K. ‘INDEPENDENT’ A gay bishop … Continue reading

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TEC Bishops Respond to New Zealand Tragedy

Also at the meeting Diocese of San Joaquin Bishop David Rice speaks to the house on March 15 hours after the terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Rice once served as a vicar in the Diocese of … Continue reading

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