Monthly Archives: October 2021

Convert Nazir-Ali priested into the R.C.Ordinariate

One time Anglican Bishop Nazi-Ali, a noted conservative Evangelical in the Church of England, whose disaffection with that Church’s response to the movement towards ‘Living in Love and Faith’, which is currently exploring the need to accept LGBT+ people fully … Continue reading

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‘The Bible is Clear’, Consent & ‘Conversion Therapy’

The following item, featuring an op-ed by former director of the A.C.O. Canon Dr. Phil Groves questions the anti-gay theology of the C.of E.’s ‘Evangelical Alliance’ in their opposition to the modern understanding of gender and sexuality that is being … Continue reading

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A Con/Evo view of Living in Love & Faith in the C.of E.

One of the consequences of the attempt to stack the membership of the New Church of England General Synod with a conservative Evangelical majority has been the arrival on the scene of one of the younger, more personable, representatives of … Continue reading

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POTUS to meet with POPE Francis: Shared Wisdom!

When Biden meets with Francis, some heads will explode. Anglicans around the world – as well as Roman Catholics – will be interested to find out the immediate consequences of the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Pope Francis, … Continue reading

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ABC “Gravely concerned” at Ghana’s homophobia

Archbishop of Canterbury’s statement on Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ Bill 26/10/2021 The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby, said today: “I am gravely concerned by the draft anti-LGBTQ+ Bill due to be debated by the Ghanaian parliament. I will be … Continue reading

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Ghana: “Grandma. what big teeth you have”.

In the post below – from ViaMedia News (Jayne Ozanne) the Ven. Peter Leonard makes valid comment on the action of the Anglican Province of Ghana in siding with the Ghana Government’s looming legal decision to impose severe penalties on … Continue reading

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Fr Alan Griffin – Unconscious Homophobia?

by Canon James Mustard, Canon Precentor at Exeter Cathedral The tragic circumstances of the death last year of Fr Alan Griffin have been the subject of national media attention.  The Coroner’s report – a “Prevention of Future Deaths report”- released in July, described … Continue reading

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Trump’s Evangelical Supporters want him to run again

I want Donald Trump to run again too – as far away as possible from re-election as the next POTUS. Sadly, it is the largely Conservative Evangelical anti-gay preachers in the U.S. who want to see Trump restored into a … Continue reading

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TEC’s Diocese of Albany to revisit S/S Marriage Blessings

The decision to re-visit the extant diocesan legislation in the Episcopal Diocese of Albany, New York, that prohibits the celebration of the Blessing of Same-Sex Marriages in that diocese – which happens to be contrary to the overall T.E.C. legislation … Continue reading

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A GAFCON-style view of Nazir-Ali’s ‘conversion’

(Hat-Tip to ‘Virtue-on-Line’ – not my favourite blog-spot, but useful for odd reflection on the far-right Fundamentalists in the Anglican world). Dr. David Virtue a former New-Zealander, now based in the United States, often waxes lyrical in his anti-A.C.C. diatribes … Continue reading

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