Monthly Archives: September 2022

ORTHODOXY – ‘Right Belief’ or ‘Conservative Dogmatism’

“Sex and marriage are set aside as minor ethical conundrums or minimized as a distraction from more urgent concerns. The bigger concerns may be racial justice and poverty (for those left of center) or missions and evangelism (for the more … Continue reading

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Sydney Diocese announces new relationship to A.C.C.

“Speaking at a pre-synod dinner, Dr Davies, who is the first bishop of the diocese of the Southern Cross, said that, if Sydney diocese really cared for Australia, the ‘best clergy’ and lay people should be sent to dioceses where … Continue reading

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Women and The Church – New Zealand

We Anglicans have long prided ourselves on the radical inclusion of women as part and parcel of the ministry and mission of our churches around the world. Now is the time for Roman Catholic women to be accorded what they … Continue reading

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King Charles II – will protect the human rights of ALL people of Faith

In this provocative article by Lynda Rose, in ‘Christian Today‘, she is questioning the integrity of King Charles III, whose democratic Christian conscience has led him to embrace the legal protection of every person of faith – rather than the … Continue reading

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The Church and Homophobia

Franciscan, Father Dniel P. Horan, a professor of theology at Notre Dame University in Indiana, here questions the place of institutional homophobia and sexism that is still driving people away from the Church. Relating the Gospel example of Jesus’ treatment … Continue reading

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Queen Elizabeth – ‘Fidei Defensor’

In this particular tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II of England, on Radio N.Z. News, the former Archbishop of Aotearoa/New Zealand, Sir David Moxon, describes what he personally observed – at a Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops in the … Continue reading

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Episcopalians urged to support S/S Marriage Laws

The U.S. Supreme Court is about to debate the continued legality of Same Sex Marriage in the U.S.A – in the same way in which the issue of legal Abortion Rights was recently discussed; before they were overturned by a … Continue reading

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A humbler, more open Church – Pope Francis

In a visit largely unreported in the West, Pope Francis attended a recent Conference of World Religions in Kazakhstan. In his speech the Pope showed his openness to other religious communities, recognising their common humanitarian beginnings, with the warning that … Continue reading

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Diocese of Bathurst – a Sydney Dependency?

Anglicanism in Australia was recently divided by a GAFCON-led revolution with it’s institution of a separate ‘Anglican Diocese of The Southern Cross’ that was led by a group of people who have rejected the leadership of the national Anglican Church … Continue reading

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Marriage – a Methodist Perspective

While the Church of England is focussed on the outcome of ‘Living in Love and Faith (LLF), people of other Christian Churches are contemplating its effect on their own theology of gender and sexuality – primarily with their place in … Continue reading

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