Morning Star News reports:The Sudanese military in the last two weeks has bombed more non-Arab people in largely Christian areas of the Nuba Mountains — killing three Christians, destroying two relief agency structures and demolishing a Roman Catholic Church building, sources said.Dawla Angalo, 60, a member of the Catholic Church in Heiban, died in a Nov. 17 bombing of the town … [Read more...] about Bombs Kill 3 in Nuba Mountains
Archives for November 2012
+Atlanta: Grateful for Adoption
The Rt. Rev. Robert C. Wright, 10th Bishop of Atlanta, spoke recently with Dennis O’Hayer of NPR affiliate WABE.Wright discussed his role as the first African American bishop of Atlanta, the Episcopal Church’s rite for blessing same-sex couples, the gospel (“The issue of God is the most to me; “I think we’ve got to talk about God more”), racial profiling and decriminalizing … [Read more...] about +Atlanta: Grateful for Adoption
‘Restore Good Order’
From the Anglican Communion InstituteTo the Bishops of the Episcopal Church:Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,This is a painful letter. It is painful because it concerns un-canonical (and perhaps even unlawful) actions on the part of our Presiding Bishop and her associates. These actions, detailed in the attached appendix and summarized in the bullet points below, have … [Read more...] about ‘Restore Good Order’
Uruguyans Discouraged
Adapted from an Anglican Journal report by Marites N. Sison.The Diocese of Uruguay says it feels “abandoned and unsupported” after the standing committee of the Anglican Consultative Council turned down its request to change provinces.The diocese, which is part of the Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de America, has asked that it be transferred to Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do … [Read more...] about Uruguyans Discouraged
Kingdom and Fire
Christ the KingFirst reading: 2 Sam. 23:1-7; Ps. 132:1-13, (14-19) Alternate: Dan. 7:9-10, 11-14; Ps. 93 • Rev. 1:4b-8 • John 18:33-37We will get to the godless, piercing them with an iron bar or the shaft of a spear, and throwing them to an all-consuming fire (see 2 Sam. 23:6,7).To begin, however, we turn our attention to the oracle of the Lord resting upon the house of David. … [Read more...] about Kingdom and Fire
ACC-15 Thinks Thinly
By Peter CarrellThe 15th Anglican Consultative Council which met Oct. 27-Nov. 7 in Auckland was a stirring occasion for the Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia. It offered an opportunity to showcase our “three tikanga” life, the way in which we express ourselves as church according to the cultural streams of Maori, New Zealanders of European origin, and … [Read more...] about ACC-15 Thinks Thinly
Paging Archbishop Ntahoturi
From the Anglican Communion Institute[On Nov. 19] Bishop Christopher Hill of Guildford, the chairman of the Church of England’s Council for Christian Unity, advised that church’s General Synod of developments in South Carolina:On Saturday, a Special Diocesan Convention endorsed the South Carolina withdrawal from The Episcopal Church. The Bishop has stated that their position … [Read more...] about Paging Archbishop Ntahoturi
Will Parliament Intervene?
By John Martin in LondonA clear majority of General Synod members wants women bishops. So does an overwhelming majority of diocesan Synod members (42 of 44 Synods voted in favour). Rank and file church people on the whole agree. Most members of the broader British public think it’s a no-brainer.Despite all this, the drawn-out search for a legislative formula to allow women … [Read more...] about Will Parliament Intervene?