Lars Plougmann/Flickr The Anglican Church of Canada’s primate and its national indigenous Anglican bishop have joined the protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline. They write in a statement issued Aug. 25: Water is sacred and one of the four primal elements that sustain life on Mother Earth. We have not respected water and consequently many lakes, streams, … [Read more...] about Canadian Bishops Join Protest
Archives for August 25, 2016
Pray for Quake Victims
Rescuers help an earthquake survivor in Amatrice, central Italy.REUTERS/Remo Casilli Adapted from Gavin Drake/ACNS The chairman of the Anglican Consultative Council has asked Anglicans to pray for the people of Italy and Myanmar after earthquakes struck on Aug. 24. Officials place the death toll in Italy at 247, a figure expected to rise as the search … [Read more...] about Pray for Quake Victims
PB Opposes Pipeline
The Diocese of North Dakota’s council approved a statement Aug. 20 supporting the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in its protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has now endorsed that protest: “Water is a gift from the creator; respect it, and protect it.” I was deeply moved by these words printed on the sign of a person standing with hundreds of … [Read more...] about PB Opposes Pipeline