The Church of England is experiencing an ordeal as its attitudes about accusations of child sexual abuse by clergy are raked over by a public inquiry. George Pitcher, a former media officer on the staff of Lambeth Palace, has testified that that the church’s attitude to abuse was to stonewall. Pitcher, who worked during the tenure of Archbishop Rowan Williams, said staff had … [Read more...] about C of E’s Safeguarding Travails
Archives for March 21, 2018
Five Lambeth Details
Momentum is gathering for the next Lambeth Conference, to be held in Canterbury July 24 to August 3, 2020. Archbishop Justin Welby has announced that the theme will be “God’s Church for God’s World: Walking, Listening, and Witnessing Together.” “This is a significant event in the history of our extraordinary global family as we seek God’s direction for an Anglican Communion … [Read more...] about Five Lambeth Details
Faith, Friendship, and Better Health
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Two years ago, Arthur Johns of Charlotte, North Carolina, was paying a heavy price for indulging in his mother-in-law’s deep-fried dinners and rich desserts. At 6-foot-2 and 476 pounds, the 51-year-old relied on blood-pressure pills and insulin shots to keep him alive. “The Dick Gregory Diet, SlimFast: everything you could think of doing, I tried … [Read more...] about Faith, Friendship, and Better Health