- Left, right, faith and equality (30 Dec 06)
Two Christians one from the left and one from the right who have chosen equality -- Peter Garrett MP the Shadow Minister for Heritage the Environment and the Arts has ...
- Living a dilemna (13 Dec 06)
Neela Banerjee writes in the New York Times (12 Dec 06) on the dilemna of being a gay evangelical Christian. For example Justin Lee who has set up a web ...
- They're a blessing, not a problem (23 Nov 06)
BBC Thought for the Day 21 Nov 06> by the Rt Rev. Dr Tom Butler Bishop of Southwark.Good morning. The Archbishop of Canterbury starts his visit to the Vatican today ...
- A massive cultural mutation (17 Nov 06)
In a Boston Globe column (13 Nov 06) "War religion and gay rights" (13 Nov 06) James Carroll notes the cancellation of a gay pride parade in Jerusalem because of ...
- Pray for Davis (12 Nov 06)
Pray for Davis Mac-Iyalla founder and Director of Changing Attitude Nigeria. Colin Coward Director of Changing Attitude England wrote that Davis collapsed last week in the French Embassy after being ...
- Changing Attitude Australia Inc (28 Oct 06)
It's good to see the steady development of Changing Attitude Australia since its establishment a few months ago. As the well-crafted website explains its mission is to move forward the ...
- The goodness of Guy (27 Oct 06)
Guy Sebastian is interesting in an interview with the Herald Sun yesterday:You've spoken about how you got a lot of negativity from the public a few years ago people spray-painting ...
- The idolatrous begged elephant (24 Oct 06)
The Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney last night adopted a motion that supports the 'Primates of the Global South'.Synod commends the Primates of the Global South for their ...
- Equally valued participants (18 Oct 06)
The 2006 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand confirmed and earlier decision that the church "may not accept for training license ordain or induct anyone involved ...
- Sanity from Wales (12 Oct 06)
Of the differing views of the provinces of the Anglican Communion frequently it has been those of the Celtic churches--Scotland Wales and Ireland--that have been the most sane often because ...
- The mentor and royal free speech (10 Oct 06)
On 20 August Oliver Marre commented in The Observer that "A radical cat was to be set among the pigeons of Anglican traditionalism" aided by Prince Charles. A manuscript had ...
- Questions worth asking (01 Oct 06)
This statement by Inclusive Church asks questions worth asking.The end of the Communion? 1.0 As a result of the statements issued by the meeting of the Primates of the "Global ...
- Ndungane on patience (25 Sep 06)
On 24 September 2006 the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane Archbishop of Cape Town and Primate of the Anglican Church of the Province of Southern Africa made a statement in response ...
- In the face of two enemies (17 Sep 06)
There is ample evidence that a practising faith hugely increases the likelihood of any committed relationship lasting. The refusal of the church to bless gay commitment is a horrible irony. ...
- Greens v. Exclusive Brethren (15 Aug 06)
The Australian Senate today defeated 59 to 4 a proposal by Senator Bob Brown Leader of the Australian Greens that a Senate committee investigate and report on:The role of the ...
- Defending God? (14 Aug 06)
Note to press: being Christian is not anti-gay James A Lopata In Newsweekly Boston 10 Aug 2006.Are Christianity and homosexuality antithetical to each other? You might be led to that ...
- More agony of division (13 Jul 06)
It's an agony that the seemingly trivial question of homosexuality once again brings deep division to much loved church. The Age speculates that "the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) has ...
- Uniting Church debates (10 Jul 06)
The The Australian the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age report that the Uniting Church of Australia Australia's third largest church faces rebellion after conservatives yesterday lost their battle to ...
- Implications of magnanimity (09 Jul 06)
In his Presidential address to the General Synod of the Church of England Archbishop Sentamu reflects on his experience of the recent General Convention of the Episcopal Church. He notes ...
- Presbyterians out of a ditch (24 Jun 06)
The Presbyterian Church (USA) has found a way through the ordination-of-homosexuals question.By a vote of 298-221 (57% to 43%) the 217th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) today approved ...
- Spiritual violence (23 Jun 06)
I need to be careful in commenting about the affairs of another church observed from the other side of the earth but I'm inclined to agree with Christopher in his ...
- And is that the verdict of you all? (22 Jun 06)
I'm impressed by Bishop Jefferts Schori's homily at the closing eucharist of the Convention. "We children can continue to squabble over the inheritance" she concluded "Or we can claim our ...
- I could not in good conscience apologise (20 Jun 06)
The House of Deputies of The Episcopal Church has passed the following resolution (A160) by a large majority and sent it to the House of Bishops for concurrence. Resolved the ...
- A Rabbi reflects on Leviticus 18:22 (11 Jun 06)
Rabbi Mark S. Glickman of Congregation Kol Shalom on Bainbridge Island Washington reads Leviticus with love and humour in "Scripture misread by those who oppose gay-rights legislation" The Seattle Times ...
- Changing Attitude Australia (07 Jun 06)
Changing Attitude Australia Inc. will be launched at a gathering at 3pm-5pm Sunday 25 June 2006 3-pm at St John's Anglican Church Bentleigh (corner of Tucker and Centre Roads). Dr ...
- Entsch supports equity (03 Jun 06)
Mr Warren Entsch Liberal (i.e. conservative) federal Member of Parliament for the north Queensland seat of Leichardt is proposing a Private Member's Bill to abolish federal legal inequities against people ...
- Joy and contentment: possible for everyone? (27 May 06)
In a speech to Australia's Ambassador Plunkett when she presented her credentials on 18 May Pope Benedict XVI continued his campaign against same-sex unions.It is . . . respect for ...
- What is it with the churches and sex? (23 May 06)
Ron Ferguson writes in the Glasgow Herald (22 May 2006) of "sexuality time-bomb" set to explode very soon under the Church of Scotland. My interest is not so much in ...
- A difficult position for God (15 May 06)
By Richard Rohr OFM Center for Action and Contemplation Albuquerque New Mexico in his foreword to Coming in: gays and lesbians reclaiming the spiritual journey by Urs Mattmann. Glasgow: Wild ...
- Murderous sex (08 May 06)
There is speculation that the Vatican may yet allow Catholics to use condoms when one partner is HIV positive especially within marriage. I pray that it might see that when ...
- The Canadians disassociate (06 May 06)
Canada's Anglican bishops have spoken against Nigerian laws on homosexuality and disassociated themselves from the Nigerian church's support for the laws.Anglican Journal 4 May 2006 - Canada's Anglican bishops unanimously ...
- Wisdom not speed (28 Apr 06)
Titusonenine quotes the Rt. Rev. Ted Gulick Bishop of Kentucky who a little while ago at an ECUSA Province IV meeting referred to "this specific neuralgic moment in our church ...
- Stand up and walk (19 Apr 06)
Stand Up and Walk by The Rev. George Clifford Episcopal priest and retired U.S. Navy chaplain in The Living Church 9 Apr 2006.The Episcopal Church and much of the Anglican ...
- Nigeria: more facts and some suspicions (02 Apr 06)
Following a meeting in Switzerland between the Director of Changing Attitude Colin Coward and the Director of Changing Attitude Nigeria Davis MacIyalla further facts and allegations emerge in three press ...
- Constructive, Christ-like alternatives (23 Mar 06)
Titusonenine recently posted an extract from "Climbing Brokeback Mountain with the Anglicans" an opinion piece in the Orlando Sentinel by Professor David C. Steinmetz of Duke University's Divinity School. His ...
- A cagey Nigerian game (10 Mar 06)
Following a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) on 22-25 February 2006 presided over by the Most Revd Peter Akinola the Committee issued a ...
- Dealing with disagreement (07 Mar 06)
I'm glad that publication of the a transcript makes it possible to consider in more complete context what the Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Revd Dr Rowan Williams said in ...
- Fundamental(ist) rupture/rapture (06 Mar 06)
Arhbishop Rowan Williams has told the BBC that the Anglican Church faces a fundamental "rupture" on the issue of homosexuality. He said he feared any split could take decades to ...
- Nigerian church turns to policies of the Inquisition (04 Mar 06)
My thanks to the ever-alert compilers of Thinking Anglicans for spotting an article in The Vanguard (4 March 06) discussing the Nigerian government's recent actions against homosexuals. The article quotes ...
- Dr Williams, please act now (03 Mar 06)
Open letter sent by Inclusive Church raising the position of Changing Attitude Nigeria and Integrity Uganda The Archbishop of Canterbury Lambeth Palace London SE1 21st February 2006 Dear Archbishop Inclusive ...
- A builder of bridges (27 Feb 06)
Titusonenine quotes Andrew Carey (Church of England Newspaper 6 Jan 2006 ) who has some proposals on how to behave when we are facing a stand-off about sexuality (or anything ...
- Sense from Scotland (23 Feb 06)
It seems just possible that alongside their Episcopal sisters and brothers the good people of the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland may reach a sensible position on civil partnerships and by ...
- California candidates (21 Feb 06)
In a press release Integrity has welcome the inclusion of a gay man (the Very Rev. Robert Taylor) and a lesbian (the Rev. Bonnie Perry) in the list of candidates ...
- Signaling the existance of gay Nigerians (17 Feb 06)
The crazy thing is that the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) should be so naïve as to be caught up in support for the politically motivated actions of the Nigerian ...
- Homosexuality and Porvoo (12 Feb 06)
On 27 October 2005 the Church Assembly (Kyrkomötet) of the Church of Sweden decided that a special order of service for the blessing of a registered partnership should be introduced. ...
- Nigerian disgrace (11 Feb 06)
The Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill 2006 now before the Nigerian parliament will as its title implies prohibit same-sex marriage. That is regretable but no different to the situation in ...
- Changing Attitude Australia? (05 Feb 06)
Philip Bewley student at Trinity College Theological School in Melbourne and Dr Peter Sherlock post doctoral fellow in history at Melbourne University are launching a new Changing Attitude network in ...
- Tired of bickering (29 Jan 06)
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports (29 Jan.) a decision of the 211th Annual Council (or synod) of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.Although some Episcopal Diocese of Virginia members continue to be ...
- Norwegians to decide on indecision (26 Jan 06)
The 20-member doctrinal commission of the (Lutheran) Church of Norway has reported that it is split on the issue of homosexuality and has warned that disagreements are straining the unity ...
- Tallahasse truths (22 Jan 06)
I commend to the consideration of my American friends the following letter by one Billy G. Davis in the Tallahasse Democrat on 21 January.I have been a member of the ...
- Papal sex life (19 Jan 06)
The Telegraph (18 Jan) reports that Pope Benedict XVI's first encyclical Deus Caritas Est expected shortly warns believers not to confuse love with lust or degrade it "to mere sex" ...
- Changing attitudes (18 Jan 06)
Sadly not only blogs spread misinformation from so-called "Christian sources". Here is one troubling example. Canon AkinTunde Popoola Director of Communications of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) in press ...
- The Gospel turned on its head? (10 Jan 06)
From Towleroad and Damien's spot I pick up a report about Catholic priest the Revd Jim Morrison of St. Thomas Aquinas church at Nicholls State University Thibodaux Louisiana who decided ...
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