Presiding Bishop Schori: A Study in Misunderstanding the Exercise of Dominion
Unfortunately, the presiding bishop’s history is as weak as her theology. One is left to wonder if she learned it at The Good Samaritan School of Theology, the mythical school that existed only in her world of wishful thinking – well and in her resume.
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I Don’t Know, Therefore I Sue
The Presiding Bishop’s actions are so full of personal and ideological certainties that her claim to “not know the details of the emerging church” is fake humility, unctuous and sickening to read:
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Running Defense: Navigating the Perils of a Dying Organization
When a parish, diocese, leader, or layperson loses a significant battle - whether it is a lawsuit, a church trial, a committee decision, an election, or some other public issue - it is important that that parish, diocese, leader, or layperson “lose well.”
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The Other ‘Lost Boys’: Muslim Men and Bacha Bazi
Political correctness keeps most western media outlets from bringing attention to sexual crimes against little boys committed by Muslim men across the Middle East. Here is the disturbing reality.
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Why North American Anglicans are the Way We Are
In my experience many North American Episcopalians/Anglicans, even from very good orthodox churches, have only a rudimentary concept of what lies between Genesis 1 and Revelation 22 - and, worse, little desire to learn. Here are seven reasons (among many) why we are the way we are…
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The Falls Church Anglican May Go Forward With Appeal
May 22, 2012 · 2 When heretics are disappointed, it makes me smile. With disappointment, I report to you that we have been unable to reach a final settlement with the CANA congregation now known as…
If a Somali Shouts in Sioux Falls, does an L.A. liberal hear anything?
May 22, 2012 · 4 There were ululations in the Sioux Falls Arena last Sunday night. Cheers, whistles, hand claps and all kinds of other happy noise as well. My wife and I were at our younger…
Al Mohler: The Bible condemns a lot, but here’s why we focus on homosexuality
May 22, 2012 · Good answer to a common question by Dr. Al Mohler: Why are Christians so concerned with homosexuality? In the first place, that question is answered by the simple fact that it…
Deep Denial in Diocese of Lexington?
May 22, 2012 · 2 Interesting post over at T-19. Since Lexington has an upcoming Diocesan election, I decided to look at some history and and lo and behold the statistics for that diocese were discussed in a post and…
Change the World with the World Communion of Reformed Churches
May 22, 2012 · The world waited with bated breath last week, desperate to see what would come out of the meeting in Indonesia of the Executive Committee of the World Communion of…
The Ugly Christian
May 22, 2012 · 10 We spend a lot of time here pointing out the anti-nomian absurdity of politically fueled leftist activism in the church. But there is an equally dangerous error that sometimes lodges itself like a tic in…
Must I Always Publicly Pray in Jesus’ Name?
May 22, 2012 · 3 This is a superb answer from Russell Moore. We do not worship the same God that Muslims and Jews worship.…
The Episcopal Left is Upset with the Roman Catholics
May 22, 2012 · 11 I am beginning to wonder if lack of logic is a pre-requisite for leadership in the Episcopal church. It seems some Episcopalians are all atwitter because the Roman Catholic Church is acting to remove priests…
Claiming Our Collective Poet Voices
May 22, 2012 · 15 Let’s see…declining attendance, aging membership, cultural irrelevance…what can we do to turn things around? Barbara Campbell of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in New Britain has been…
University of Notre Dame Files Lawsuit Over Obamacare Mandate
May 21, 2012 · 8 Alumni received this email: May 21, 2012 A Message from Father John Jenkins, C.S.C., President, University of Notre Dame Today the University of Notre Dame filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern…
The Strange Dance of the Canons
May 21, 2012 · 4 With General Convention 2012 fast approaching, now starts what I call the Strange Dance of the Canons. Proposals to change and amend the Canons (and Constitution, as well) of ECUSA begin to surface from every…
Presiding Bishop Schori: A Study in Misunderstanding the Exercise of Dominion
May 21, 2012 · 26 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the…
Bishop John McIntyre of Gippsland Reneges on the Bishops’ Protocol on Human Sexuality
May 20, 2012 · 23 Well gosh, who could possibly have seen this one coming? The Diocese of Gippsland has had it’s annual Synod and Bishop John McIntyre seems to have decided that when he…
‘Exorcist’ Author Blatty to Sue Georgetown University over Catholic Authenticity
May 20, 2012 · 4 William Peter Blatty, who graduated from Georgetown in 1950, says the “last straw” was the university’s speaking invitation to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Sebelius, who addressed graduating public…
Mormonism: Branch on the Christian Tree?
May 19, 2012 · 11 I ran across a book review yesterday that is just…weird. It’s by Stephen Webb, a religion professor at Wabash College and recent convert to Roman Catholicism, reviewing Fuller Seminary president Richard Mouw’s book Talking With…
But Boswell Says…
May 18, 2012 · 1 It is the way of advocacy scholarship to seize upon snips and pieces of “evidence” divorced from their historical context, and then offer an improbable or fanciful interpretation that serves the argument being advanced. That…
Abortion zealots attack women’s center in Sioux Falls
May 18, 2012 · 3 So, like what happened to all those laws about keeping a reasonable distance…
Book Review: Bishop Howe’s “Anointed by the Spirit”
May 18, 2012 · 1 God wants his church to become everything his Son was and is! But the “catch” is that we get there together, or not at all. And we will get there together as the gifts of…
Mentioning Jeremiah Wright=Racism
May 18, 2012 · 9 In the “On Faith” column at the Washington Post, someone named Rahiel Tesfamariam wants you to know that if the name Jeremiah Wright so much as crosses your mind during this presidential…
Allah is not God: A Brief Comment on the ‘Insider Movement’
May 17, 2012 · 48 The Insider movement encourages new Christian converts in predominantly Muslim countries to remain in the mosque, continue to say Muslim prayers, read the Koran as sacred literature, and call themselves Muslims.
Christian University Requires Staff Sign Morality Pledge
May 16, 2012 · 8 Plainly stated: the opposition to the regulatory mechanism isn’t likely to lead Shorter University to reverse course. Aside from forbidding an active role in a gay relationship, the lifestyle pledge also bans pre-marital sex, adultery…
Luke Timothy Johnson: An Honest Heretic
May 16, 2012 · 15 Luke Timothy Johnson used to be a hero of mine. One of the keys to my conversion was being convinced that the New Testament provided a reliable witness to the words and deeds of Jesus.…
PCUSA: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Rules!
May 16, 2012 · 9 There is something sad about watching a denomination crumble before one’s very eyes. Case in point: the Presbyterian Church (USA). One of the PCUSA’s most notorious advocates for LGBTICQXYZ causes is the Rev. Jane Spahr.…
Catholic University Drops Student Health Insurance, Cites Obamacare
May 16, 2012 · 5 In its decision to drop coverage, the school cited the contraception mandate, but also a requirement that the maximum coverage amount be increased to $100,000 for policyholders—claiming that would have made premiums skyrocket. A university…
Row between ASA and Archbishop Cranmer Makes the Daily Mail
May 16, 2012 · 4 His Grace has made the Daily Mail: The ASA has stressed that the adverts, rather than the blogger, are the subject of their probe - and insist…
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, No - It’s Uncle Sam
May 16, 2012 · 1 Call me old fashion but I am not really thrilled about the new eye in the sky program. The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday began to explain the…
Same-Sex Marriage in Medieval Irish Churches? Boswell Sinks to a New Academic Low
May 16, 2012 · 18 Like me you’ve probably seen this sort of thing doing the rounds on teh intarweb recently:…
“...not only in ages past” - The Martyrs of Sudan and current opportunities to stand with them
May 16, 2012 · 6 May 16 commemorates The Martyrs of Sudan. I am honored to celebrate Holy Communion at Calvary Cathedral, Sioux Falls at 12:15 on this day. These are not figures from ancient…
Adoption, Abortion and “Gay Marriage” - Joining the Dots with Jesus
May 15, 2012 · 5 This is going to be a bit of a ramble. Grab a cup of something and sit down with me… I’ve been working through the latest government adoption report [pdf] in Australia, prompted by…
Captain Smith Addresses the Crew
May 15, 2012 · 24 On the occasion of the aftermath of the unfortunate encounter with the iceberg:Not Being Overcome by Fear Our attention as a staff will undoubtedly become increasingly focused on General…
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Bill2 - Deep Denial in Diocese of Lexington?
I think they need to double down on “radical hospitality” and “inclusion.”
MichaelA - The Ugly Christian
Re the article, I agree. It is important to remember that we only focus on homosexuality because that is what the liberals do - THEY are the ones that make such a big deal of…
MichaelA - The Ugly Christian
All-is-true, I didn’t read Matt+ as trying to illustrate our worldview to leftists, but rather to call out sin for what it is. This pastor is committing sin.
MichaelA - Deep Denial in Diocese of Lexington?
There is a comment on T19 from a local Anglican. If I read him correctly, there are six Anglican or AMiA congregations in the Lexington area and they are doing well. Good to see that…
H. Potter (aka Martial Artist) - Bishop John McIntyre of Gippsland Reneges on the Bishops' Protocol on Human Sexuality
+Gippsland writes: …we now all know that same-sex attracted people are not heterosexual people who have made a perverse choice about how they express their sexuality. Master of the bleeding obvious, he is! Here, let…
MichaelA - The Falls Church Anglican May Go Forward With Appeal
I note that the press release from Dio Virginia says “... each of the continuing congregations ... are experiencing significant growth”. Given the hyperbole in the rest of the release (e.g. “the staggering richness of…
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