Archive for July, 2006
Homosexuality wasn’t the only biblical issue on the Episcopal Church’s Agenda (Associated Press)
Friday, July 14th, 2006Kendall Harmon linked this very helpful AP story on other scriptural matters discussed at convention. It is by no means exhaustive.
Other biblical moments at the Episcopal convention:
- One resolution commissioned publications “to address anti-Jewish prejudice expressed in and stirred by portions of Christian scriptures.”
- Another said “the Bible has sometimes been used to justify […]
9 Parishes May Go to Court (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006Nine parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh are considering legal action to stop a plan by Bishop Robert Duncan that they say could “effectively remove the diocese from the church.”
“This is totally uncharted water,” the Rev. Harold T. Lewis, rector of Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside, said Tuesday.
Duncan and the standing committee of the […]
Nine Episcopal Parishes Don’t Want New Province (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006Nine parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh yesterday decried efforts to meld biblically conservative dioceses into a new, non-geographical province.
The Rev. Dr. Harold T. Lewis of Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside and representatives of eight other parishes said recent decisions by Bishop Robert W. Duncan Jr. and the diocese’s standing committee are “tantamount to […]
Episcopalians on the Breach: U.S. Church in Battle with the Anglican Communion (New York Daily News)
Monday, July 10th, 2006There’s a new spin on an old joke making the rounds. It’s about a beachcomber who finds a bottle in the sand and opens it, freeing a genie who gratefully grants one wish. The beachcomber asks for peace in the Middle East.
The genie calls that an impossible task and asks for an alternative wish. “Okay,” […]
Archbishop of Canterbury: Address to General Synod on the Anglican Communion (ACNS)
Friday, July 7th, 2006Note from Peter: The General Synod is the Church of England’s governing body, it functions somewhat like our General Convention, but meets twice a year. I’ve excerpted Archbishop Williams’ beginning comments on our current situation in the United States, but there is some really good stuff about what it means to be a […]
Fissures remain after Episcopal Church convention (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Thursday, July 6th, 2006Discussions almost always include Pittsburgh, the nexus of the Episcopal Church’s theological conservatives. Bishop Robert W. Duncan Jr. is moderator of the Anglican Communion Network, a 3-year-old group of 10 dioceses and 900 parishes formed after the church’s confirmation of openly gay Bishop V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire. It represents just 10 percent of […]
Dallas asks for primatial oversite (Titusonenine)
Thursday, July 6th, 2006I can’t seem to find their press release on the diocesan website. Here is the text from Titusonenine:
DALLAS – Bishop James M. Stanton said Wednesday he is convening a special panel to consider the present relationship of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas to the Episcopal Church.
The action comes amid mounting concerns over controversial actions […]