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June 12 2023
FACTIONALISM RE-EXAMINED
And even the first historic church councils were gathered in order to resolve differences and squelch heresies like Arianism. Arius led a large and influential faction, as did Marcion before him. And we know that the early church fathers disagreed on many things; there were always factions. It's an old story, one which should keep us humble, especially those of us who prefer one tradition over the others. You and I have our favorite factions as well!
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June 09 2023
Why I Became Anglican (And You Should, Too!)
1. Anglicanism is Catholic
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June 05 2023
DECEPTION AND DESIRE
"Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them, then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you..."[ii]
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June 05 2023
TALLEY CROSS: ANOTHER RAVING FEMINIST
Talley's choice of words indicate that she has embraced the Feminist lingo: "poison of male supremacy;" "an ideology that ultimately privileges men over women". Such language obfuscates the facts that women historically are honored in the Church and in the Anglican Way. Our oldest churches have chapels dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos.
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June 03 2023
TEN THINGS CHRISTIANS SHOULD NEVER ACCEPT
Christians should not be promoting relationships as if they were Christian marriages when they are not. According to Jesus and Paul, heterosexual monogamy is what counts as marriage. (see e.g. Mt. 19 and 1 Cor. 7). Outside of that relationship disciples of Christ should remain single and not engage in sexual relationships, not least because the major purpose (not the sole purpose) of sex is to repopulate the species.
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June 03 2023
FIDELITY MONTH
If you are a public official and your office recognizes special days, months, etc., please officially recognize Fidelity Month. If you are a legislator, please do whatever you can according to the customs and traditions of your legislative assembly to raise the profile of Fidelity Month.
If you are a clergyman, please make sure your church or parish or synagogue or mosque or other congregation does something for Fidelity Month.
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June 02 2023
THREE POPES?
Sixteenth century Protestants did not find the primacy-of-Peter anywhere in the Bible. Neither did they recognize a centralized authority that mixed biblical and extra-biblical teachings (magisterium) that would dictate what Christians are to believe.
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June 01 2023
A response to Lord Carey on assisted suicide
The problem with this is that it is a far less compassionate position than it appears. It is built on a shaky assumption: that we could safely pass an assisted suicide law that would allow a small number of people the option of being helped to kill themselves in certain, strictly regulated circumstances.
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May 31 2023
THE CONTINUED RESET OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION
That is simply false.
There is a way forward. It is the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans Covenantal Structure, also known as the Cairo Covenant: section 1, which is a confessional statement; section 2, relational commitments; and section 3, the conciliar structures that will hold the Communion together. This has been out since 2019.
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May 29 2023
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE: REFORMED ANGLICAN
Sir Francis Drake is an unfortunate victim of historical revision. His statue in his Devonshire home town is threatened with removal and destruction. The great navigator is demoted to the rank of vicious and despised avaricious pirate. He has been recast as the fiery dragon of cruel and roughshod treatment of Caribbean blacks whom he ruthlessly employed in some of his daring exploits as an adventurer.
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