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December 24 2007 By virtueonline Christmas is here despite attempts to wish it away - Peter Akinola

The incarnation is the divine condescension. The birth of Christ which we celebrate is the decisive divine intervention into human history. By it, history is measured and judged. Before the birth of Christ, all of history is categorized as era 'Before Christ' (B.C.) and since then, we have been in the era of 'the year of Our Lord' (anno domini, A.D.)

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December 24 2007 By virtueonline LONDON: A Catholic tremor through Westminster

The announcement of Tony Blair’s conversion is an important personal event for Blair and his family, but it is also an important historic event. When he last saw the Pope, Blair presented him with an autographed photograph of Cardinal Newman, the most significant Catholic convert of the 19th century. Blair has himself become the most significant British convert since Newman.

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December 22 2007 By virtueonline Dr. Toon's Restrictions upon the Usage of "Anglican" - Robin G. Jordan

In the case of the Lutheran churches they were confined to a particular principality and the local ruler played a role in the appointment of pastors and the government of the church. In his interpretation of the Articles Dr. Toon fails to take note of the historical context and the compilers' intention, which should always be considered in their interpretation.

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December 22 2007 By virtueonline See of Canterbury to be replaced by Lagos or Singapore? - Peter Toon

The primacy of Canterbury has not been in question in either the Anglican Communion, or by Rome and Orthodoxy over the centuries. That is, until the last year or two, and by some parts of the Global Anglican South and by its various American supporters.

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December 22 2007 By virtueonline The Wise men - a mere legend? - Michael Green

This conjunction would have been brighter than a single star and could have evoked the interest of these Eastern star-watchers. It happened, as Kepler discovered as far back at 1603, no less than three times in the year 6 BC (2 years before the death of King Herod), on May 29, Oct. 3 and Dec. 4. The dates are carefully noted in cuneiform tablets discovered by the German scholar P. Schnabel during excavations at the 'School of Astrology' in Sippar, Babylonia.

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December 20 2007 By virtueonline The Archbishop's Egg - John P. Richardson

Perhaps the key thing is the distinction between the Lambeth Conference and the Anglican identity. In some quarters recently there has been a tendency to suggest that an invitation to Lambeth confers an Anglican imprimatur, and even that staying away (or not being invited) means seceding from (or being turfed out of) the Communion. Dr Williams has, thankfully, made it clear that neither is true.

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December 20 2007 By virtueonline 'Anglican' has a restricted usage --it has been inflated!

2. In fact, part of the given doctrine of the Formularies is that the Church is a National Denomination or State Church and that its dioceses cover every part of the territory claimed by the Church.

3. Though it is envisaged in the preface of the American BCP of 1928 that there will be other denominations in the land, this does not prevent the Anglican (Episcopal) denomination from claiming to be a National Church/denomination.

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December 20 2007 By virtueonline Consider Yourself Warned - Denise Hunnell

Well we can begin with Bishop Shelby Spong, retired bishop of Newark. He was recently interviewed in Toledo.

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December 18 2007 By virtueonline A Feckless Leader - Wayne Besen

In the face of such insubordination, Williams had a clear-cut decision to make. He could side with liberals and crush the cabal of right wing turncoats. Or, he could stand on the wrong side of history and defrock Robinson and those who approved his consecration. Instead, he has taken a series of wishy-washy positions that have pleased no one and revealed weakness - which has encouraged further conservative mutinies.

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December 18 2007 By virtueonline The Episcopalians bridal buggery - Les Kinsolving

Was it because this lover asked the bishop to marry him - as their version of what is traditionally known as The Big Question?

Or did this have something to do with the physical aspects of their relationship?

Within days of this male bishop's announcement of his forthcoming June bridehood, the first entire diocese in the Episcopal Church voted overwhelmingly to get out, leave, secede and depart from this U.S. denomination of tolerated bridal buggery.

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