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February 15 2007 By virtueonline DAR2007: Lady Schori's 'Tiers In Heaven' - by Gary L'Hommedieu

Here's just one example: if you don't agree with the homosexual that his lifestyle is good and right in the eyes of God, then you hate him. Since people of good will do not wish to be seen as hateful, they will acquiesce to the idea that the homosexual lifestyle is good and right in the eyes of God. They may never believe it, but they will not dare oppose it. They will retreat from a conservative biblical understanding and begin calling themselves "moderates".

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February 15 2007 By virtueonline Church must confront this clash of convictions - by Peter Jensen

In a world of division, great international movements such as churches are precious reminders that we all belong to the same human race. Through them, people from around the world care for each other in practical and effective ways. Christians are world citizens. Unity matters.

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February 12 2007 By virtueonline The Episcopal Church (2007) and Christianity: Two Separate Religions

Classical Christianity affirms that humans can no longer after the fall of Adam have experience of God on their own, lest they die. Genesis tells us that the place of that experience, Eden, is divinely guarded from human re-entrance by angels, divine servants, wielding death. John's Gospel tells us, though, that angels ascend to heaven and descend to earth on the Son of God, Jesus Christ, because He has opened the way into the presence of God for all who believe in Him.

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February 12 2007 By virtueonline Does Jefferts have something the rest of us don't?

She's only the presiding bishop of the Episcopalian Church you say? Au Contraire my friend. She is divine. She said so herself. In her February 5th, 2007 interview with USA today, she says, "God became human in order that we may become divine. That is our task." A pretty tall order? You bet, but our Episcopalian goddess has that special divine spark.

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February 11 2007 By virtueonline False Teachers - by Peter

For those who assume that Christianity is (or should be) 'nice', 'kind' or 'gentle', may find the above a little disconcerting. Why such a harsh denunciation? Well, before answering that question it's worth considering first the genuine article.

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February 11 2007 By virtueonline Why Muslims are attracted to Christianity

But here is the question: why are Muslims attracted to the way of Jesus Christ? Here are some of the main reasons:

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February 10 2007 By virtueonline Among Episcopalians, division is prevailing topic

Through the centuries, the Episcopal Church has given us more U.S. presidents than any other denomination. The Washington National Cathedral, which has become America's spiritual gathering place, is an Episcopal church.

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February 10 2007 By virtueonline Two Strands of Faith? No, Two Different Religions - by Albert Mohler

Yet, as Grossman explains, the Episcopal Church's first female Presiding Bishop is a divisive figure. In Grossman's words, she is "[t]he leader who faces a costly fracture among the faithful, a crack radiating across the Anglican world." Some of her churches have bolted the flock, and others are expected to follow soon.

As USA Today reports:

What about her denomination's declining numbers?

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February 09 2007 By virtueonline In the Anglican Church, Race Matters...Not Doctrine - by John Stackhouse

Speaking of "tribe," however, I am moved to headshaking by the recent appointment of Mark MacDonald, already an Anglican bishop, to the newly-created post of National Indigenous Bishop in Canada. According to the Anglican Journal, Bishop MacDonald will have "pastoral oversight over all of Canada's indigenous Anglicans no matter where they live."

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February 09 2007 By virtueonline To Cleave or To Cleave? The Primates' Meeting in Tanzania - Fulcrum

Both meanings are poignant this coming week as the Primates of the Anglican Communion go to the place of their meeting - with each other and with God - near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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