In a two-part series "Follow the Money" in The Washington Window, the newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, editor James Naughton excoriates the network of conservative groups, "their donors and the strategy that has allowed them to destabilize the Episcopal Church...The groups represent a small minority of church members, but relationships with wealthy American donors and powerful African bishops have made them key players in the fight for the future of the Anglican Communion to
Read moreThe lawsuit arrived at the parish late Friday (4/28/2006) where it was received by the rector and Dr. Tim Kelly the senior warden. This is the fourth orthodox parish in the diocese to leave the diocese and the ECUSA this year. The other three are St. James, Newport Beach, All Saints Church, Long Beach, and St. David's Church, North Hollywood.
Read moreIn the "Declaration" Bishop Curry mentioned Church of the Holy Comforter (Episcopal), St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and any and all other churches now, or in the future, which are in union with the Diocese."
Read more"We strongly disapprove of this drawdown. We will ask the help of the Chancellor in establishing procedures to insure that draw downs will not happen again without proper consultation."
Read moreA. Articles of Incorporation
B. Parish By-laws
C. Any operable letters of agreement of employment agreements between clergy and the wardens and vestry of the parish or any other representative body however named.
D. Title (including Deeds and other documents which affect title) to all real property.
E. Balance sheet for fiscal year 2004, 2005, and a balance sheet as of March 31, 2006.
F. Evidence of appropriate Surety Bond as required by canons.
Oppression has become the new ECUSA mantra.
This was aptly articulated recently by the Rev. Jayne Oasin, a social justice officer for the Episcopal Church, USA when she said that "to consider there to be only one truth is to me a form of oppression."
Presumably then that when Jesus said He was "THE way, THE truth and THE life," he himself would be charged with oppressive dogmatism, because Ms. Oasin says so.
Read moreThe movement is being led by activist Episcopal layman Jim Ince who attends All Saints in Chevy Chase, Maryland in the ultra-liberal Diocese of Washington. He describes himself as a cradle Episcopalian whose roots in the church go back to 1632.
Read moreDr. Lancaster, the author of works on Jewish history, has a daughter who lives very near the site of the suicide bombing, and her work involves trying to help the Palestinians.
Carey recently told The Jerusalem Post that he was "ashamed to be an Anglican" following a vote by the Church of England to disinvest from companies whose products are used by the Israeli government in the territories.
Read moreNamed in the lawsuit was the alleged pedophile priest Fr. Ralph Johnson now living in Gibson, Pennsylvania. According to an eyewitness report the judge showed considerable interest in the now resigned diocesan administrator's breaking into Bollinger's personal accounts.
Bollinger's wife Kelly is also claiming $250,000 as part of the lawsuit for "wrongful and tortuous conduct of the defendants, loss of services and consortium with her husband" thus impairing his health.
Read moreThe Special Commission included 11 resolutions to be debated by the 75th General Convention at its meeting June 13-21 in Columbus, Ohio and the 14 folk who worked on them were either out and out liberals or openly revisionist.
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