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March 24 2017 By dvirtue Pre-Approved TEC Bishops Ripped * Washington Bishop Drops Bombshell on HOB * Liberal African Archbishop Heads 2020 Design Group * Gay Dean Blasts Welsh over Being Rejected Bishop * Forward in Faith UK wants Review of Burnley Meltdown

The choice of Matthias. It is instructive to note the cluster of factors which contributed to the discovery of God's will in this matter. First came the general leading of Scripture that a replacement should be made (Acts 1:16-21). Next, they used their common sense that if Judas' substitute was to have the same apostolic ministry he must also have the same qualifications, including an eye-witness experience of Jesus and a personal appointment by him.

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March 17 2017 By dvirtue Diocese of SC Joins ACNA * ACNA Bishops Accuse Dean of Bullying Traditionalist CofE Bishop * Sudan now Two Provinces * FIFNA General Assembly to Meet * Singapore Bishop Berates Beauty & The Beast over Gay Content * Graham Scores Big in Vancouver

"A man can no more diminish God´s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling 'darkness' on the wall of his cell." --- C.S. Lewis

liberals may have won in the courts -- but the court of public opinion is another story. ---- Nancy Pelosi

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March 10 2017 By dvirtue Episcopal Leaders Sign Amicus Brief in Favor of Trannie Toilets * EDS Merges with Union Seminary * GAFCON Chairman Blasts CofE over SS Marriage * Anglo-Catholic Bishop Withdraws Nomination * Diocese of South Carolina set to vote on affiliation with ACNA

People use this word 'inclusive' a lot. If I'm honest I'm slightly suspicious of it because it can be a weapon. --- David Goodhew

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March 03 2017 By dvirtue Episcopal Seminary to Merge * Welby's Whirlwind African Tour * Pence attends Anglican Church * Dio. of W.Texas Elects Woman Bishop * Dio. of Huron on Brink of Collapse * Transgender Debate Heats Up * Champing in Cathedrals * Contemporary Worship Decline

The Episcopal Church announced the merger of an Episcopal seminary with a liberal Protestant seminary this week, both are progressive and long ago departed from the faith once for all delivered to the saints.

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February 24 2017 By dvirtue Fourth Circuit Weighs in on SC Property Battle * Church Pension Fund Okays Revisions * 'Three Streams' Criticized at PBS Conference * Diocese of Olympia files lawsuit on Immigration Curb * GAFCON roadshow hits US * ABC slammed for 'inclusion' comment

There is no freedom of the press without the prior and defining freedom of religion. And those in the press have their own religions too. --- The Rev. John C. Rankin

The Evangelicals are just about the only ones in the Church of England who are holding fast to any kind of semblance of historic Christianity. -- Fr. Dwight Longenecker

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February 18 2017 By dvirtue CofE Synod Votes to Rebuke Bishops' Conservative Stance on Marriage * Anglican Church of Canada in Major Decline * Damning Verdict on Child Sex Abuse in Australia * Egyptian Archbishop says Trump is wrong on Immigration

An impassioned debate by the Church of England's General Synod ended with defeat for the bishops.

The shock result plunges the Church into confusion on its stance on marriage with the bishops' report barred from being discussed until the end of this synod in 2020.

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February 10 2017 By dvirtue Former TEC COO Sues Church * Long Island Priest Fired for Child Porn Revelations * Diocese of Rochester Sells HQ * TEC leaders Could Nix 2018 GC in Texas over Trannie Toilets * UK Bishop Blasts Welby over Camp Abuse of Boys

The humility of dependence. Humility to Bash [the Rev. E. J. H. Nash] was synonymous with dependence. He told me several times of the serious illness he had had when he was a young man. When he was at his lowest ebb, and was not at all sure that he would survive, he remembered being so helpless that he needed to be fed. This utter dependence which in a sense was for him the ultimate in humiliation, seems also to have been the beginning of humility.

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February 03 2017 By dvirtue SCOTUS Gorsuch is an Episcopalian * Welby Spins CofE Canon Law Vote on Marriage * TEC leaders Challenge ACC on Sanctions * Welsh Archbishop Steps Down * Sex Scandals in Australia * Welby issues more Apologies * ACNA Archbishop Issues calls for Prayer

According to the Pew Research Center. almost as many Christian refugees (37,521) were admitted as Muslim refugees (38,901) in the 2016 fiscal year - a difference of 1380.

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January 27 2017 By dvirtue Welby calls Primates to Second Meeting in Canterbury * Diocese of Tennessee weighs Same-Sex Marriage * Diocese of South Carolina to Vote on ACNA Affiliation * VP Pence and Anglicans in March for Life *Diocese of Niagara ditches Faith

It is quite interesting how often those who are inclusive toward the practice of homosexuality, transgenderism, etc. do so under the auspices of love -- especially when the apostle John connects loving others with obedience to the commands of scripture (1 Jn. 3:24-25). --- Grayson Gilbert

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January 20 2017 By dvirtue Auschwitz and the Archbishop * Welby calls for Repentance for Reformation * Two Cathedrals invite Muslims in * TEC Leaders Mixed over Trump Inauguration * Four Continuing Anglican Jurisdictions in unity talks * ACNA bishops move closer on WO decision

Scrupulous honesty. To steal is to rob a person of anything which belongs to him or is due to him. The theft of money or property is not the only infringement of this commandment. Tax evasion is robbery. So is dodging the customs. So is working short hours. What the world calls 'scrounging' God calls stealing. To overwork and underpay one's staff is to break this commandment. There must be few of us, if any, who have been consistently and scrupulously honest in personal and business affairs.

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