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March 25 2006 By virtueonline LONDON: Church Society condemns the trial of Afghan Christian

The Society hopes and prays that justice and humanity will prevail. British military involvement in Afghanistan, and indeed the deaths of many British service men and woman, will have been in vain if the new Afghan government implements legal penalties that are only worthy of a religious tyranny.

Church society calls on all Christians to express their outrage at this injustice and to do what they can to prevent Mr Rahman¹s death.

March 25 2006 By virtueonline KANSAS: International Conference of Network Partners Created

The worship and prayer that characterized this gathering displayed the three great streams of global Anglicanism: Anglo-Catholic, Charismatic and Evangelical. The International Conference launched initiatives to plant churches, cooperate in global missionary activities, and evangelize and disciple the next generations. The group emphasized its intention to increase ministry partnership with other orthodox Anglicans in the United States.

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March 25 2006 By virtueonline LONDON: "Schism looms, Exeter warns US bishops"

One is that Langrish was speaking at the episcopal retreat of Ecusa's house of bishops in Kanuga as the representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams. So we can assume the views stated here are Dr Williams' own, which rather supports the inferences that many have drawn from his Guardian interview.

March 25 2006 By virtueonline LONDON: Dr Rowan Williams defends Akinola on anti-Muslim riots

Archbishop Akinola, writing as president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), had warned Muslims that "they do not have the monopoly of violence in this nation. . . CAN may no longer be able to contain our restive youths should this ugly trend continue." He was speaking after the first wave of riots protesting against the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (News, 24 February).

March 25 2006 By virtueonline LONDON: Now you 'Recife' him, now you don't - Anglican crisis deepens

So what is going on? (*see update from Lambeth Palace at end.)

March 24 2006 By virtueonline UGANDA: Church Disassociates herself from Christopher Ssenyonjo

When, however, a Bishop does not do that, our canons stipulate that he has abandoned the Church of Uganda. I have, therefore, written to Christopher Ssenyonjo informing him that I, along with the Provincial Chancellor, the Honourable Ezekiel Muhanguzi, have presumed that he has abandoned the Church of Uganda.

March 23 2006 By virtueonline PITTSBURGH: Anglican Communion Network Announces Church Planting Initiative

The ACN Church Planting Task Force, which formed in 2004 to coordinate the Network's church planting initiative, plans to use this type of event as a regional training model to help launch teams define and develop their core values, vision, mission, ministry systems and strategic plan so that a firm foundation for the church plant can be established early on.

March 23 2006 By virtueonline KANUGA, NC: Gay bishop candidates worry Episcopal Presiding Bishop

"I do think it would be fair to say that a bishop in a same-sex relationship would create definite difficulty in the life of the Communion," Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold said in an interview. However, he noted church governance allows each diocese to choose its leader, and he said it would be inappropriate for him to interfere.

March 22 2006 By virtueonline Who will save Abdul Rahman?

Rahman's family has denounced him as mentally ill. Afghan officials are thirsting for his blood. "We will cut him into little pieces," jail employee Hosnia Wafayosofi told the Chicago Tribune, as she "made a cutting motion with her hands."

March 22 2006 By virtueonline IRELAND: Gay humanists call Archbishop spineless

"In a polarised and deeply divided church it's particularly important, I think, not to be someone pursuing an agenda that isn't the agenda of the whole," said Williams. "I suppose what I'm saying is if the church moves on this, it must be because the church moves, not because, rather like getting rid of Clause 4, a figure of leadership says, 'Right -- this is where we go.'"

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