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July 15 2005
LONDON: Faith leaders express their outrage
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, called for unity in the aftermath of the tragedies. He said: "Such solidarity and common purpose is vital for us all at this time of pain and sorrow and anger.
"We in the faith communities will have to continue to stand and work together for the well being of our nation and for our shared understanding of the life that God calls us to. I hope that we shall all keep that vision alive at this deeply sad and testing time."
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July 13 2005
PITTSBURGH: Splinter church moves from hotel to rented church
Hausen said "a lot of people like that stuff and they think it's really important" to be in a church.
"I think the church is the people, not the building, but having an appropriate setting can be uplifting to people," Hausen said. "Also, there's an artificial barrier about meeting in a hotel that I think keeps some people away."
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July 13 2005
LONDON: Hatred Bill goes ahead despite Church protests
The Bill, which returned to the Commons for its final stages before it goes to the Lords, creates a maximum seven-year jail sentence for anyone convicted of intending to stir up religious hatred.
In a new concession last night, ministers moved amendments to clarify that citizen's arrest under the proposed legislation would not be possible.
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July 13 2005
BRAZIL: Province leaders strike back at orthodox Diocese of Recife
The Province of Brazil was founded in 1890 by Episcopal missionaries. It achieved independence in 1965 and the Episcopal Church concluded ongoing financial obligations in 1975.
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July 13 2005
LONDON: Bishop says fleeing Anglicans must join church for positive reasons
"When there was the ordination of women in the first place there were some Anglicans who applied to be received into the Catholic Church, and the same provision is there at the moment," he told Catholic News Service
July 12 2005
ENGLAND: Church votes to prepare way for women bishops
In an organisation that still moves in decades, if not centuries, it will be at least ten years before a woman becomes a bishop in England. But no amount of time will assuage the fears of traditionalists that the feminisation of the Church is under way.
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July 12 2005
ENGLAND: Muslim Council asks for Qur'an to be exempt from Religious Hatred Law
REPORT FROM THE MUSLIM WEEKLY
The following excerpt is from the report in "The Muslim Weekly", 8th-14th June issue, on this meeting.
A delegation of Muslim leaders and senior scholars met Home Office Minister Paul Goggins this week to seek clarification on the Incitement to Religious Hatred Bill.
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July 11 2005
NASSAU: Anglican Pan American Conference Affirms Common Ministry
Those present have committed to furthering the common ministry of the Americas and the Caribbean and to assist the global Communion with finding solutions to the crisis currently afflicting the Anglican churches in the Western Hemisphere which hinders our gospel witness in this region.
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July 11 2005
LONDON: Churchmen on brink of exodus over women bishops
"A woman bishop wouldn't be a bishop because a bishop is someone whose ministry is acceptable through the ages to all other bishops," said Burnham. "A Church of England with women bishops would no longer have a united episcopate. Bishops would no longer be what they say they are. I would have to leave."
He said he would be forced to quit if Anglicans did not make proper provision for opponents of women bishops, and indicated that he believed 800 priests would follow suit.
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July 11 2005
AUSTIN, TX: Liberal Seminary picks Orthodox theologian for President
Turner brings a wealth of experience to the interim position having served as Dean of The Berkley Divinity School at Yale University, one of 11 seminaries of the Episcopal Church, from 1991-1998. He also held faculty positions at two other Episcopal seminaries, General Theological Seminary and ETSS.
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