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Down the Same Rabbit Hole: The Church of England Follows TEC Into the Abyss
David W. Virtue, DD | www.virtueOnline | May 23, 2026 Those of us who have watched the Episcopal Church’s long, self-inflicted decline have seen this film before. We know how it ends. And now, with Professor Helen King’s Private Members’ Motion heading to the Church of England’s General Synod in July, we are watching the Church of England queue up to buy a ticket to the same screening. The parallels are not incidental. They are structural. The Episcopal Church did n
Christian Nationalism: A Christian Guide to Loyalty, Idolatry, and Priority
By John G. Stackhouse Jr. | ThinkBetter Media | $9.99 | 191 pages Reviewed by David W. Virtue, DD | www.virtueonline.org | May 18, 2026 The core question evangelical scholar John Stackhouse addresses is whether love of country is a virtue or a danger. He offers a clear, balanced guide to what Christian nationalism is, what it isn't, and how Christians can faithfully love both God and nation without confusing the two. Stackhouse steers between two extremes: those who insis
ACNA: PRIDE GOETH BEFORE A FALL
COMMENTARY By David W. Virtue, DD I www.virtueonline.org I May 20, 2026 It is an old axiom. Pride goeth before a fall. The real sin of ACNA is pride, not just its collective sins. Proud that we are not like TEC. Proud that we have not embraced pansexuality. Proud that ACNA is growing and TEC is not. Proud that we are orthodox and TEC is heterodox. In a nutshell, proud that we are not like them. Of course, ACNA is trying desperately hard not to break up over women’s or
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Down the Same Rabbit Hole: The Church of England Follows TEC Into the Abyss
David W. Virtue, DD | www.virtueOnline | May 23, 2026 Those of us who have watched the Episcopal Church’s long, self-inflicted decline have seen this film before. We know how it ends. And now, with Professor Helen King’s Private Members’ Motion heading to the Church of England’s General Synod in July, we are watching the Church of England queue up to buy a ticket to the same screening. The parallels are not incidental. They are structural. The Episcopal Church did n
Christian Nationalism: A Christian Guide to Loyalty, Idolatry, and Priority
By John G. Stackhouse Jr. | ThinkBetter Media | $9.99 | 191 pages Reviewed by David W. Virtue, DD | www.virtueonline.org | May 18, 2026 The core question evangelical scholar John Stackhouse addresses is whether love of country is a virtue or a danger. He offers a clear, balanced guide to what Christian nationalism is, what it isn't, and how Christians can faithfully love both God and nation without confusing the two. Stackhouse steers between two extremes: those who insis
ACNA: PRIDE GOETH BEFORE A FALL
COMMENTARY By David W. Virtue, DD I www.virtueonline.org I May 20, 2026 It is an old axiom. Pride goeth before a fall. The real sin of ACNA is pride, not just its collective sins. Proud that we are not like TEC. Proud that we have not embraced pansexuality. Proud that ACNA is growing and TEC is not. Proud that we are orthodox and TEC is heterodox. In a nutshell, proud that we are not like them. Of course, ACNA is trying desperately hard not to break up over women’s or
News From Around the World
South Carolina Calls for Greater Transparency in ACNA
Bishop Charles (Chip) Edgar | Anglican Diocese of South Carolina By Arlie Coles I THE LIVING CHURCH I May 19, 2026 As the Anglican Church in North America’s yearly governance meeting approaches, the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina has proposed resolutions seeking “justice and transparency” in the denomination, the diocese’s standing committee announced on May 15. The ACNA’s Provincial Council is slated to meet in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 17-19 to conduct annual business
The Death of Very Rev Patrick Sookhdeo, Ph.D., D.D.
Issued by The Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life (with permission from Dr Sookhdeo’s family) Anglican Mainstream I May 19, 2026 The board of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life heard with great sadness the news of the death (May 18) of Dr Patrick Sookhdeo at the age of 79. Dr Sookhdeo was Executive Director of OCRPL, and Founder of Barnabas Fund, now called Barnabas Aid. Dr Sookhdeo’s family came to the UK in the 1950s from Guyana. He left his Islamic bac
The Anglican Network in Europe Celebrates 2026 Synod
By Josep M. Rosselló I May 15, 2026 On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, the Anglican Network in Europe (GAFCON) convened its Annual General Meeting (General Synod), marking a significant milestone in the life of our province-in-formation. With representatives from all three dioceses—the Anglican Convocation in Europe, the Anglican Mission in England, and the Anglican Missionary Congregations Europe—the meeting was characterized by a spirit of profound unity and a shared vision for th
Church of England
Nicky Gumbel is not woke or a communist. The fight for equality is biblical
By Tommy Sharpe I Premier Christianity I 21 May 2026 The Alpha course pioneer and former leader of HTB has been accused of promoting communism and unbiblical ideas after he called Spirit-filled Christians to fight inequality. Tommy Sharpe says he’s shocked at the comments. Confronting injustice is a deeply biblical mandate, he says. When Nicky Gumbel posted on his Instagram: “Those indwelt by the Holy Spirit should be at the forefront of the fight for gender, racial, and so
UK: General Synod committee gives thumbs up to debating ‘significant’ Private Members’ Motion
CEEC News Release 18 May 2026 In July this year, the Church of England will see the most significant Private Members’ Motion (PMM) on sex and marriage in the last 40 years being brought to General Synod. It has been confirmed by the Business Committee that the July General Synod will debate the PMM proposed by Professor Helen King, which seeks to affirm the compatibility of intimate same sex relationships with Christian discipleship. The controversial motion (in full below)
Fletcher – the silence surrounding the “Superstar” sex-offender
Op-Ed By Anglican Futures I May 13, 2026 On the 11th of May 2026, a jury at Kingston Crown Court determined that the Revd Jonathan Fletcher had committed at least sixteen acts of indecent assault on a man over a period of about twenty-five years. The majority of assaults involved being beaten on the naked buttocks with a gym shoe, as a punishment for masturbation, including one beating that was so serious it provoked prolonged suicidal ideation. Another alleged assault invo
Viewpoints by David Virtue
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The Ascension means Caesar is not lord. The state is not lord. The market is not lord. Ideology is not lord. Technology is not lord. Nations rise and fall, rulers come and go, civilizations flourish and decay, yet above them all reigns the ascended Christ. — Rev. Dr. Ronald Moore Christianity is in its very essence a resurrection religion. The concept of resurrection lies at its heart. If you remove it, Christianity is destroyed. — John Stott The mainline churches became too
VIRTUEONLINE VIEWPOINTS www.virtueonline.org | May 1, 2026
"Our claim is that God has revealed Himself by speaking; that this divine speech has been written down and preserved in Scripture; and that Scripture is, in fact, God's Word written — which therefore is true, reliable, and authoritative over men." — John Stott "The Bible has not been removed from our hands. It has been removed from our habits." — Rev. Dr. Ronald Moore "There is a peculiar illusion in the modern Church: that because Bibles are plentiful, Scripture is known. Ne
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"We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency, and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior." — John Stott "Do nothing that you would not like God to see. Say nothing you would not like God to hear. Write nothing you would not like God to read." — J. C. Ryle "Wake up. Islam is a danger. If Christians don't start caring about our faith, Islam will take over the West. They'll impose their laws and culture. They'
Culture Wars
The Rival Gospel of Transhumanism
Why Michael Horton is right to call it an eschatology, not merely a technology (Image: Detail of Creation of Adam, Michelangelo) The Rev. Dr. Ronald Moore https://substack.com/ March 28, 2026 Michael Horton, in his article at Modern Reformation, has done the Church a service by naming something that too many still treat as morally neutral. Transhumanism is not merely a set of technological ambitions. It is not simply a matter of better tools, longer life spans, enhanced c
The International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice Welcomes ‘Not Guilty’ Court decision in first criminal trial of so-called ‘Gay Conversion Practices’
Issued by the International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice (IFTCC) March 4, 2026 The International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice (IFTCC) welcomes the ‘Not Guilty’ decision of a Malta court in what is believed to be the first criminal trial of so-called ‘Gay Conversion Practices’ The case featured Matthew Grech, 36, a Maltese Christian, a co-worker in Core Issues Trust (of which the IFTCC is a project) and co-director of X-Out-Loud.
Surprising Revival: Gen Z Men & Highly Educated Lead Return to Religion
By Joel Kotkin & Bheki Mahlobo , RealClearInvestigationsFebruary 17, 2026 The decline of religion remains a fundamental reality in most Western countries, particularly in Europe, where over 50% of those under age 40 do not identify with any faith. Even in more religious America, some estimate that as many as 100,000 churches will close in the near future. Meanwhile, the ranks of “Nones,” those outside religious communities, have grown so large that their numbers rival th
As Eye See It
UK: We are in a battle for the soul of our nation
By Dr Campbell Campbell-Jack THE CONSERVATIVE WOMAN May 25, 2026 WATCHING or reading the news in recent days unavoidably fills one with at least a sense of gloom, more likely one of foreboding. It is in the interest of the vast multi-billion pound news media we allow into our homes to create this sense of unease: the worse the headline, the more likelihood that we will come back to check up on the next update – and the next. But there is a growing sense that this time they mi
An Anglican Need to Repent
Mouneer Anis, Barbara Gauthier, and Gerald McDermott The NORTH AMERICAN ANGLICAN i May 22, 2026 Global Anglicans have been congratulating themselves ever since their 2023 Ash Wednesday Statement declaring they would no longer recognize the leadership of the Archbishop of Canterbury because of the Church of England’s decision to bless same-sex couples. Their recent Abuja Affirmation gives its leaders a high-five for obeying the Bible’s “plain and canonical sense, respectful of
Racism, Conservatism, and the Anglican Historical Record
Special to Virtueonline By David Straw I www.virtueonline.org I May 18, 2026 Listen long enough in Anglican circles and you start hearing the same story. Conservatism means resistance. Tradition means injustice. The quiet suggestion is usually left hanging there. If you care about historic theology and biblical authority, you are probably on the wrong side of history. Real history is messier than that. And much more interesting. Some of the earliest and strongest opponents of
Devotionals
PARADISE LOST
by David G. Duggan © www.virtueonline.org December 28, 2025 In my 35 plus years of being a landlord I’ve never had to evict someone–until now. After more than a year of non-payment, and eight months of legal proceedings, the sheriff finally escorted this tenant, and her young child from the apartment they had shared for three years. Welcome to C[r]ook County, IL. Undeterred and defiant, this tenant somehow made her way back to the apartment, dismantling a lock and ripping off
Stand Fast in Freedom: Galatians 5:1 and the Modern Yokes of Bondage
By the Rev. Dr. Ronald Moore www.virtueonline.org August 20, 2025 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us...
Sola Gratia: The Unmerited Favor That Rescued the World
Grace is not a suggestion, a boost, or a cooperative handshake—it is the sovereign act of God upon undeserving sinners. The Rev. Dr....
Theology, History and Science
The Sin of Silence: When Knowing the Good Is Not Enough
(Image: The Good Samaritan Tending the Traveller's Wounds with Oil and Wine, from The Parable of the Good Samaritan, Heinrich Aldegrever) By Rev Dr. Ronald Moore March 24, 2026 There is a category of sin that receives far less attention than it deserves—not because it is rare, but because it is subtle. It does not shout. It does not scandalize. It does not always leave visible wreckage in its wake. Yet it is pervasive, corrosive, and deeply indicting. It is the sin of omissio
Sanctified in Truth: The Unity Christ Prayed For. An Exegetical Reflection on John 17
SPECIAL TO VIRTUEONLINE By Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Moore www.virtueonline.org March 8 2026 Few passages of Scripture reveal the heart of Christ more fully than John 17. Spoken on the night before the Crucifixion, this prayer stands at the threshold of the Passion. It is not merely a moment of personal devotion; it is the prayer of the High Priest as He prepares to offer Himself. The ancient Church often called this chapter the High Priestly Prayer , and the title is fitting. In i
Grafted, Not Hyphenated: Why “Judeo-Christian Civilization” Obscures the Fulfillment of Israel
By Ronald Moore THEOPOLIS INSTITUTE February 17, 2026 When the Apostle Paul wrote to the Romans that Gentile believers were “grafted in” to the olive tree of Israel (Romans 11), he was not announcing the birth of a new religion but the restoration of God’s ancient purpose. The covenant was not discarded but fulfilled; the tree was not uprooted but renewed. In Christ, the promises to Abraham reach their intended harvest: the nations brought in, Israel restored, creation reco
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