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July 09 2015 By dvirtue UK: Reform Response to the US Episcopal Church Resolution on Marriage

In rejecting this definition of marriage, the bishops of the US Episcopal Church have rejected Jesus' own teaching. As such, they have denied the faith they profess to teach, forfeiting any right to be regarded as true bishops of the church of Jesus Christ. Jesus warned us to "watch out for false prophets" who come in his name (Matthew 7.15, 22)

July 09 2015 By dvirtue Welby preaches God, Jesus, sin and salvation to The Times

No apology was forthcoming; nor, apparently, any invitation to write an extended piece on the miraculous nature of Jesus Christ. The irruption of God into the world just isn't news, you see. So Justin Welby did what Jesus tended to do: he went to Times Towers and spoke to some of his critics face-to-face. It's so much more Christian than carping behind people's backs and spreading manifest untruths about the Church.

June 30 2015 By dvirtue LAMBETH PALACE: Archbishop of Canterbury Responds to US Episcopal Church Resolution on Marriage

While recognising the prerogative of The Episcopal Church to address issues appropriate to its own context, Archbishop Justin Welby said that its decision will cause distress for some and have ramifications for the Anglican Communion as a whole, as well as for its ecumenical and interfaith relationships.

June 24 2015 By dvirtue YORK: John Sentamu calls for harmony as Church of England rows over sexuality escalate

Some are calling on Bishop of Buckingham Alan Wilson to resign after he defended the gay marriage of Rev Jeremy Pemberton. They are also threatening to switch allegiance from the Church of England to the new conservative Gafcon fellowship.

The escalating war of words is a sign that the "conversations" currently taking place over human sexuality in the Church of England come amid a time of intensifying crisis.

June 18 2015 By dvirtue Archbishop of Canterbury 'passed the buck over gay priest's wedding'

The bishop replied: "To paraphrase the TV programme [House of Cards], you may say that, but I couldn't possibly comment." Inwood was speaking at an employment tribunal for Canon Jeremy Pemberton, who has made a claim for discrimination against the bishop.

In April 2014, Rev Pemberton became the first clergyman to marry his same-sex partner, in defiance of guidance issued by the C of E's bishops the month before.

June 18 2015 By dvirtue 2067: The end of British Christianity

Our cathedral buildings will survive, but they won't be true cathedrals because they will have no bishops. The Church of England is declining faster than other denominations; if it carries on shrinking at the rate suggested by the latest British Social Attitudes survey, Anglicanism will disappear from Britain in 2033. One day the last native-born Christian will die and that will be that.

June 14 2015 By dvirtue Reports of Anglican decline 'have been greatly exaggerated'

"Confirmation suggests an ownership of a specific denominational identity, which is simply not part of the deal for most people. I would suggest that even most people of my generation, and certainly those of my children's, find denominational identity increasingly irrelevant."

His position was affirmed by Ali Campbell, a youth-and-children's-ministry consultant.

June 12 2015 By dvirtue UK: Dame Mullally to Be a Bishop

When Mullaly became the government's Chief Nursing Officer for England in 1999, she was the youngest person appointed to this post. She was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 2005 in recognition of her outstanding service to healthcare.

Ordained in 2001, she served in non-stipendiary roles, then quit nursing to become a full-time rector in Surrey on the outskirts of London in 2006.

June 01 2015 By dvirtue UK: Our Mother who art in heaven: Group of Church women want to refer to God as a 'She' to combat sexism

One of the supporters of the idea, the Rev Emma Percy, chaplain of Trinity College, Oxford, said the dominance of male language makes women feel that they are less holy.

The chaplain, who is also a member of Watch (Women and the Church), the pressure group that helped win the argument for female bishops in the Church of England, said using the word 'She' for God would be more inclusive.

May 31 2015 By dvirtue C of E crisis as it loses 1.7m followers - and Islam gains 900,000

The Church of England has suffered a dramatic slump in its followers, shocking new figures show.

Between 2012 and 2014, the proportion of Britons identifying themselves as C of E or Anglican dropped from 21 per cent to 17 per cent -- a fall of about 1.7 million people.

Over the same period, the number of Muslims in Britain grew by nearly one million, according to a survey by the respected NatCen Social Research Institute.

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