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April 24 2024 By dvirtue THE SHRIVELING ANGLICAN COMMUNION

Fudging human sexuality has not been a winning ticket for him or the communion, with his own church, the Church of England in total disarray over the blessings of same sex unions. The Church of England has twisted it's knickers so much over this that it has turned into a pretzel, once bent it becomes baked-in rigid.

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April 20 2024 By dvirtue ISRAEL BASHING NOW STANDARD FARE FOR THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

A first hearing on those four resolutions is scheduled with the bishops' and deputies' committees on Social Justice & International Policy. Additional hearings are likely in the coming weeks as the parallel committees deliberate on whether to recommend the resolutions for approval by the House of Bishops and House of Deputies when they meet June 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky.

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April 11 2024 By dvirtue North American Nigerian Diocese is Suing the Anglican Church of Nigeria over Property and Other Claims

At issue is who has the right to make decisions for the diocese, an Indiana nonprofit corporation with 501 (C)(3) tax-exempt status, and who owns the diocesan properties and governs the other entities affiliated with it, which includes 7,000 persons, a cathedral, as well as 80 parishes.

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April 10 2024 By dvirtue UGANDA: Anglican Archbishop Applauds High Court Decision over Homosexuality

Speaking on behalf of Anglican Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba, the provincial secretary of Anglican Church of Uganda, The Rev. Canon Captain William Ongeng, told VOL; "We are happy about the court ruling. Any right-thinking person would think that is the right decision. In fact, there was nothing new. Ugandans decided a long time ago that they are against homosexuality."

Lawyers for LGBT activists said they will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.

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April 05 2024 By dvirtue Why the Next Episcopal Presiding Bishop Really Doesn't Matter

The Episcopal Church is in trouble, big trouble. It is declining faster than a street dog jumping off a meat wagon to chase a rat outside an Episcopal cathedral. The drop between 2021 and 2022 was the largest on record - 5.6%. While average Sunday attendance (ASA) "declined dramatically" during the pandemic in 2020-2021, in 2022 the church saw a brief uptick to 372,952. The age of an average Episcopalian is 69. Membership has gone from 3.4 million in 1960 to 1.58 million in 2022.

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April 03 2024 By dvirtue WHAT WILL THE CHURCH LOOK LIKE IN 2050?

Douthart believes that the main alternative to traditional religion, a faith in secular progress, has entered its own crisis of commitment and belief, with mysticism creeping back in around secularism's edges. He may be right. I would also argue that with the loss of Christian faith is seeing a concurrent rise in paganism.

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April 03 2024 By dvirtue Global Christian Leaders Would See Israel Driven Out of Existence If War Stopped Now

Using Ramadan and Easter as high holy days for a ceasefire, the Christian leaders naively believe that Palestinians of good will, will see the light, sit down with their Israeli brothers and sisters, and negotiate a peace that will last until the next genocidal attack on Jews.

Under the guise of peace, these leaders are promoting war and the continued slaughter of innocents, writes Eugene Korn, an ethicist living in Israel.

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March 26 2024 By dvirtue The Archbishop of Canterbury's Misplaced Compassion over Israel

Israel is allowing trucks through but not enough to satisfy the blood lust of people who want to press Israel with charges of genocide.

So, without naming Israel by name, Welby puts the onus for peace on the democratic state, mentioning in passing the hostages being held by Hamas.

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March 22 2024 By dvirtue ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA IS ON DEATH WATCH

By 2024 it had dropped by another 29,007 or 30.3%. The overall drop from 1999 to the present year revealed a whopping 107,481 or 62% drop.

MEMBERSHIP figures also took a hit. In 1999 the denomination claimed 686,362 members. By 2024 that figure had dropped to 294,931 a drop of 391,143 or 57 %!

CONGREGATION numbers also took a hit. The Canadian Church in 1999 had 2,836 congregations. By 2024 that figure had declined to 1,498 a drop of 1,338 or 47%.

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March 21 2024 By dvirtue Welby and Church of England increasingly out of Touch with Reality

Finally, if you think pouring a billion pounds into reparations for something which you and he never did, will salve the church's conscience over long-outlawed slave trade, when local vicars can barely put food on the table and their parishes are leaking like sieves, then you get the picture.

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