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August 19 2005 By virtueonline JACKSONVILLE, FL: Northeast Florida Episcopal diocese split over gay bishop

The other churches are All Souls, the Church of the Redeemer and Calvary Church, all in Jacksonville: St. Michael's in Gainesville and St. Luke's Community Church of Life in Tallahassee.

Together, they represent about 4,000 parishioners in a diocese that includes 77 congregations and about 35,000 members in 25 counties in northeast Florida. Several conservative Episcopal congregations in other states have also protested Robinson's consecration, saying it violates the Bible.

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August 18 2005 By virtueonline ENGLAND: Malawi in uproar over promotion of pro-gay churchman

But few knew of his record as a leading liberal theologian and, until recently, his position as chairman of the pro-gay Modern Churchpeople's Union, an Anglican society promoting a liberal theology. Now Mr Henderson is facing protests over the choice to make him bishop of one of four dioceses in Malawi in a dispute that threatens to plunge the Anglican Church into fresh controversy.

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August 17 2005 By virtueonline FLORIDA: Seven Parishes Seek Protection from Panel of Reference

While disappointed that you did not grant our request, we are grateful for your recognition that we are seeking to act together as two missions and four parishes. We understand that you believe we in "the six congregations have ignored an important avenue for reconciliation," (your letter, p. 17) and we are together in being open to considering other forms of oversight with you.

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August 17 2005 By virtueonline ENGLAND: Religious belief 'falling faster than church attendance'

The generational decline is too advanced to reverse, the report suggested, as the proportion of people who believe in God is declining faster than church attendance.

Dr David Voas, who oversaw the study at the University of Manchester, said religion would reach "fairly low levels" before very long.

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August 16 2005 By virtueonline CONNECTICUT: Bishop-Controlled Church Wants Control of Reins Again

Dr. William Witt, a spokesman for the vestry, says members of St. John's are doing the best they can to stick together as a parish.

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August 16 2005 By virtueonline NEWPORT BEACH, CA: Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against St. James Anglican Church

The lawsuit¹s dismissal means that St. James Church will retain legal possession of its church buildings, property and financial records. It also brings to a close almost a year of uncertainty for the members of St. James Church over the potential loss of a place to worship, their financial contributions and even their hymnals.

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August 16 2005 By virtueonline KENYA: Anglican Church's new power plan

Now the church plans to lump its 29 dioceses into regional archdioceses. Then it will appoint new bishops specifically for missionary work in areas where its influence has been weakened.

"These will be bishops without judicial authority or physical office and will be working under a senior bishop," said Bishop Eliud Wabukhala, who chaired the five-man committee that has recommended the reforms.

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August 15 2005 By virtueonline MALAWI: Anglicans reject bishop-elect

"Their complaint is that the Electoral Assembly twisted the formalities of the elections to suit the bishop-elect. The members are challenging the whole elections process," said Kafumba, who could not be drawn to comment in detail on the grounds of the objection for fear of pre-empting the case.

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August 15 2005 By virtueonline LONG BEACH, CA: Breaking away

In the late 1970s, the issue of ordination of women into the clergy rocked the Episcopal Church of the United States of America. Approval of the ordination of women, along with proposed changes to the Book of Common Prayer, spurred four Southern California parishes to take the extreme step of severing ties with the national church.

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August 14 2005 By virtueonline ORLANDO, FL: Lutherans reaffirm gay clergy celibacy

The vote was not as close as it appears, since changes in church law require a two-thirds majority vote.

The vote lets stand current ELCA policy that homosexual clergy must remain celibate.

Still, the presence of about 100 pro-homosexual rights demonstrators wearing rainbow sashes who stationed themselves at the front of the convention hall during the vote and refused to leave, despite pleas from Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson, might have influenced some delegates.

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