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August 06 2004 By virtueonline TANZANIA: Anglican Diocese has never joined TAC says Bishop

At no time has the Synod of the Diocese of Ruvuma considered joining
the Traditional Anglican Communion. Only the Synod of the Diocese of
Ruvuma could decide to take such as a step.

The Bishop of Ruvuma, who is an Associate Bishop (Member) of Forward in Faith North America (FIFNA) was encouraged by the faith he saw when at the FIFNA 2002 Annual Assembly. At that meeting FIFNA entered into full Sacramental Communion with the Traditional Anglican Communion.

August 06 2004 By virtueonline ENGLAND: Evangelist held for homophobic loudhailer rant

Mr Holme, who is married with two children, was asked to tone down the volume of his sermon as he drove through busy streets in his car and trailer berating homosexuality as a wicked perversion.

He declined, pleading his human rights, but was arrested when a police officer noticed that his trailer bore the slogan: “God says; if you reject Him you may become homosexual.”

August 04 2004 By virtueonline MISSOURI: Gay marriage ban gets voter OK

"I think that Missouri values have spoken," said Hartzler, a spokeswoman for the Coalition to Protect Marriage in Missouri. "This is a message of the heart, and here in the Heartland, we value marriage."

August 04 2004 By virtueonline SPEAK OUT! An Initiative for Anglican Laity is Launched

SPEAK OUT! is being coordinated by Diane L. Knippers, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy and Cynthia P. Brust, Director of Communications for the American Anglican Council; they are joined by an advisory team of lay leaders from across the country.

August 03 2004 By virtueonline BIRMINGHAM: Paul Zahl bids goodbye at Advent

Since he took over as dean of the Advent in 1995, Zahl has helped expand membership from about 2,400 to 3,424 at Birmingham's largest Episcopal church. Sunday attendance grew from less than 900 to 1,249. And the annual budget doubled, to more than $3.4 million.

"I think it's been Paul's preaching," said the Rev. John Harper, the vice-dean who takes over as interim dean Monday. "It's his message and his style."

August 03 2004 By virtueonline AUSTRALIA: Church to defrock disgraced bishop

Church sources said the unprecedented defrocking will be performed by Brisbane Archbishop Phillip Aspinall in the Darnell Room of St Martin's House - part of the St John's Cathedral complex in central Brisbane - on August 25.

August 01 2004 By virtueonline YORK: Archbishop resigns. He will return to parish life

He told BBC News he felt it was time to move on.

He said: "It has been something that has been rumbling around in my mind and heart for a couple of years.

"I will have done nearly 20 years as a bishop. It is the sort of time that you ought to be moving on."

During his time as archbishop Dr. Hope has aligned himself with traditionalists in the Anglican church.

'God's gift'

July 31 2004 By virtueonline ROME: Episcopal Church Teaches Tolerance

This year the church taught their members, and members of other congregations, about other faiths and how they relate to Christianity.

The World Peace Village looked at Islam on Thursday night. The week-long event also investigated Buddhism, Native American beliefs, Hinduism, Judaism and briefly touched on Christianity.

“It’s a study to promote peace and understanding and tolerance of other beliefs,” said Wanda Hodges, coordinator of the event.

July 30 2004 By virtueonline AAC: Is the Episcopal Church Leadership in Disarray?

The focus of the trip appears to center on attempts toward reconciliation with African provinces and dioceses that have decried the decisions of General Convention 2003 and subsequent actions of ECUSA. To date, twenty-one Anglican provinces have declared either impaired or broken communion with ECUSA. The letter from Bishop Lipscomb reads in part:

July 29 2004 By virtueonline CHURCH OF ENGLAND: Evangelical Council Submission To Lambeth Commission

1. Our understanding is that this submission should be brief and focussed, and it thus runs the risk of appearing trite, uninformed or uncaring. In particular, we have not rehearsed our position on biblical interpretation, nor of appropriate pastoral guidelines for local congregations. If the Commission sees fit, we would happily expand our arguments.

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