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Vatican hopes for end to surrogacy ‘in all its forms’
16+ hour, 57+ min ago (338+ words) by Jonathan Luxmoore, Church Times THE Vatican has called for an end to surrogacy worldwide, saying that it risks reducing children to "commodified products" and women to "service providers". "The issue of surrogacy is an urgent one " the technology and…...
New Book Explores Anglican Position on Contraception, Divorce and Human Sexuality
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (171+ words) By Anon, Anglican Ink. The Rt Revd Kenneth Kearon has written a new book exploring the position of Anglicans on contraception, divorce and human sexuality. "Marriage and Relationships " An Anglican Exploration: Contraception, Divorce, Human Sexuality" will be launched on March…...
Project Spire comes under fire during Synod Questions
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (257+ words) by Tim Wyatt, Church Times The Bishop of Salisbury, the Rt Revd Stephen Lake, deputy chair of the Church Commissioners, responds to questions from the Synod on Monday evening PROJECT SPIRE, the plan to set aside "100 million from the Church…...
Why I, as an Anglican priest, believe Jesus is in the Eucharist
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (472+ words) I don't believe what the Beatles used to sing " that we are "getting better all the time'. The Middle Ages were a picnic compared with modernity: For instance, there were more killed in the wars of ... by Peter Mullen, TCW…...
No, infant baptism is not abuse
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (406+ words) Now many seek the "prize" without having been subjected to real abuse " abuse that no one would wish upon himself. A prominent Catholic recently argued in the Irish Times for a new category of victim: ... One of the most striking…...
Archbishop of Canterbury: ‘Conversations about immigration divide us’
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (32+ words) The establishment and work of Anglican Mission in America and the Anglican Mission in Europe has inspired church leaders in India committed to an orthodox Anglican theology and practice to launch a ......
A revival of Christian belief in this country is devoutly to be wished for
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (287+ words) by Andrew Gimson, Conservative Home A quiet revival in Christian belief among the young is said to have begun. How strong this revival will prove is impossible to say, for to predict the evolution of other people's religious convictions is…...
What are the bishops up to now?
3+ mon, 18+ hour ago (460+ words) This has led many observers to scratch their head and ask "What are the bishops up to now?" ... On Tuesday, 16th December, the House of Bishops of the Church of England announced that "more time" was needed to finalise its "proposals…...
‘Groundhog Day’ as the House of Bishops meet
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (197+ words) This meeting followed their previous one in October, where bishops acknowledged the theological and lawful impediments to clergy same sex marriage and standalone services (see our news article ). Rev ... The House of Bishops met on Tuesday 16 December and discussed the…...
Rising number of Brits leaving Christianity turning to paganism
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (247+ words) by Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post A growing number of Britons who leave Christianity are turning to paganism or other forms of spiritualism instead of converting to other major religions, a new study has found." The survey, released by the Institute…...