Girded with Truth » Diversity http://www.girdedwithtruth.org "Your Word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path" ~ Psalm 119:105 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:59:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Unity or Uniformity? http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/03/07/unity-or-uniformity/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/03/07/unity-or-uniformity/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:54:24 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=8512 “The promotion of unity at the expense of truth is satanic; it is demonic; it is not true unity. It is not the unity of the Holy Spirit for He is the Spirit of Truth. The Scriptural command which we have in Ephesians to promote the unity of the [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/03/07/unity-or-uniformity/feed/ 0 Ecumenical Jihad – John MacArthur http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/28/ecumenical-jihad-john-macarthur/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/28/ecumenical-jihad-john-macarthur/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:11:29 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=8370 According to some prominent evangelical leaders, we’ve been fighting the wrong war. Protestants, Catholics, and other religious people should quit bickering over issues of heaven and hell and unite in the culture war.

Wait a minute…what’s wrong with this picture?

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]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/28/ecumenical-jihad-john-macarthur/feed/ 0 Lesbian Suffragan Bishop Rev Canon Mary Douglas Glasspool http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/14/lesbian-suffragan-bishop-rev-canon-mary-douglas-glasspool/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/14/lesbian-suffragan-bishop-rev-canon-mary-douglas-glasspool/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:42:10 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=7806

A controversial priest who has a lesbian partner has so far received more than half the votes she needs to be consecrated as an assistant bishop.

And the 120-day consent process began just a month ago.

The Rev Canon Mary Douglas Glasspool has 29 consents [Continue reading ...]

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Bishops in the US dealt a death blow to hopes for unity in the worldwide Anglican Church when they approved in principle services for same-sex partnerships. The decision will finally split the Communion between Bible-based conservative evangelicals and liberal modernisers.

The bishops at the Episcopal General Convention [Continue reading ...]

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By Cindy Wooden

Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A Vatican official has floated the idea of a shared “ecumenical catechism” as one of the potential fruits of 40 years of dialogue among Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/12/vatican-shared-ecumenical-catechism/feed/ 0 Methodist Church: Return to Church of England http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/11/methodist-church-return-to-church-of-england/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/11/methodist-church-return-to-church-of-england/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:52:36 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=7634 Anglican Covenant

Methodist President and Vice-President in addressing the General Synod today affirmed commitment to a covenant relationship with the Church of England.

“We are prepared to be changed as a Church if that will serve the needs of the Kingdom.”

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The Archbishop of Canterbury warned yesterday that damaging infighting over women bishops and gay priests could result in a permanent split in the Anglican Communion.

Dr Rowan Williams stressed that he did not “want or relish” the prospect of division. He called on the Church of England [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/10/rowan-williams-women-bishops-and-gay-priests/feed/ 0 Rowan Williams issues ‘Profound Apology’ to Gay Christians http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/09/rowan-williams-issues-profound-apology-to-gay-christians/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/09/rowan-williams-issues-profound-apology-to-gay-christians/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:52:47 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=7523

The Archbishop of Canterbury issued a “profound apology” to the lesbian and gay Christian community today.

In a powerful address to the General Synod, Dr Rowan Williams warned that any schism within the Church would represent a betrayal of God’s mission.

But he made clear [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/09/rowan-williams-issues-profound-apology-to-gay-christians/feed/ 0 Spurgeon on Religious Pluralism http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/02/spurgeon-on-religious-pluralism/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/02/spurgeon-on-religious-pluralism/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:08:30 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=7359 A thousand lying religions may sleep peaceably in one bed, but wherever the Christian religion goes as the truth, it is like fire brand, and it abideth nothing that is not more substantial than the wood, the hay, and the stubble of carnal error. C.H. Spurgeon

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]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/02/spurgeon-on-religious-pluralism/feed/ 0 What Is Pragmatism & Why Is It Bad? http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/01/30/what-is-pragmatism-why-is-it-bad/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/01/30/what-is-pragmatism-why-is-it-bad/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:00:38 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=7201 In a column published some years ago in a popular Christian magazine, a well-known preacher was venting his own loathing for long sermons. January 1 was coming, so he resolved to do better in the coming year. “That means wasting less time listening to long sermons and spending much more time preparing short [Continue reading ...]

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