Girded with Truth » General Synod 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= Male Priests Marry in Anglican Church First Gay ‘Wedding’ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/14/male-priests-marry-in-anglican-church-first-gay-wedding/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/14/male-priests-marry-in-anglican-church-first-gay-wedding/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:27:29 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=7837

Two male priests exchanged vows and rings in a ceremony that was conducted using one of the church’s most traditional wedding rites – a decision seen as blasphemous by conservatives.

The ceremony broke Church of England guidelines and was carried out last month in defiance of the [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/14/male-priests-marry-in-anglican-church-first-gay-wedding/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 ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/13/gay-marriage-approval-death-knell-for-anglican-unity/feed/ 0 Vatican: Shared Ecumenical Catechism http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/12/vatican-shared-ecumenical-catechism/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/12/vatican-shared-ecumenical-catechism/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:20:34 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=7693 Cardinal asks dialogue partners if an ecumenical catechism might work

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 Spurgeon Quotes on Homosexuality http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/11/spurgeon-quotes-on-homosexuality/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/11/spurgeon-quotes-on-homosexuality/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:19:18 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=7682 The cities of Sodom and Gomorrha are bright as the sun goes down. The inhabitants are merry with boisterous laughter, there is plenty in the barn, there is luxury in the hall, for the plain of Sodom was well watered and lacked for nothing. Down went the sun upon a disastrous [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/11/spurgeon-quotes-on-homosexuality/feed/ 0 Gay Bishop Gene Robinson, Obama, and Uganda http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/11/gay-bishop-gene-robinson-obama-and-uganda/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/11/gay-bishop-gene-robinson-obama-and-uganda/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:10:52 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=7672 February 5, 2010, Nairobi (ENI). A Ugandan evangelical church leader says Africans are saddened by U.S. President Barack Obama’s condemnation of an anti-homosexuality bill before the country’s legislature.

“It is very disappointing for Africans to hear Obama, who ran on the ticket of ‘change we can believe in,’ suddenly growing cold [Continue reading ...]

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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.”

The President [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/11/methodist-church-return-to-church-of-england/feed/ 0 Rowan Williams: Women Bishops and Gay Priests http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/10/rowan-williams-women-bishops-and-gay-priests/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/10/rowan-williams-women-bishops-and-gay-priests/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:45:49 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=7566

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 ...]

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When the Apostle Paul wrote of the “perversion” of men and women who committed “indecent acts” with those of the same sex, he was talking about people he understood to be heterosexuals engaging in same-sex acts, according to The Episcopal Church’s first actively-gay bishop.

“It [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/02/10/bishop-robinson-same-sex-unnatural-for-heterosexuals/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 ...]

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