Category - human sexuality

Fulcrum Conference Islington: Conflict and Covenant

Jordan Tchilingirian — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:53:43 +0000

Start: 12/04/2008 - 10:00

End: 12/04/2008 - 16:00

Conference Speakers:

Dr Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham (Member of the Lambeth Commission which prepared The Windsor Report)

Some Global South archbishops snub other Anglican leaders at Eucharist

staff writers — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Seven 'Global South' archbishops refused to receive Holy Communion with their fellow Primates on 16 February 2007, at thir Tanzania gathering. They alleged that they were "unable to come to the Holy Table with the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church [USA] because to do so would be a violation of Scriptural teaching and the traditional Anglican understanding" - writes Matthew Davies for Episcopal News Service

Welcome for Williams but interrogation for gay Christian in Tanzania

staff writers — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:07:42 +0000

A warm East African welcome met Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams when he arrived in Tanzania yesterday (13 February 2007) for a crucial Anglican Primates' meeting ‚Ä' but a gay Christian leader from Nigeria had a different experience, being interrogated for several hours before being given a visa.

Nigerian Primate has unexpected Valentines Day gay encounter

staff writers — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Archbishop Peter Akinola, scourge of lesbian and gay people and their supporters in the worldwide Anglican Communion, had an unexpected Valentines Day encounter today ‚Ä' with the head of an organization that embodies the concerns of a group he has previously suggested do not exist, gay Christians in Nigeria.

Enough is Enough, Anglicans who want to bar colleagues are told

staff writers — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Amid confusion about who will play a role at the global Anglican Primates meeting in Tanzania this week ‚Ä' with reports that even the evangelical Dr John Sentamu is unacceptable to hardliners gathered around Nigerian Archbishop Peter Akinola ‚Ä' a UK-based broad church organization has declared ‚ÄúEnough is Enough‚Äù.

Church of England asked to acknowledge both sides of sexuality debate

staff writers — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The Church of England's governing body, its General Synod of lay people, clergy and bishops, will be asked to support a resolution recognising both sides in the current global debate on human sexuality when it meets later this month.

Hong Kong Anglican leader urges dialogue not division on sexuality

staff writers — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:56:41 +0000

The outgoing leader of the Anglican Church in Hong Kong has used the opportunity provided by a retirement address to urge dialogue rather than division on issues of sexuality currently raging across the 77 million strong worldwide Anglican Communion.

Christians welcome civil partnership in Ambridge

staff writers — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Spokespeople from a range of Christian organisations rallied to support a civil partnership storyline in long-running cult BBC radio soap opera 'The Archers' today - after Stephen Green of fringe group Christian Voice announced that the very thought made him 'queasy'.