"A noble task"

The bishops of the Church in Wales, Llandudno 2012‘The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he  desires a noble task.’  I  Timothy 3In his Theology Wales paper 'A Noble Task' Bishop David Thomas reflected on his experience of ministry as...

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Who cares?

From the BBC video 'Do you remember that, mum?'A recent BBC report 'Do you remember that, mum?' explained how the condition of dementia sufferer Andriani, who was last seen in 2014, had deteriorated rapidly while the costs to care for her rise.The report explains why the...

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That it should come to this

The Diocese of Bangor’s new LGBT+ Chaplaincy Team.                                                                ...

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Forward to the past

Jeremy Corbyn with Len McCluskey at the bi-annual Unite policy conference in July.Photograph: Rob Stothard/Getty Images/Guardian"FOR THE MANY NOT THE FEW" !There is an odd irony in the Labour Party's election manifesto slogan 'For the many not the few'.The intended meaning...

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Limited view!

David Davies (centre) has challenged Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan (left) and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (right) over their stance on refugees and people entering the UKWales Online today carries a report: 'This MP says the Archbishops of Canterbury...

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Welby's Muslim charm offensive

Click here for Archbishop Welby's understanding of Islam, a faith which denies that Jesus died on the cross, a faith that has no time for unbelievers in its political ideology, a political system which is explainedhere in a 5 minute video for those prepared naively to accept...

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Corbyn the crass

In advance of Jeremy Corbyn's keynote electionspeech in which he linked the Manchester bombing to British foreign policy, former Home Secretary Charles Clarke last night explained the threat posed by Islam in terms which even Mr Corbyn should be able to understand. Sadly he and many others refuse to listen or choose to believe what they are told...

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London Mayor says it as it isn't

[Note: This video has been replaced by a still because I was unable  to switch off the auto play. Text below - AB]In a video clip published by the Independent the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said, "There can be no justification for the acts of these terrorists...

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Is the Anglican Church Going Completely Mad?

Susan Musgrove, centre, with, left, Rev Cecilia Eggleston, Paster of the Metropolitan Community Church in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Rev David Hewlett, Vicar of Corbridge, before the start of theAffirmation service for Susan at St Andrew?S Church, Corbridge, Northumberland....

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Fellow Christians Say Thank You Bishop David

Today family and friends gathered in the Priory Church of St Mary Abergavenny to express their gratitude for the sacramental ministry and pastoral care of Bishop David Thomas who died suddenly on 11 May.There were many old faces to be seen, my own among them, including bishops,...

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Bishop of St Asaph to extend the hand of friendship

The Rt Rev Gregory Cameron, Bishop of St Asaph, possibly the  next Archbishop.      Sourse: ITVTraditionalists in the Church in Wales should not get too excited. The Bishop of St Asaph was addressing the need not to befriend 'traditionalist' Anglicans left...

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Biblical definition of marriage dropped

The Christian Institute put it bluntly: "The biblical definition of marriage was dropped by the Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC) at its General Synod meeting in Edinburgh yesterday" in a measure carried by one vote.From the Church Times: "Tears were shed after the result was...

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A Happy Christmas to my Orthodox readers

I need no excuse to indulge myself in the glories of the Russian Orthodox Church but their celebration of Christmas on 7 January is an opportunity too good to miss.In the above video the congregation, male and female, young and old, rich and poor, are engrossed in the liturgy. There is a sense of spirituality lost in some other churches. Contrast their...

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Decline and fall

Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican Communion Photo: OLI SCARFFMore bad news for the Church of England. "Attendance plunges to record low: Sunday attendance slumps by 22,000 to 765,000 as older worshippers die and Archbishop of Canterbury warns of struggle...

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Christian today but what of tomorrow?

"Christianity is being quietly erased from public life. What are we going to do about it?" Good question but very little where it matters, if anything. The question was posed in Christian Today:"A strange and troubling paradox is now glaringly evident in society today. On the...

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Enough is enough (2)

Ugandans take part in an anti-gay protest in Kampala. The Church of Uganda has beenprominent in the Anglican realignment movement. Source: Independent AFP/GettyFrom Christian Today:Church must repent of 'second group' treatment of gays, Anglican leaders warn Primates:More...

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Sour grapes

Ex-Anglican priest and Shadow Cabinet member Chris Bryant, MP, otherwise known as "Captain Underpants" has announced that he is to quit the Anglican Church saying its stance on homosexuality would one day look as wrong as supporting slavery. Given his record it is hard to see...

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A Tonic

A tonic for the weekend against the miseries that new Anglicanism has afflicted upon the faithf...

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Peace, perfect peace

The Cathedral Church of Saint Deiniol, Bangor. Source WikipediaAnEXCLUSIVE from The Sun:Cathedral, surviving on cash reserves, paying to re-home clerics"A CHURCH is blowing nearly ?1million to re-home two clerics after they whinged about noisy students. The pair say they...

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Victims

Source: BBC/Welsh News ServiceReaders who are a little longer in the tooth may recall holidays abroad when a tag was used to obtain services thus removing the need to carry cash. Indeed, in their student days they may even have experienced landlords economising on paint by using...

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Gender fluidity

Source: BBCIn March last year it was reported that there was a shortage of chicken sexers in the UK. The procedure can be read in the BBC report but suffice to say a bump makes the difference. If it has one, it is male.Generally speaking humans are identified at birth as...

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The road to ruin

The Bishop of Willesden, the Rt Rev Peter Broadbent, having a laugh.     Source: The TelegraphFrom The Telegraph: Dress-down Sundays: Church considers making clerical dress optional."Heavenly hoodies? Church of England takes first step to relaxing clerical...

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Too little, too late?

Muslims now make up over 5% of the population of Britain                            Source: The Sun/ AlamyGreat Britain is now home to more than 3 million Muslims for the first time ever with more...

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Poverty + Islamophobia = Radicalisation - allegedly

Senedd Cardiff Bay                                                                          ...

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"No-one loves the kuffaar"

Cardiff school children at an open day at Dar Ul-Usra Mosque in Cardiff  Source: Wales OnlineAmid constant claims of Islamophobia in response to anyone who questions any aspect of Islam the brainwashing continues. FromWales Online: Mosques across Wales open their doors...

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Welby's view

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby                                        Source: Reuters"In Muslim countries, Archbishop Welby said, ?It is often pointed out to me that only...

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Closer together and wider apart

Former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Reverend Lorna Hood making her way through the Church of Scotland's Assembly Hall, where commissioners made "a historic vote" in favour of accommodation for congregations that choose a...

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A new beginning?

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, and Pope Francis met at the Jose Marti airport in Havana Feb. 12, 2016 ? The first-ever papal meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, a historic development in the 1,000-year schism within Christianity. (Crux...

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Many a true word is spoken in jest

According to The Australian Women's Weekly "the TV comedy gods have answered your prayers – The Vicar of Dibley is coming back".The Rev'd Geraldine Granger, AKA Dawn French, said "now that the Church of England formally ruled in favour of allowing female Bishops in 2014 there?S hope for Geraldine to climb the ranksdanquot;.Tragically, many a true word...

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The great energy rip-off

When it comes to choosing Gas and Electricity suppliers I am baffled. Tariff type, Unit rate, Standing charges, dual fuel, DD, Exit fees, etc, etc. All I want to know is the overall price for supplying gas and electricity but dream on.My fixed tariff agreement is about to expire. If I do nothing I will be transferred to the Standard Rate with a big...

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Feeding Islam and ripping the Church apart

Source: TwitterA sharp-eyed reader has drawn my attention to the menu offered last Thursday at the Cardiff University Chaplaincy: halal chicken casserole! Next Thursday's lunch will also be halal. In fact halal dishes appear to be their regular offering. I appreciate that the...

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Transdanger

In a poll of 470 people in San Diego last year 73% said that they would like to see more gender neutral rest rooms. I doubt that they had considered the practicalities or the consequences.Dr. Michael Brown writing for Charisma News: Even as I write these words, different cities...

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The real victims of political correctness.

In this 2010 CBN News video "What Will Happen When Islam Takes Over Britain WAKE UP!" a clear warning was given on the perils of not addressing political correctness.The Prime Minister's claim in 2011 that multiculturalism had failed was met with a wave of indignant protests and denial. In 2016 the real victims of political correctness, mainly...

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EastEnders

Men pray outside Whitechapel mosque in east London during Friday prayers.Photograph: Felix Clay for the GuardianThere have been reports in the press that the new set of the BBC soap EastEnders may include a mosque in an attempt at a "more authentic representation" of communities...

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Legitimate target

England v Ireland: Jonny Sexton will be targeted - Eddie Jones, BBC SportThe cold dark months of Winter are not my favourite months but a few things make February more bearable. The days are drawing out, the garden is preparing to burst into life and we have the Six Nations.An...

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The topsy-turvy world of the Church of England

Feather in her cap for Christina Rees, CBE                    Source: Royston Crow'Hats off to Christina as she’s awarded CBE from Prince Charles' was the news headline in the Royston Crow yesterday. Described as a leading church...

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St Davids Day

St Davids Cathedral, Pembs                                                                        ...

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Monochrome Morgan's misplaced message

Original source: Church in WalesSpeaking from the sidelines at the Lord Mayor’s National Civic service at St John the Baptist Church in Cardiff's city centre on St David’s Day the Archbishop of Wales observed that "Wales is a country of migrants" and should be proud of...

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Users of The Church

The First Church of Cannabis sprang from the well intentioned Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act explained here. Basically it means that "the state cannot 'substantially burden a person's exercise of religion' unless it is furthering a 'compelling government interest'...

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The Church in Northern Nigeria - crushed but not defeated - as in Great Britain, for now

The impact of persistent violence on the Church in Northern Nigeria has been highlighted in a report by Open Doors. You can read the Report here.The research shows that decades of targeted religious violence has had an even larger impact on the Church in Northern Nigeria than...

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Apologists' myopia

So far there is no evidence that Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil was crucified by ISIS on Good Friday as threatened. His fate is uncertain. But he is one of many. Others have been crucified. Muslim children are not exempt, 'crucified for not fasting during Ramadan'.Women are routinely...

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