Anglicanism - that it should have come to this!

"Worshippers at the St Michael and All Angels Church in Uffington, Lincolnshire, wanted their oak altar to double up asa place to 'serve refreshments' ".  Photo: AlamyFriendly service with Coffee (see 'Services and Events'here).Worshippers at St Michael and All Angels Church...

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Holiness or worldliness?

The Virgin of Vladimir, 17x28.6x1.4cms,birch wood, walnut stain tinting. 1999If you prefer holiness to the worldliness of 'non-traditional' forms of 'worship' which now, apparently,include "River Walk; Teddy Bears' Tea Party; Rushbearing Service; Jigsaw Service; Snowdrops Service;...

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Barry's sexist agenda.

The Bunch of 'Bishops'Charged with drawing up the Code of Practice required to accompany the authorising of women bishops in the Church in Wales, the Archbishop and his bench sitters have, true to form, produced something sexist to provide for the type of woman Barry has encouraged...

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Church wrecker involved in social injustice

The Archbishop of Wales the Most Rev Dr Barry Morgan. Photo: WalesOnline"Community leaders invited people to join together for the 'common good'"- WalesOnline (here).This initiative is being taken under the umbrella of the Citizens UK organization, "a powerful alliance of local...

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Church in Wales: The hypocrisy

The Governing Body of the Church in Wales meets again today to discuss matters of importance to their Archbishop who yesterday delivered his self-justifying Presidential Address while managing to implicate the whole Bench by announcing:"This presidential address is different...

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True to his word: "Over my dead body!"

Archbishop Morgan, now unofficialsupreme governor of the Church in WalesI keep asking myself the question, is Barry Morgan deluded, a hypocrite or simply a liar? My wife's view is that he is consumed which would explain why secular issues consistently cloud his judgement on...

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No second term for Jefferts Schori

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts SchoriGeorge Conger of Anglican Ink has reported (here) that the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, will not stand for re-election as Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church....

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Bazzer's dream

From Pink News - where else! Bazzer's view of the future for the Church in Wales, consisting only of clones.Church in Wales to consider performing same-sex marriages runs the headline followed by: "The Church in Wales has launched a consultation to evaluate whether it should...

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Church in Wales: The Llandaff dimension

Following the shockresignation in May 2013 of Landaff's first female Dean, the Very Rev Janet Henderson, the Bishop of Llandaff, Archbishop Barry Morgan decided to run Llandaff Cathedral as acting Dean in addition to his other duties before turning to the Archdeacon of Llandaff,...

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The supreme sacrifice

The 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red' project by artist Paul CumminsOn 11 November, Armistice Day, the last of 888,246 ceramic poppies will be planted, filling the moat of the Tower of London with a sea of blood, each poppy representing the supreme sacrifice of a British...

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Ebola

This video (subtitles) was published on Aug 27, 2014. In June 2014Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) had reported that 'The epidemic is out of control' in West Africa. The world failed to act. MSF will welcome your suppo...

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Archbishop sets out his stall

With seemingly nothing better to do on a Sunday, the Archbishop of Wales helped to man a stall at a Bridgend weddingfayre yesterday (now in the third year of pulpits being swopped for wedding stands) in his latest bid to drag in anyone to prop up the dwindling numbers...

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Child of Mine

From WaterAid UK:Jacinta's family is just one of the thousands affected by the lack of clean, safe water in Mozambique. Full story he...

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When bishops were bishops

Canon Rosie Harper                                                                REUTERS/Yui Mok/POOLAfter reading...

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A Challenge to the Archdeacon of Llandaff

Source: BBC videoRecalling the diocesan meetings, I think it fair to say that members on both sides of the 'traditionalist' divide must have been shocked and saddened by the bishops' response to Credo Cymru's request to look again at the provisions of the Code of Practice (here).The...

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The 'religion of peace' in Nigeria

Fulani herdsmen have massacred thousands of Christians in Nigeria. Source: Christian Today'These attacks started in 2010, when some Fulani gunman invaded a village in Plateau State and sacked the whole community and killed about 500 people – children, women and men – in one...

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From equality to mediocrity

Source: BBCThe end, on a show of hands.The mighty Church of England reduced to a debating chamber making up their own rules contrary to the faith of the Apostolic Church and ignoring the wiser counsel of the majority of Anglicans, the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.It...

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The new Church Militant

A tweet after the Synod vote to allow women bishops which ended centuries of tradition in the Church of England read,#ItisFinished. - But not quite what it seemed, apparently.From this morning'sTelegraph - "Women bishops: The hate mail was always from other Christians"! Having achieved their goal without the desired complete wipe-out of traditionalists,...

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A sense of proportion

Most of the 32 gay MPs and peers managed to get to the IoS photocall Teri Pengilley/IndependentIn February 2016 the Independent published this picture of 28 MPs and peers. It was reported to be the largest number of publicly out parliamentarians photographed together at one...

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Fasting with friends

Preparing for ordination to the Deaconate by fasting with Muslims         CinWTomorrow, Church in Wales ordinand Sara Roberts will spend the day at Bangor Islamic Centre, before joining with the Iftar, the meal which Muslims share to break/end their day time...

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Illiberal liberals

Christian Tim Farron pushed to resign leadership of the LibDem Party. Source BBCIt has been widelyreported that Tim Farron resigned as the leader of the Liberal Democrat party because he could not continue in the face of continuing questions over his faith. He said...

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Anything but orthodox Christianity

Part of the human chain of "faith leaders from across Walesdanquot; who gathered outside a Cardiff Mosque as an act of solidarity with the Muslim community. BBCIn their Evening News programme yesterday, BBC Wales Today gave extensive coverage to the Welsh link in the aftermath...

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Consecration of the Bishop of Llandaff

The bishop-designate of Llandaff, the Very Rev June Osborne    Source: CinW“This service will be a wonderful celebration of faith and hope for the future as we consecrate June as bishop and welcome her into the family of the Church in Wales. I am sure everyone will...

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The joy, the pain and the sorrow

A post-ordination scene outside Llandaff Cathedral.                                                                ...

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The Llandaff problem

Llandaff Cathedral and the soon to be vacant again Deanery?Many of the comments received in response to entries in this blog have been about the problems besetting Llandaff Cathedral, latterly as the result of Archbishop Barry Morgan's appointment of his former Chaplain as Dean.Dean...

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More of the same

"Thank you for your kind applause", as Madame Edith used to say in 'Allo 'Allo! after her star turn                                                  ...

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New Anglicanism: secularism with ritual?

"Recent developments in The Episcopal Church with respect to a change in their Canon on marriage represent a fundamental departure from the faith and teaching held by the majority of our Provinces on the doctrine of marriage. Possible developments in other Provinces could further exacerbate this situation." - Scottish Episcopal Church Agenda...

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Dumbed-down, dressed down, let down

The Church of England at SynodWho needs scripture, tradition or reason when a few dozen like-minded people can gather together in His name to make up the rules as they go along?The headline in Plant Transgender after the transgender blessing debate was 'Church of England votes...

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In the pink

Straight, monogamous heterosexual with cancer but drugs too expensive? Tough.Gay and promiscuous? Drugs that can prevent HIV infections will be offered to gay men for free via an NHS trial starting next month.Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) drug Truvada can "drastically reduce...

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The cost of success

This image from Twitter (H/T Anglican Mainstream) shows the celebration of a lesbian civil partnership at Southwark Cathedral with "Eucharist, Dinner and Dancingdanquot;.It was joyfully attended by the Very Rev'd Professor Martyn Percy Dean of Christ Church Oxford, who pressed...

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Knocking

"There's somebody knocking at the door!"                          Source: Twitter/CinWTwo tweets from the Llandaff Cathedral enthronement ceremony today:1. "Bishop June knocks on the west door of @LlandaffCath...

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BBC celebrates 'love'

Still from the BBC factual drama 'Against the Law'A vicar in Hull hasclaimed that words such as 'pride' and 'gay' have been being "hijacked" by people who would seek to normalise LGBT activity as part of mainstream life.  An addition to his list could be 'love' following...

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Keeping up

Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and EqualitiesIt has beenreported in the Mirror and elsewhere that the Equalities Minister Justine Greening has urged faith leaders to "keep up" with 21st Century attitudes as she "piled pressure" to let gay couples...

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