Assorted links - Church of England edition

UPDATE: Thinking Anglicans has the Presiding Bishop's UK itinerary here. She is currently in the UK after having spoken to the Canadian General Synod yesterday. There are clearly signals being sent to the ABC by these hosts.
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Today's theme: News of or about the Church of England.

1. A vicar has placed adverts encouraging people to get married in his rural church, in an attempt to claw back wedding business from country homes and hotels. Includes this message: ''We usually only marry those who have not been married before or are widowed but we can discuss other options with divorcees.''

2. Traditionalists have expressed their dismay over the likelihood divorced bishops will be permitted for first time by Church of England. Some claim it is more controversial than appointing homosexual bishops.

3. From a proposed resolution at the Canadian General Synod:

Be it resolved that this General Synod:

1. Affirm the commitment of the Anglican Church of Canada to full participation in the life and mission of the Anglican Communion; and
2. Will consider a formal decision to adopt the proposed Anglican Covenant after the Church of England has formally adopted it.

4. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will preach and preside at the 11AM Eucharist at Southwark Cathedral this coming Sunday.

5. The Bishop of Blackburn said people should have an annual allocation of air miles, limiting their travel, with levels bar-coded onto passports. He has asked vicars to appeal to their congregations for people interested in a trip he is leading - with 30 parishioners signing up so far. The party will travel the more than 1,600 miles flying from Manchester to Istanbul on a Turkish Airlines flight.

Off topic bonus links

6. A physicist's argument against polytheism: " there can be at most one omniscient god. If there were two, they're be able to read each others' minds and run into paradoxes of circularity. ... reread your John Milton."

7. Heavy gamers [substitute: bloggers] have reactions of a jet pilot and the body of a 60 year old chain smoker.

8. Sexually abuse a child, get an annuity.

Posted by John B. Chilton on June 9, 2010 8:08 AM | |
Comments (5)

There is a 2nd resolution before Canada's GS, referencing the covenant to the Church of England. Its cute.
Be it resolved that this General Synod:

1. Affirm the commitment of the Anglican Church of Canada to full participation in the life and mission of the Anglican Communion; and
2. Will consider a formal decision to adopt the proposed Anglican Covenant after the Church of England has formally adopted it.
http://www.anglican.ca/gs2010/resolutions/c004/

Posted by Rod Gillis [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 9, 2010 8:34 AM

Hmm. That's the one I referenced, Rod.

Posted by John B. Chilton [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 9, 2010 8:43 AM

Re ++Katharine's visit to Southwark, does Rowan know? Or has he been too busy handing down the law?

Posted by Susan Hedges [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 9, 2010 9:55 AM

Oops! So you did John. That is resolution C004. There is the prior resolution that comes from the structure. A137. Having attended these events before, there will be a procedural question about whether c004 can be debated if A137 passes first--depending on a judgment as to whether A127 and c004 are in contradiction. (zzzzz). Hockey fans will know about "stick handling". There seems to be a lot of that at this GS by the national standing committees.

http://www.anglican.ca/gs2010/resolutions/a137/

Posted by Rod Gillis [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 9, 2010 10:15 AM

Another way about #6...

In order number something more than one, we must set limits on that which we are numbering. Thus, something that is unlimited cannot be numbered more than one. I other words, as soon as it's even possible for there to be more than one of something, we know that it's not God.

This isn't really important for the comments here...I just like the topic.

Posted by Grant Chaput [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 9, 2010 11:32 AM

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