Andrew Brown writing in LGBTI The LGB&TI Anglican Coalition is appalled by the House of Bishops’ recently‐issued Pastoral Guidance on Same Sex Marriage, especially in the light of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s presidential address in which it was stated that differing views should be accepted in a spirit of ‘good disagreement’. In this document we […]
Day: February 17, 2014
Two bloggers underwhelmed by TREC report on networks
The Task Force for Re-imaging the Episcopal Church released a paper on the role of networks in the Episcopal Church two weeks ago. There hasn’t been an outpouring of response (mine is here), but much of what has been written has been negative, indicating a discomfort with both the language and the reasoning in the […]
Speaking out
Paul Rauschenbusch argues that Christianity is the common thread in the current wave of LGBTQ oppression. Because of this. then, Christians need to be on the front lines of those fighting for the freedom and dignity of all persons–otherwise, our religion will be entirely co-opted. Recent events around the world show us that sitting on […]
Bad Things, Good People
Monday, February 17, 2014 – Week of 6 Epiphany, Year Two [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for the Daily Office: Psalms 89:1-18 (morning) // 89:19-52 (evening) Genesis 30:1-24 1 John 1:1-10 John 9:1-17 While teaching a class a few years ago, […]