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– THE APRIL 2007 Anglican Planet is now online. Canadian Bp. Njegovan forbids– forbids!– you to read it … (anglicanplanet)

– CANUCKISTANI Anglican Theological Commission clarifies provenance of same-sex blessings resolutions. Theological Commission Anglican Church of Canada says SSU Is A Matter of Doctrine, but Not Core Doctrine (read comments). It’s all part of the high-rolling 60% hope the CanAngLibs are chasing that they can commit a very public institutional suicide settle the matter their way & stage a coup d’eglise— once, and for all– at GS-2007… (anglican.ca, sf)

– PISKIE PURPLE Crossing the Tiber… The very recently retired Episcopal Bishop of Albany, Daniel W. Herzog. MCJ has some links. Mark Shea chimes in … (Various)

– TAP ON ACoC— CoGS disregards consensus of theologians & will of bishops– “Well, the waiting is over: if Council of General Synod has their way, the blessing of same-sex unions will be approved and the St. Michael’s Report will have no role in determining the debate at GS2007″; What happened (!) at CoGS … (TAP)

– MULLAH-WHORING: Eschatology You Can Do Business With– “The religious left makes its peace with Ahmadinejad’s Madhist doctrine”, by Mark D. Tooley. Kinda puts this bit of poodling in a different light, we’d say. Imagine the whingy Episcopal Left’s responses to the following: (a) an evil regime, (b) things they disagree with in their own country, (c) protest within their own institution. It would be something like (1) appeasing/ pandering/ apologizing, (2) scathing letters, (3) lawyers, lawyers, lawyers, and lots of them. Smells like rank cowardice and hypocrisy to us, given realities on the ground in Iraq. Do you Episcognostics ever ask yourselves WHY people like that get along with people like you? And also ask yourselves: where do true human rights and freedoms come from? … (Various) Continue reading →

– KALLSEN & KO.— Anglican Report 23 … (aTV)

– LAYING DOWN THE LAW[YERS]: Pastoral Letter To the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of Ottawa– “Clergy who are openly disobedient of the Bishop to whom they have sworn canonical obedience, or who intentionally violate a Canon of our Church, should take note of their legal and moral duties arising from their Letter of Appointment, Licence, and the Oath taken upon ordination, and also the Canons of General Synod regarding Discipline, Licencing of Clergy, and Relinquishment and Abandonment of Ministry” … (ottawa.anglican.ca)

– SOS.. SOS.. SOS.. Conservative Anglicans made an “urgent plea” Monday to build a separate Anglican church in the United States following the Episcopal Church’s “desertion from Anglicanism” … (christianpost)

– LISTENING PROCESS summaries available online. Preparation of a Study Guide on Human Sexuality for the 2008 Lambeth Conference announced … (episcopal-life) Continue reading →

“Sadly, the bishops apparently are more intent
upon blaming the primates
than caring for
the orthodox Anglicans in their midst.”

—IRD Anglican Action Director Ralph Webb

– TELEGRAPH: “Communion no more” … (telegraph)

– DIOCESE OF OTTAWA— A Letter from 16 clergy: “AN OPEN LETTER TO THE DIOCESE OF OTTAWA” … (via e-mail)

– ADIOS –“I’d Rather Not Say would rather not be an Episcopalian” … (mcj.blog)

– VENABLES: Move to separation as quickly and as gracefully as possible; Reflections on the Primates Communiqué. From the General Secretary of Ekklesia … (mainstream)

– LIVING CHURCH— Resolutions Arose From Bishops’ Concern Over Pastoral Council NominationsResolutions Arose From Bishops’ Concern Over Pastoral Council Nominations … (livingchurch) Continue reading →

– A PRAYER for Repentance, Inspired by Recent Events in the Episcopal Church and One of Today’s Scripture Lessons. Also– A Lenten Prayer: Prayer of Acclaim to the Suffering Christ, by St. Gregory … (L&B)

Rowan Williams:
“This initial response of the House of Bishops
is discouraging and indicates the need for
further discussion and clarification.
Some important questions have still
to be addressed and no one is
underestimating the challenges ahead.”
via

“It is not a final decision.”
Katharine Jefferts Schori

– ANGLICANS closer to schism as US bishops reject gay ultimatum; Neither TEC nor Akinola are bluffing – Gledhill … (LTimes, mainstream) Continue reading →

– DOUBLE-THINK: Bishops “unable to accept proposed Pastoral Scheme” still desire membership in Anglican Communion … (freerep)

– ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury: Brief Statement on HOB Response … (aacblog)

– BOVINIATOR: “The ECUSA House of Bishops, meeting in Texas over the weekend, just gave the finger to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Primates, accompanied by this desperate plea” … (bovinabloviator.blog)

– WHEN TRUTH GETS ‘MINORITIED’— In the Anglican Church of Canada, “other” means “orthodox.” Felix Hominum weighs in … (ms, fh) Continue reading →

– FRESH VIDEO GOODNESS— Anglican Report Episode 22 … (anglicantv)

– ZENIT— Brazillian “Homophobia Law” to Impact Homilies, Seminaries– “Specialists say the “homophobia law” would essentially imply a legal frame for religious persecution” … (zenit)

– FORBIDDEN INTERVIEW! — StandFirm interviews Mark Lawrence … (surrounded)

– DEATH OF THE WEST: “Liberal Britain turns out the lights” … (standfirminfaith)

– GOOD FOR THEM— even a gesture of fairness is an improvment over the usual “You Don’t Exist” nonsense from the institution and its official organs: “Other Voices of Our Church” … (anglican.ca) Continue reading →