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Bishop of East Tennessee’s statement on the death of Dolly Parton

Dear People of East Tennessee, It is with great sadness that we enter a time of mourning for the death of Dolly Parton, one of our greatest regional figures. I celebrate and honor the impact she has had on East Tennessee and the world, whether from...
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God’s Faithfulness in Brazil

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings in the name of our risen Lord Jesus Christ. It has been a great joy to gather this weekend in Recife, Brazil, with leaders of the Global Anglican Communion to celebrate the installation of the Very Revd Gabriel Moreira...
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Taking Greenland?

There’s been talk of the United States acquiring Greenland, which is autonomously governed within...
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Martin Luther birthed Karl Marx?

Polemical British cleric Calvin Robinson unsurprisingly sparked a fracas when addressing the “Mere Anglicanism” conference in...
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Pope Francis and Protestants

Conservative Protestants, some of whom came from traditions traditionally anti-Catholic, admired Pope John Paul...
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Bad church advice on Hamas

Sometimes, church prelates unwisely speak to political questions, exceeding the mandate of their vocation...
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Church banality on Middle East terror

Mainline Protestant agencies are typically hostile to Israel. So their morally empty statements about...
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Vacuous Prayers for Ukraine

U.S. church pronouncements about international affairs often are detached, anodyne, and sometimes surreal. Russia’s attack...
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Bishop Tutu, God & Democracy

South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu had critics and they included myself and my...
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Transgender Lutheran Bishop & Nicaea

Just elected Lutheran Bishop Megan Rohrer of Sacramento is America’s first transgender bishop. Rohrer, who was...
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Missionary Rescued & Captors Killed

American missionary Philip Walton was rescued Saturday in Nigeria by the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team 6, who killed...
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Diana Butler Bass vs Council of Nicaea

Recently liberal Episcopal writer Diana Butler Bass ignited a Twitter storm by recalling how she learned...
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What Grows & Kills Churches?

Yesterday my colleague Jeff Walton posted about the opening of Falls Church Anglican’s glorious new sanctuary...

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Bishop of East Tennessee’s statement on the death of Dolly Parton

Dear People of East Tennessee, It is with great sadness that we enter a time...
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God’s Faithfulness in Brazil

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings in the name of our risen Lord Jesus...
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Cathedral asks Stan to scrub porn star footage

Channel 7 reports: “The Anglican Church has demanded footage filmed inside Brisbane’s St John’s Cathedral be removed...
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Brisbane Archbishop apologises for Stan porn star video

20 August 2026Ad Clerum re Use of Cathedral in STAN reality TV show Dear sisters...