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This Lent I will turn atheism to ashes

As the vicar dipped his finger in the ash of last year’s palm crosses on Wednesday evening, drew a new one on my forehead and invited me to remember that I am dust and will return to dust, I knew immediately what I was giving...

The Plano Statement

Gafcon has sometimes been criticised, even vilified, as a sectarian and schismatic movement that has sought to undermine the unity of the Anglican Communion. But that is simply untrue.
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This Lent I will turn atheism to ashes

As the vicar dipped his finger in the ash of last year’s palm crosses on...

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Gafcon has sometimes been criticised, even vilified, as a sectarian and schismatic movement that has sought to undermine the unity of the Anglican Communion. But that is simply untrue.

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