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No decision on gay blessings from South African bishops

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The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa has been unable to come to a common mind on the issue of gay blessings, but have agreed to continue dialogue

No decision on gay blessings from South African bishops

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The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa has been unable to come to a common mind on the issue of gay blessings, but have agreed to continue dialogue

Martin Heidegger believed Jews responsible for the Holocaust newly printed diaries show

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The existentialist philosopher held the Jews to be responsible for the Holocaust, claimed Italian scholar Donatella Di Cesare last week in the Corriere della Sera.

Episcopal Church statement on Fort Worth ruling

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On Tuesday, March 2, 2015, the Hon. John P. Chupp of the 141st District Court, Tarrant County, Texas, denied the Local Episcopal Parties’ and The Episcopal Church’s Motions for Summary Judgments.

Ft Worth Press Release on Court Decision

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On Monday, March 2, 2015, the 141st District Court granted our Motion for Partial Summary Judgment regarding all diocesan property, with the exception of All Saints’, Fort Worth, which Judge Chupp severed for a separate trial.

ECUSA and the Freedom of Association: a Showdown Is Coming

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Litigation between the Episcopal Church (USA) and its parishes has been ongoing for more than fifteen years

Court rules in Favor of Ft Worth Diocese

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Late this afternoon, Judge Chupp released his ruling in our case. We praise God for His faithfulness. Bishop Iker will have a full statement tomorrow.

Lord Carey’s speech in favor of Mitochondrial DNA donations

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The former Archbishop of Canterbury writes in the Daily Mail in support of legislation permitting “three parent families”

Bishop Orris J. Walker, Jr., of Long Island dead

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The Rt. Rev. Orris Walker Jr., retired bishop for the Diocese of Long Island and bishop-in-residence locally at Christ Church, Detroit, died Saturday evening after an extended illness.

After serving as coadjutor from 1988-91, he was named seventh bishop for the Diocese of Long Island. He served as bishop from 1991-2009.

Funeral arrangements are pending. Information will be forthcoming on the Diocese of Michigan website.

 

Cape Town archbishop’s appeal for prayers for Lesotho

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Archbishop Thabo Makgoba monitoring Saturday’s election in Lesotho