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Reflecting On Rowan: The Archbishop Who Almost Walked on Water

Rev. Susan Russell | Posted 05.27.2012

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We chose to walk on water. We chose to step out in faith in response to the one who says "come" and to believe that miracles can happen.

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WATCH: Top Episcopal Bishop Addresses Controversial Issues

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 03.28.2012

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NEW YORK -- The movement toward legalizing same-sex marriage and the acceptance of gay people as clergy and lay members of religious groups is "a done...

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My Dinner With The Archbishop

Rev. Malcolm Boyd | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Religion and Sexuality, Christianity, Anglican Communion, Gay Christians, LGBT Christians, Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, Religion News

There was give-and-take conversation instead of either a lecture or a sermon. Rowan Williams listened and spoke, spoke and listened. It was all about different people coming together and "getting to know you."

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Appreciating the Leadership of Rowan Williams

Greg Garrett | Posted 05.16.2012

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If Rowan Williams could not convince followers of Christ to love each other, I cannot conceive of anyone -- or anything -- that will.

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Church Of England Affirms Celibacy Requirement For Gay Bishops

Posted 08.20.2011

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The Church of England will not refuse a promotion to the rank of bishop on the basis of sexual orientation as long as the candidate maintains celibacy...

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Church Of England Says Attendance Is Growing At Cathedrals

Posted 07.10.2011

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By Trevor Grundy Religion News Service CANTERBURY, ENGLAND (RNS/ENInews) In a challenge to conventional wisdom that church attendance is plummeting a...

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Anglican Archbishops End Summit On A Quiet Note

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Daniel Burke Religion News Service (RNS) Anglican archbishops concluded their six-day summit in Ireland on Sunday (Jan. 30) by issuing statements ...

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Three Anglican Bishops Ordained As Catholic Priests

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) Three former Church of England bishops, disaffected by their church's ordination of women, have been or...

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Say What? Lesbian Priests Marrying Each Other!

Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011

All couples like to bring the New Year in on a loving note. And what better way for two lesbian priests of the Episcopal Church to demonstrate thei...

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Church Of England Gives OK To Anglican Covenant

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) The Church of England, defying opposition from its traditionalist wing, has given its support to a g...

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The Real Reason for the Anglican-Episcopal Divide

Diana Butler Bass | Posted 05.25.2011

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This week, dueling pastoral letters from Rowan Williams, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, and Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, caught my attention.

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Archbishop of Canterbury Criticises Election of Lesbian Bishop

timesonline.co.uk | Ruth Gledhill | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Archbishop of Canterbury's office yesterday described the election of an openly lesbian bishop in the United States as "regrettable" and warned th...

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Lesbian Bishop-Elect Clears Crucial Hurdle

BeliefNet.com | Daniel Burke | Posted 05.25.2011

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A majority of dioceses in the Episcopal Church have confirmed the election of an open lesbian as a bishop in Los Angeles, bringing Bishop-elect Mary G...

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U.K. Lifts Ban On Gay Ceremonies In Churches

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The House of Lords has agreed to an amendment to the U.K. Equality Bill, which would lift the ban on same sex couples holding civil partnership ceremo...

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The Pope and the Anglicans

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011

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If the Pope's followers want to make a home for other people who don't much care for gays and believe that women should be treated differently from men, they may want to reach out to the Taliban.

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The "Generosity" of Pope Benedict XVI

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pope Benedict XVI has opened the door of the Roman Catholic Church to those in the Anglican Communion who are disaffected over issues of ordaining gays and women and same-sex marriage.

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So You're Thinking of Converting From Anglican to Catholic

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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In converting to Catholicism, you are really just switching over your "files" (ideas/customs/most profound expressions of faith) to your "Mac" (Catholic) "hard drive" (brain/immortal soul).

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Kenya Anglicans Reject Pope's Offer To Join Catholic Church

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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The head of Kenya's Anglican Church, Archbishop Eliud Wabukala, has rejected the Pope's offer to allow disaffected Anglicans to join the Catholic Chur...

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Anglican Church: LGBT Recognition Raises Possibility Of 'Two Track' Structure

AP | MEERA SELVA | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — The worldwide Anglican Communion may have to accept a "two track" system in which churches can hold different opinions about gay clergy...

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The Episcopalian Gay Revolution

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is there a significant market for an enlightened, modern Christianity that focuses on loving, rather than loathing one's neighbors?

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The Episcopal Clergy Vote is an Important One for Gays

Jennifer Vanasco | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Gay Rights, Protestants, Clergy, Episcopal Church, Religion and Politics, Anglican Communion, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Gene Robinson, Politics News

Once all Mainline Protestant churches start approving of gay marriage it will be very difficult for politicians and anti-marriage advocates to make a religious argument against it.

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Let the Episcopal Church say Amen

Irene Monroe | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: LGBT Rights, Episcopal Church, Anglican Communion, Heterosexism, Archbishop Peter Akinola, Healthy Living News

The conservative arm of the Episcopal Church suggests that the openly-gay Bishop of New Hampshire, Rev. Robinson, should resign to avoid disintegration of the Anglican Communion

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Bishops Discuss More Than Sex -- Imagine That!

Rev. Astrid Storm | Posted 05.25.2011

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230 conservative bishops have boycotted the Lambeth Conference. Which leave 600 or so who actually want to be together, who may actually be willing to find a way out of this morass.

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