Mixed Emotions Greet Canadian Anglicans Same-Sex Motion Defeat
Emotions ran high among the liberal wing of the Canadian Anglicans Communion on Monday, with many feeling disappointed by the House of Bishops decision to reject a motion to allow its priests to bless same-sex union..
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Sydney Anglicans Expressed Its Dissatisfaction Of Attendance of 'Unrepentant' At Lambeth
The Standing Committee of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney on Monday has requested the Sydney Anglican Archbishop, to express its dissatisfaction of maintaining union with the unrepentant while excluding the faithful and orthodox Anglicans in the upcoming Lambeth conference in 2008 by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Blessing of Same-Sex Union Rejected By Canadian Anglicans
The motion to allow the blessing of same-sex union by a priest in the Canadian Anglican Church has been narrowly defeated after the House of Bishops voted to oppose it.
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Canadian Anglicans Facing A Crossroad In Historic Vote
As the Canadian Anglicans are standing at a crossroad, emotions are running high on both side of the debate to decide whether to allow its priests to bless same-sex union, which is allowed in Canada.
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Prayer4Melbourne Quest Continues After Being Well Received
Melbourne Anglican Archbishop, Dr. Philip Freier announced the continuation of the Prayer4Melbourne quest till the end of the year at the Melbourne Anglican Synod after it was well received by the city populous.
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Anthem For WYD08 Inspires Young People To Be Christ's Witness
"Receive the Power," the anthem for the World Youth Day in 2008 (WYD08) has been described by the WYD08 coordinator, Bishop Anthony Fisher OP as capturing the theme for the world's largest youth event to be held in Sydney next year.
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Uniting Church Prepares For 30th Anniversary
The Uniting Church of Australia is gearing up to celebrate its 30th Anniversary of its founding on June 22nd 1977. Jim Mein, the Moderator of the Uniting Church said that this anniversary was a good time to look at the church and the way God wants it to be.
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Anglican Union
The head of a conservative Anglican network in the United States has invited major breakaway Anglican groups to up the level of their partnership for a united Anglicanism in North America as some predict a split in the Anglican Communion.
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Christians Worldwide Unite on Prayer Day for Revival, Divine Intervention
Organizers of seventh annual Global Day of Prayer say hundreds of millions of Christians in over 200 nations participated this past weekend in the collective prayer event on Pentecost Sunday.
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Ecumenical Commission Affirms Desire for Greater Coherence in Unity
A newly appointed commission with representatives of the World Council of Churches and Christian World Communions have met for the first time, affirming the complementary witness of ecumenical partners.
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World's Largest Inter-Religious Gathering to Descend Upon Australia
Thousands of representatives of the world's religions will convene in Australia for the 2009 Parliament of the World's Religions.
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Anglican Conflict
The recent non-invitation of two wayward bishops to a decennial global Anglican meeting produced a media frenzy this week. But what does all this mean