Contact Online Weblog
A blog by dsmacgregor
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An Anglican News and Commentary Site from South Africa
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Central Methodist Church 'unsuitable' for children
Although the Johannesburg Central Methodist Church was an "unsuitable" shelter for children, it had been their only option amid a lack of government assistance, the High Court in Johannesburg heard on Monday. The church has become a shelter for destituted migrants, about 80% of whom
We're living in broken Britain, say most voters
A closed down shop on a high street in south London: voters are increasingly pessimistic about the state of modern BritainThose following the disastrous downhill descent of spiritual and moral life in Britain will not be surprised at this assessment. The tragedy for me, as a Christian
General Synod: Church of England exodus feared unless women bisho
Conservative clergy have warned of a mass exodus from the Church of England and a sharp drop in its income unless divisive plans for the introduction of women bishops are changed.Martin Beckford reports:On the first day of the gathering of the Church’s governing body, the General Synod, Anglo-Catholics claimed that
Zimbabwe Anglicans Struggle to Worship in Church
Anglicans in Zimbabwe who have been shut out of church buildings held a prayer meeting Sunday in protest of police harassment.Lillian Kwon reports:It was an open air prayer session for some 4,000 which was nothing new to them. For the past two years, the worshippers have been forced to hold
LONDON: Women Bishops Wrong for the Church, say Reform Evangelica
Future Ordinands could be trained outside Church of England StructuresDavid Virtue reports:On the eve of the twice annual meeting of Synod here in Church House, 50 orthodox priests of the Church of England have written a letter saying that the consecration of women bishops is a mistake and raises great
Days of Fire and glory: The rise and fall of a charismatic commun
Here is a story of great sadness, yet a valuable one which illustrates what happens when leaders, however gifted move away from the authority of Holy Scripture. As a visitor to the Church of the Redeemer in 1970, I can testify to the astonishing work of God there, and
'Sexy billboard' clergyman exits
From the NZ Herald - pardon my cynicism !The Anglican clergyman behind a controversial Christmas billboard of Joseph and Mary in bed is no longer Archdeacon of Auckland, but the city's Anglican Bishop denies he has been sacked.Bishop John Paterson said Glynn Cardy's position was always going to come up
Labour has erased God from political life, warns Bishop of Durham
Ruth Gledhill reports:A senior Church of England bishop has condemned the Labour Government for forcing God out of politics.The Bishop of Durham, Dr Tom Wright, the fourth-most-senior in the church hierarchy, warned that the British public had been left to “lurch in a sea of amoralism”. The Prime Minister had
Uganda Rejects Obama’s Pro-Homosexual “Change”
Cliff Kincaid writes:Ugandan Christian minister Martin Ssempa has issued a strong rebuttal to President Obama's criticism of his country for considering passage of a law to discourage and punish certain homosexual practices. "Sodomy is neither the change we want nor can believe in," says Ssempa, who runs the Family Policy
Church of England is 'living in the past', says BBC's head of rel
Only one way for Britain.....downThe BBC's head of religion has accused the Church of England of "living in the past" and said that the corporation should not give Christianity preferential treatment.Jonathan Wynne-Jones reports:Aaqil Ahmed, a controversial executive whose appointment last year prompted more than 100 complaints, said: "I think all
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