It is not that the clergy now believe in gay marriage; rather, it is that they no longer believe in marriage at all. Continue Reading »
We applaud our Anglican bishops’ willingness to reject neocolonial demands to accept the hegemony of the sexual revolution. But we are concerned that in an admirable attempt to resist the liberal project, they unwittingly have themselves opened the door to the use of Scripture for liberal ends. Continue Reading »
The Kigali Commitment marks the beginning of a new chapter for Anglicans. Continue Reading »
We have before us the potential for a revivified Western Church, with episcope shared equitably among the churches of the world. Continue Reading »
If gay partnerships are legitimate, why deny them the status of marriage? And if they are not legitimate, why bless them? Continue Reading »
The Church of England claims to be “Christ centered, Jesus shaped,” but not only does she no longer practice what she preaches, she rarely even preaches it. Continue Reading »
The death of Queen Elizabeth II was in no sense tragic, particularly as it occurred in her beloved Balmoral home amid the Cairngorm moors and mountains. Nor was it a surprise. Elizabeth had been ailing for some while, and particularly since the celebration of her Platinum Jubilee in June. I did not . . . . Continue Reading »
The shapers of Hawaii's Christian monarchy lie alongside conspirators who undid that same monarchy. Continue Reading »
July’s was probably the last recognizable assembly of the Lambeth Conference we shall see in this generation (and perhaps the next). No longer will “all” the bishops of the Anglican Communion gather, but only some, and only from some places. No longer will the deliberation of the Communion’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Royal anointing is at its most important level a gift of the Holy Spirit—there is not doubt that this is exactly what Queen Elizabeth believed about her role. Continue Reading »
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