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August 28 2006 By virtueonline Bringing Good Out Of Evil

We are seeing a reverse migration of Africans, Asian and Latin American archbishops and bishops coming to the West with the Good News for us, and you can blame it on theologically revisionist bishops, clergy and lay moral relativists and pansexualists who are making it all possible.

August 24 2006 By virtueonline THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH: The Future Of An Illusion

But Frank Griswold has said that Dr.

August 24 2006 By virtueonline NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: First Parish Leaves following General Convention

The Rev. Joy Gartman, parish rector and her husband the Rev. Steve Gartman (non-stipendary) and Deacon Jim Mariner resigned in order to form the new congregation.

Bishop Frank Lyons of Bolivia will be their immediate ecclesiastical authority though there is talk of eventually moving to Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi of Kenya.

August 23 2006 By virtueonline RIO GRANDE: Diocese Weighs Plan to Allow Parishes to leave with Properties

The recently consecrated orthodox Bishop of the Rio Grande, the Rt. Rev. Jeffrey N. Steenson is said to approve the plan.

Here are the details:

1. A decision to sever its relationship with The Episcopal church must be made by at least two-thirds of the qualified voters of the congregation...and certified by the bishop.

August 22 2006 By virtueonline AFRICA: Secret Tapes Reveal Truth About ECUSA Bishops Trip to Kenya

Here is the list of those present:

August 21 2006 By virtueonline COLORADO: Diocese faces mounting closures. Canon Missioner calls it "holy dying"

"After almost two years of prayer and discernment, Holy Spirit, Colorado Springs will [also] be closing. Their last service was held September 13th. Please pray for the members of Holy Spirit as they grieve and find new church homes," she said.

St. Michael's, Paonia will also be closing this fall as well. The congregation has been in discernment for almost a year and the members are ready to do ministry in another way there, said Blanchard.

August 21 2006 By virtueonline PENNSYLVANIA: African Bishop Says Gospel is central Issue not Sex or Geography

"The fact it was possible for Robinson to be consecrated [at all] showed he had a long life before this happened, with the entire Lambeth Conference defaulting on the issue concerning the authority of scripture," he said.

"We have spent an enormous amount of energy on all these issues, and they are simply the fruit planted over many years. There is evidence that the Church of England had gay clergy over 50 years ago," he said.

August 19 2006 By virtueonline LAMBETH: Williams Calls for Summit Meeting of Episcopal Church Leaders

This group of players represents all streams and extremes in The Episcopal Church. Bishops Lee and Lipscomb are moderates, though Lipscomb is personally more evangelical than Lee, but accepts non-celibate gays in the church and will administer Eucharist to them. He has difficulty seeing homosexual activity as sin. He's a nice guy however and will do his best to try and make it all work. Give him an A for trying.

August 18 2006 By virtueonline LIBERALS LASH OUT AS ORTHODOX OPPOSITION MOUNTS

Where, once upon a time, it was the Network "fundamentalist" bishops, the American Anglican Council and a host of fleeing orthodox priests and their parishes that were being blamed for the church's ills and failure to preach the new doctrine of inclusivity, now the self-identified Windsor bishops are catching it with both barrels.

August 13 2006 By virtueonline OUT OF EAST AFRICA: Anglican Church Preaches Gospel With Joy & Power

Schools are built, children educated and fed, health care is provided, and the parents, mostly illiterate, learn from their children. The "Jesus Film" is shown and slowly it dawns on them that these Christians have come with love and learning, care and comfort in their hearts to tell them the ageless story of Jesus and His transforming love.

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