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North American Anglican group holds inaugural gathering

From Corinne Star • Grand Prairie, Texas Jul 02, 2009 May I point out that Jack Iker, former bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, now presumably bishop of his new diocese of the Southern Cone, continues to use the official seal of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth and call his new diocese the "Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth," although many churches have changed their signs. There is a continuing Episcopal diocese and many Episcopalians remaining, I among them; actually the number grows weekly. It is a baffling state of affairs to me.

Churches help prom dreams come true

From Beth French • Rogers, Arkansas, Jul 02, 2009 Just about every church in town has a way to distribute food and clothing, whether it's a food pantry or just friends helping friends. And, yes, it's very important.

But to a teenage girl, feeling pretty, going to the prom -- not being different because you are poor -- is something you can hold in your heart. And it lasts much longer than what you ate for lunch on prom day.

What a great ministry!

Relating to other religions

From The Rev. Ralph W. Anderson, Jr. • Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Jul 02, 2009 The article written in 1990 by Rowan Williams, the current Archbishop of Canterbury, as part of a book review of Raimon Panikkar's, "The Trinity and the Religious Eperience of Man," indicated, "If the object of dialogue is the discovery of how the Christian can intelligibly and constructively unite with the Buddhist or Muslin in the construction of God's children, rather than arriving at an agreed statement, a religious meta-theory or (worst of all) a single institution with a single administratve hierarchy, there is no contradiction in a 'Trinitarian pluralism.'"

Is it possible that this suggested format for dialogue between Christians, Jews, Muslims and even Buddhists would work today?

I think so!

North American Anglican group holds inaugural gathering

From The Rev. Bob Bettson • Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada Jul 02, 2009 "We are part of something big," Duncan added. "God isn't just bringing Anglican Christians together. Across the Church, people are re-embracing Scripture's authority. Christians are once again discovering the beauty, wisdom and grace of our 2,000-year-old tradition."

This is the kind of statement I find so arrogant. It shows how sectarian this new group is. They presume that they are the only ones embracing scriptural authority and following the beauty wisdom and grace of the Christian tradition. They are the only true believers and TEC and the Anglican Church of Canada are apostate. What nonsense! How ridiculous can the pharisaical power seeker be?

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