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An Anglican vicar gets himself into trou …

thabet — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:47:10 +0000

An Anglican vicar gets himself into trouble with his superiors by making comments about gays and Muslims on his blog.

Seems mild compared to some of the stuff on the internet. What is interesting though is that while he uses the I Have Black Friends excuse when it comes to his comments on tattooing gay men (not women?) with a health warning, he doesn’t offer any examples of Muslim friends he might have.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said Je …

thabet — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:25:57 +0000

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said Jesus would feel the pain on both sides of the divide in the Church of England over women bishops and gay priests.

Alison Ruoff, who has previously called …

thabet — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:33:27 +0000

Alison Ruoff, who has previously called for a halt to mosque building in Britain, says homosexuality and women bishops are minor problems compared with the threat to the church and the nation from Islam. She added that:

“The church is sleepwalking into an Islamic state. Hopefully we can unite against it.”

The Archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen, noted that:

“All around the world, the sleeping giant of orthodox Anglicanism has been awoken.”

Rowan Williams is accused of being stuck …

thabet — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:20:24 +0000

Rowan Williams is accused of being stuck in a colonial mindset at a breakaway Anglican conference.

The Times has learnt that up to 500 Angl …

thabet — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:18:46 +0000

The Times has learnt that up to 500 Anglo-Catholic priests are ready to resign after failing to secure the concessions that they had sought over women bishops.

The Church of England feels left out, an …

thabet — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:11:11 +0000

The Church of England feels left out, and believes the government is paying too much attention to Muslims.

Reports say Michael Nazir-Ali wants the …

thabet — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:52:55 +0000

Reports say Michael Nazir-Ali wants the Church to do more to convert Muslims in Britain.

Just one more reason to disestablish the Church.