Mother’s Day is a big event in some families, and one can dispute its origins: a clever marketing exercise to sell stuff, or a new version of Mothering Sunday, a church tradition. It used to be held on the fourth… Continue Reading
The Julie Roys website, which chronicles the many sins of many churches, has published a list of sins or evasions that Hillsong Church is said to be following. “Australian megachurch Hillsong, facing leadership scandals and allegations of financial misdeeds, has… Continue Reading
UPDATE: The ABC reports “In a statement released on Friday, Dr Hollingworth said he had returned his permission to officiate, “commonly granted to retired priests, allowing me to conduct services at my local parish as well as marriage, funerals and… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Writing from jail: an Anglican minister Mark Coleman, tells readers of the Church Times that he is in prison for his Christian beliefs. Was it for taking a stand on same-sex marriage? Walking through a demonstration… Continue Reading
The Other Cheek commends the SECOND verse of the British patriotic hymn, “I Vow to Thee my Country” And there’s another country, I’ve heard of long ago,Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;We may… Continue Reading
A survey of the last census by the Christian Research Association (CRA) has uncovered hundreds of pages of facts. But, in this story, we simply highlight the stuff that caught our eye. (The CRA report is called Australia’s Religious and… Continue Reading
Bunda is a town on the eastern shores of Lake Victoria in Tanzania, about the size of a large regional city in Australia like Dubbo or Orange. It is home to Banda Bible College, where last week, Archbishop Kaniska Raffel… Continue Reading
The timing could not have been worse for Gafcon. As the 1300 delegates gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Global Anglican Futures Conference (Gafcon), news broke that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni would back an anti-gay bill includes the death penalty.… Continue Reading
“Why are you so passionate about the voice?” a reverend reader asked me. It was a genuine question. This article won’t canvass all the reasons someone might choose to support the voice but is aimed at Christians who feel stuck… Continue Reading
Supporters of the Global Anglican Futures Conference (Gafcon) meeting in Kigali might find this a negative piece. That’s because it is a collection of responses to readers who had critical questions or comments about the Gafcon 4 meeting in Kigali.… Continue Reading