A new law passed by the Ugandan parliament this week makes advocating for gay rights punishable by imprisonment for life will present a challenge to the conservative Anglican Gafcon movement. In addition, identifying as gay becomes an offence, according to… Continue Reading
A meeting of Anglicans from around the world – the Gafcon conference in Kigali, Rwanda, this April – is shaping up to be a decisive moment in world Anglicanism. The Other Cheek will be there to cover the news as… Continue Reading
The Leaders of the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans has responded to the Church of England’s move to bless same sex relationships by calling for the anglican communion to be “re-set.” The “primates” (leaders of national churches) declare “, the… Continue Reading
The Church of England has made its decision about same-sex blessings, says Peter Jensen, former archbishop of Sydney and a key player in the setting up of Gafcon. “I have to say, I think the horse is bolted,” Jensen tells… Continue Reading
Religious leaders, Catholic, Islamic, evangelical Anglican, Orthodox, Baptist, Pentecostal and Jewish, have written a joint letter to the Albanese government defending the right of religious schools to preference people of faith on their staff, the letters in response to an… Continue Reading
The other cheek has transcribed some key speeches from the Church of England synod (church parliament)t debate on same sex blessings. This is part two. part one is here. The Synod passed a motion supporting the prayers for same-sex and… Continue Reading
The other cheek has transcribed some key speeches from the Church of England synod (church parliament)t debate on same sex blessings. We’ll Add a part two shortly. the Synod passed a motion supporting the prayers for same-sex and other couples… Continue Reading
The General Synod (church parliament) of the church of Synod has passed a motion supporting the bishops’ proposals for prayers of blessing for same-sex couples. The proposals fall short of same-sex marriage but contain prayers that bless relationships outside of… Continue Reading
The Presbyterians in NSW have sold their aged care facilities to the Sydney Anglicare. This sale occurred in the wake of the Queensland Presbyterian Church being placed into receivership after that state’s Prescare aged care service plunged the church into… Continue Reading
An evangelical minister has replaced the rector (senior minister) of a Brisbane Anglican church who left for the breakaway Diocese of the Southern Cross, d formed by the conservative Gafcon network. In September last year Peter Judge-Mears left his post… Continue Reading