By Charlie Cooper, Independent
The number of diagnoses of the sexual transmitted infection gonorrhoea has increased by an “unprecedented” 25 per cent in the past year, the Health Protection Agency has revealed.
Gonorrhea, the second most common bacterial STI in the UK, is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotic treatment and Britain faces “the very real danger of [...]
By John Bingham, Telegraph
People who oppose same-sex marriage on religious grounds are taking a “pick and mix” approach to scriptures and might as well support stoning children or slavery, a leading Rabbi has said.
Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, said that Christians and Jewish people who oppose homosexual relationships on biblical grounds were applying double standards [...]
From eChurch
To ‘celebrate’ 50 years of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) they’ve released the top 10 adverts most complained about.
And at number four is:
1,204 people complained on the premise that it was offensive to atheists.
Read here
From Citizen Link
Voters in Maryland are very likely to have the final say on how marriage will be defined in their state this November, after the Maryland Marriage Alliance (MMA) turned in more than twice the number of petition signatures needed to put a referendum on the election ballot Tuesday.
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‘I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life that you and your offspring may live’ Deuteronomy 30:19
When we gather for the next Prayer Breakfast in twelve months time, I wonder what will be on our hearts. Will we be praising God for his mercy and enjoying the fruits of [...]
From LifeSite News
On June 4, 2012, former Planned Parenthood abortion clinic director Abby Johnson will launch the official website for And Then There Were None, a nonprofit organization that ministers specifically to abortion clinic workers. The purpose of the organization is to assist former abortion clinic workers as they transition out of the abortion industry [...]
‘I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life that you and your offspring may live’ Deuteronomy 30:19 When we gather for the next Prayer Breakfast in twelve months time, I wonder what will be on our hearts. Will we be praising God for his mercy and enjoying the fruits [...].gif)
AM Comment: We make no apology for posting this tongue-in-cheek article by Rabbi Moshe Averick in view of the BACP's recent decision in this case.
The British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy (BACP) has struck a blow for progressive people everywhere, by taking away the senior accredited status of psychotherapist Lesley Pilkington. Ms. Pilkington committed the [...].jpg)
By Charles C W Cooke, National Review
[...] Enthusiasm for marriage is somewhat lopsided by gender. Divorces, too. According to UCLA’s Williams Institute, two-thirds of legally recognized same-sex couples in the United States are lesbian. (Solely on the “marriage” front, in Massachusetts’s first four years, this statistic was 62 percent.) While data in the United States [...].jpg)
From C4M
Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, has been banned from meeting the Pope as a result of his plans to legalise gay marriage. The Vatican has distanced itself from Mr Salmond, with Catholic leaders saying a visit to Rome would send out the “wrong message” after the SNP gave its backing to the same-sex marriage.
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Daily Mail Editorial
In an imperious display of illiberalism, Nick Clegg is denying his MPs a free vote on the hugely complex moral question of gay marriage.
Instead, he orders them to support the controversial Bill, arguing bizarrely that since it will apply only to civil weddings, it is ‘not a matter of conscience’.
Leave aside that if [...]
by Marites N Sison, Anglican Journal
The Anglican Church of Canada needs more clarity around what the “relational consequences” would be for not adopting the proposed Anglican Communion Covenant.
This is one of the key messages that Council of General Synod (CoGS) members said the church must convey when the 15th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meets in [...]
[...] What WATCH seems to be saying is that if people would only trust the bishop, he or she would give them, out of a heart of generous listening, cooperation and mutual acceptance what WATCH don't really want them to have – male bishops and clergy of the same theology.
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By Sophie Borland, Mailonline
There were 189,931 abortions performed for women resident in England and Wales in 2011
This was a 0.2% rise on 2010 and 7.7% rise on 2001
36% of women undergoing abortions had one or more previous abortions – a rise of 31% since 2001
The number of women in their 30s having an abortion has [...]
Lisette Kuyper MA & Ine Vanwesenbeeck PhD (2009), Journal of Homosexuality
Evidence from three different areas indicates that the Dutch stance toward homosexuality has become more positive during the last decades. First of all, a recent study of trends in attitudes toward homosexuality showed that general attitudes became more positive, although critical remarks could be made [...]
: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Wednesday , May 30, 2012 Ember Wednesday The . Collect O ALMIGHTY God , who hast committed to the hands of men the ministry of reconciliation We humbly beseech thee , by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit , to put it into the hearts of many to offer themselves for this ministry that thereby mankind may be drawn to thy blessed kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord . . Amen The Epistle Acts xiii . 44. THE next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God . But when the Jews saw the multitudes , they were filled with envy , and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul , contradicting and: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Wednesday , May 30, 2012 Apolo Kivebulaya Apolo was an Ugandan missionary considered the principal pioneer of the Anglican church in the Belgian Congo now the Democratic Republic of the Congo Before becoming a Christian , Apolo was a Muslim soldier against the Christians . He was also an avid hemp smoker . During his military service , he deserted and fled to Ankole where he joined the Anglicans . He was attracted by the Christian life , especially the example of Mackay , a missionary from CMS London who arrived in Uganda in 1878. He said : At that time I was reading Matthew's Gospel which I liked very much , especially: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Tuesday , May 29, 2012 Tuesday in Whitsun Week The . Collect GRANT , we beseech thee , merciful God , that thy Church , being gathered together in unity by thy Holy Spirit , may manifest thy power among all peoples , to the glory of thy Name through Jesus Christ our Lord , who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit , one God , world without end . . Amen The Epistle Acts viii . 14. WHEN the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God , they sent unto them Peter and John : who , when they were come down , prayed for them , that they might receive the Holy Ghost : for as yet he
Christian Concern and the World Congress of Families hosted an inspiring marriage conference on Wednesday 23 May, despite extraordinary opposition to the event taking place. The colloquium was cancelled by the Law Society for allegedly breaching its ‘diversity policy’. The event was then moved to the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. Yet this Government owned [...]: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Monday , May 28, 2012 Monday in Whitsun Week The . Collect SEND , we beseech thee , Almighty God , thy Holy Spirit into our hearts , that he may direct and rule us according to thy will , comfort us in all our afflictions , defend us from all error , and lead us into all truth through Jesus Christ our Lord , who with thee and the same Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth , one God , world without end . . Amen The Epistle Acts x . 34. THEN Peter opened his mouth , and said , Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons : but in every nation he that feareth him , and worketh righteousness , is accepted with him . The
The author writes that it’s fine for Christians to take certain biblical condemnations seriously while ignoring others. Editor’s Note: R. Albert Mohler Jr. is president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world. By R. Albert Mohler Jr., Special to [...]: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Sunday , May 27, 2012 Whitsunday Pentecost Ancient Greek : πεντηκοστή ἡμέρα pentekostē hēmera the fiftieth day A feast of the universal Church which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles , fifty days after the Resurrection of Christ , on the ancient Jewish festival called the feast of weeks or Pentecost Exodus 34:22 Deuteronomy 16:10 In the English speaking world and especially among Anglicans , Pentecost is refered to as Whitsun or Whitsunday , Middle English Whitsonday from Old English hwīta sunnandæg literally , white Sunday probably from the custom of wearing white robes by those newly baptized: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Sunday , May 27, 2012 John Calvin a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology . In Geneva , his ministry both attracted other Protestant refugees and over time made that city a major force in the spread of Reformed theology . He is famous for his teachings and writings , in particular for his Institutes of the Christian . Religion John Calvin Jean Cauvin was born at Noyon , France on 10 July 1509. At fourteen he was sent to Paris to study theology , and developed a particular interest in the writings: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , May 26, 2012 Augustine of Canterbury was a Benedictine monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in 598. He is considered the Apostle to the English a founder of the English Church , and a patron of . England The Christian Church was established in the British Isles well before 300. Some scholars believe that it was introduced by missionaries from the Eastern or Greek-speaking half of the Mediterranean world . Celtic Christianity had its own distinctive culture , and Greek scholarship flourished in Ireland for several centuries after it had died elsewhere in Western . Europe However , in the fifth: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Friday , May 25, 2012 Bede of Jarrow Bede IPA : ˈbiːd also Saint Bede , the Venerable Bede , or from Latin Beda IPA : beda c . 672 or 673 May 25, 735 was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Wearmouth , today part of Sunderland , and of its companion monastery , Saint Paul's , in modern Jarrow see Wearmouth-Jarrow both Northumbria . He is well known as an author and scholar , and his most famous work , Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum The Ecclesiastical History of the English People gained him the title The father of English history He was the first person to write scholarly works in the English: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Thursday , May 24, 2012 Jackson Kemper was the first missionary bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of . America Baptized David Jackson Kemper by Dr . Benjamin Moore , the Assistant Rector of his parents' congregation at New York City's Trinity Church , he would eventually drop the given name David . He had been born in the Hudson River Valley of New York , where his parents had taken temporary refuge during a smallpox outbreak in New York City . He was the son of Col . Daniel Kemper , a former aide-de-camp to Gen . George Washington at the battles of Germantown and Monmouth during the American Revolution ,: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Thursday , May 24, 2012 Vincent of Lerins was born to a noble family of Gaul modern France he was probably the brother of Lupus of Troyes . Vincent initially served as a soldier but gave it up to become a monk on the island of Lerins off the southern French coast near Cannes . He was ordained there and in about 434 authored his famous work the Commonitorium . Written under the pseudonym Peregrinus the Commonitorium offered a guide to orthodox teaching and included his famous maxim , the Vincentian Canon , by which he hoped to be able to differentiate between true and false tradition : quod ubique , quod semper , quod ab: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Wednesday , May 23, 2012 Michael The Black Robed lived in the ninth century , and came from the city of Edessa Mesopotamia of Christian parents . He was a zealous disciple of St Theodore of Edessa July 9 He distributed to the poor the inheritance left him by his parents , then went to Jerusalem to venerate the Holy . Places Jerusalem at the time was under the control of the Mohammedans . St Michael remained in Palestine and settled in the monastery of St Sava . Once , he was sent from the monastery to Jerusalem to sell goods for the monks . At the marketplace , the eunuch of the Mohammedan empress Seida , seeing that the: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Tuesday , May 22, 2012 Constantine The Great Arguably one of the most significant figures in the history of Europe and of the Church , there are literally libraries of information on this legendary . man On this day we remember the heavenly birth of Constantine and his contributions to the Church , it's liberations from persecution and elevation to prominence and as the first secular ruler in Christendom Propers for Constantine the Great Emperor and . Confessor The . Collect Almighty God , who gave unto the world the enlightened rule of thy confessor Constantine , we humbly beseech thee , that by his example we may further
“Sir, we would like to see Jesus” Jn. 12:21 Sermon by Bishop Bethlehem Nopece of Port Elizabeth, South Africa to the FCA Leaders Conference (PDF download here) Alleluia, Christ is risen; He is risen indeed, alleluia! In the name of God Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen…. We consider it a great privilege accorded [...]
This glowing portrayal of a non-religious bisexual family in the United Church of Canada’s ‘United Church Observor’ indicates how profoundly both the denomination and sexual norms have changed, and the future of at least this branch of Protestantism. When will TEC follow suit? Will it launch a Listening Process for discriminated-against bisexuals? . By Pieta Woolley, ucobserver For the past five years, [...]: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Monday , May 21, 2012 John Eliot was born in Hertfordshire , England , in 1604 and graduated from Cambridge in 1622. He taught school for a while , came under Puritan influence , and determined to become a minister . In 1631 he went to New England and was ordained to preach at Roxbury . He developed an interest in Indian language and customs , and began to preach to the Indians in 1646, at first in English but within a year in their own tongue , Algonkian . He published a catechism for them in 1654 and by 1658 translated the Bible into Algonkian , the first Bible to be printed in North America . A revised edition was: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Sunday , May 20, 2012 The Sunday after Ascension Day The . Collect O GOD , the King of glory , who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven We beseech thee , leave us not comfortless but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us , and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before , who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Holy Ghost , one God , world without end . . Amen The Epistle 1 St . Peter iv . 7. THE end of all things is at hand : be ye therefore sober , and watch unto prayer . And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves :: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Sunday , May 20, 2012 Alcuin of York or Ealhwine , nicknamed Albinus or Flaccus c . 735 May 19, 804 was a scholar , ecclesiastic , poet and teacher from York , England . He was born around 735 and became the student of Egbert at York . At the invitation of Charlemagne , he became a leading scholar and teacher at the Carolingian court , where he remained a figure at court in the 780s and 790s . He wrote many theological and dogmatic treatises , as well as a few grammatical works and a number of poems . He was made abbot of Saint Martin's at Tours in 796, where he remained until his death . He is considered among the most: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Friday , May 18, 2012 Eric of Sweden Erik IX Jedvardsson was ruler of much of Sweden from 1150 to 1160. He was the head of a Christian kingdom with nearby pagan kingdoms , all sharing an old tradition of fighting . Around 1155, he headed an expedition into Finland , then loosely under Swedish rule , to consolidate Swedish authority there and to establish a protected Christian mission , headed by Henry of Uppsala , now considered the founder of the Church in Finland see 19 Jan Erik is also known for undertaking to provide Sweden with fair laws and fair courts , and for measures designed to assist the poor and the infirm .: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Thursday , May 17, 2012 Feast of the Ascension The general and most common understanding of the Christian doctrine of Ascension holds that Jesus bodily ascended to heaven in the presence of his apostles , forty days following his resurrection . It is narrated in Mark 16:19 Luke 24:51 Acts 1:1-12, and mentioned in John 20:17, Ephesians 4:7-13, Romans 10:5-7, 1 Timothy 3:16, 1 Peter 3:21-22. This is affirmed by Christian liturgy in the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene . Creed The Collect . GRANT , we beseech thee , Almighty God , that like as we do believe thy only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Wednesday , May 16, 2012 Rogation Wedensday The Collect . ALMIGHTY God , Lord of heaven and earth We beseech thee to pour forth thy blessing upon this land , and to give us a fruitful season that we , constantly receiving thy bounty , may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church through Jesus Christ our Lord . . Amen The Epistle Ezekiel xxxiv . 25. I WILL make with them a covenant of peace , and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land : and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness , and sleep in the woods . And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing and I will cause the shower: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Tuesday , May 15, 2012 Rogation Tuesday The Collect . ALMIGHTY God , Lord of heaven and earth We beseech thee to pour forth thy blessing upon this land , and to give us a fruitful season that we , constantly receiving thy bounty , may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church through Jesus Christ our Lord . . Amen The Epistle Ezekiel xxxiv . 25. I WILL make with them a covenant of peace , and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land : and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness , and sleep in the woods . And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing and I will cause the shower to: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Monday , May 14, 2012 Rogation Monday The Collect . ALMIGHTY God , Lord of heaven and earth We beseech thee to pour forth thy blessing upon this land , and to give us a fruitful season that we , constantly receiving thy bounty , may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church through Jesus Christ our Lord . . Amen The Epistle Ezekiel xxxiv . 25. I WILL make with them a covenant of peace , and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land : and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness , and sleep in the woods . And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing and I will cause the shower to: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Sunday , May 13, 2012 The Fifth Sunday after Easter Rogation Sunday The . Collect O LORD , from whom all good things do come Grant to us thy humble servants , that by thy holy inspiration we may think those things that are good , and by thy merciful guiding may perform the same through our Lord Jesus Christ . . Amen The Epistle St . James i . 22. BE ye doers of the word , and not hearers only , deceiving your own selves . For if any be a hearer of the word , and not a doer , he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass : for he beholdeth himself , and goeth his way , and straightway forgetteth what manner of: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , May 12, 2012 Æthelhard of Canterbury the Abbot of Louth in Lincolnshire , was elected to the See of Canterbury in AD 790, through the influence of King Offa of Mercia who wished to find archiepiscopal support for his kingdom's interests . However , he was not consecrated until three years later . After the death of Offa in AD 796, the Kingdom of Kent attempted to shake off Mercian supremacy and Aethelhard fled from Canterbury . Such action drew upon him a rebuke from Alcuin for deserting his flock . Having been restored to his See , Aethelhard obtained a decision from Pope Leo III , in AD 803, annulling the: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Friday , May 11, 2012 Fremund of Dunstable Martyred c.866. Saint Fremund is sometimes depicted as a king , but it is more likely that he was a noble man's son , although he may have been related to St.Edmund , King of East Anglia . He was born in Warwickshire near Offchurch but at quite an early age he left home to lead a solitary life as a hermit on an island called Ylefagel , which may be Steep Holm or Flat Holm in the Bristol Channel . At that time the English were constantly under threat from invasions by the Danes , and it seems that Fremund felt obliged to leave his hermitage to take up arms in defence of the