By David Gibson, Sacred and Profane
Apparently not in New Zealand, where the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a four-and-a-half story billboard depicting Pope Benedict XVI blessing the marriage of a male couple “is unlikely to cause widespread offence.”
The billboard was put up in December in central Auckland and Wellington by an electric company, Powershop, [...].jpg)
By Willard Foxton, Telegraph
Many British women were startled when they woke up on New Year's Day to find their Facebook profiles had started advertising abortion providers to them. The ad in question, from American Abortion advisory website abortion.com, simply said: "Find An Abortion Provider Near You", as well as a US Freephone number. A click [...]
The French government intends to legislate in order to allow same sex marriages. This will enable adoption by two persons of the same sex. The intended statute will get rid of the words "husband", "wife", "father" and "husband" from the French civil code, the statute governing the laws of marriage in France. Through full adoption [...]From Christian Concern
As Britain continues to have the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in Western Europe, school children under the age of consent are being given the pill without the consent of their parents.
In hundreds of state secondary schools across the country condoms are also being offered to pupils under 16 years old (the legal [...]
By Tony Kirby and Michelle Thornber-Dunwell, The Lancet
Use of crystal methamphetamine is on the rise in London's gay scene, putting men who have sex with men at higher risk of infections. Tony Kirby and Michelle Thornber-Dunwell report.
London's 24-hour gay scene is world famous, with clubbing that goes on all weekend and beyond. Many of London's drug-using [...]From God and Politics in the UK
Earlier this week Open Doors published their annual World Watch List of the top 50 countries where Christian persecution is most severe. You can read more of Open Doors’ analysis and stories behind the numbers in this post I produced following their press release.
Last year following the publication of [...]By John Bingham, Telegraph
Two architects who took part in a civil partnership ceremony in Britain have become the first such couple to be officially recognised as “married”.
A senior judge in Canada ruled that it would be “impermissible discrimination” not to view Wayne Hincks, 44, from London, as married to his partner Gerardo Gallardo in [...]By Stuart James, Echurch
[...] At the end of last year the Employment Appeal Tribunal dismissed Mrs Celestina Mba’s appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that she was not constructively dismissed as a result of her refusal to work on Sundays.
In the original case Judge Heather Williams QC stated:
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By Louis Markos, First Things
[...] The more I reflect on these difficult and painful questions … the more I come back to one simple answer. We must learn to follow Christ’s admonition to love the sinner but hate the sin. For too long the church has allowed its righteous hatred of the sin of homosexuality [...]By Cristina Odone, Telegraph
I learned my lesson the hard way: when I called for a review of the deadline for abortion from 24 weeks to 21 on Question Time last October, I came in for some vicious attacks from pro-choice campaigners. Abortion, they maintain, is a woman's right – always. This is a sacred pillar [...]
Bishop Nicholas D. Okoh has responded to the situation in the Church of England. His comments under point 3 are particularly astute:
3. We are also grieved by the timing of this decision coming only days
before the retirement of Archbishop Rowan Williams and before Bishop
Justin Welby becomes the new Archbishop of Canterbury. We urge the House
of Bishops to reconsider their 
By Robert Oscar Lopez, American Thinker
According to Peter Schmidt in the Chronicle of Higher Education, yet another individual working in higher education has been demolished for saying the wrong thing about homosexuality. The basis on which to define people as "anti-gay" has, however, taken a turn to the absurd (and eerie).
Unlike Angela McCaskill, who was [...]From The Telegraph
The changes floated by the Number 10 policy unit after being asked to come up with new ways to extend personal freedoms, it was reported.
Prime Minister David Cameron rejected the ''offensive'' suggestion that the age of sexual consent could be reduced.
The other recommendations was a relaxation of laws against nudity but [...]By Ed Thornton, Church Times
THE Bishop of Sodor & Man, the Rt Revd Robert Paterson, expressed his disappointment this week with the way in which the news emerged of the opening of the episcopate to priests in civil partnerships as bishops ( News, 4 January).
Bishop Paterson was appointed to chair a group looking into whether [...]By Albert Mohler, LifeSite News
A new chapter in America’s moral revolution came today as Atlanta pastor Louie Giglio withdrew from giving the benediction at President Obama’s second inaugural ceremony. In a statement released to the White House and the Presidential Inaugural Committee, Giglio said that he withdrew because of the furor that emerged yesterday after [...]by Hilary White, LifeSite News
Fewer young men in the US want to get married than ever, while the desire for marriage is rising among young women, according to the Pew Research Center.
Pew recently found that the number of women 18-34 saying that having a successful marriage is one of the most important things rose from [...]
: 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 , January 11, 2013 Mary Slessor was a Presbyterian missionary , responsible for spreading Christianity in Nigeria and ending many horrific practices among several tribes including infanticide and human . sacrifice Born in Scotland in 1848, she was the daughter of a shoemaker and the second of seven children . Sadly , only Mary and her sister survived to adulthood . Her father was an alcoholic and was rarely sober , which led Mary to become the families sole bread winner by working in the local cotton mills of . Dundee After her father's death , Mary returned to persuing her dream of becoming a missionary in AfricaBy Jeff Walton, IRD
“Are all orthodox clergy now to be banished from civic life if they openly affirm their faith's teachings about marriage and sexual ethics?”
-Mark Tooley, IRD President
Washington, DC—An Evangelical pastor tapped earlier this week to give the benediction at the presidential inauguration is withdrawing after criticism of a sermon he gave addressing homosexuality, [...].jpg)
From gentlemind
For thousands of years, marriage was a huge open field. People walked freely into the field when they wished to found a family. People knew that, while not all adults would have children, all children would have parents – one man, one woman. This was the only relationship that ever walked into the field.
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by William Oddie, Catholic Herald
Their organisers are delighted: they have been put in charge of the new regime, and are bent on growth
I don’t like writing successive blogs on the same subject, it makes one look obsessive. But my last post and various responses to it have increasingly brought me up against a nasty question, [...].jpg)
By Joseph Patrick Cormick, LifeSite News
A petition, which has been signed by some MPs including the former equality minister, has been started to urge the UK government to allow the possibility of gender-neutrality on passports.
The online petition aims to have the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), the government body that issues passports to allow people [...]From NOM
As we've written about before, there is a growing chorus of gay people in France who oppose President Hollande's proposal to legalize gay marriage.
Here is a second voice — Jean Pier — explaining his views (we also offer an approximate English translation by a French-speaking supporter):
I am Jean-Pier and I'm forty-nine years old.
I am [...]
: 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 , January 10, 2013 William Laud 7 October 1573 10 January 1645 was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645. He pursued a High Church course and opposed radical forms of Puritanism . This and his support for King Charles I resulted in his beheading in the midst of the English Civil . War Propers for William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr The . Collect Keep us , O Lord , constant in faith and zealous in witness , that , like thy servant William Laud , we may live in thy fear , die in thy favor , and rest in thy peace for the sake of Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord , who liveth and reigneth with thee 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 , January 9, 2013 Polyeuktos lived during the reign of Emperors Decius and Vallerian in 255. He knew well the art of warfare and used to live in the Armenian city of Melitine . He was the first to suffer martyrdom in this city . An impious law was pronounced that ordered Christians to deny Christ . Whoever was not convinced ought to be punished with death . Because of this law the athlete of Christ Polyeuktos , without losing his nerve at all , preached Christ openly and with his great courage and valour he smashed the idols which the Greeks . respected Although his father-in-law advised him to deny Christ 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 Monday , January 7, 2013 Lucian and Companions The Martyrs of Beauvais from 1 8 The . Collect ALMIGHTY and everlasting God , who didst strengthen thy blessed martyrs Lucian , Julian and Maximian with the virtue of constancy in faith and truth : Grant us in like manner for love of thee to despise the prosperity of this world , and to fear none of its adversities through Jesus Christ our Lord . . Amen The Epistle 2 Esdras 2:42-48. I ESDRAS saw upon the mount Sion a great people , whom I could not number , and they all praised the Lord with songs . And in the midst of them there was a young man of a high stature , taller than
Finally the South Carolina Diocese of the Episcopal Church, under the leadership of Bishop Mark Lawrence, has decided to break away from the increasingly pagan national denomination of The Episcopal Church. The South Carolina Diocese must now fight a property battle against the national denomination to retain use of its properties and church buildings:
ST. GEORGE, SC — Officials 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 Sunday , January 6, 2013 The Feast of the Epiphany The Collect O GOD , who by the leading of a star didst manifest thy only-begotten Son to the Gentiles Mercifully grant that we , who know thee now by faith , may after this life have the fruition of thy glorious Godhead through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord . . Amen This Collect is to be said daily throughout the Octave . The Epistle Ephesians iii . 1. FOR this cause I Paul , the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles , if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God , which is given me to you-ward : how that by revelation he made known unto me 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 Saturday , January 5, 2013 Bisadi On this day , Saint Bisadi , the Bishop of Ebsay was martyred . When Emperor Diocletian heard that Anba Bisadi and Anba Ghellanicus were confirming the Christians in the faith and hampering the worship of idols , he sent to bring them before him . Anba Bisadi asked the messenger to give him a chance for one night . He went to the church and called his people and celebrated the divine liturgy and administered to them the Holy . Communion He commanded them to be firm in their faith , then he bade them farewell and submitted himself to the Lord . He went with the messenger to Arianus , 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 Thursday , January 3, 2013 Gladys Aylward Chinese name : 艾偉德 , pinyin : Ai.wei.de February 24, 1902–January 3, 1970 was the Christian missionary to China whose story was told in the book The Small Woman by Alan Burgess , published in 1957. In 1958, the story was made into the Hollywood film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness , starring Ingrid . Bergman Gladys Aylward was born in London in 1904 or a few years earlier She worked for several years as a parlor maid , and then attended a revival meeting at which the preacher spoke of dedicating one's life to the service of God . Gladys responded to the message , and soon after: 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 , January 3, 2013 Theagenes of Parium Was a Christian Roman soldier conscripted in Phrygia during the reign of Emperor . Licinius When ordered to make sacrifice to pagan idols Theagenes refused , he was staked to the ground and beaten which did not change his position or faithfulness to Christ . He was then drawn to four columns in the city of Parium's market for exposure and public display and ridicule , this also had no effect upon his loyalty to the Triune . God After the previous attempts had failed to break or kill him , the tribune Zelicinthius had him taken to the jail and stretched upon a rack , again
: 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 , January 2, 2013 Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah was born in 1874 in India , in the village of Vellalan Vilai , Thoothukudi District , now in Tamil Nadu . He was the son of a Christian Anglican presbyter , Thomas Vedanayagam , and his wife Ellen . He was educated at Christian missionary schools and at Madras Christian College . In 1893, at the age of nineteen , he became an evangelist in the Young Men's Christian Association YMCA and was secretary of the YMCA in south India from 1895 to 1909. He already saw the importance of indigenization in the Christian mission , and In 1903 he helped form the Indian Missionary: 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 , January 1, 2013 Feast of the Circumcision of Christ The Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord is a Christian celebration of the circumcision of Jesus , eight days according to the Semitic and southern European calculation of intervals of days after his birth , the occasion too on which the child was formally given his name , Jesus , a name derived from Hebrew meaning salvation or saviour Propers for the Naming of Jesus or the Circumcision of . Christ The . Collect ALMIGHTY God , who madest thy blessed Son to be circumcised , and obedient to the law for man Grant us the true circumcision of the Spirit that , our: 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 , December 31, 2012 Sylvester I of Rome Pope Saint Sylvester I or Silvester I was Bishop of Rome from January 31, 314 to December 31, 335, succeeding . Miltiades He filled the See of Rome at a very important era in the history of the Church , but very little is known of him . He was the first Bishop of Rome to call himself Pope meaning father . The accounts of his papacy preserved in the Liber Pontificalis 7th or 8th century are little else than a record of the gifts said to have been conferred on the Roman Church by Emperor Constantine . I Propers for Sylvester Bishop of Rome The . Collect O ALMIGHTY God , who hast: 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 , December 30, 2012 The First Sunday After Christmas The . Collect ALMIGHTY God , who hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him , and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin Grant that we being regenerate , and made thy children by adoption and grace , may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit through the same our Lord Jesus Christ , who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit ever , one God , world without end . . Amen The Epistle Galatians iv . 1. NOW I say , That the heir , as long as he is a child , differeth nothing from a servant , though he be lord of all but is under tutors: 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 , December 30, 2012 John Wycliffe was an English theologian , lay preacher , translator and reformist . Wycliffe was an early dissident in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century . His followers are known as Lollards . He is considered the founder of the Lollard movement , a precursor to the Protestant Reformation for this reason , he is sometimes called The Morning Star of the Reformation He was one of the earliest opponents of papal authority influencing secular . power Wycliffe was also an early advocate for translation of the Bible . He completed his translation directly from the Vulgate into: 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 , December 29, 2012 Thomas Becket St . Thomas Becket , St . Thomas of Canterbury c.1118 December 29, 1170 was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Anglican and the Roman Catholic Church . He engaged in a conflict with King Henry II over the rights and privileges of the Church and was assassinated by followers of the king in Canterbury Cathedral . He is also commonly known as Thomas à Becket , although this form may not have been contemporary . The à is now believed to be a complete error . Historian John Strype wrote in his Memorials of Thomas Cranmer 1694: 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 , December 28, 2012 The Holy Innocents We read in Matthew 2 that when Jesus was born in Bethlehem , King Herod , fearing for his throne , ordered that all the male infants of Bethlehem be killed . These children are regarded as martyrs for the Gospel martyrs in fact though not in will . Augustine called them buds , killed by the frost of persecution the moment they showed themselves . Propers for The Holy Innocents The Collect O ALMIGHTY God , who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength , and madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths Mortify and kill all vices in us , and so strengthen: . 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 , December 27, 2012 St . John the Evangelist son of Zebedee , was one of the twelve apostles of Our Lord . Together with his brother James and with Simon Peter , he formed a kind of inner circle of Three among the Twelve , in that those three were privileged to behold the miracle of the Great Catch of Fish , the healing of Peter's mother-in-law , the raising of the daughter of Jairus , the Transfiguration , and the Agony in Gethsemane . He expressed a willingness to undergo martyrdom as did the other apostles and is accordingly called a martyr in intention . However , we have ancient testimony that , although: 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 , December 26, 2012 Stephen the Protomartyr All that we know about Stephen the Protomartyr that is , the first martyr of the Christian Church is found in chapters 6 and 7 of the Book of . Acts The early Christian congregations , like the Jewish synagogues , had a program of assistance for needy widows , and some of the Greek-speaking Jews in the Jerusalem congregation complained that their widows were being neglected . The apostles replied : We cannot both preach and administer financial matters . Choose seven men from among yourselves , respected , Spirit-filled , and of sound judgment , and let them be in: 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 , December 25, 2012 The Nativity of Our Lord The . Collect ALMIGHTY God , who hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him , and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin Grant that we being regenerate , and made thy children by adoption and grace , may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit through the same our Lord Jesus Christ , who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit ever , one God , world without end . . Amen This Collect is to be said daily throughout the . Octave If in any Church the Holy Communion be twice celebrated on Christmas Day , the following may be used at the first .: 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 , December 24, 2012 Nine Lessons and Carols A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2010 Carols from King's http : en.wikipedia.org wiki Nine_Lessons_and_Carols Posted by Kevin at 14:00 Labels : Anglicanism Christmas Liturgy No : comments Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Guestbook Click on the flag to say . hello Common Prayer Revised Tables of Lessons 1662 1922 Ordo Calendar 1928 1945 Morning Prayer Full 1928 Morning Prayer Brief 1928 Evening Prayer Full 1928 Evening Prayer Brief 1928 The Hourly Offices Family Prayer 1928 Daily and Occasional Offices Menu 1928 Where to Find: 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 , December 24, 2012 The Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord The . Collect O GOD , who makest us glad with the yearly Expectation of the birth of Thine only Son Jesus Christ : grant that as we joyfully receive Him for our Redeemer , so we may with sure confidence behold Him when He shall come to be our Judge . Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost , one God , now and forever . . Amen The Epistle Romans 1:1-6 Paul , a servant of Jesus Christ , called to be an apostle , separated unto the gospel of God , Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures , Concerning his Son Jesus Christ: 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 , December 23, 2012 The Fourth Sunday in Advent The . Collect O LORD , raise up , we pray thee , thy power , and come among us , and with great might succour us that whereas , through our sins and wickedness , we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us , thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us through Jesus Christ our Lord , to whom , with thee and the Holy Ghost , be honour and glory , world without end . . Amen The Epistle Philippians iv . 4. REJOICE in the Lord alway : and again I say , Rejoice . Let your moderation be known unto all men . The Lord is at hand .: 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 , December 23, 2012 John Cantius We so often here that religion and science don't mix , yet many of the great scientists of the Christian era have been people of faith , John Cantius was one of . them He was born in Kęty , a small town near Oświęcim , in the diocese of Kraków , Poland , to Stanisław and Anna Kanty . He attended the Kraków Academy at which he attained bachelor , licentiate , and doctor . Upon graduation he spent the next three years preparing for the priesthood , at the end of which he was . ordained Upon his ordination , he was offered a professorship at another university , which he accepted . nbsp: 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 , December 22, 2012 Ischyrion of Egypt Steward and servant of an Alexandrian magistrate in Roman imperial Egypt . During the persecutions of Decius , Ischyrion’s employer demanded that he renounce Christianity and sacrifice to pagan gods . When Ischyrion refused , the magistrate ordered him beaten and . martyred Propers for Ischyrion Martyr in Egypt The . Collect ALMIGHTY and everlasting God , who didst strengthen thy blessed martyr Ischyrion with the virtue of constancy in faith and truth : Grant us in like manner for love of thee to despise the prosperity of this world , and to fear none of its adversities: 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 , December 22, 2012 Ember Days 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
Evidence Suggests Flood, Noah’s Ark Existed, Says Robert Ballard, Archaeologist Who Found Titanic. In the Huffington Post: Robert Ballard, one of the world’s most famous underwater explorers, has set his sights on proving the existence of one of the Bible’s most well known stories. In an interview with ABC’s Christiane Amanpour the archaeologist who [...]
Bill Muehlenberg’s commentary on issues of the day… Good news folks! For all those who love their sin and want complete Biblical justification for it, helpful publishers are now quite happy to produce the Bible that fully condones and justifies your sin. Yep, if you are into adultery, you can now read in the comfort [...].jpg)
From The Iona Institute A Catholic school is Canada is considering petitioning the Supreme Court after the Quebec Court of Appeal issued a decision obliging it to stop teaching a Catholic course on religion. The ruling, issued last week, told the school that it must replace the course with a state-imposed Ethics and Religious [...]