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  • May 2008

    • Aussie Anglican Won't Make Nice for Papal Visit

      Sydney Morning Herald  |  May 26, 08 1:09 PM CDT

      Aussie Anglican Won't Make Nice for Papal Visit

      (Newser) - An influential Anglican cleric won’t be welcoming Pope Benedict to Australia with open arms. But the outspoken dean of Sydney, whose brother is the city's archbishop, says he has no trouble with the public funding that's going toward the pontiff's July visit. Phillip Jensen says he won’t be “going to see him or waving a flag,” but neither will he “pray for rain on his parade.” More »

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      religion  • Australia  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Anglican Church  • Sydney  • Anglican

    • Zimbabwe Police Wage War on Anglican Church

      New York Times  |  May 16, 08 12:29 PM CDT

      Zimbabwe Police Wage War on Anglican Church

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe riot police stormed an Anglican service this week, swinging batons to clear the pews, even striking a grandmother who bent to retrieve a fallen Bible. It wasn’t the first time, the New York Times reports. For three straight Sundays, Zimbabwe’s rulers have sent police to break up services, an escalation of its violent voter intimidation campaign and part of a greater fight over who will control the nation's churches. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Zanu-PF  • Anglican Church  • Anglican  • religious persecution

  • December 2007
  • September 2007

    • Episcopalians Affirm Gay Rights Stand

      Associated Press  |  Sep 26, 07 10:09 AM CDT

      Episcopalians Affirm Gay Rights Stand

      (Newser) - Episcopal leaders wrapping up their meeting in New Orleans yesterday pledged to “exercise restraint” in selecting gay bishops and blessing same-sex marriages, but declined to disavow either practice. The move was designed to appease Anglicans, who sought a ban. “This is a ‘try to keep your foot in the door’ maneuvering effort,” an Episcopal leader told the AP. More »

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      gay rights  • Anglican Church  • gay priests  • Episcopal Church  • Anglican  • Episcopalian

    • Church Near Breaking Point over Gay Priests

      Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 20, 07 5:43 PM CDT

      Church Near Breaking Point over Gay Priests

      (Newser) - US Episcopal bishops are about to sit down to talk with leaders of the greater Anglican communion on the simmering issue of homosexuality within the church, but the fact that a lesbian is under serious consideration as a candidate for bishop of Chicago may be a signal that the Americans are not budging. The church's spiritual head—the Archbishop of Canterbury—has urged its American wing to stop blessing same-sex couples and electing homosexual bishops. More »

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      Chicago  • New Orleans  • New Hampshire  • same-sex marriage  • lesbians  • Archbishop of Canterbury  • Anglican  • archbishop  • Episcopalian

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