GS07 – News 2

Prayers for Canada

O Lord,

The Anglican Church of Canada is fragmented and in need of rebuilding. Turn the hearts of its leaders to fear and obey You that they may become like a signet ring, carrying the authority of Jesus, teaching Your people to obey everything He has commanded, and making disciples of all nations.

Lord, it is our hearts’ desire that the Anglican Church of Canada be rebuilt upon the foundation of the apostles and the prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the cornerstone. All authority is given to Jesus in heaven and in earth. Rebuild this church on Jesus, dear Lord. Amen.

– MARK STEYN— The incessant action hero: “That’s it? Anglicans need to fast-track a liturgy for gay couples so they can free up time to deal with the real issues like global warming?”… (kraalspace, sf)

– GS2007 about to begin, By StatGuy on CaNN … (magicstatistics)

– MEDIA— Anglicans gather in face of possible schism; Anglicans tackle gay rites … (canada.com, winnipegsun.com)

– GENERAL SYNOD – a delegate’s live blog … (joewalker)

– TITUSONENINE— Canadian General Synod category … (kendallharmon)

GS07.1 – News 1

Done He Broked It?

We’ve been talking with some folks, and have a few thoughts on current events.

When Rowan Williams managed to get wayward ECUSA & Anglican Canada to sign onto the Dar Es Salaam Agreement, it wa s triumph of diplomacy and principle. The universally negative reaction of Schorites and Hutchisonians made that clear.

This makes the recent near-blanket invites to Lambeth 2008 all the more stunning and seemingly ham-handed.

The Consequences

Day One

News soon

Pentecost 2007: Canadian Theologians Speak Out

Click to access letter_to_synod_delegates.pdf

Pentecost 2007

Dear General Synod Delegates,

We are a group of academic theologians serving in parishes or theological institutions who are committed to the welfare of the Anglican Church of Canada, and we are writing to you out of grave concern for the integrity of our Christian community.

We are disturbed by the proposed motions coming out of the Council of General Synod’s March meeting. We believe that these motions do not reflect the implications of the St Michael Report, and that even to treat them as legitimate options is to neglect the kind of discussion the Report encourages and our Church deserves. In particular, we affirm the following:

Pre-Synod News

May 31nth, 2007

– BOOKMARK THIS– AEC General Synod Liveblog … (theagetocome)

– PRAY THIS– the Monks & Nuns at L&B are praying for the Canadian General Synod, soon to convene … (L&B)

– UPCOMING: Atlantic Theological Conference … (merecomments)

– CANADA: Orthodox Anglican Theologians Weigh in on ACC Sexual Ethics Resolutions. New Westminster Bishop Michael Ingham Singled Out … (transfigurations.blog)

Pre-Synod News – April 14-20, 2007

Friday April 20th, AD 2007

– A-A-AND THEY’RE OFF! The horses candidates for the Canadian Primate election 2007. Yessiree, crowding to the front of the line to head up the fastest-shrinking Canadian religious group … (a.ca)

– LIFEBOATS ON THE TITANIC: “Bishops prepare pastoral care plan for General Synod”… (anglicanjournal)

– BOOOOOM– Rowan Williams’ Wrong Reading of Romans … (Various)

– CHRISTIAN WEEK: Canadian Anglicans could move apart this June … (Via E-mail)

April 1-11, 2007 Pre-Synod News

April 11th, 2007

– SHUT UP, HE EXPLAINED— +Hutchison criticizes ++Rowan for being insufficiently liberal decisive, suggests cancelling Lambeth. Comments here; and over here. Off with the cuddly-grampy mask, is it Andy? After Dromontine (2005), HM King +Andy came home breathing fire and Anglican separatism. He presumed to speak on behalf of the entire Canadian Church, word has it, without consulting outside his inner circle of cronies.. certainly not with the House of Bishops. Here he goes again. He, for his part, has allied with Queen Katie. One might think it strange that this is all on the eve of a primatial election: that is, he’s setting fires and possibly burning bridges for the next Canadian Primate to deal with right off the bat. It could also be that he’s using this opportunity to muscle the Canadian Church in one direction, forestalling others– just as the planned coup d’eglise gay marriage motion at general Synod 2007 is intended to close down debate forever in the Canadian Church (it will be, of course, written into National and Diocesan Canon Laws across much of the country, with new deacons, priests, and bishops expected to sign on) … (Various)

– +WILLIAMS, Hutchinson and Venables … (mainstream)

Pre-Synod News March 2007

March 30

– THE APRIL 2007 Anglican Planet is now online. Canadian Bp. Njegovan forbids– forbids!– you to read it … (anglicanplanet)

– CANUCKISTANI Anglican Theological Commission clarifies provenance of same-sex blessings resolutions. Theological Commission Anglican Church of Canada says SSU Is A Matter of Doctrine, but Not Core Doctrine (read comments). It’s all part of the high-rolling 60% hope the CanAngLibs are chasing that they can commit a very public institutional suicide settle the matter their way & stage a coup d’eglise— once, and for all– at GS-2007… (anglican.ca, sf)

– TAP ON ACoC— CoGS disregards consensus of theologians & will of bishops– “Well, the waiting is over: if Council of General Synod has their way, the blessing of same-sex unions will be approved and the St. Michael’s Report will have no role in determining the debate at GS2007″; What happened (!) at CoGS … (TAP)

– DR. EDITH HUMPHREY— “Is Ingham’s “better theology” just chronological snobbery?” … (anglicanplanet)

Greetings

The Canadian Anglican General Synod 2007, “Draw The Circle Wide. Draw It Wider Still!“, will be held in Winnipeg Manitoba from June 19th to the 25, 2007.

We’ll be hosting news, commentary, and onsite reportage for this important event in the life of North American Anglicanism.

CaNN News Editor
CaNN :: We Started It!

February 2007 Pre-Synod News

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Tuesday February 27th 2007

– ROWAN WILLIAMS to visit Canada – finally! … (TAP)

– TOWNHALL— Bill Murchison: Anglican Agonies … (townhall.com)

– CANUCKISTAN: Reading the Toronto Star: Gay is the new normal! (What’s the new “queer”?) … (proudtobecanadian)

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Monday February 26th 2007

– MONTREAL SYNOD and Tanzania; From the Toronto Sun: Same-sex marriages, ordaining the openly homosexual are hot issues among Anglicans … (canada.com, t-19)

– COMMENTS ON ‘Archbishop Hutchison ‘discouraged’ by Tanzania Primates’ communiqué’ … (titusonenine)

– FEEL THE THRILL— Excerpts from The Complete Guide to General Synod 2007: “O being so far, whom we don’t know/ Bless us, your equals here below…”; But wait! There’s more! Excerpts from The Complete Guide to General Synod 2007 … (Anglican.ca)

– IT’S A SCHOLAR! How bad is homosexual practice according to Scripture and does Scripture’s view apply to committed homosexual unions? by Robert Gagnon … (mainstream, robgagnon)

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Saturday February 24th 2007

– WORD FROM CANADA— “A Statement from The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Prayer Book Society on the recent Primates’ Meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.” … (Via e-mail)

The Ballad of Andy & Katie

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada,
and U.S. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori with a parishioner of
Christ Church Cathedral, in Zanzibar, Tanzania. (Paul Feheley)

– HOW LIBERALS SAY IT WENT— “Archbishop Hutchison acknowledged that some Canadian Anglicans are “angry” that he signed the communiqué, but explained that he had taken his lead from U.S. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. “I told her (Bishop Jefferts Schori), ‘It’s all about you. If you decide not to sign, I won’t sign. I’ll be there with you.’” … (anglicanjournal)

– ANGLICAN PLANET— Primates Meeting: Tough love in Tanzania. March Editorial: Communiqué offers clarity & one last chance for TEC … (anglicanplanet)

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Friday February 23rd 2007

– MAGISTATS HAS BEEN BUSY— Each Anglican province “has its own understanding of the Gospel”; Episcopal Church asked to “slam doors”; Time for Anglican Church of Canada to get serious; Anglican Church of Canada still has a chance to do the right thing; Archbishop Hutchison bemoans primates’ agenda … (magicstatistics)