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'Historical forced adoptions are our shame to bear"
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (429+ words) The first female bishop to lead the Church of England in Suffolk says hearing about the experiences of women who were forced to put their babies up for adoption because they were not married made her "weep". Between 1949 and 1976, the…...
Church of England Apologises for Role in Postwar Forced Adoptions
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (66+ words) The Church of England has issued a formal apology for its role in historical forced adoption practices that affected thousands of unmarried mothers and their children in the decades after World War II. .. The Church of England has issued a formal…...
Church of England apologizes for role in forced adoptions as recent as the mid-1970s
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (270+ words) Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, the first woman to lead the church and the person seen as the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, issued the apology as the church released a report on conditions at the homes from…...
United Methodists close 21 more churches in south Alabama, Panhandle
1+ week, 3+ day ago (474+ words) The Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to close 21 churches on Monday during its annual meeting at First United Methodist Church of Pensacola. "We just pray that while the buildings may be closed, that the ministry will…...
Fourth Street Baptist Church welcomes first female pastor
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (95+ words) Yahoo OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) " Fourth Street Baptist Church in Owensboro welcomes in its first female pastor. A large crowd filled the pews this afternoon for the historic pastor installation service of pastor-elect Rhonda Pearson. Pearson is the first woman to…...
The Rt Rev Lord Harries of Pentregarth, Bishop of Oxford and much-loved voice on Thought for the Day
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1101+ words) The Right Reverend Lord Harries of Pentregarth, who has died aged 89, was Bishop of Oxford from 1987 to 2006 and one of the best-known churchmen of his time. This owed much to the fact that for 54 years he was a regular contributor…...
Pope Leo meets Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, pledging to keep working past differences
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (807+ words) The encounter between Christianity's two most famous religious figures would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, given the divisions between their two churches over women's ordination in general and Mullally's appointment in particular. Leo acknowledged that "new problems…...
Church of England names first female Archbishop of Canterbury
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (757+ words) CANTERBURY, England (Reuters) -The Church of England named Sarah Mullally on Friday as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to serve as ceremonial head of Anglican Christianity worldwide, prompting immediate criticism from conservative church leaders in Africa. The…...
Opinion - America's Christian revival is a hoax
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (500+ words) Contrary to ridiculous'reports, America is merely witnessing a Christian reboot, not a Christian revival. And reboots are rarely as good as the original. To hear cultural tastemakers tell it, faith is fashionable again. Songs with Christian lyrics'climb the charts. Cross…...
New Hampshire bishop warns clergy to prepare for 'new era of martyrdom"
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (409+ words) Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire made his comments earlier this month at a vigil honoring Renee Good, who was fatally shot on Jan. 7 behind the wheel of her vehicle by a U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…...