Justin has already reminded us about the start of the next sitting of Synod, with links to the material.
He has aso been flirting with the Church Mouse, and has One and Two posts there with more background on next week's agenda.
Last year's February Synod was the first that had Twittering added to the live blogging (Bishop Pete Broadbent signed up and started twittering from within the chamber, and the Archbishop of York now also tweets) - look out for Synod or #synod tags next week to see what is happening. If it works, I think that the rss feeds from this blog should show up on the GenSyn tweets, and Justin and I will be tweeting too. Tweet back to us...
Along with material here on the General Synod blog, there is much on Thinking Anglicans, Ruth Gledhill, Church Mouse and others I have accidentally failed to list, and then linked on from them.
As to subject material this time around, I'm glad that Women Bishop's isn't being debated (though there will be an 'update'); but it is only postponing the inevitable difficult debates until July, the last sitting of the current Synod.
Much air-time/newsprint so far on Lorna Ashworth's 'Lets be friends with the Anglican Church in North America' motion. I am worried by two things around this debate: by schismatics, which ACNA, with perhaps good reason, are; and by being in communion with some who act in a way that seems like they are out of communion with me, whilst others who are out of communion, seem closer to the agreed theology and doctrine of the Church of England of which I am a part.
Practically the final debate of this session is on what legal status Deaneries have, and as our local deanery has been working around this for a number of years, I will be interested in the direction of this debate being introduced by the Coventry diocese - I may even try to get to speak. So no sneaking off early from synod for me then...
Alastair Cutting GS101
The Holy and the Broken Hallelujah
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2 comments:
The divide in the Church has started as the Bible prophecies. We should be standing by the ACNA for sticking to what the Bible says. The TEC is not biblically sound and we should stand up to them. We cannot allow this to happen. Lorna Ashworth is a Wonderful God Fearing woman who speaks when all others are to chicken to do so!! Political correctness has no place in the church. We should all live Christ like and obey his rules, not make them up to suit our needs. Women Bishops and Homosexuals have no place in the Christain Church!
Interesting perspective - especially since the homosexuals and supporters of women bishops in the Church of England would affirm that there is an honoured place within the Christian Church for you.
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