April 1, 2004 Secular option may not be so foreign after all

I am one of those people who believe that Canada's emergence as a secular state is a gift from God, yet to be acknowledged by our churches, and certainly not identified as such by fundamentalist liberals. What better time to...

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April 1, 2004 Correction

Of the $3 million raised by the Anglican Journal Appeal since 1994, more than $1 million has been returned to participating dioceses to help publish their diocesan newspapers. An incorrect figure appeared in the March editorial.

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April 1, 2004 Commission calls for ceasefire

The Archbishop of Canterbury's commission on communion has called for a ceasefire among Anglicans at odds over the issue of same-sex blessings in Canada and the ordination of a gay bishop in the United States, saying it is...

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April 1, 2004 More fallout from gay bishop conflict

The Anglican Church in Central America (Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central America, or IARCA) is the latest province to divide over the consecration of New Hampshire bishop Gene Robinson last November. The Episcopal...

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April 1, 2004 Council sees chance of peace in Haiti

The National Council of Churches of the United States has hailed the potential for peace in Haiti after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide left the country weeks after an anti-government rebellion. Conflicting reports have...

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April 1, 2004 WCC calls Israeli barrier ‘unlawful annexation’

Leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC) have demanded that the Israeli government "stop and reverse" the construction of a barrier being erected "in the occupied Palestinian territories." The construction and location...

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April 1, 2004 Islam education crucial

Clergy training in the Church of England must give higher priority to understanding Islam, a consultation by the 11 member-agencies of the Anglican Partnership for World Mission has concluded. A consultation at Launde Abbey...

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April 1, 2004 C of E okays sex document

The Church of England's General Synod has voted to endorse a discussion document issued by the house of bishops as a guide to the debate started by its 1991 report Some Issues in Human Sexuality. Presented by Oxford bishop...

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April 1, 2004 WCC heralds new leader

Kenyan songs and African drums heralded the installation of Rev. Sam Kobia, a Methodist from Kenya, as the new general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). "Serving the churches and the ecumenical vision will...

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April 1, 2004 Free trade examined

Churches in North America, one of the world's biggest free trade areas, have decided to devote more attention to fighting for a just system of global trade. "We believe that current economic arrangements, international...

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