May 1, 2007 Letters to the editor

The Anglican Journal welcomes letters to the editor. Preference is given to letters under 200 words. All letters are subject to editing for length, grammar and clarity. Please include a mailing address with all letters.

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May 1, 2007 Batman is Anglican? Who knew?

So goes one of the headlines in the “Random but good humour links” area at generation.anglican.ca, a Web site for young Canadian Anglicans.  The Web site has spiritual reflection for those on a faith journey, announcements...

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May 1, 2007 Williams will meet with U.S. bishops

Ending weeks of speculation and criticism, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said he will meet with bishops in the United States to discuss tensions in the worldwide Anglican church caused by differences over homosexuality.

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May 1, 2007 Lambeth Conference will go ahead as planned: Williams

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams considered cancelling the 2008 Lambeth Conference of the world’s Anglican bishops due to the sexuality debates roiling the church, but decided against it.

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May 1, 2007 India praises churches in AIDS work

New Delhi The Indian government and United Nations officials have praised the minority Christian community in the world’s second most populous nation for its dedicated care for those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS, and for...

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May 1, 2007 Philosopher awarded Templeton Prize

Charles Taylor, a Canadian philosopher whose work focuses on contemporary concerns about religion and secularism, and who recently began exploring the spiritual connection to violence, has won the 2007 Templeton Prize.

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May 1, 2007 Women seek apology

A Japanese Christian women’s leader has added her voice to those seeking an apology and reparation from the government in Tokyo for women forced into the role of military sex slaves in the Asia Pacific region at the time of the Second World War.

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May 1, 2007 End of slave trade remembered in books and film

A handful of newly-released books, a mainstream film and a number of special events marked the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire, many of them taking advantage of March 25, the day the...

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