September 4, 2007 Letters to the editor

Our ‘circle’ might not be big enough for Jesus Dear editor,Rev. Chris Barrigar’s letter (Synod theme prejudges issue of inclusivity, May Anglican Journal) prompts the following comment on the theme of the recent General Synod:...

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September 4, 2007 Featured letter: Church unity has been broken before

Dear editor,As I listened to the debate at General Synod about the blessing of same sex unions, I heard the concern about the unity of the church raised many times. It occurs to me that the unity we are so keen to preserve does...

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July 3, 2007 Letters to the editor

Bishops’ statement ill-timed, ill-conceived Dear editor,I am saddened by the timing and the contents of the house of bishops’ pastoral statement (Bishops prepare for synod aftermath, May Anglican Journal). First, a letter such...

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July 3, 2007 Featured letter: Gays, lesbians banished to ‘back pews’

Dear editor,I find it bizarre that in your latest issue – which is largely devoted to General Synod resolutions regarding same-sex blessings – you also publish an article on the “end” of the slave trade. Surely the similarity...

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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 Featured Letter

Last summer several African grandmothers visited Canada. Their stories were sad and challenging. These strong faithful women have seen their families devastated by the HIV/AIDS epidemic that has ravaged Africa in the last 20 years. A whole generation of men and women has died, leaving millions of AIDS orphans.

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April 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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April 1, 2007 Featured letter: Everything is not settled

Dear editor,Re: You see the world in a different light (March Anglican Journal). This article showed to me the far-reaching effects of this time – the residential schools period – in our church history. Those of us not directly...

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March 1, 2007 Featured Letter: Collecting statistics a ‘pointless task’

I find myself strangely heartened by General Synod treasurer Peter Blachford’s observation that many dioceses have given up updating membership statistics in favour of more important activities (Church statistics hard to come by, January Journal). This, surely, is how it should be. Jesus told Peter to feed his sheep, not count them. Besides, it is a vain and slippery task to determine at what point a person should be included in Anglican ranks, and at what point he or she can be said to be on the outside. In my experience, many who have long ceased to darken Anglican church doors continue to refer to themselves as Anglicans. By the same token, there are many regular adherents who, if pressed, would admit to some considerable degree of agnosticism along with some doubts about the centrality of the Articles of Religion. Are they Anglicans?

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February 1, 2007 Letters to the editor

ADR work is about ‘wholeness and brokenness’ Dear editor,I am writing in response to Bernice Logan, (Tell the world, December letters).With a team that stretches across Canada, I am privileged to hear stories like that of...

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