August 30, 2006 Letters to the editor

Dear editor, Re: Archbishop reassures Jewish community (May issue). Archbishop Andrew Hutchison has tried to assure the Jewish community that the Anglican church has no intention of proposing disinvestments in Israeli companies. This gesture demonstrates good will toward Israel. Meanwhile, on page five of the same issue, writer Annette Graydon of the International Anglican Women’s Network quotes Rev. Joanna Graham (Bethlehem’s wall, May letters), “part of an Anglican delegation of women which visited the Holy Land ... upon the invitation of a Palestinian delegate of the Anglican Consultative Council” as calling Israel, “The serpent (that) has surrounded this holy place (Bethany).”

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August 30, 2006 Consider an electronic General Synod

Dear editor,Re: Dioceses question cost of Synod meeting (May issue). Given the projected expense on General Synod 2007 in Winnipeg and the possibility that the cost may be too high for some delegates to attend, why does the...

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June 1, 2006 Donations are ‘our thanks to God’

Editor’s Note: In our April issue, we asked readers how they would like their donations to the church to be acknowledged. A representative sample of the responses follows.When we consider that our “thank you” for our stewardship...

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June 1, 2006 Letters to the Editor

Synod delegates are missing opportunities Dear editor,Re: (Dioceses question cost of Synod meeting, May issue) What horror: the idea that we would be asked for quadruple accommodation seems to be a bit too much!The delegates are...

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May 1, 2006 Whatever happened to Lent?

Dear editor, When I was in high school in Holland, the coming of Lent affected many Christians. Festivities were curtailed; wedding parties were postponed until after Lent, even the movie houses closed on Good Friday....

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May 1, 2006 Letters to the editor

Your latest issue gloomily considers the decline in church membership. When I read the Letters section, I can understand why most Canadians find our church and its concerns irrelevant to their lives. It also makes me consider my own life and work, and question whether the church is either aware of or concerned with the world in which it has largely ceased to be a part of.

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April 1, 2006 As the young people say, protesting is 'so yesterday'

Dear editor, I was struck by two contrasting stories in your February issue. The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund’s AIDS campaign is flagging (Primate’s Fund tries to revive flagging AIDS campaign). With a goal of $1...

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April 1, 2006 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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March 1, 2006 A chaplain preoccupied with God, not mammon

Dear editor, Thank you so much for Peter Moon's article about Capt. Fraser Harvey (Army chaplain jumps in feet first after his flock, Jan. 27 story, www.anglicanjournal.com). How delightful to read of an...

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March 1, 2006 Letters

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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