April 1, 2008 Bishops press conservatives to attend Lambeth Conference

A group of evangelical bishops in the Church of England have urged conservative primates (national archbishops) in the Anglican Communion to reconsider their decision to boycott the upcoming Lambeth Conference because of...

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April 1, 2008 Chronology of the same-sex debate

View an expanded Chronology here.

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April 1, 2008 Judge rules against diocese in dispute with local churches

An Ontario Superior Court judge ruled on Feb. 29 that the diocese of Niagara could not send clergy into two area churches for two weeks to hold Sunday services for members of the congregations that remain loyal after most of their fellow parishioners voted to leave the Anglican Church of Canada.

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April 1, 2008 Two New West churches ask to offer same-sex blessings

As four churches voted in February to leave the Vancouver-based diocese of New Westminster and the Anglican Church of Canada over changing attitudes toward homosexuality, two churches asked to be able to join eight other parishes...

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April 1, 2008 Ten churches vote to leave

In February, 10 churches in five dioceses voted to leave the Anglican Church of Canada and affiliate with a South American Anglican church, in an ongoing dispute over Christian fundamentals, including Canada’s more-liberal stance on homosexuality.

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March 20, 2008 Judge reserves decision in dispute over Niagara parishes

Hamilton, Ont. The diocese of Niagara returned to Ontario Superior Court on March 20, seeking access to three parishes that voted to leave the Anglican Church of Canada; however, after a full day of arguments, the judge reserved a decision until a later, unspecified date.

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March 12, 2008 Lambeth invitation 'not possible' for Gene Robinson

Episcopal News Service The U.S. house of bishops was informed March 10 that full invitation is "not possible" from the Archbishop of Canterbury to include Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire as a participant in this summer's...

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March 1, 2008 Communion releases second draft covenant

Addressing concerns raised by several provinces, including Canada, about granting more authority to primates and other Instruments of Unity in the Anglican Communion, an international group has released a second draft of the...

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March 1, 2008 Williams’ response ‘helpful’: Hiltz

Canterbury admits authority is limited

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March 1, 2008 Clergy renew vows after bishop lays down law

Clergy in the diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador on Jan. 21 declared their loyalty to the Anglican Church of Canada as they renewed their ordination vows and received new licences signed by Bishop Cyrus Pitman.About 100...

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