http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 25 May 2012 04:42:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25032/homosexuality-against-word-of-god-african-bishops http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25032/homosexuality-against-word-of-god-african-bishops#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:54:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25032 voiced their strong disapproval of homosexuality at a meeting in Uganda Tuesday attended by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, as the issue continues to divide Anglicans.

"Homosexuality is incompatible with the word of God," said conference host and Ugandan Archbishop Uganda Henry Luke Orombi.

"It is good Archbishop Rowan is here. We are going to express to him where we stand," he added.

Head of the Anglican church worldwide, Williams is struggling to keep the communion together amid disagreements over the ordination of female bishops in Britain, and of openly gay bishops in the United States.

"There is already a break. It doesn't need to be announced," said Orombi.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25032/homosexuality-against-word-of-god-african-bishops/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24661/a-gay-bishop-for-the-church-of-england http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24661/a-gay-bishop-for-the-church-of-england#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:47:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24661 The Church of England may be on the verge of promoting a gay priest to bishop, a step that would widen the split over sexuality in the global Anglican Communion.

If that happens, it would appear to be a significant turnaround for Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the Church of England and the world's Anglicans, who recently imposed sanctions on the U.S. Episcopal Church for electing a lesbian bishop.

According to newspaper reports, Williams is prepared to back the elevation of the Very Rev. Jeffrey John, who withdrew seven years ago from an appointment as a suffragan (assistant) bishop in the face of a heated controversy about his homosexuality. Williams' office will not comment. Very Rev.?]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24661/a-gay-bishop-for-the-church-of-england/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24279/thousands-of-anglican-churchgoers-could-cross-over-to-rome-with-bishops http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24279/thousands-of-anglican-churchgoers-could-cross-over-to-rome-with-bishops#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 09:12:28 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24279 Churchgoers in almost 300 parishes that disapprove of women priests may take advantage of Pope Benedict XVI’s offer to change denomination if their “flying bishops” lead the way.

“Flying bishops”, who provide “episcopal oversight” to parishes that cannot accept women priests.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24279/thousands-of-anglican-churchgoers-could-cross-over-to-rome-with-bishops/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21668/anglican-church-schism-declared-over-homosexuality http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21668/anglican-church-schism-declared-over-homosexuality#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:21:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21668 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21668/anglican-church-schism-declared-over-homosexuality/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20211/religion-trends-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20211/religion-trends-5#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:40:10 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20211/religion-trends-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20211/religion-trends-5/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20209/religion-trend-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20209/religion-trend-2#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:15:39 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20209/religion-trend-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20209/religion-trend-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20207/rowan-williams http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20207/rowan-williams#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:05:48 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20207/rowan-williams http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20207/rowan-williams/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19957/catholic-church-6 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19957/catholic-church-6#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2007 06:27:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19957/catholic-church-6 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19957/catholic-church-6/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19954/anglican-church-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19954/anglican-church-2#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2007 06:03:10 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19954/anglican-church-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19954/anglican-church-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19953/anglican-church http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19953/anglican-church#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:54:27 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19953/anglican-church http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19953/anglican-church/feed 0