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Pick of the e-News: September 12, 2008
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Anglican News
With moving regret, Ephraim Radner, a long time traditionalist proponent of remaining within the communion and seeking healing, admits that the only route forward may very well be an "orderly separation". He suffers from the academic tendancy of making statements more complicated than they need to be but he is worth persevering through!
Bishop of Ottawa, John Chapman, reflects on the difference between negative and positive disagreement. Reading his writing reminded me of Iris Murdoch’s comment “for the hard idea of truth we have substituted the soft idea of sincerity”. As long as we are all sincere, it is enough, seems to be his argument. But is it? After all we can be sincerely wrong and with serious consequences.
Fort Worth looks to join Southern Cone.
Primate of Canada, Fred Hiltz, seeks meeting with Gregory Venables of the Southern Cone to discuss his incursions into Canada.
An open letter from the trustees of the parishes under threat of legal action in Vancouver.
Primates of Canada set to discuss next steps after Lambeth. Reading Hiltz’ comments, it is clear there is little chance of punitive action on those dioceses that break the moratorium on same sex marriage.
Social News
W.E. Messamore states the pro-life argument very succinctly:
IF: 1. Every human being has the right to live, which should be protected by law,
AND: 2. From the moment of conception, the unborn are human beings,
THEN: 3. The unborn have the right to live, which should be protected by law.
Why then do so many continue to support abortion? Usually they disagree with premise 2. Messamore presents a clear argument as to why that is simply not an option. What is very disturbing are those who openly support premise 1 and 2 and yet reject the conclusion. See comments on Senator Biden at the end of this article.
Prospect of more attacks on Christians in India.
Is the gay lifestyle self-destructive? Simon Fanshawe, a homosexual UK documentarian, worries that it is. Read about his upcoming documentary here.
Making the case for the right of Downs’ syndrome children to live. And Canadian evidence of the same discrimination.
The moving story of the survivor of a botched abortion now grown to adulthood.
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