Written on 8 Apr, 2007 at 14:55 in
Columnist, Religion, Rev. Royal Hamel | Author:
The Right Rev. Michael Ingham, bishop of the Greater Vancouver Diocese of New Westminster, is on the rampage again, wading anew into the ongoing controversy of sexual ethics in the Anglican Church of Canada. In an address he gave in Ottawa on March 7, 2007, he said, “The Christian church has a deeply flawed ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2007 at 5:44 in
Columnist, Rev. Royal Hamel | Author:
Commentary by Royal Hamel Special to The Interim Some 30 years ago, the United Church of Canada was just beginning her long discussion on homosexuality, which culminated in their recent acceptance of same-sex “marriage.” Back in the early 1970s, I remember reading in the church’s official magazine the call for tolerance and the call to reappraise the message of Scripture on this subject.
At this present moment, Anglicans ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2007 at 5:23 in
Religion | Author:
Tony Gosgnach Assistant Editor
He is taking over the leadership of Canada’s largest English-speaking Catholic diocese – with some 1.7 million adherents, 225 parishes and four missions – at a pivotal time in this country’s history, when abortions now number over 100,000 yearly in Canada, same-sex “marriage” has been legalized, the traditional family is otherwise under assault by widespread divorce and co-habitation and pornography outsells Hollywood movies, among ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2007 at 5:21 in
Religion | Author:
Interim Staff A meeting of Anglican leaders in Der es Salaam, Tanzania, which sought to find common ground over the increasingly divisive issue of homosexuality, was overshadowed by a report in the London Times that some within the Anglican communion will unite with the Catholic church.
In recent years, there has been a rift between orthodox Anglicans faithful to Scripture, mostly in the developing world, and more liberal Anglicans in ... (Continue reading)
