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Bishops speak out on discrimination of homosexuals

Bishops speak out on discrimination of homosexuals

(Anglican Church of Canada) The Anglican bishops of Alberta have sent the following letter to the provincial Premier:

17 April 1998

Presiding Bishop welcomes revised Concordat

Presiding Bishop welcomes revised Concordat

(ENS) I welcome the draft proposal "Called to Common Mission, A Lutheran Proposal for a Revision of the Concordat of Agreement," released by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The original Concordat of Agreement was passed overwhelmingly in the summer of 1997 by the Episcopal Church's General Convention and then narrowly defeated by the Churchwide Assembly of the ELCA. The Assembly determined that the Concordat should be revised and the revision presented to them for approval in the summer of 1999.

17 April 1998

Presiding Bishop's message on 30th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination

Presiding Bishop's message on 30th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination

(ENS) The occasion of the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr (4th April) provides all of us with an opportunity to pause and reflect on the current status of race relations in America and in our churches. While we offer thanksgivings for the contribution of Dr. King's legacy as a non-violent advocate for racial equality, we might best serve his memory with a commitment to continuing in the journey he led so faithfully.

08 April 1998

Churches respond to El Nino damage

Churches respond to El Nino damage

(ENS) Episcopal Churches appear to have escaped major damage from El Niño's lashing storms along the West Coast of the United States and in Latin America. But thousands of dollars in aid are being funnelled through church agencies to assist victims of this winter's vicious storms.

01 April 1998

American Bishops shared Hispanic experience

American Bishops shared Hispanic experience

(ENS) In the lush surroundings of Cocoyoc, a 16th century sugar plantation-turned-hotel, a diverse group of bishops and church leaders from New York to California spent three days in February, immersed in Hispanic history and culture, discussing "Anglicanism and the Hispanic Experience

01 April 1998

Former Presiding Bishop John Allin dies

Former Presiding Bishop John Allin dies

(ENS)John Maury Allin, the 23rd Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church from 1973-1985, died 6 March, 1998, after suffering a stroke while undergoing treatment for cancer. He was 76.

19 March 1998

Lutherans and Episcopalians appoint joint teams

Lutherans and Episcopalians appoint joint teams

(ENS) The Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) and the Episcopal Church have appointed teams to explore avenues for better understanding in the wake of last summer's failure to approve a Concordat of Agreement establishing full communion.

23 February 1998

Cuban Church Thrives on Adversity

Cuban Church Thrives on Adversity

The yellow stucco church stood on a corner. A tall man strode out from under a tree. He hailed us. We stopped the car and I noticed the ragged T-shirt hanging on his thin frame.

23 February 1998

Cardinal Preaches in Anglican Cathedral

Cardinal Preaches in Anglican Cathedral

(ALC)In an unprecedented act in the country's religious history, Ecuadorian Cardinal Bernardino Echeverria offered a sermon in the Anglican Church's El Salvador Cathedral.

30 January 1998

Church Leaders call for Peace

Church Leaders call for Peace

(ALC/ACNS ) Christians, Hindus and Muslims gathered at the National Park Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana's on Sunday 11 January for an interfaith service for peace and atonement.

23 January 1998