The Rejection of “Gay Blessings”

Sep 30, 2024 by

By Dave Doveton, Anglican Mainstream. The Anglican Church of Southern Africa’s recent Provincial Synod had on the agenda a motion to approve a set of prayers for the ‘blessing’ of same sex couples. The motion was defeated[i]. There have...

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Southern Africa Provincial Synod rejects prayers for same-sex couples

Sep 28, 2024 by

Press Release, Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Provincial Synod has rejected a proposal to allow bishops to approve the giving of blessings to couples in same-sex unions in parishes which welcome the ministry. It also voted against...

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Ask not for whom the bell tolls…. a response to Bishop Makgoba

Jan 9, 2024 by

By Craig Snoyman, Daily Friend. Bishop Thabo Makgoba of the Anglican Church of South Africa, in his 2023 Christmas sermon highlighted the plight of children and other vulnerable people in Gaza, who due to Israeli military operations were...

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Listen carefully for the echoes of anti-Semitism

Oct 26, 2023 by

By Peter Houston, Mail & Guardian (South Africa). (Editor’s note: this clear analysis is an indictment of church leaders who turn a blind eye to the reality of a resurgent and rampant anti-semitism) Throughout history, prominent...

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The Celebration of Murder is Never Acceptable.

Oct 10, 2023 by

Statement: The following has been posted on change.org by Simon Goslett (Editor’s note: this is a response to the position taken by the leadership of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa) The Celebration of Murder is Never...

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Desmond Tutu – a personal reflection

Jan 4, 2022 by

By Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream: My wife and I met Desmond Tutu in July 1994, three months after the historic elections which brought Nelson Mandela and the ANC to power in South Africa. We had arrived in the country at the beginning...

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