C of E extend pensions to gay partners

“The Church of England has voted to extend the same pension rights to the partners of gay clergy as those now given wives or husbands, officials say…” – Story from UPI.

Lorna Ashworth’s motion on ACNA

Anglican TV has made available the video of Lorna Ashworth’s speech in support of the Anglican Church in North America at the Church of England General Synod.

Votes for 309, against 69, abstentions 17.

Audio of the entire debate is available from the Synod website.

Vanishing Christianity — A Lesson from the Presbyterians

The liberalism of the Presbyterian Church of the USA is not new, but a recent survey highlights the issues. In writing about the survey, Albert Mohler concludes,

“This is a church that has lost its confidence in the Gospel in terms of the clear biblical claim that salvation comes only through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. … The crisis has migrated from the pulpits to the pews, and recovery is only a dim and distant hope…”

– The report to which Dr Mohler refers in his article is available here.

(The older, now liberal, PCUSA, about which he writes, should not be confused with the PCA, of which Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, is a member.)

Honour for Sydney churchman

“The deputy chancellor of the Diocese of Sydney, Robert Tong, has been appointed a member of the Order of Australia for services to the Anglican Church. The award was announced on Jan 26 in the Australia Day honours list…”