Barbara Roberts’ book is subtitled “Biblical Divorce for Abuse, Adultery & Desertion.” It is a thorough consideration of how issues surrounding divorce and remarriage are handled by Scripture. While there is a definite pastoral aspect to this book (Roberts herself has been through an abusive marriage) it’s main approach is exegetical. After setting the scene, [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Fulcrum Jumps Right and Leans on Canterbury
Saturday, March 27th, 2010The Fulcrum Leadership Team have expanded on their previous response to the consent of Mary Glasspool, a practising lesbian, to be consecrated a bishop in Los Angeles in May. They are now calling for a “distancing” from TEC and conclude: The nature of the Communion’s structures at present is such that effecting this distancing will [...]
We are not a Meeting
Thursday, March 25th, 2010It’s a couple of weeks old now. But I picked up a post from Tim Chester which is brilliant. This is the DNA of Connections which we need to re-embrace: People often ask me about our meetings. ‘When do you meet? Where? What do you do when you meet together?’ But if you ask those [...]
Fulcrum on Glasspool
Monday, March 22nd, 2010This is Fulcrum’s response to the consent of active lesbian, Mary Glasspool, to be consecrated a Bishop in TEC: This is a clear rejection of the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lambeth Conference, the Primates’ Meeting and the Anglican Consultative Council. We believe that it is vitally important for the Primates’ Meeting planned [...]
Atheist Clergy
Friday, March 19th, 2010Mohler gives an overview of what sounds like a fascinating (disturbing) report about unbelieving ministers (pdf). When it hits the top of my priority list I will read and comment.
TECtonics
Friday, March 19th, 2010It’s not news anymore. But in case you don’t know, Mary Glasspool, an openly partnered lesbian, has passed through all the institutionally necessary processes and approvals to be consecrated as a bishop in The Episcopal Church – USA. This was always going to happen, but it has been made official in the last day or [...]
New Atheism: An Unreasonable Religion?
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010As a professional “minister of religion” can I say this: I know religion when I see it. The so-called “new atheism” is religion. Articles of faith, surrounded by dogma, expressed in creedal statements with an embryonic liturgical leadership. And a growing intolerance for those of differing views that borders on the maniacal. [Update: Before this [...]
Hockey on the Filter
Friday, March 12th, 2010Joe Hockey has delivered a speech on the “Defence of Liberty” and it includes a sensible view on mandatory Internet filtering: When the Police in New South Wales suggested banning the sale of full strength alcohol on Australia Day, not one politician bought into the debate despite this being an obvious direct attack on liberty. It [...]
On Porn, Poor Parents and Chaperones
Friday, March 12th, 2010A piece by Penny Marshall in the Daily Mail [Caution: contains a mildly offensive screenshot] (and considered in other places) unpacks research and inquiry into the effects of social sexualisation and pornography in teenage relationships. Normally I wouldn’t bother linking to yet another article about the prevalence of naughty stuff on the Internet to a bewildered tut-tutting [...]
