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Anglican Journal
The Anglican Journal is a Canadian national Anglican newspaper. The Anglican Journal includes local, national, and international news coverage, editorials, arts coverage, and stories of particular interest to the Anglican community.
Articles from Vol. 126, No. 1, January
Abuse Claims Investigated at Boys' School
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The Anglican boys' boarding school that operated in Selkirk, Man., from 1962 to 1990 conjures up a mix of memories for those who attended: for some it was a challenging boot camp that made them into better human beings; for others it was a physical and...
Abuse Claims Investigated at Boys' School
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The Anglican boys' boarding school that operated in Selkirk, Man., from 1962 to 1990 conjures up a mix of memories for those who attended: for some it was a challenging boot camp that made them into better human beings; for others it was a physical...
Avoiding Extremes: `Where Wealth Accumulates and Men Decay'
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I BELONG TO that small group of precise calculators who insist that Jan. 1, 2000, is not the beginning of the third millennium (who ever heard of a millennium ending after 999 years?), and therefore not the first year of the 21st century. But I...
[A World History of Christianity]
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RECENT SURVEYS seem to show that for most people the new millennium has been about possible Y2K computer glitches, or an extra special end-of-century New Year's blowout.This, even though Christianity - the reason for the millennium - is today the predominant...
Bishops Seek Unity While Admitting Diverse Views on Homosexuality
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Ten Anglican bishops from around the world, including Terence Finlay, Bishop of Toronto, met recently to begin talks aimed at bridging the wide gulf over views on homosexuality in the Anglican Communion. The Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop,...
Bishops Seek Unity While Admitting Diverse Views on Homosexuality: New York Gathering First since Lambeth
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Ten Anglican bishops from around the world, including Terence Finlay, Bishop of Toronto, met recently to begin talks aimed at bridging the wide gulf over views on homosexuality in the Anglican Communion.The Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop, Frank...
Building Interfaith Relationships Crucial, Leaders Say
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Building relationships among different faiths is going to become increasingly important, especially in a multicultural country like Canada, religious leaders say.Delegates to two recent international interfaith meetings said the clear message is that...
Building Interfaith Relationships Crucial, Leaders Say
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Building relationships among different faiths is going to become increasingly important, especially in a multicultural country like Canada, religious leaders say. Delegates to two recent international interfaith meetings said the clear message is...
Canadians Turn Attention to Sudan's Civil War
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Sudan is one of the most war-shattered countries in the world but until recently, few Canadians likely cared or knew much about Africa's largest country. As Canadian media have recently focused on two Sudanese issues -- the resurgence of slavery...
Canadians Turn Attention to Sudan's Civil War: Slave Redemptions Raise Questions
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Sudan is one of the most war-shattered countries in the world but until recently, few Canadians likely cared or knew much about Africa's largest country.As Canadian media have recently focused on two Sudanese issues-the resurgence of slavery and the...
Closer Relations Sought for Christians, Muslims
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The Archbishop of Canterbury wants to see closer relations at a "senior level" between Muslims and Christians in the hope of bringing peace to religious hot spots in the world. In an interview following his address to the opening assembly of the...
Closer Relations Sought for Christians, Muslims: Archbishop of Canterbury Wants Links at Senior Levels
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The Archbishop of Canterbury wants to see closer relations at a "senior level" between Muslims and Christians in the hope of bringing peace to religious hot spots in the world.In an interview following his address to the opening assembly of the seventh...
Creche Project Part of Bethlehem Celebrations
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There are nearly 80 of them, made of many different materials: rubber, marble or even silver. Every one of them portrays the tender scene -- mother, father and child -- at Jesus' birth 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem, according to Gospel accounts. And...
Creche Project Part of Bethlehem Celebrations [Largest Display of Creches]
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There are nearly 80 of them, made of many different materials: rubber, marble or even silver. Every one of them portrays the tender scene-mother, father and child-at Jesus' birth 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem, according to Gospel accounts. And all will...
Diocese of Quebec Inaugurates First Francophone Parish
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For the better part of two centuries, Anglicans in Quebec subscribed to the conventional wisdom that if you're a francophone, you're a Roman Catholic. The result was that for 206 years, the overwhelmingly francophone territory covered by the Diocese...
Diocese of Quebec Inaugurates First Francophone Parish [Tous Les Saints]
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For the better part of two centuries, Anglicans in Quebec subscribed to the conventional wisdom that if you're a francophone, you're a Roman Catholic.The result was that for 206 years, the overwhelmingly francophone territory covered by the Diocese of...
Donors to Anglican Church Still Ready to Be Generous: Consultant
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Put "money" and the "Anglican Church of Canada" in the same sentence these days and you're likely to hear something gloomy. But not all the news is bad. In fact, Rev. John Robertson, the national church's planned giving consultant, is remarkably...
Donors to Anglican Church Still Ready to Be Generous: Consultant [Plus Residential School Claims]
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Put "money" and the "Anglican Church of Canada" in the same sentence these days and you're likely to hear something gloomy. But not all the news is bad.In fact, Rev. John Robertson, the national church's planned giving consultant, is remarkably upbeat,...
Jerusalem Sacred for Palestinians, King Says
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Jerusalem must be the capital city for Palestine as well as Israel, King Abdullah of Jordan told delegates at the World Conference on Religion and Peace. "Jerusalem is too sacred and too symbolic for it to belong exclusively to one party," King...
Jerusalem Sacred for Palestinians, King Says: Jordan's New King Addresses World Meeting
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Jerusalem must be the capital city for Palestine as well as Israel, King Abdullah of Jordan told delegates at the World Conference on Religion and Peace."Jerusalem is too sacred and too symbolic for it to belong exclusively to one party," King Abdullah...
Kootenay Focusing on Spiritual Needs of under 35s
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THE DIOCESE of Kootenay covers about 215,000 square kilometres of Canada's most beautiful and difficult terrain. Just getting from one place to another affords Archbishop David Crawley the chance to relax and recharge during long treks to various parish...
Kootenay Focusing on Spiritual Needs of under 35s [Diocesan Profile]
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THE DIOCESE of Kootenay covers about 215,000 square kilometres of Canada's most beautiful and difficult terrain. Just getting from one place to another affords Archbishop David Crawley the chance to relax and recharge during long treks to various parish...
Mandela Praises Role of Religion: Religious Institutions Educated His Generation
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Without South Africa's religious institutions, former president Nelson Mandela said he would not be where he is today.Mr. Mandela was the star speaker at the eight-day Parliament of the World's Religions which ended in Cape Town Dec. 8.Mr. Mandela told...
(Nelson) Mandela Praises Role of Religion
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Cape Town Without South Africa's religious institutions, former president Nelson Mandela said he would not be where he is today. Mr. Mandela was the star speaker at the eight-day Parliament of the World's Religions which ended in Cape Town Dec....
New Congregations Can Grow within Shadow of the Old
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THE BEGINNING of a new year, of a new century, of a new millennium is a good time to think about new directions and new initiatives. I'm thinking that this would be a good time for us in the Anglican Church of Canada to be thinking about how to plant...
No Need to Fear Talking to Neighbours of Different Faiths
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RELIGION WAS THE motivating factor in everything we did ... without religious institutions and churches, I would not be here today." For anyone who forgets or ignores the impact of religion on governments and people's lives, Nelson Mandela's passionate...
Soundtrack for a Century - Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
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Soundtrack for a Century -- Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle be Unbroken Columbia / Sony A SURE SIGN of a new millennium for the music buff is the deluge of boxed sets and compilations that dominated the late 1999 market. The most ambitious...
Sunday School Successes Seen in Midst of Sobering Statistics
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When the congregation at St. George's Anglican Church in Victoria sings the Lord's Prayer on Sundays, many of the 300 plus parishioners require more than the average amount of elbow room.As the organ swells and voices are raised in song, the hands of...
Sunday School Successes Seen in Midst of Sobering Statistics
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When the congregation at St. George's Anglican Church in Victoria sings the Lord's Prayer on Sundays, many of the 300 plus parishioners require more than the average amount of elbow room. As the organ swells and voices are raised in song, the hands...
Theologians Debate Authority, Interpretation of Scripture
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The Bible is primarily a story, or collection of stories, and it ought to play a decisive role in shaping the lives of Christians, agreed Marcus Borg and Tom Wright, during seminars in Vancouver on the authority and interpretation of Scripture. Beyond...
Theologians Debate Authority, Interpretation of Scripture [Seminary]
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The Bible is primarily a story, or collection of stories, and it ought to play a decisive role in shaping the lives of Christians, agreed Marcus Borg and Tom Wright, during seminars in Vancouver on the authority and interpretation of Scripture. Beyond...
[The Story of Christianity: A Celebration of 2,000 Years of Faith]
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RECENT SURVEYS seem to show that for most people the new millennium has been about possible Y2K computer glitches, or an extra special end-of-century New Year's blowout.This, even though Christianity - the reason for the millennium - is today the predominant...
[Various Artists. Soundtrack for a Century, Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken]
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A SURE SIGN of a new millennium for the music buff is the deluge of boxed sets and compilations that dominated the late 1999 market. The most ambitious undertaking was a 26-CD set by Sony Music, Soundtrack for a Century, encompassing 574 pieces of music.The...
Week of Prayer Focuses on Commonalities of Faith
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The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is fast approaching and Canadian parishes of all denominations have no shortage of resources to help them celebrate. The Canadian week (each country is invited to set its own dates), Jan. 23 - 30, has...
White Anglicans Snub Black Priests in Zimbabwe
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Harare, Zimbabwe Black priests in the Anglican church in Zimbabwe say they are not allowed to baptize, marry or bury white parishioners. At least four priests have resigned from their parishes in Harare because of the alleged racism. The dean...
White Anglicans Snub Black Priests in Zimbabwe: Black Priest Told to Sit in Back Row at Whites' Wedding
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Black priests in the Anglican church in Zimbabwe say they are not allowed to baptize, marry or bury white parishioners.At least four priests have resigned from their parishes in Harare because of the alleged racism. The dean of the Harare diocese, Simukai...
Work Harder to Promote Peace: Dalai Lama
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The world's religions must make a greater effort to promote basic human values, the Dalai Lama said during the Parliament of the World's Religions.The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet's Buddhists, who has lived in exile from Chinese-occupied...
Work Harder to Promote Peace: Dalai Lama
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Cape Town The world's religions must make a greater effort to promote basic human values, the Dalai Lama said during the Parliament of the World's Religions. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet's Buddhists, who has lived in exile from...
