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Chances Improving for Ex-Episcopalians in Property Fights

Court cases in Texas and South Carolina could reshape other disputes—and denominations.

After Bishop Is Accused of Abandoning the Episcopal Church, Diocese Really Does

South Carolina has been fighting with the national body for years.

Episcopal Church Approves Same-Sex Blessing Rites

The move comes after Presbyterians and Methodists retained the denominations' definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.

Q & A: Ron Paul on Leaving the Episcopal Church, and Whether to Legislate Abortion, Narcotics, & Same-Sex Marriage

The congressman who won the Values Voters Summit straw poll tells CT that he believes marriage is a sacrament but laws cannot change morality.

Priest Pressured to Give Up Muslim Lent

The Rev. Steve Lawler faced being defrocked if he continued to practice Islamic rituals for Lent.

Pro-life Challenges, from a Former Planned Parenthood Director's View

Abby Johnson takes her eight years of experience in an abortion clinic to the pro-life side.

Land and Building Wars

A handful of parishes win the right to keep their property, but legal experts don't know if their cases are setting a precedent.

Q & A: Robert Duncan

The archbishop of the new Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) explains an alternative to the Episcopal Church.

The Heresy of 'Individualism'?

The 'individualism' we profess is not only not a heresy—it is at the heart of the gospel.

Too Unorthodox Even for the Episcopal Church?

Church leaders appear to have vetoed a bishop-elect for the first time since the 1930s. But few opponents are celebrating.

Muslim Priest and Buddhist Bishop-Elect Are Raising Questions About Syncretism

For years, Episcopal Church leaders have taught that God can be found in other faiths. Now some clergy are pursuing him there.

'Leaving Isn't the Answer'

Why the pastor of the largest Episcopalian congregation is staying put in a 'very sick' church.

What's Ahead for the Fractured Episcopal Church?

The new Anglican branch will face several significant hurdles.

Conservative Anglicans Create Rival Church

Top leader Duncan expects to see Episcopal Church 'displaced.'

Third Episcopal Diocese Votes to Secede

Quincy diocese in Illinois is the latest; Fort Worth is expected to be next.

The Comeback Bishop

Ousted conservative Bob Duncan sees a new center emerging in the Christian West.

Defending the Faith

Conservatives face huge obstacles in putting Anglicanism back together.

Virginia Judge Sides with Breakaway Episcopal Churches

Decision confirms April ruling in favor of Falls Church et al., saying the 1867 law that would allow them to retain property is constitutional.

Reclaiming Orthodoxy

1000 conservative evangelicals gather in Jerusalem to reclaim Anglicanism. An interview with Sydney Archbishop Peter Jensen.

Denominations Join Episcopalian Diocese in Fight Over Church Property

Judge says Methodists, Worldwide Church of God, and others can participate in oral arguments.

Big Win for Va.'s Breakaway Anglican Parishes in Property Fight

Judge rules that 1867 law on church divisions applies in battle with Episcopal Church, diocese.

Stations of the Cross — Without the Cross

Episcopalian liturgy for Stations of the Millennium Development Goals truncates the gospel, critics say.

Episcopal Headquarters Takes Steps to Remove Conservative Bishops

One has led a diocese out of the national Anglican body, two others are preparing to go.

'Federation' Charts New Frontier

Orthodox Anglicans take first step in creating their own U.S. church body.

Episcopal Bishops in Pa. Suspended, Warned

Philadelphia's liberal bishop accused of protecting abuser; Pittsburgh's conservative bishop warned against abandonment as diocese changes constitution.

Bowing to Kigali

Importing orthodoxy—and cultural baggage.

'No Ultimatum' for Episcopalians, Says Anglican Head

Plus: IRS won't ding All Saints but says anti-war speech was illegal, Newsweek on wooing evangelical voters, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Episcopalians Head to High-Stakes Meeting

The years-long strife in the Anglican Communion could reach a breaking point next week in New Orleans.

Anglicans Turn Inside Out

Episcopal renewal group's new strategy divides conservatives.

Rwandan Politics Intrudes on American Church

Archbishop told Anglican congregation to cancel talk by Hotel Rwanda subject Paul Rusesabagina.

Priest Must Decide Between Episcopal Priesthood and Islam

Also: Did God smite Evan Almighty? Should police make arrests during church services? And other stories from online sources around the world.

Jingo Jangle

Christian tribalism is a renunciation of God's kingdom.

Ready to Walk Apart?

Episcopal bishops reject oversight from "distant" prelates.

Global Ultimatum

The larger meaning of Anglican leaders' demand that the Episcopal Church change its ways.

Church Divorce Done Right  Subscriber access only

Denominational splits just aren't what they used to be.

Episcopal Bishops Balk at Anglican Leaders' Demands

Plus: The truth about that Anglican-Catholic union rumor; baby bone scandal at Indian Christian hospital; New Life's overseers speak on Haggard's "dark side"; and other stories.

Dividing the Faithful

Conservatives fleeing the Episcopal Church regroup--apart.

Finding and Missing Jesus at Ford's Funeral

Plus: Richard Land, Leith Anderson, and others on Hussein's execution; Elizabeth Fox-Genovese dies; mysterious charges against an evangelical Episcopalian leader; and other stories from online sources around the world.

Exodus from the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia  Subscriber access only

Plus: Another New Life pastor quits, Joan of Arc "relics" studied, and other stories from online sources around the world.

"Shall the Fundamentalists Win?"

An excerpt from Philip Jenkins' new book, The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in the Global South.

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