9 responses to “Scotland Says No!”
-
Hallelujah!!
-
Amen!
-
Yes!!!
-
“something that the church overwhelmingly felt was not the way forward”
…… the way set by the emergency Primates meeting way back when Gene had just been elected was not the way forward and, sad to say, I can’t think of any good that has flowed from it.
I can only hope that the threats are now over and the listening begins.
-
Excellent news.
-
This has to be good news for the Anglican Communion it’self.
-
TBTG!
-
BTW, Father Mark Harris in the US says that the Philippine province has already said no to the covenant.
-
Yes – it is reported that the Philippine province has said no, but the reports I saw suggested that it was their bishops who said no rather than a vote in a General Synod.
My point was that I think that the Scottish Synod is the first actual Synod of a Province to say no. Happy to be proved wrong though.
Previous Posts
-
Hand Holding and other PDAs
[UPDATE: Don’t miss the Guardian’s Kissing in Public Live Blog relating to the incident described below] As I’ve already indicated, I spent quite a bit of the past week in that London. It’s unusual for me to take a holiday just before Holy Week, but it felt like quite a while since I’ve had…
-
The Royal Wedding #1
Now, take a good look at the picture above. It’s the Early Learning Centre’s Royal Wedding Set. I expect that you’ve already purchased your own set already. Taking a look at it though, what do you notice? What I notice is that there’s something missing – namely, any connection with the church. They’ve managed a…
-
Mr Beamish
I was in church in London at the weekend. I chose to go to a parish on Sunday morning that I’d never been to before. Its not one that I’m going to name here, but its the kind of church that you might expect a wandering provost to go to in London. Clouds of puff,…
-
Here I am
Here I Am – Reflections on the Ordained Life by Richard Giles (Canterbury Press £9.99) This is a little book about ordination that is full of glistening little gems of insight, wisdom and humour. Richard Giles will be known to many for his books on the shape of liturgical space (Repitching the Tent) and the…
Leave a Reply