In January of 1800 Rev. Dr. James Madison, Bishop of Virginia, wrote his cousin, James Madison Jr. The former hailed the congressman and “Father of the Constitution” for his past work on the basic law of the still-new American republic. “You have really swept the Augean Stable; at least, you have cleansed the Constitution from… via …
The West’s monumental crisis — UnHerd
In 1998, the urban planning student Mohammed Atta handed in his masters thesis at Hamburg’s University of Technology. Examining in depth the architecture of Aleppo’s historic Bab al-Nasr district, Atta’s thesis presented a picture of the human-scale “Islamic-Oriental city,” whose winding cobbled streets, shaded souks and alleys carved from honey-coloured stone had been violated by… via …
There’s Still Time for Justin Welby to Hand the Anglican Communion to the Africans
He's agonising over the statues: Justin Welby said monuments would be looked at 'very carefully' to see if they all 'should be there'. In a wide-ranging interview, he also urged the West to reconsider its prevailing mindset that Jesus was white, and pointed to different portrayals of Christ as Black or Middle Eastern in different countries. …
On Liturgies, Shapes and Texts — The Porcine
Recently I read both Samuel Bray’s piece over at Ad Fontes, and Rev. Ben Jefferies’s piece over at The North American Anglican. Both present different schools of thought regarding Anglican liturgy, and I recommend you read them both. I did notice, however, that several people interpreted Prof. Bray’s essay as arguing that a. no deviation… via …
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Tolkien’s mythic plan for England — UnHerd
On a family holiday in Yorkshire in 1925, J. R. R. Tolkien’s young son Michael lost a beloved toy on a large stony beach. A long search by Tolkien, and Michael’s older brother John, proved fruitless; to console the boy, Tolkien made up a story, Roverandom. It’s an odd tale, featuring a small dog, wizards,… via …
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Another Scanlan Prophecy, and How Did Ralph Martin Get to #straightouttairondale?
Ralph Martin has posted a follow-up to his broadcast of Michael Scanlan's prophecy: https://youtu.be/-R2b_45nBJI There's a lot to unpack here. First, much of what he says is fine. One of the things I've tried to do is to discourage people from leaning too hard on the benefits of the civilisation (such as it is.) The …
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The Story of Our Hymns: There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood — Anglican Compass
This is the third of a series on sacred hymns, the story behind them, their text, a recording, and a simple companion devotional. “God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.” ~William Cowper Every Hymn Has a Story William Cowper was… via …
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Now St. John’s Episcopal Church Feels the Wrath of #BLM
From Twitter: St. John’s Church has been vandalized with spray paint reading BHAZ (Black House Autonomous Zone) pic.twitter.com/8D7UITVTK0 — Richie🎥McG🍿 (@RichieMcGinniss) June 23, 2020 Evidently the protesters look at the Episcopal Church as it is and not as it would like itself to be.
The Social Justice Church Loses on the SC Property
Yes they did: Making factual findings as to each of thirty-six individual parishes, Judge Dickson ruled (1) following the still-controlling decision of the South Carolina Supreme Court in All Saints Waccamaw, ECUSA's Dennis Canon by itself does not create or impose a legally binding trust on any church property in South Carolina; (2) none of the …
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It’s Not Just White Privilege in the Anglican/Episcopal World
A short time ago I linked to a Pew Research study showing that both the Episcopal Church and the rest of the Anglican world in this country are overwhelmingly white. A little later I showed that the Episcopal Church, for all the years of gaudy rhetoric about social justice, is still right there at the …
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