Those of you who follow "Spengler" on Asia Times Online are familiar with his argument coupling the birthrate with religious belief and the survival of a society. (An interesting correlation of this from an Episcopalian standpoint can be found here.) It looks like he's got some competition from the West Coast in the form of …
Why is The 1662 Book of Common Prayer so popular all of a sudden
Peter Toon's piece on Why is The 1662 Book of Common Prayer so popular all of a sudden (especially relative to its American 1928 counterpart) agrees with the statistics we get on this site. Positive Infinity offers both the 1662 and 1928 books for free download. The inclusion of the 1662 book in 2004 (in …
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Morning Prayer in the BCP: A Model for Private Prayer?
The whole concept of using the Morning Prayer service from the Book of Common Prayer (as suggested by the Reformed Catholic blog) is an intriguing one. A few comments are in order: The whole traditional Anglican liturgy is geared towards public celebration, as opposed to the "private" nature of many late Middle Ages Masses. So …
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It’s Not about Sex
Just up the road from here, an Episcopal "priest" (I hate that term for Anglican ministers) tell us us about why It's Not about Sex: I believe the archbishop's essay underscores what really is going on within the Anglican Communion and beyond. Debate about sexuality, or more precisely, homosexuality, is not really the issue; it …
TitusOneNine – A Tech Update from Greg Griffith re: a Denial of Service attack on the SF/T19 server
Earlier this year, in the post Create Your Own Anglican Communion Network I said the following: Note that your computer can pick up more than your own router. This works both ways, and illustrates our next point: you need to set up your wireless network with whatever security you can manage, otherwise a TEC revisionist …
The Catholic Calendar Script
One of the more popular features of this site is the Anglican Calendar Script, which announces the current liturgical event (Sunday, saint's day, etc.) according to the traditional Anglican liturgical scheme. I've gotten requests to expand it to include other liturgical calendars (TEC, RCC, etc.) Well, it looks like another has risen to the challenge. …
Holding the Property and the Organisation of the Church
Dr. Peter Toon's long discussion of the organisation of various churches and their relationships to holding their property is a great idea but, as is the case with many things about our legal system, is also easier said than done. He is correct that congregational churches (Baptists, Assemblies of God, etc.) tend to have their …
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The Proposed Anglican Covenant: The Club Chimes In
It's impossible to resist making some comments about Responses Offered by the Executive Board and Clergy and Lay Deputations to General Convention of the Diocese of Southeast Florida to Questions contained in A Short Study Guide to Aid the Episcopal Church in Responding to the Draft Anglican Covenant as Prepared by the Covenant Design Group, …
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The Charismatic Nature of Anglicanism
In the midst of everything else going on here, I received an interesting comment on my piece Charismatic Anglicans: The Missing Link: I used to be a Lutheran who was sort of involved with the charismatic movement before coming to Canada. I became very discouraged with my church. I recently joined an Anglican Church in …
Life and Eternity on Titusonenine
While maintaining this blog (along with everything else,) I've had the chance lately to visit (and sometimes comment on) Titusonenine, the blog of the Canon Theologian of the Diocese of South Carolina, Kendall Harmon. This is a major Anglican blog, some would say the best. As with many things on the Web, encountering this has …
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