The Appellate Tribunal of the Anglican Church of Australia has today issued an opinion on a series of questions put to it by the Diocese of Newcastle about the Diocese of Sydney‘s Affiliated Churches Ordinance [pdf]. The Ordinance allows for non-Anglican churches to affiliate with the Diocese of Sydney and so obtain a number of administrative and […]
from SydneyAnglicans.net The leader of Australia’s largest Anglican Diocese, the Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Glenn Davies, has urged Christians to be talk about their faith, especially at Easter. Dr Davies said free speech about faith and spirituality has always been difficult. “These days there is a lot of talk about free speech – are we […]
This second of a 2-episode interview with Chris Arnzen of Iron Sharpens Iron looking at the Sydney Diocese Social Issues Committee Gender Identity Report. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
This first of a 2-episode interview with Chris Arnzen of Iron Sharpens Iron looking at the Sydney Diocese Social Issues Committee Gender Identity Report. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
What should Christians make of the increasingly vocal debate around the “trans” issue? How do we respond to those who present physically as one sex but claim that they are actually really the other? Is it even correct to refer to male and female anymore? And who, even 5 years ago, would have thought that was […]
Shock horror! Sydney Anglicans are committed to the marriage debate! (Robyn Whittaker: “Sydney’s male Anglican church leaders fear demise of their patriarchal power” 11 October 2017) The claim is made that the Anglican Diocese of Sydney is a power-hungry beast that would rather prioritise giving a million dollars to a political campaign than the good […]
Archbishop Glenn Davies has given the opening presidential address at the 2017 Sydney Synod, delivering what has been described to davidould.net as a “mission focused” talk. He began by reflecting on the bringing of the gospel to the original inhabitants of Australia. Commenting on European settlement, Davies observed, While we have much to regret in […]
Here also the letter: And the Sydney Diocese website on marriage.
The Anglican Diocese of Sydney’s synod has just opened with a service at St Andrew’s Cathedral and then moved to it’s main site to hear the President’s address (given by the Archbishop). sydneyanglicans.net report Archbishop Glenn Davies, in his Presidential address opening the 2016 Synod, or Parliament, of the Anglican Church, has spoken of Sydney’s […]
The ArchDiocese of Brisbane (officially “Anglican Church Southern Queensland) synod is being held this weekend. The business paper’s motions [pdf] are top heavy with the theme du jour… Also of interest is this motion down the paper, The Rev’d Mark Calder to move; seconding; Appointment of Priests“That this Synod in the light of No. 8 of the […]
