Opinion

Too many bishops have failed to challenge prevailing Western thinking on gender, sexuality and the unborn
Too many bishops have failed to challenge prevailing Western thinking on gender, sexuality and the unborn

They have failed to challenge the prevailing autonomy of Western culture but have instead increasingly insisted under the mantras of 'diversity' and inclusivity' that Christians should accept and affirm people's choices about how they want to live their lives

Genocide in Nigeria
Genocide in Nigeria

What has happened to Nigerian Christians meets the established international standards for genocide.

Prophecy in a time of climate crisis
Prophecy in a time of climate crisis

Christians are called to prophetically speak out against the practices and interests that threaten the future of God's creation on Planet Earth.

Lambeth 2022 and a hurtful snub
Lambeth 2022 and a hurtful snub

It seems that in order to maintain the narrative that the Anglican Communion is "God's Church for God's World - walking, listening and witnessing together", the Archbishop of Canterbury is prepared to ignore those who disagree.

Lambeth 2022: the end of the Anglican Communion?
Lambeth 2022: the end of the Anglican Communion?

Unity based on fudge and evasion is no unity at all.

Where the thought of a church in decline is inconceivable
Where the thought of a church in decline is inconceivable

If the Anglican Communion learns to listen to bishops like the Rt Rev Elias Chakupewa, there may be hope for the future.

What Isaiah teaches us about God's forgiveness and generosity
What Isaiah teaches us about God's forgiveness and generosity

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the wonderful message of hope for the displaced and the unfortunate, the downtrodden and the sinner from Isaiah 55:6-56:8.

Lambeth 2022: Two petitions, two very different positions on LGBT
Lambeth 2022: Two petitions, two very different positions on LGBT

A statement from Anglican bishops at Lambeth 2022 affirming the "holiness" of LGBT+ love "in committed relationships" is gathering signatures but the published list only serves to show just how marginal the Western revisionist agenda is in the Anglican Communion.

Will a lunchtime of letters at Lambeth save the Anglican Communion?
Will a lunchtime of letters at Lambeth save the Anglican Communion?

In a last ditch attempt to reduce the tensions in the Anglican Communion the Archbishop of Canterbury has written to all the bishops.

The challenge to the Church to reach more young men
The challenge to the Church to reach more young men

Young men are feeling alienated by today's culture but the Church can provide the answer.

Expansions on euthanasia should be sounding alarm bells for us all
Expansions on euthanasia should be sounding alarm bells for us all

'In our utilitarian and utopian zeal, the right to die today may become the duty to die tomorrow,' warns Toronto physician Mark D'Souza.

What now for orthodox Anglican bishops at the Lambeth Conference?
What now for orthodox Anglican bishops at the Lambeth Conference?

The orthodox archbishops and bishops of the Anglican churches in Nigeria, Uganda and Rwanda are boycotting Lambeth 2022 because they are not prepared to compromise on marriage and sexuality. Given the politicking over the Call on Human Dignity, their stand has very arguably been vindicated.

The Anglican Communion stands at a crossroads
The Anglican Communion stands at a crossroads

Millions of orthodox Anglicans around the world are praying that the next two weeks will bring healing and life. The events of the past few days suggest it will be a challenge.

Human sexuality seems set to dominate Lambeth 2022
Human sexuality seems set to dominate Lambeth 2022

Before it has even started, the Archbishop of Canterbury's hope, "not to have the whole Lambeth Conference spent talking about issues of human sexuality," seems to have been dashed.

Lambeth 2022: a call to reaffirm traditional marriage and sexuality is proving to be the cat among the pigeons
Lambeth 2022: a call to reaffirm traditional marriage and sexuality is proving to be the cat among the pigeons

With an almighty row looming over sexual morality, the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops worldwide looks set to make the recent ructions in the Conservative Party look like a teddy bears' picnic at the vicarage.

Looking back on the last Lambeth Conference
Looking back on the last Lambeth Conference

As Anglican bishops from around the world gather for the 2022 Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, Kent, UK, this week, Rev Peter Crumpler recalls his part in the last Conference, back in 2008.