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FEMINIZATION OF CHURCH OF ENGLAND REVEALS WASTELAND - The Episcopal Church parallels decline News Analysis By David W. Virtue LONDON, UK-A traditionalist Church of England priest says that the imposition of women bishops will confirm and finalize a long-standing drift from Catholic teaching and place all hope of corporate reunion finally beyond reach. The Rev Robbie Low, a member of Cost of Conscience, a traditionalist organization with Forward in Faith, writes in the June of issue of New Directions that "reunion will continue piecemeal as faithful Christians move away from the Anglican Church into the historic Communions." More worrying, writes...

Inside Outed Francis Gardom examines the implications of Inclusive Church A circular urged me to sign-up for Inclusive Church. It pointed to the website http://www.inclusivechurch.net. There I found A Declaration of Belief which read as follows: A Declaration of Belief We affirm that the Church's mission, in obedience to Holy Scripture, is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in every generation. We acknowledge that this is Good News for people regardless of their sex, race or sexual orientation. We believe that, in order to strengthen the Gospel's proclamation of justice to the world, and for the greater glory of...

Filed at 9:31 p.m. ET LONDON (Reuters) - A third of Church of England clergy are unconvinced by the basic Christian belief in the physical Resurrection of Jesus Christ, according to a survey published in British newspapers Wednesday. The poll found a third said they doubted or disbelieved the Biblical story that Jesus Christ rose from the dead three days after his crucifixion, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported. Only half of the 2,000 clergy questioned believed in the Virgin Birth, the survey for the traditionalist British think-tank Cost of Conscience also found. ``There are clearly two churches operating in the...