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Australian Primate
Resigns Abruptly
By Mark Michael
Archbishop Philip Freier has shocked the Anglican Church of Australia by announcing he will resign as primate in March. He will continue as Archbishop of Melbourne. He gave no reason, but disputes over same-sex marriage have been roiling the church.
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LGBT Activist Louie Crew Clay Dies at 82
By Kirk Petersen
Dr. Louie Crew Clay died peacefully on November 27 with his husband at his side, after half a century as a pioneering advocate for LGBT rights in the Church and society.
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Coadjutor Elected for Hong Kong Island
By Mark Michael
The next Bishop of Hong Kong Island, Matthias Der, has spent much of his career in Canada. He will succeed Paul Kwong, who has been a supporter of the Chinese government in Beijing, at a time when Hong Kong has been rocked by protests and violence.
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Elizabeth I Manuscript Found at Lambeth
By Mark Michael
The first Queen Elizabeth apparently copy-edited an English translation of the Annals of Tacitus, and several surviving pages have been found.
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Border Summit on Migrant Crisis
By Alexander Swain
Episcopal and Anglican bishops and other Christians gathered in Nogales, Arizona, at the border fence separating the town from Nogales, Mexico. "God doesn’t see borders, but God sees suffering. We are called to see it too,” one bishop said.
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One of Advent's Four Last Things: Death
By Hannah Bowman
We believe that our participation in the one true death, Jesus’ death, does not occur primarily through the physical death of our own bodies, but instead at our baptisms. This is why our funeral rites begin and end with the promise of the resurrection.
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God, Sex, and Restless Hearts of Fleabag
By Zac Koons
Under the surface of a raunchy, mainstream, award-winning comedy, Fleabag makes a shockingly articulate and compelling case for choosing God in the 21st century.
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