Rachel Mann becomes Church of England’s first transgender archdeacon

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The Church of England has appointed its first transgender archdeacon.

Rev Canon Rachel Mann has been made Archdeacon of Bolton and Salford, having ministered in the Diocese of Manchester for the last 18 years.

Canon Rachel who is also an author and radio commentator, served her curacy at St Matthew’s Church, Stretford before taking on the role of Priest-in-Charge and later Rector at the Church of St Nicholas, Burnage. In June 2021, she left St Nicholas Burnage to take on her current role of Area Dean of Bury and Rossendale.

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Archbishop of Canterbury ‘Dismayed’ at Ugandan Church Support of New Anti-Gay Law

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The archbishop of Canterbury has written to Ugandan Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba to express his “grief and dismay” at the Church of Uganda’s support of the African country’s anti-LGBT law. “Within the Anglican Communion we continue to disagree over matters of sexuality, but in our commitment to God-given human dignity we must be united,” Justin Welby … Read more

Anglicans reject Justin Welby as head of global church amid anger at same-sex blessings

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The leaders of Anglican churches in some developing countries, including South Sudan, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have said they no longer recognise Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, as the head of the global church.

Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, addresses delegates during the General Synod on 6 February 2023 in London.

Their decision stems from the decision this month of the Church of England’s governing body, the General Synod, to allow clergy to bless couples in same-sex marriages.

The conservative Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA), which claims to speak for 75% of Anglicans worldwide, said in a statement on Monday that the C of E had “departed from the historic faith” and disqualified itself as the “mother church” of the Anglican communion.

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Are the 10 Commandments in the New Testament?

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A lot of people, including many Christians, are confused about whether Christians should live by the 10 Commandments. There should be no confusion.

When God made a covenant with Israel in Exodus 20, the only people involved were Israelites and those who chose to live with them. This covenant, including the 10 Commandments, never applied to anyone else… ever. Christians were never under the Mosaic Law.

On the evening before His crucifixion, Jesus Christ gave a lengthy private teaching to His disciples. This discourse in the upper room takes place right after the Lord’s announcement that one of the disciples will betray him and Judas leaves the room. As part of the instruction, Jesus says, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15, ESV). The unmistakable meaning of the passage is that obedience to Christ’s commandments is both a sign and a test of our love for Him.

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Restaurant Review: Tibby’s New Orleans Kitchen

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My wife and I go out for lunch every Saturday, a tradition that has spanned almost a decade. As residents of Central Florida the choices are plentiful, on this occasion our choice was Tibby’s New Orleans Kitchen in Winter Park. The owner ship started in the restaurant business with Tijuana Flats, a popular Mexican place, … Read more

Schuyler CSB PSQ For Sale

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$150 + ShippingOriginal BoxFull Yapp Black Goatskin Cover with Red Calfskin LiningSame Pagination as the Quentel CSB8.5 point Milo font2020 Text EditionPage size: 4.7″ x 7.1″ x 1.1″Line Matching28 GSM Indopaque Paper2 Red RibbonsArt-Gilt Edging (red under gold)Gilt Line (gold line inside the cover)5 Raised Spine RibsSmyth SewnBlack letterCross ReferencesPresentation and Family Record PagesExtensive Schuyler … Read more

Earliest Hebrew Bible Sells For $38M at Sotheby’s Auction

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Sotheby’s auction house sold a 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible for $38 million in New York. It’s one of the world’s oldest surviving biblical manuscripts and brought the second-most highest price for a historical document at auction.

The 26-pound book, whose five-inch stack of parchment has 396 pages, sold after a five-minute battle between two bidders competing over the phone. According to the Wall Street Journal, the final price, including Sotheby’s fees, fell short of breaking the record held by a $43.2 million copy of the U.S. Constitution bought two years ago by billionaire Ken Griffin. In 1994, Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester sold for $31 million or around $60 million in today’s dollars.

In a statement, Sotheby’s said the Codex Sasson, a leather-bound, handwritten volume with an almost complete Hebrew Bible, was purchased by former U.S. Ambassador to Romania Alfred H. Moses for the American Friends of ANU and donated to the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, where it’ll join the museum’s collection.

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