Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Anglican Summit Approaching

280 conservative Anglican bishops will hold a summit in Jerusalem to deal with issues that increasingly are dividing the Anglican communion.

The Lambeth Conference, a meeting held every 10 years to address unity, and expected to be attended by some 800 bishops, is just around the corner.

There is speculation that the conservative bishops in Jerusalem will boycott attendance of the Lambeth Conference. If this becomes reality, the Anglican Church may experience the greatest split since its inception.

You may read the full story here: Conservative Anglican bishops call summit

These events affect not only the Anglican Church but Western Christianity in general. Whereas Christianity in Europe and North America generally has taken a more liberal route, in the hemispheric South traditional Christian values is on the rise.

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