(SRN NEWS)- ( ) After decades of controversies over homosexuality in the worldwide Anglican Communion, some conservatives say it’s time to make a final break from what has long been one of the world’s largest Protestant church families. Some of the communion’s largest and fastest-growing churches in Africa belong to the Global Anglican Future Conference, which is […]
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( ) After decades of controversies over homosexuality in the worldwide Anglican Communion, some conservatives say it’s time to make a final break from what has long been one of the world’s largest Protestant church families. Some of the communion’s largest and fastest-growing churches in Africa belong to the Global Anglican Future Conference, which is now calling for an official split. GAFCON’s announcement came shortly after the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullally as the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury, the Anglican Communion’s symbolic spiritual leader.
( ) In Chile, a conservative former lawmaker and admirer of President Trump is leading in the presidential runoff. José Antonio Kast has gained traction after nearly 70 percent of votes went to him and other conservative candidates in last weekend’s first round. Kast is pro-life, opposes the LGBT agenda and has promised to get the country’s crime problem under control. Abortion advocates and gay pressure groups have been making inroads in Latin America in recent years and the Chilean election is seen by some as a backlash.
( ) The nonprofit organization planning America’s 250th birthday celebrations has teamed up with the White House Historical Association to produce a special Christmas ornament. On Monday, America250.org unveiled the limited-edition hand-crafted ornament which features the Declaration of Independence — a copy of which President Trump has hung on the wall of the Oval Office. Organizers say they view the celebration of America’s founding as an opportunity to help unite a politically divided country and provide a vision for the future.
( ) The mainstream media is beginning to take notice of Muslim attacks on Christians in Nigeria. A new investigation from the Associated Press finds that Christians are often targets in attacks motivated by religion, especially in Nigeria’s northern states. Boko Haram jihadi extremists and, more recently, an ISIS-backed breakaway faction have since 2009 waged an insurgency to enforce their brutal interpretation of Sharia law in the north. In the northwest and central regions, rogue gangs attack villages and farming communities composed mostly of Christians.