| Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communion's thirty-eight independent national and regional churches. The Church also extends to the Isle of Man via the Diocese of Sodor and Man, while the Channel Islands form part of the Diocese of Winchester, and a number of Anglican communities in continental Europe, the former Soviet Union, Turkey and Morocco are formed into the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe. Church_of_England
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| History of Christianity The history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion and the Christian Church, from the ministry of Jesus and his Twelve Apostles and the Great Commission, to contemporary times and denominations. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion. It differs most significantly from the others in the claim that Jesus Christ is God the Son. History_of_Christianity
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| Martin Luther King, Jr. Talk:Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.
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| Ecumenism Ecumenism (also ëcumenism, oecumenism, œcumenism, or even eucumenism) now mainly refers to initiatives aimed at greater religious unity or cooperation. In its broadest sense, this unity or cooperation may refer to a worldwide religious unity; by the advocation of a greater sense of shared spirituality across the three Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Ecumenism
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| Lambeth Conferences The Lambeth Conferences are decennial assemblies of bishops of the Anglican Communion convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The first such conference took place in 1867. As the Anglican Communion is an international association of national churches Lambeth_Conferences
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| Lady Bird Johnson Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson (December 22, 1912 First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969, having been the wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Throughout her life, she was an advocate for beautification of the nation's cities and highways and conservation of natural resources, and made that her major initiative as First Lady. Lady_Bird_Johnson
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| Ubuntu (philosophy) Ubuntu is an ethic or humanist philosophy focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other. The word has its origin in the Bantu languages of Southern Africa. Ubuntu is seen as a classical African concept. (Dion Forster 2006a Ubuntu_(philosophy)
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| Gene Robinson V. Gene Robinson (born May 29, 1947 in Fayette County, Kentucky) is the ninth bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Robinson was elected bishop in 2003 and entered office in March 2004. Before becoming bishop, he served as assistant to the retiring New Hampshire bishop.Robinson is widely known for being the first openly gay, non-celibate priest to be ordained a bishop in a major Christian denomination believing in the historic episcopate. Gene_Robinson
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| Homosexuality and Anglicanism Issues concerning homosexuality are controversial in the Anglican Communion. During the thirteenth Lambeth Conference in 1998, a resolution was passed stating that homosexual acts are "incompatible with Scripture" by a vote of 526-70; however, it also contained a statement declaring this policy would not be the final word and research would continue. (Lambeth Resolutions are not binding on member churches of the Anglican Communion, but carry considerable moral authority.) Homosexuality_and_Anglicanism
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| Peter Akinola Peter Jasper Akinola (born 27 January 1944) is the current Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria. He is also Bishop of Abuja (Nigeria's capital) and Archbishop of Province III, which covers the northern and central parts of the country. Akinola is chairman of the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa and chairman of the South-South Encounter of the Anglican Communion. Peter_Akinola
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| Gay bishops Talk:Gay_bishops
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| Theistic evolution Theistic evolution and evolutionary creationism are similar concepts that assert that classical religious teachings about God are compatible with the modern scientific understanding about biological evolution. there is a God, that God is (in some way) the creator of the material universe and (by consequence) all life within, and that biological evolution is simply a natural process within that creation. Evolution, according to this view, is simply a tool that God employed to develop human life. Theistic_evolution
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| Absalom Jones Absalom Jones (1746 African-American abolitionist and clergyman. After founding a black congregation in 1794, in 1804 he was the first African-American ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States. He is listed on the Episcopal calendar of saints and blessed under the date of his decease, February 13, in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer as "Absalom Jones, Priest, 1818". Absalom_Jones
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| Canonical hours Talk:Canonical_hours
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| General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America is its primary governing and legislative body. House of Bishops, made up of the all the bishops of the U.S. dioceses, and the House of Deputies, consisting of up to four laity and four clergy representatives from each diocese. Resolutions must be passed by both houses for approval. In the house of deputies, clergy and lay delegates vote separately. General_Convention_of_the_Episcopal_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America
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| Star of Bethlehem The Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star, is a star in Christian tradition that revealed the birth of Jesus to the magi (or "wise men") and later led them to Bethlehem. According to the Gospel of Matthew, the magi were men "from the east" who were inspired by the appearance of the star to travel to Jerusalem. Star_of_Bethlehem
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| Sign of the Cross The Sign of the Cross () is a ritual hand motion made by members of many branches of Christianity. It may be accompanied by the trinitarian formula. For Christians, the motion symbolizes the Cross on Calvary by tracing the shape of the cross in the air or on one's own body. Sign_of_the_Cross
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