Trevor Grundy, ENI, Author at Anglican Journal

Scotland’s Catholic bishops protest against gay marriage

Trevor Grundy, ENI — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Worshipers in the Roman Catholic church’s 500 parishes in Scotland heard one of the strongest attacks yet on the government’s plan to legalize same-sex marriage when priests read aloud a letter from the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland during services on August 26. The letter highlighted the church’s “deep disappointment that the Scottish Government has decided […]

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Highland Christians oppose atheist’s book festival talk

Trevor Grundy, ENI — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Conservative Scottish Christians are calling for a boycott of a talk by well-known U.K. atheist Richard Dawkins, scheduled for a book festival in late October that explores belief. The Faclan Hebridean Book Festival will be held at Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis off the northwest coast of Scotland from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. […]

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Muslim athletes face dilemma at Olympic Games

Trevor Grundy, ENI — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Several of the world’s top Muslim athletes have announced they will delay the start of their annual Ramadan fast this year, as it clashes with the Olympic Games taking place in London from July 27 to August 12. During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims throughout the world abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual relations-leaving […]

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Muslim leader expresses concern over circumcision ruling

Trevor Grundy, ENI — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:00:00 +0000

A Muslim leader in the United Kingdom warned today that anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish hatred will be fueled in Britain and other parts of Europe following a German court decision to prohibit circumcision. In an interview with ENInews, Ibrahim Mogra, assistant secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain, said he was “deeply concerned” about the ruling […]

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Scottish government delays decision on same sex weddings

Trevor Grundy, ENI — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Gay rights campaigners expressed “disappointment” that the Scottish Government has delayed passing legislation that would recognize gay weddings while leaving faith groups free to choose whether they wanted to conduct such ceremonies. At the end of a two-hour cabinet meeting July 17 in Edinburgh, a government spokesman said that no decision had been reached but […]

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Church of England postpones vote on female bishops

Trevor Grundy, ENI — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Veteran campaigners in the Church of England claimed an important step forward following a vote on July 9 by the General Synod, the Church’s governing body, to postpone draft legislation that would have allowed women to become bishops–though under circumstances the majority of Anglicans believe would have been both discriminatory and humiliating. On a day […]

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Anglican world marks 350 years of the Book of Common Prayer

Trevor Grundy, ENI — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000

The anniversary will be celebrated at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on May 2 with a special service of evensong from the 1662 volume. Photo: Aleksei K “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.” “All the deceits of the world, the flesh and the devil.” “Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest.” Shakespeare? The King James Bible? […]

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Anglican group to sue London mayor

Trevor Grundy, ENI — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000

The mayor of London blocked a conservative group’s transit ads suggesting that people could “get over” being gay. Philip Lange / Shutterstock.com Anglican Mainstream, a worldwide orthodox Anglican group, has started legal proceedings against the Mayor of London following his ban on a bus poster campaign implying that gay men and lesbians can change and […]

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