Division in the Anglican Communion over homosexuality widened Wednesday when the Lambeth Conference adopted a resolution that includes a strong condemnation of homosexual relationships.
07 August 1998
As the Lambeth Conference draws to a close, one pre-Lambeth gathering of Afro-Anglican bishops from Africa, England, the West Indies and the United States appears to have borne definite fruit.
07 August 1998
"At the turn of the century, over half of all English children attended Sunday School. Today in Britain's Housing Developments only one young person in every 1,000 attends an Anglican Church," the Rev. Wallace Brown told the Spouses' Programme at the Lambeth Conference this week.
06 August 1998
Bishops in Section One addressing modern technology describe the heaven-and-hell nature of "this gift with a price"-its vastly different effects in different cultures-in their report released to the Lambeth Conference.
06 August 1998
In a session Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey called "difficult and painful," the Lambeth Conference approved a statement on sexuality Wednesday afternoon (August 5) that rejects homosexual practice as "incompatible with Scripture."
06 August 1998
The Lambeth Conference today approved the following resolution on sexuality by a vote of 526 in favor and 70 against, with 45 abstentions (italics indicate amendments):
05 August 1998
The Lambeth Conference Wednesday morning (August 5) affirmed that Jerusalem should be the capital city of both Israel and an independent Palestinian state with free access for Christians, Jews and Muslims.
05 August 1998
It is a great joy for me to present the work of Section One to this Lambeth Conference. In the limited time and resources available at our disposal we have done our best to be faithful to God, that through us He may take the process of our work to wherever He intends to use and bless it. In our work together we have, above all, set ourselves to listen to God, and also to listen to one another.
05 August 1998
A sub-section of Lambeth Conference's Section One (Called to Full Humanity) has called for a greater emphasis on environmental concerns in its draft report.
05 August 1998
The Lambeth Conference, meeting in plenary session Wednesday, committed itself to a continued emphasis on evangelism, with special attention to cities and youth.
05 August 1998