A senior Australian Anglican minister has said the Anglican church’s stance in the same sex marriage debate has been influenced by global political trends rather than the authority of the Bible. The comment comes after Australia’s General Synod in May saw the majority of bishops refuse to affirm man-woman marriage, with progressive bishops saying it…

Commentary Recently, a gathering of Anglicans from the Pacific Region began their Conference in Canberra by announcing the creation of a new Anglican Diocese of the Southern Cross with former Archbishop of Sydney Glenn Davies as bishop. The split comes after events at the Anglican Church’s General Synod in May, where the majority of Australia’s…

Australia’s Anglican church has split after conservatives who want to uphold the traditional marriage ethics formed a new diocese which it describes as a “lifeboat” for faithful Anglicans.  The Diocese of the Southern Cross was announced at the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) in Canberra on Sunday. GAFCON is an international coalition of conservative church leaders, which…