July 2001 Vol.4, No. 6 Contents Reflections From the Rotunda by Paul Kieffer Restoration by Darris McNeely Monarchs in the News by Melvin Rhodes Excerpts From Good News Radio: The Future of Jerusalem by Gary Petty SMBC and Disposable Fathers by Cecil E. Maranville In Brief... World News Review by William Eddington, Cecil E. Maranville and L. Jim Tuck This Is the Way... Standing on a Chair by Robin Webber In Brief...World News Review Ordination of Gay Priests Defining Issue for Anglicans in Australia Court's Jurisdiction Challenges National Sovereignty Sedentary Death Syndrome Internet Use by Children Needs Supervision Children Used as Soldiers Ordination of Gay Priests Defining Issue for Anglicans in Australia The recruitment of homosexuals to the priesthood will be a big issue for debate at the Anglican Church of Australia's General Synod later this year. An avalanche of sexual abuse allegations against clergy and church workers in recent years has led to increasing scrutiny of applicants to the Anglican priesthood. As a result of such scrutiny, churches face a dilemma of increasing intensity. Dishonesty about sexual orientation has no doubt occurred among those who wish to worship in church or serve in the ministerial ranks. In any case, a number of Australian Anglican dioceses have parishes with gay priests, some living in monogamous relationships. Attempts to accept such situations have encountered vehement opposition from those who take Bible teaching at face value and who resist any smudging of the marriage vows to include anything other than monogamous, heterosexual contracts. The recent election of Peter Jensen as archbishop of the conservative Sydney diocese becomes particularly important as he will be seen as the acknowledged defender of biblical truth, representing a complete rejection of any softening of church teaching about homosexuality. Homosexuality has become a defining issue, with the ordination of homosexuals and the treatment of homosexually orientated church members the ultimate dilemma. Jensen's hardline views are already known and the pronounced theological differences between the Anglican primate of Australia, Peter Carnley, and the Sydney conservative view, as represented by Peter Jensen, will dominate debates. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0107/inbrief0107.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "World News Review Jul 2001" Obesity: _A Deadly Epidemic _The Worldwide Crisis of Overweight and Obesity _You Can Have Healthy Children - Here's How _Fast-Food Fanciers _World News and Trends - Jul/Aug 2005 _In the News Jul/Sep 2006 _In the News Jul/Sep 2007 _In the News... Jan 1999 _Sleep... A Key to Weight Control _I Am the Biggest Loser, and You Can Be Too! _In the News... July 2009 Internet: _Restoration...World News and Prophecy Goes Online! _The Girl Next Door _The Battle for Your Mind _Internet Pornography: A Cultural Plague _In the News Oct/Dec 2007 _In the News Apr/June 2008 _Untangling the Web _Facebook and MySpace _In the News... - Jul 2008 _News for Youth - Apr 2003 _Who's Behind VCM? _Restoration: Dealing With World 2.0 _In the News... October 2009 Homosexuality: _World News Review July 1999 _"Civil Unions": The Genesis of Untold Controversy _World News Review August 2000 _Crisis in the Catholic Church _Troubling Times for Three British Institutions! _Controversies Concerning Homosexuality Hound the Anglican Community _America's Culture War: Threat to Homeland Security? _World News Review March/April 2004 _Same-Sex Marriage Threatens Civilization _Another Brick in a New World _World News Review February 2006 _World News Review June 2008 _Is Homosexuality Acceptable to God? _World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 1997 _The High Cost of Ignorance _World News and Trends - Jul/Aug 2003 _Hope for Homosexuals _Same-Sex Marriage: Does It Meet With God's Approval? _Letters From Our Readers - Nov/Dec 2003 _The Gay Rights Battle _The U.S. Supreme Court: Presidential Decisions Impact National Morality _World News and Trends - May/Jun 2005 _Saving Marriage: Beyond Constitutional Amendments _World News and Trends - July/August 2006 _In the News Apr/Jun 2004 _Questions and Answers - Apr/Jun 2005 _Questions and Answers - Jan/Mar 2003 _The New Intolerance _World News & Trends: July/August 2009 Parenting children - failure: _Wanted - Parents Who Show Their Children How to Live _From Father Knows Best to "No Father Is Best:" _The Politics of Education: "It's Not the Money, Stupid! _Day Care Debate: More Than Aggressive Babies _SMBC and Disposable Fathers _World News Review Sep/Oct 2001 _The Mothers of 2015 _World News Review May 2005 _Our Children: Gifts of God in a Hostile Environment _The Epidemic of Missing Fathers _Measuring Influence on Our Children _Introduction (FM) _How Should We Treat Parents Who Are Difficult to Honor? _Youth Violence: Who's to Blame? _From Father Knows Best to 'No Father is Best' _A Dramatic Shift in American Society _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 2001 _Values Turned Upside Down in a Generation's Time _Does Marriage Matter? _Illicit Sex: The Threat to Children _World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 2003 _World News and Trends - May/Jun 2004 _What Will Tomorrow's Mothers Be Like? _Children Are a Blessing, Not an Inconvenience _What Happens When Fathers Are Not Around? _What Happened to Dad? _What Does It Take to Be a Successful Single Parent? _Hope and Help for Children of Divorce _The Day Care Dilemma _In the News Jul/Sep 2004 _Lessons from Jonesboro - Helping Our Children Express Their Feelings _The Foster Child _Wanted: Morality _The Politics of Education -- "It's Not the Money, Stupid!" _Youth Violence: Where Does the Blame Lie? _Children of Divorce Aren't Doomed to Failure _"Father, Please Heal My Broken Heart" _Lessons Learned From King David's Family _Our Children at Risk _Whatever Happened to Childhood? Parenting teens: _World News Review Aug 2001 _Dancing With Indecency _Teach Your Children About Finances _The Seasons of Parenting _Creating Quality Time _Sibling Rivalry _A Foundation for Success _Teach Your Children God's Ways _'What I Expect From My Parents!' _Teaching Youth Religious Values _The Juggling Act _What Happened to the Family Meal? _When You and Your Parents Don't See Eye to Eye _Living With Siblings _What Parents Wish Their Teens Knew _Just For Youth: What Teens Wish Their Parents Knew _What Are Our Children Worth? _Why Isn't Sex Safe? _Passing on Our Faith to Our Children _Handling Difficulties Discreetly _How Can We Pass Our Faith on to Our Children _Teach Your Children How to Pray _Teaching Values to Your Child: How to Make Wise Media Choices _Playing the 'Dad Card' _Secrets of Strong Fathers _Dining and Drugs: The Surprising Correlation _Borderline Christians: A New Generation _Paying for College Without Losing an Arm or a Leg _Forgiving Your Parents _When Parents and Friends Clash _Speaking of Family... _Living With One Parent _How to Raise YOUR Parents! _A Forgotten Treasure _Shaping the Heart and Soul _To My Loving Children (To Be Opened If I Die) War: _Global War Will Strike Again _The Lord of the Refugees _"Neither Shall They Learn War Anymore" _"'Peace, Peace!' When There Is No Peace _The Little Country That Could _To Tell the Truth _A 20th Century Retrospective:The Shot Still Reverberating Around the World _Political Correctness Hides the Truth _When 'The Great Game' Is Over _Asking the Tough Question: Has Religion Failed? _The Majority: Unknowing, Unaware and Unconcerned _Two Men and a Valley _A Brief History of America at War _What Have We Learned? _Has the Third World War Already Begun? _The Working Energy of Faith _60 Years After the War in Europe _Seeing It With Your Own Eyes _Food Insecurity in a Hungry World _War's Long Memory _War and Peace _"I Will Fight No More Forever" _Wars of Religion: An Ancient Scourge Reborn _The Coming New Religion _Jesus Christ's Olivet Prophecy: Where Are We Now? _Military Service and War _Introduction (GK) _War and Peace in the Middle East _A World Plagued With Human Suffering _Story Flow of the Book of Revelation _Neither Shall They Learn War Anymore _Does It Really Matter What You Believe? _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Mar/Apr 1997 _Deadly Diseases: Again a Threat to Humanity? _Instant Epidemics: The New Breed of Weapons _When Will Mankind Find Peace? _Staying Alert in a Dangerous World: India and Pakistan _Will History Repeat Itself? _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 2002 _Coming Calamities: Does God Offer Protection? _2003: The Storm Clouds Gather _'I Hope We've Learned Our Lesson ...' _The Horsemen of Revelation: The Red Horse of War _What's at the Root of War? _Wars: The Chief Man-made Disaster _60 Years After World War II: What Have We Learned? _War & Peace _Wars of Religion: A Scourge Reborn _Know Jesus, Know Peace _The End of War, Terror and Other Bad Stuff _Man is a Wolf to Man _A Personal View of the Kosovo Conflict _Peace on Earth? _When Will the Middle East Find Peace? _Children of War _Bomb Squad: Removing War's Deadly Aftermath _War to End All Wars _World War II: A View From Underground _The Wonderful World Beyond Today! 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