Irish linked dioceses in dispute with Episcopal Church; Grand revival at first Huguenot day in Cork; Catholic, Protestant teens from Northern Ireland serve side by side in Arlington; Shameful display by band outside Catholic Church; Loyal order opposes gay marriage; Children placed in unfit foster families; RC Bishop’s warning on secularising schools
Irish linked dioceses in dispute with Episcopal Church
The Diocese of Albany which is linked with Down & Dromore and the Diocese of Southern Carolina which is linked with the Diocese of Killaloe are in dispute with the Episcopal Church’s decision to proceed with same sex blessings. See World news today on this site.
Grand revival at first Huguenot day in Cork
Irish Times – Members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, who left their home country for Ireland due to religious persecution, will be remembered in Cork today at the city’s first annual Huguenot Day.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0714/1224320064512.html
Catholic, Protestant teens from Northern Ireland serve side by side in Arlington
Fort Worth Star Telegram — As riots flared Thursday in her hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 15-year-old Sarah Hatch worked alongside Roman Catholic and Protestant teenagers at an Arlington church to serve hamburgers and hot dogs to homeless families.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/07/12/4096864/catholic-protestant-teens-from.html
Shameful display by band outside Catholic Church
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/dup-and-sinn-fein-in-war-of-words-over-loyalist-bandrsquos-shameful-display-outside-catholic-church-16185363.html
Loyal order opposes gay marriage
The Sovereign Grand Master of the Royal Black Institution Millar Farr has publicly opposed gay marriage in his speech at the Sham Fight in Scarva.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18827235
Children placed in unfit foster families
Foster children are being placed with families with criminal records, a history of alcohol abuse, and possible mental health or drug issues, and are not re-checked unless “something goes wrong”.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/
RC Bishop’s warning on secularising schools
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/bishops-warning-on-secularising-schools-200940.html