The Anglican Church of Australia (ACA) would “automatically” cease to be in communion with the Church of England if the Appellate Tribunal determined that the C of E was “inconsistent” with the Australian Church’s “Fundamental Declarations”, a report to the Sydney synod by the diocese’s doctrine commission suggests.

The Appellate Tribunal is the church’s highest court, and the Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Revd Kanishka Raffel, is a tribunal member.

The report says that the Church of England could be ruled “inconsistent” if it “rejected the scriptures as ‘the ultimate rule and standard of faith’ or if they ceased to ‘obey the commands of Christ and teach his doctrine’”.

The ACA, the report continues, “has no legal power to declare whether it is in or out of communion with any other Church in the [Anglican] Communion, other than the Church of England. Nevertheless, serious breaches of gospel communion do exist within the Anglican Communion, and ‘impaired communion’ or ‘broken communion’ accurately describes this doctrinal reality.”

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Sydney diocese report warns of ‘impaired communion’ with Church of England https://t.co/NdVQObNCNP

— Church Times (@ChurchTimes) September 6, 2024

Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, according to U.S. and European officials, a move that gives Moscow another potent military tool in its war against Ukraine and follows stern Western warnings not to provide those arms to Moscow.

The development comes as Russia has stepped up its missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, killing dozens of civilians in recent days. Washington informed allies of Iran’s shipments this week, European officials said, including a briefing for ambassadors in Washington on Thursday.

A U.S. official confirmed the missiles “have finally been delivered.”

“We have been warning of the deepening security partnership between Russia and Iran since the outset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and are alarmed by these reports,” said National Security Council Spokesman Sean Savett. “We and our partners have made clear both at the G-7 and at the NATO summits this summer that together we are prepared to deliver significant consequences. Any transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia would represent a dramatic escalation in Iran’s support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.”

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A bizarre yet intriguing story has recently gone viral on social media, involving a woman who married herself only to later divorce herself. This woman, Suellen Carey, a 36-year-old influencer and model from Brazil, gained worldwide attention last year when she made headlines for marrying herself in London after struggling with the dating scene. The unconventional act of self-marriage was initially celebrated as a bold statement of self-love and independence.

A year after her solo wedding, Suellen surprised everyone by announcing that she had decided to divorce herself. Despite her efforts to make the marriage work—including attending couple therapy sessions alone—she eventually concluded that the union was not sustainable.

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Would she demand an alimony ir a maintenance as well? pic.twitter.com/Nng5xmh75z

— Vikrant ~ विक्रांत (@vikrantkumar) September 6, 2024

Seeing what’s going on inside a body is never easy. While technologies like CT scans, X-rays, MRIs, and microscopy can provide insights, the images are rarely completely clear and can come with side effects like radiation exposure. 

But what if you could apply a substance on the skin, much like a moisturizing cream, and make it transparent, without harming the tissue? 

That’s what Stanford scientists have done using an FDA-approved dye that is commonly found in food, among several other light-absorbing molecules that exhibit similar effects. Published in Science on Sept. 5, the research details how rubbing a dye solution on the skin of a mouse in a lab allowed researchers to see, with the naked eye, through the skin to the internal organs, without making an incision. And, just as easily as the transparency happened, it could be reversed.

“As soon as we rinsed and massaged the skin with water, the effect was reversed within minutes,” said Guosong Hong, assistant professor of materials science and engineering and senior author on the paper. “It’s a stunning result.” 

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Read about really creative and innovative research from my colleagues @HongNeuroTech and @BrongersmaMark : a common food dye can make your skin transparent!https://t.co/aizYD8Xnv0

— Alberto Salleo (@asalleo) September 5, 2024

Almighty God, whose only-begotten Son led captivity captive: Multiply among us faithful witnesses like thy servant Hannah More, who will fight for all who are oppressed or held in bondage; and bring us all, we pray, into the glorious liberty that thou hast promised to all thy children; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Episcopal Church also commemorates Hannah More, Religious Writer & Philanthropist, 1833

After success as a fashionable playwright, More became a religious writer, penning popular 'improving tale' tracts (see ALT)

Portrait by HW Pickersgill (1822), ©National Portrait Gallery pic.twitter.com/U5zfIWLOFg

— The Anglican Church in St Petersburg (@anglicanspb) September 6, 2024

O God, who hast commanded us to walk in the Spirit and not to fulfill the lusts of the flesh: Perfect us, we pray thee, in love, that we may conquer our natural selfishness and give ourselves to others.  Fill our hearts with thy joy, and garrison them with thy peace; make us longsuffering and gentle, and thus subdue our hasty and angry tempers; give us faithfulness, meekness and self-control; that so crucifying the flesh with its affections and lusts, we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit to thy praise and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Stac Pollaidh from Loch Cul Dromannan #Scotland #Assynt #Coigach https://t.co/ERVTYHoo8V pic.twitter.com/TYzHxuz18T

— Damian Shields (@DamianShields1) September 6, 2024

Yea, thou art my rock and my fortress;
    for thy name’s sake lead me and guide me,
 take me out of the net which is hidden for me,
    for thou art my refuge.
 Into thy hand I commit my spirit;
    thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God.

–Psalm 31:3-5

Stalker Castle in the West Highlands of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 pic.twitter.com/qGtV6YQk07

— A Beautiful Culture (@ABeautifulCult1) September 6, 2024