For years it\u2019s been a standing joke that the Anglican Journal is the Anglican Church of Canada\u2019s Pravda because it has such a strong bias towards theological liberalism and the political left. Just like the organisation it is there to report on.<\/p>\n
At the same time, the Journal claims to be editorially independent, a requirement if it is to continue to receive a yearly grant of $409,866 from Heritage Canada, otherwise known as Canadian taxpayers.<\/p>\n
Now, it seems the claimed editorially independence is under review by the Council of General Synod, prompting a CoGS member to finally catch on to what the rest of us have known for some time: the Anglican Journal is in danger of becoming \u2013 I would make that has become <\/em>– The Anglican Pravda.<\/p>\n From here\u00a0<\/a>(emphasis mine):<\/p>\n A request by the diocese of Rupert\u2019s Land to no longer have a print version of the Anglican Journal distributed in the diocese has led to the raising of questions about whether the newspaper should be produced in print form at all and whether it should continue to be free to determine its own content, Council of General Synod (CoGS) heard Saturday, June 24.<\/p>\n [\u2026..]<\/p>\n In a question-and-answer session after Egan\u2019s presentation, the issue of the Journal\u2019s editorial independence prompted, instead of a question, a strong statement from one CoGS member. Jason Antonio, from the ecclesiastical province of Rupert\u2019s Land, who also introduced himself as managing editor of the diocesan newspaper The Saskatchewan Anglican, condemned what he termed the report\u2019s \u201cattack\u201d on the Anglican Journal\u2019s editorial independence.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a leap in logic for me to think that because Rupert\u2019s Land News shut down we have to question the editorial independence of the newspaper,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Anglican Church of Canada does not need another mouthpiece\u2026To attack the Anglican Journal, then, and take it over is an authoritarian move. We might as well just rename it Pravda<\/strong>,\u201d said Antonio, alluding to the former news organ of the Soviet Union\u2019s communist party.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For years it\u2019s been a standing joke that the Anglican Journal is the Anglican Church of Canada\u2019s Pravda because it has such a strong bias towards theological liberalism and the political left. Just like the organisation it is there to … Continue reading