First female 'Pope' for Church of England

Anglican leader: the Archbishop of Canterbury

A historic shift: Sarah Mullally becomes first female head of the Church of England

Don't spoil this for us, Sinead!

Right Honorable Dame Sarah Mullally has‌ broken barriers, ascending to the position of [the 106th] archbishop of Canterbury. This momentous ⁢appointment, announced on October 3rd, marks a pivotal turning point for the Church of England ⁣and​ the wider Anglican Communion.

Don't think of me as a woman!

She is the 106th individual to hold this esteemed⁣ role and, significantly, she is the first ‍woman to lead the⁣ church established nearly 500 years ago.

The Church of England’s origins trace back to 1534, when King Charles VIII sought to circumvent the ⁤[Roman Catholic] Pope’s refusal to annul‌ his marriage to Catherine of Aragon [who due to him would not bear him a male heir].

• We say "Pope," but the official Church says she's the "ceremonial head" or primus inter pares, "first among equals.

This act fundamentally reshaped the religious landscape ⁣of England ⁤and now, centuries​ later, ‌it’s experiencing another profound transformation.

Rome still rules the world with its pope.

[Pope] Mullally, 63, was a leading⁤ contender to succeed Justin Welby, who stepped down in November 2024. Her reputation as⁤ a highly capable administrator undoubtedly played a key role in her ⁣selection. 

• Sarah Mullally confirmed as first female archbishop of Canterbury
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The Selection Process: An Intentional Path

What Brits need is more pomp 'n circumstance.

The Crown Nominations Commission, responsible for filling the Church of England’s most senior positions, chose Mullally. This commission⁤ comprises prominent bishops‍ and archbishops, and⁣ its process differs significantly‌ from the papal​ conclaves⁣ of the [Roman] Catholic Church. Here’s ‍a breakdown of how the selection unfolds:

• Extensive⁣ Consultation: The Commission engages in months of thorough discussions and evaluations.
• Rigorous review: Candidates are assessed on ⁤their theological understanding, leadership skills, and administrative experience.
• Governmental Approval: Ultimately, the⁣ chosen nominee ‌requires validation from both the [UK] Prime Minister [Keir Starmer] and the King of England [Charles III], reflecting ⁣the Church of England’s‌ status as the state religion.

I’ve found that this deliberate, multi-layered process underscores the gravity of the Archbishop of Canterbury's

position and the importance of selecting a ⁣leader equipped to navigate the challenges and opportunities facing the church today. More

"Sarah Mullally: First Female Bishop of England Faces Abuse Scandal Challenge"

Sinead O'Connor rips into the Pope on live TV (SNL)

• Business Editor Olivia Bennett, world-today-journal.com, Oct. 3, 2025; Ashley Wells, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Wisdom Quarterly

Stained Glass Ceiling broken by woman

After 105 males, Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury | BBC News

Dame Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury | BBC News

(BBC News) Oct. 3, 2025: Dame Sarah Mullally is set to become the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England's history. A former NHS chief nurse, the 63-year-old became a priest in 2006 and was appointed as the first female Bishop of London in 2018 -- the third most senior member of clergy in the Church of England.

The Anglican Communion is active in 160 countries, Church of England

(The Independent) Live: First ever female Archbishop of Canterbury Mullally

LIVE: British Pope? New Archbishop of Canterbury Mullally delivers speech

(Bad Religion) Neighbors..."The Voice of God is Government"

It is the first time in nearly 500 years of history that the Church nominated a woman to lead it. The Church had been without someone in the top job for almost a year, after Justin Welby resigned over his failure to report a prolific child abuser.

Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog. For more news, analysis, and features visit: bbc.com/news.    #Religion #ArchbishopOfCanterbury #BBCNews #Religion #ArchbishopOfCanterbury #BBCNews

Social construction of a "white" race

In the US, White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) is a sociological term often used to describe pale Protestant Americans of British (more broadly of north-western European) descent, who are generally part of the white dominant culture or upper-class, often Protestant elites. (Botticelli)

The hidden origins of the white race: What history books don't tell us

(Race and Roots) Discover the untold story behind the origins of "race" and "whiteness" — which group is in, which out.

We're an exclusive club and as such, stay out.

For instance, Irish? Out. The whitest people, they're not "white" like us (the in-group, composed of WASPy Brits and Northern Europeans). Albinos? Out. They cheated and don't have the hair for it. Ashkenazi Jews? Out. They're Jews. Italians? Are you kidding, those ethnics? Out. Slaves? Out. High-Casta Latins? Some, what's your Daddy's job? Eastern Europeans? The attractive ones maybe. Non-Protestants? Out.

• Q: Dear Sirs, how are light-skinned undesirables supposed to get into The Club and onto the gravy train of privilege and preferential selection? A: All new members must be cleared by the Fuhrer's Working Group on Scientific Racism and/or have a valid affidavit signed by Mr. Goebbels. No exceptions. And no Pinkos.

The Historical Construction of Whiteness

Explore thousands of years of mental categorization, bias, migration, adaptation, and cultural evolution. Learn how ancient migration patterns, environmental changes, and societal shifts shaped what we think we know today and the narrative our biased minds conjure up, disseminate, and believe. What kinds of narratives become popular? Those that serve the power structure. Truth takes a backseat to utility. If those in power can use a piece of highlighted evidence while obscuring other, they will. They have been doing such things for a long time, consciously and unconsciously. When it's unconscious, it's implicit. It has the same harmful effects but is harder to recognize and root out.

• Why Arabs and North Africans are "technically" white

How Irish Americans became White: roots

This video dives deeply into the genetic and historical complexities that textbooks often overlook. Join this documentary-style journey through time to understand the real story behind our modern racial concept and society's construction (fabrication, synthesis, manufacturing) of "whiteness." #archaeology #humanevolution #ancienthumans

• WARNING: Use of outdated terms now considered slurs discussed in a historical context using terms regardless of how offensive they may sound to contemporary sensibilities!

Catch more by subscribing for hidden histories and fascinating insights.

• Race and Roots (video), Nov. 24, 2024; Kat Blaque (video); NYTN (video); I. Rony, Ashley Wells, Pat Macpherson, CC Liu, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

N. Ireland: Double standard in Israel (BBC)

Novara Media, 10/23/23, Pat Macpherson, Sheldon S., Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Israel's double standard on Palestine called out on BBC Question Time

(Novara Media) Novara Live broadcasts every weekday from 6:00 pm on YouTube and Twitch. Episodes of Downstream are released Sundays at 6:00 pm on YouTube. 

Help fund people-powered media? To be ready for next year, Novara Media needs 5,000 viewers to join as regular supporters and back its work. Donate one hour’s wage per month, or whatever is affordable at novara.media/support today.

All Christian denominations explained (video)

Redeemed Zoomer, 3/19/23; Sheldon S., Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

All Christian denominations explained in 12 minutes

(Redeemed Zoomer) Premiered March 19, 2023. Want to know the history of the forming of these splinter groups (sects, schools, cults)? Check out this video: • History of the en... Instagram for more stuff about denominations: instagram.com/redeemed_zo...

Timestamps

• Baptist: 0:31
• Anglican: 1:37
• Methodist: 2:18
• Holiness/Pentecostal: 3:13
• Lutheran: 3:41
• Pietist/Evangelical Free: 4:39
• Presbyterian/Reformed: 4:50
• Moravian: 6:32
• Protestants overall: 6:38
• Catholic: 8:24
• Eastern Orthodox: 9:47
• Oriental Orthodox: 11:06

Music: Majestic Hills by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses... Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty... Artist: incompetech.com. Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses... Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty... Artist: incompetech.com.

How the "USA" began: Pilgrims at Plymouth?

CrashCourse (US History #2); Scholastic.com; Xochitl, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Colonizing America: Who were the first Settlers, and when is Thanksgiving?

John Green teaches us about the (English) colonies in what is now the "United States of America."

He covers the first permanent English colony at Jamestown, Virginia [not Plymouth, Massachusetts], the various theocracies in Massachusetts, the feudal kingdom in Maryland, and even a bit about the spooky lost colony at Roanoke Island.

What were the English doing in America, anyway? Lots of stuff. In Virginia, the Colonists [under British colonial rule] were largely there to extract (steal) resources and make money.

In Maryland, the idea was to create a a colony for Catholics who wanted to be serfs of the Lords Baltimore.

In Massachusetts the "Pilgrims," who were never called that except by one writer, and Puritans (who never called themselves that at all) came to America to find a place where they could freely persecute those who didn't share their religious beliefs. But there was a strong profit motive in Massachusetts as well.

Profits were thin at first, and so were the colonists. Trouble growing food and trouble with the Natives kept the early colonies from success. Before long though, the Colonists started cultivating addictive tobacco, which was a financial win for everyone involved except for the lung cancer.

So kick back, light up a smoke, and learn how America became profitable. Don't smoke, though! That was a joke. Turn on the captions; you'll like them!

Hey teachers and students, check out CommonLit's free collection of reading passages and curriculum resources to learn more about the events of this episode. Modern Native Americans have varied perspectives on Thanksgiving and the start of European invasion/colonization in America. 

Chuck Larsen's Plymouth Thanksgiving Story reveals a new native and anthropological take on the famous first Thanksgiving meal.

Field trip to Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth

Let's see "America's hometown." This trip features invading English Pilgrims Settlers and Wampanoag, "The People of the Morning," Native inhabitants. discussing their lives, their eventual collaboration, and the imaginary "First Thanksgiving." For Thanksgiving lesson plans and teaching instruments that stick to the feelgood official American propaganda story, visit scholastic.com.

Sex on the Christian Brain (audio)

Alan Watts (alanwatts.org) via What do you desire?; Sheldon S., Crystal Q., Wisdom Quarterly

Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is Christian feast of excess for many, like French Catholics (AP)

Who was Mrs. Shakespeare? (audio)

Joseph Atwill, Red Ice Radio; Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson, Pfc. Sandoval, Wisdom Quarterly

With his best-selling book Caesar’s Messiah Joseph Atwill established himself as one of the world’s most penetrating independent scholars, rocking the field of biblical studies and changing our modern understanding of Jesus and the Gospels of the New Testament forever.

He uncovered what has been kept hidden from the public for millennia: Christianity began as a highly complex psychological warfare campaign (psy-op) during the First Jewish-Roman War, an ambitious literature project begun by "the Caesars " (the Flavian emperors) that was later honed into a potent tool of statecraft, used to this day by the oligarchy to pacify the masses.

Shakespeare’s Secret Messiah is the forceful follow-up that could take the whole of Shakespearean scholarship in a new direction.

Continuing his exposé on the New Testament (revealing who really wrote the letters of the Apostle Paul and the Book of Revelation), Atwill demonstrates that the thrust behind the famous playwright’s work was to wreak literary revenge, "measure for measure," against the deception of the Caesars.

Caesar's Messiah (Atwill)

The Bard’s hidden war on the the Roman Catholic Church, encoded in "puzzle passages" in the plays, is the key that finally unlocks the true identity of "Shakespeare," explaining why the real author chose to hide behind a pseudonym and mask and why other anti-Stratfordian theorists have been looking in the wrong place.

Atwill shows step by step how to decrypt familiar works of literature that the average person is expected to revere but not really understand, giving the reader the skills to recognize the true political struggles that have been commemorated in a shadowy land of symbols long guarded by the ruling classes and secret societies. More

Alan Watts new 2-hour radio special (audio)

Wisdom Quarterly; Alan Watts, LA Buddhist Radio with Roy of Hollywood Tuckman (KPFK)

Alan Watts lived the psychedelic sixties in the San Francisco Bay Area (ianmack.com)

Alan Watts Special, 8:00-10:00, Sunday, March 1, 2015 (archive.kpfk.org)

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Early days of Alan Watts

Alan Watts was one of the best and earliest Westerners to introduce Buddhism and Eastern Philosophy to the U.S. He came from England, was once an Anglican minister, and was very well versed on Hinduism, Taoism, and Christianity as well.

Though he focused on Zen, a Western favorite, he well understood the early Theravada Buddhist teachings and the later much larger Hindu-influenced Mahayana Buddhist teachings. When Watts came to the U.S. he moved to Northern California, where he became a radio broadcaster at Pacifica (KPFA.org) in Berkeley. But his recordings are now only heard on Pacifica (KPFK.org) in Los Angeles. That he is heard anywhere is largely due to SoCal fans and the persistent efforts of veteran radio man Roy of Hollywood Tuckman.

Suffering, Craving, Nirvana

Buddhist Radio exists in Los Angeles thanks to Roy of Hollywood's show "Something's Happening," which airs from midnight to 5:00 am and Sunday mornings at 8:00 am. (Listen free at archive.kpfk.org for up to 90 days from the broadcast).

"Buddhist Radio" on KPFK, Pacifica Radio, Los Angeles (90.7 FM, kpfk.org)

ZEN: Who in the world is Alan Watts?

Dhr. Seven and CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly; AlanWatts.org

Zen Birthday Card: "Not thinking of you." (Piraro/bizarro.com)

  

Early Alan Watts, London (colorized photo)

Alan Watts was born in London in 1915, at the start of World War I. At a young age he became fascinated with the Far East, and at 14 he began to write and was published in the Journal of the London Buddhist Lodge before writing his first booklet on Zen in 1932. He moved to New York in 1938 and then to Chicago, where he served as an Episcopal priest for six years before leaving the Church. In 1950, he moved to upstate New York before going on to San Francisco to teach at the Academy of Asian Studies. Among Alan Watts' earliest influences were the novelist Sax Rohmer and Zen scholars D.T. Suzuki and Christmas Humpreys. In late 1950, he visited with Joseph Campbell and composer John Cage in NYC.

 

Worldview

Alan Watts was profoundly influenced by the East Indian philosophies of Vedanta [the "best of the ancient Vedas"] and Buddhism, and by Taoist thought, which is reflected in Zen poetry and the arts of China and Japan.
 

"Why cats are awesome" (RantsRavesT)

After leaving the [Anglican] Church, he never became a member of another organized religion. And although he wrote and spoke extensively about Zen Buddhism, he was criticized by American Buddhist practitioners for not sitting regularly in zazen. Alan Watts responded simply by saying, "A cat sits until it is done sitting, and then gets up, stretches, and walks away."

• Don't be like Alan, kids. Here's how to zazen
• VIDEO: Be like Alan, kids: Watch cartoons

Expect the unexpected, and you won't be disappointed ("Zen Comics"/Ioanna Salajan)

  

1950's and early '60's

Later wild-eyed Alan Watts, Berkeley

After teaching at the Academy of Asian Studies in San Francisco, he became Dean and began to give regular radio talks on KPFA FM, the Berkeley free radio station. In 1957, he published his bestselling Way of Zen, and in 1958 returned to Europe where he met with C.G. Jung. He was an early subject in pioneering psychedelic trials and, after recording two seasons of the public television series "Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life," traveled to Japan several times in the early sixties. By the late sixties, he had become a counterculture celebrity, and traveled widely to speak at universities and growth centers across the US and Europe.
 

The adventures of a doctoral candidate in "PHD ZEN" (phdcomics.com/Jorge Cham)

 
Later Years

The animated Alan Watts is not just for kids

By the early seventies, Alan Watts had become a foremost interpreter of Eastern thought for the West and was widely published in periodicals including Earth, Elle, Playboy, and Redbook. He appeared on CBS television's "Camera Three" in 1969, and in 1971 he recorded a pilot for a new show titled "A Conversation with Myself" for NET, the precursor to PBS. When the series was not produced, he recorded the shows with his son Mark and his long-time audio archivist Henry Jacobs in 1972. Overall, Alan Watts developed an extensive audio library of nearly 400 talks and wrote more than 25 books during his lifetime, including his final volume, Tao: The Watercourse Way. Alan Watts died in his sleep in November of 1973, after returning from an intensive international lecture tour. More

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Alan Watts: "Why Not Now" (video)

Dhr. Seven, Wisdom Quarterly; Mitch Jeserich (KPFA.org); TragedyandHope (youtube.com) 

"Why Not Now" and "Dhyana: The Art of Meditation" by Alan Watts (redtelephone66.com)

 

Alan Watts in Buddhist robes, California

January, 2014 - There is a new documentary film (two DVD set) on the life and works of British-American Buddhist broadcaster Alan Watts. Each film comes with "The Animated Alan Watts" and "The Essential Alan Watts," a bonus disc of video materials that did not fit into the film.

• LISTEN: PLAY AUDIO NOW (download MP3, 10.28 MB)
• Letters and Politics, Feb. 19, 2014 - KPFA.org 10:00 am
• About the Show / Archives of Show / Playlists from Show

One 23-minute DVD includes extracts from the 1972 series "The Fine Art of Goofing Off" as well as a couple of animations produced by SouthPark creators and animators. The reel has met with joyous laughter and standing ovations at recent film showings and is not to be missed.

"Why Not Now" follows the life of one of the most inspiring philosophers of our time -- Alan Watts -- as told though none other than Alan Watts himself accessing a wealth of material and lectures that were left behind after his passing.

"Why Not Now?" was created by Alan Watts' son, Mark Watts, who has given TragedyandHope exclusive rights to create the trailer for the documentary. More (alanwatts.org)

Extreme Ascetic Practices Today (BBC video)

Pfc. Sandoval, Dhr. Seven, Wisdom Quarterly; Cobwebs From An Empty Skull

 

A lotus's meaning (buzzle.com)

(BBC Four) Anglican priest Pete Owen-Jones hosts the BBC’s “Extreme Pilgrim” program. Owen-Jones is the vicar of a parish in Sussex, England. This three-part documentary follows him on a search for meaning through extreme ascetic practices of several religions, including Zen Buddhism (Japanese), Kung Fu (an offshoot of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism), Hinduism, and Christianity. Although the Buddha realized that self-mortification was not the path to freedom and happiness, these practices have never fallen out of favor. Practitioners have yet to realize what finally dawned on the seeker Siddhartha under the Bodhi tree. The path to liberation, the path of purification, is more heart-centered and mental than physical. The body is not to blame for the sources of hidden motivation behind our actions (karma). The resolution is going inward rather than obsessing on punishing/tormenting the outward. The body may be brought into complete submission, yet a defiled heart/mind will soon move one again to the edge of ruin.
 
Conversely, while standing in the muck, one may rise above the din by attending to the defilements that spring within. Like a lotus shooting skyward toward the light while still rooted in fertilizer-mud and murky water, having found the actual source of our ills, one transcends suffering. Stop. Soften. Be still. Touch the bliss -- remembering that "there is no 'path to happiness'; happiness IS the path!" Develop liberating-insight based on this tranquility. Awaken.

How Christianity Actually Started (video)

(BBC) "The Lost Gospels," presented by Anglican priest Pete Owen Jones, explores the enormous number of ancient Christian texts that did NOT make it into the Bible.

Through these lost gospels, Jones reconstructs the intense intellectual and political struggles for orthodoxy that were fought in the early centuries of Christianity -- a battle involving different Christian sects, each convinced that its gospels were true and sacred ones.

Shocking and challenging, these were works that presented a "Jesus" who did not die on a cross but who took revenge on his enemies and who kissed Mary Magdalene on the mouth. This Jesus is unrecognizable from the one found in the official books of the New Testament, which was not even assembled and agreed on until the Third Council.

Jesus and his friend Judas, who may not have betrayed him

Jones travels through Egypt and the former Roman Empire looking at the emerging evidence of a Christian world that is very different from the one known. He discovers that in addition to the gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John, there were over 70 gospels, acts, letters, and apocalypses circulating in the early Church.

The worldwide success of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code has sparked new interest about the origins of the Christian faith. Jones sets out the context in which heretical texts like the Gospel of Mary emerged. He also strikes a cautionary note: If these lost gospels had been allowed to flourish, Christianity may well have faced an uncertain future, or perhaps not survived at all.

The documentary, although a great feat of scholarship, falls short. It does not explore some other important manuscripts such as the Gospel of Judas and the Gospel of Barnabas. It also fails to explore the many pieces of evidence in the gospels of the other possibility about Christ's nature -- that he was entirely human with a capacity for divinity we all have.

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Alan Watts: "Sex and Religion" (Part 2-6)

"Buddhist Bishop" rejected by TEC

Dr. Kevin Thew Forrester, Anglican priest and Zen meditator (right)

George Conger (Religious Intelligence, 7/31/09)

The election of America’s "Buddhist bishop" has been vetoed by the bishops and diocesan standing committees of the Episcopal Church.

The February 21 election of Dr. Kevin Thew Forrester as Bishop of Northern Michigan was “null and void,” Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori announced on July 27, as he had not received the necessary “consents” from a majority of the church’s diocesan bishops and standing committees.

Dr. Forrester’s rejection marks the first time in 77 years that the election of an American diocesan bishop has been repudiated by the Episcopal Church....On April 24 The Church of England Newspaper predicted the election would be rejected by the House of Bishops, as early returns showed a 3 to 1 negative margin with Dr. Forrester failing to hold together the left-liberal bloc of bishops that backed Gene Robinson’s 2003 election as Bishop of New Hampshire.

Shortly after his election The Living Church Magazine reported that the bishop-elect had received “lay ordination” as a Buddhist and according to his former bishop “walk[ed] the path of Christianity and Zen Buddhism.”

Dr. Forrester denied that he followed two faiths, telling the Marquette Mining Journal, “there’s one faith and it’s Christianity,” and that his Christian faith had been “deepened by my meditative practice and I’m eternally grateful to Zen Buddhism for teaching me that practice and receiving me as an Episcopal priest.” More>>

Christians reject their new Buddhist Bishop

Episcopalians reject Buddhist Bishop

Leaders of the Episcopal Church (in the Anglican communion) have rejected the appointment of bishop-elect Rev. Kevin Thew Forrester (pictured in white). Forrester holds views that are apparently too progressive. Among them, Rev. Forrester:

• Denies that Satan [a Christian version of Mara] exists
• Doesn't believe God sent Christ to die for the world's sins
• Teaches that many paths lead to salvation

The Diocese of Northern Michigan's election of the Rev. Thew Forrester was declared "null and void" on 7/26/09. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says Forrester failed to receive the necessary consent from a majority of Episcopal bishops and diocesan committees.

Rev. Forrester has also been criticized for blending elements of Christianity and Buddhism. In an old diocesan newsletter from 2004, Rev. Forrester said he had "received Buddhist 'lay ordination.'" Some bloggers have also criticized him for calling a reading from the Quran [Islam's bible] "the word of God." This begs the age-old question:

Can you be Christian and Buddhist?
(Dharma Folk, 3/12/09)

The...other day I ran across The God Blog over on the Jewish Journal, which asks Can you be Christian and Buddhist? with respect to Rev. Kevin Thew Forrester. He’s in the news due to irate Episcopalians who will not tolerate him as both a bishop in the Anglican communion and an ordained Zen teacher. More>>

WISDOM QUARTERLY posed the question to Ven. Karunananda, Ph.D. -- a Theravadan scholar-monk of long standing, from our Ask a Monk series. The question of whether or not one can be a "Buddhist" and at the same time another religion is easy. (See following entry).

Was Judas a Traitor?

New image for Jesus' traitor
Christians have long thought of Judas Iscariot (a Christian version of Devadatta) as evil, but that may be changing. Discovery (The New Yorker)
Amish, Vampires hot in Christian lit.

Episcopalians reject Buddhist Bishop

Leaders of the Episcopal Church have rejected the appointment of a bishop-elect for his progressive views on important Church teachings.