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Tidings

Bowing to Kigali

Importing orthodoxy—and cultural baggage.

Ted Olsen | posted 11/05/2007 08:47AM

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And it demonstrates that American Christians like those in AMIA are committed to being part of that global body.

"I don't know if we'll simply have to get master's degrees in political science to keep working in the church," Johnson joked to CT. "I've never even been to Rwanda, but we are Rwandans now."

Related Elsewhere:

Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported the nationality of the guest of honor at the joint Denver AMIA service. It was King Oyo Nyibma Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Uganda, who was then age 10. We regret the error.

Our full-coverage section on the widening division in the Anglican Communion includes "Rwandan Politics Intrudes on American Church," about Kolini's request that a Chicago area church uninvite Paul Rusesabagina.

Previous Tidings columns include:

The Death of Blogs | Well, some of them, anyway. (September 25, 2007)

Bush's 'Theological Perspective' | U. S. presence in Iraq is 'allowing for the inevitable to happen.' (August 28, 2007)

The Freemasonry Threat | Faint echoes remind evangelicals of a nearly forgotten foe. (July 31,2007)

The Quest for the Historical Jerry | You can tell a lot about someone by what he says about Falwell. (June 13, 2007)

Partial Reversal | The Supreme Court's abortion decision shows that the arguments have changed. (May 14, 2007)

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SHS	Posted: November 06, 2007 10:26 AM


We don't need to know what historic creeds say about human sexuality - we know what the Bible says about it. I don't blame the churches for splitting from the Episcopal Church at all. I am however alarmed at the idea of bowing to a prince.

Kevin

Posted: November 06, 2007 10:20 AM

Ted Olsen is actually showing his cultural ignorance here, about as much as some in the article. Paul Kagame is either one of the best statesmen African has known or a tyrannical leader, and there is plenty of evidence on both side to support a position. One element that should be noted is we are all products of our environment and it was the political factions that allowed the genocide as one party played on rivalries of three others also that the Congo basin is currently unstable again. We may be quick to judge instead of leaning and attempting to influence for the good, yet the Lord will hold us accountable for we don't give thanks for the peaceful governance we have and I bet most who throw stone will not even vote today. Finally, I'd like to ask the author to list the most pressing issue in the sub-Serra and what is he doing to met them?

Bill Bray

Posted: November 05, 2007 8:37 PM

What an amazing time this is for American Anglicans, both from a missiological perspective as well as culturally and theologically. While the ECUSA schism seems on the surface to be mostly about ordainining unqualified homosexual and lesbian "Christians" to ruling positions in church leadership, it goes much deeper than that. The rise of dozens of orthodox Anglican movements like AMIA who are seeking apostolic succession through churches in the global south is not about ordaining practicicing homosexuals or women but far more fundamental heresy. That the impact of this schism would spread so quickly to vibrant young evangelical churches proves that is about far more than the heretical ordination of women and homosexual bishops. The American Episcopal church is determined to split the worldwide Anglican communion and is making quick work of it.

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