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'Federation' Charts New Frontier

Orthodox Anglicans take first step in creating their own U.S. church body.

Sheryl Henderson Blunt | posted 11/12/2007 09:08AM

Conservative bishops established in September a "separate ecclesiastical structure" for disaffected Episcopalians and U.S. Anglicans who have fled the Episcopal Church. Leaders of the new body, called ...

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deacon steve

Posted: November 13, 2007 10:35 AM

I cannot let Roger's statement pass without comment. His use of the phrases "aggressive feminist theological correctness" and "rampant liberalist theology revisionism" are typical of the alarmist and inaccurate word-bandying of groups like the American Anglican Council (whose observations I study regularly as examples of significant misuse of language - especially of the word "orthodox"). In Australia, Roger's kind of approach is unfortunately typical of the Diocese of Sydney where I have some good friends. I would challenge Roger to look beyond distorted and distorting labels to fix his focus on Jesus and the work He is doing throughout the whole Body of Christ. Name calling and fancy sounding but ultimately meaningless 'theological' labels mean nothing - sounding brass and tinkling cymbals.

Metouro

Posted: November 13, 2007 8:29 AM

St. Paul stated that we are to walk away from a brother who does not consent to wholesome words and correct doctrine. The Orthodox Churches, both Easthern and Oriental are flabberghasted by the inability of the anglican church to maintain any form of real 'orthodoxy' in their traditions. From the Orthodox Christian pointed of view, what is happening now in anglicanism is what has been happening to all other denominations that drift away from Orthodoxy with each faction having its own opinion, and what's worse, accepting something clearly condemnded by the Old and New Testaments and the Church Fathers. Approval of homosexual activity is sin, unfitting for ANY Christian. It would be beneficial if, as has been happening in Great Britain, for the rest of those Anglicans who want to return to true Orthodoxy, to rejoin the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, and openly separate and excommunicate those who hold to sin and heresy. A kingdom divided against itself can not stand.

deacon steve

Posted: November 12, 2007 9:56 PM

The article itself is a good one and reflects the unfortunate reality of the Anglican Communion today. As a Canadian Anglican cleric, I'm embarrassed by the factionalism that is destroying a Christian expression which has shown latitude in its handling of theological issues. As one who embraces Evangelical, Anglo-Catholic and Emergent Anglican ministry around the world, I hope The Anglican Communion can re-unite in its mission for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God has a lot for us to do. In God Christians can transcend a wide variety of differences so that together we can love Jesus and get on with His work. I'm tired of pontificating and power playing bishops both in North American and Africa. They've taken us Anglicans way off track. God forgive them.

Roger - Australia

Posted: November 12, 2007 9:17 PM


As opposed to 'louissquinze', I would say just when evangelical Christianity was about to be banished from the Episcopalian Church in America by aggressive feminist theological correctness and rampant liberalist theology revisionism, the traditional biblical Anglicanism has made a last minute stand. Just in the nick of time.

Happy

Posted: November 12, 2007 8:33 PM


Praying that our universal Christian God can forgive all His factional followers; that any Christian can simply be a Christian without the interference of mankind.

HP	Posted: November 12, 2007 6:01 PM


Again, Christianity Today continues to perpetuate the unthinking assumption that those who have decided to abandon TEC are "orthodox," simply because they say so.

Eugene M. Wiese

Posted: November 12, 2007 3:39 PM

Once again we are arguing apples and oranges. There is the political organization of the church. There is also the theological organization of the church. We can and must love every one of our neighbors, (see the Good Samaritan story), but we can and should reject sinful actions. In the politics of the church we have examples of actions which are sinful, but are not reason to change our attitude toward the person. We must still love, even our enemies. But, we cannot condone actions which are sinful as binding on the conscience of the believer. We accept the person, but not necessarily the person's actions. We can and should disagree with politics which advocates sinful behavior. But we should not cease to love those espousing such actions. In fact, we should be trying to persuade them of proper actions. When sin is held up for an example, we must reject it. But we must continue to love the person. Bad politics is not necessarily sin.

louisquinze

Posted: November 12, 2007 1:01 PM


Just when freedom was in sight, phallic worship and denial of the humanity of women rears its ugly head

Bill Bray

Posted: November 12, 2007 11:56 AM


This is an essential and welcome step away from the tragic apostacy and heresies of ECUSA that continues to divide the whole body of Christ, not just Anglicans.

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