http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2009/08/03/episcopal-church-moves-to-elect-more-gay-bishops/ Religion, faith and ethics Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:17:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2009/08/03/episcopal-church-moves-to-elect-more-gay-bishops/comment-page-1/#comment-14151 brian lee Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:13:36 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/?p=7323#comment-14151 Our church was asked to participate in a school graduation,there was an episcopalian church on the same block, so we asked the vicar if he would like to attend.He accepted and we asked if he would like to give a short address to the children,and he agreed.The beginning of his talk began by advise the children,"BEWARE CHILDREN DON,T BELIEVE EVERY THING YOU READ IN THE BIBLE" To me this typifies the direction this denomination took years ago to try to fill declining congregations.the move away from the truth has "grieved"the spirit of god in my estimation,and now in his place what spirit now has inherited this all roads lead to god group of people? Our church was asked to participate in a school graduation,there was an episcopalian church on the same block, so we asked the vicar if he would like to attend.He accepted and we asked if he would like to give a short address to the children,and he agreed.The beginning of his talk began by advise the children,”BEWARE CHILDREN DON,T BELIEVE EVERY THING YOU READ IN THE BIBLE” To me this typifies the direction this denomination took years ago to try to fill declining congregations.the move away from the truth has “grieved”the spirit of god in my estimation,and now in his place what spirit now has inherited this all roads lead to god group of people?

]]> http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2009/08/03/episcopal-church-moves-to-elect-more-gay-bishops/comment-page-1/#comment-14115 robroy Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:07:07 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/?p=7323#comment-14115 In 2006, the Episcopal denomination passed a resolution stating that they would "exercise restraint by not consenting to the consecration of any candidate to the episcopate whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church and will lead to further strains on communion." This took yet another resolution by the house of bishops to say that this really did apply to homosexuals as asked by the greater Communion. Now, a couple of weeks ago, they passed D025 which by everyone else's reading overrode B033. This generated considerable negative reactions. So Ms Schori sent out a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, stating, "Some are concerned that the adoption of Resolution D025 has effectively repealed Resolution B033. That is not the case."Oh, really? Now we have three openly homosexual candidates for three bishop positions. I am sure that Ms Schori will sending out requests for these candidates to withdraw...yeah, right.Jesus said, "Let your 'yes' be yes and your 'no' be no. Anything else is of the evil one."For Ms Schori and the rest of the liberals, we have their 'yes' is maybe and their 'no' is maybe, and we may conclude they are of the evil one. In 2006, the Episcopal denomination passed a resolution stating that they would “exercise restraint by not consenting to the consecration of any candidate to the episcopate whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church and will lead to further strains on communion.” This took yet another resolution by the house of bishops to say that this really did apply to homosexuals as asked by the greater Communion. Now, a couple of weeks ago, they passed D025 which by everyone else’s reading overrode B033. This generated considerable negative reactions. So Ms Schori sent out a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, stating, “Some are concerned that the adoption of Resolution D025 has effectively repealed Resolution B033. That is not the case.”Oh, really? Now we have three openly homosexual candidates for three bishop positions. I am sure that Ms Schori will sending out requests for these candidates to withdraw…yeah, right.Jesus said, “Let your ‘yes’ be yes and your ‘no’ be no. Anything else is of the evil one.”For Ms Schori and the rest of the liberals, we have their ‘yes’ is maybe and their ‘no’ is maybe, and we may conclude they are of the evil one.

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