When you have to make a choice and don’t make it, that is in itself a choice.
–William James (1842-1910)
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When you have to make a choice and don’t make it, that is in itself a choice.
–William James (1842-1910)
The shorter “hippie” version of the 1960s:
Not to decide — [b][i]is[/i][/b] to decide.
This is the game that TEC and the ABC have playing (a trivial “game” of the fun sort — of course not – but the “playing†of a strategy to win in the long term) with the orthodox since 2003 and even before that.
I have been saying this here for actual years only to be ignored or thought a fool, or some kind of rabble rouser.
Orthodox “leaders” have been assuring TEC leaders for years: “We value catholic order so we [i]will never leave you[/i].” “OK, great,” they say to themselves. “Now all we have to do is wait them out. As they get tired of complaining and/or die out, we will have our way and get everything we want in the long run.”
I have been hugely frustrated all this time by the apparent inability of the think tank guys to see this when it is so simple:
“We are never going to take any really definitive steps” (orthodox)
“Great! Then we win and you remain an ineffectual minority until you disappear.” (TEC)
What I wouldn’t give to see a posting here (Kendall?) that really honestly forthrightly addresses this problem of strategy instead of just merely reiterating loyalty to TEC in the name of catholic order.
By making no real decision, you have, indeed, made your decision.
There is also the subject of “tacit approval by virtue of association”. By being a member of the clergy or laity of a denomination that is blessing homosexual behavior, even if you object, you are perceived by others as condoning it. Join whatever group you may, if they change their creed and behavior and you continue as a member, you are giving assent to that change.
If we believe that our relationships and surroundings impact our lives…(Isn’t that part of the intended purpose of a worshiping community?)….then the longer those who remain part of an apostate denomination, the greater the likelihood those ideologies will impact who they are. Note how TV has impacted society’s morals and values. Cancer has a way of rapidly spreading through the body. Sometimes amputation is the only alternative.