What’s a little petty thievery when 815’s got a wholesale corner on it?
Perhaps the Christian solution is for each parish to arrange for loaner chalices, etc. for those deciding to remain in TEC, to be returned within a reasonable period of time, say three months.
Sometimes I just wish that the forces at work to destroy the church would be some variation of evil Jedi, or perhaps a Sauron or Dark Nine Rider figure from Tolkien. Instead we see the fingerprints of bumbling stooges. The worst of it is the fact that the stooges might prevail.
This is the plan TEC has in place for any diocese that decides to leave TEC and join another Anglican Province. In every church and diocese there are folks on both sides. Some have a majority one way and sometimes the other. Those dioceses who leaving have said graciously those who do not wish to go with us may stay and keep their property. However, the EC is not gracious.
True politics is a part of this fallen world and is more about power and control than structure and unity. We need some structure to govern us…but we do not need an institution to control us and that is what TEC has become.
Unity comes from a common faith based in trust. TEC wishes to crush all who oppose its prophet path. Such abuse of faith and power will always be resisted.
Yes, it is sad but this is the reality of living in a fallen and sinful world.
MichaelSean: Not so clear about the graciousness of the departing. Suppose a church is 70-30 in favor of leaving. Do the 70 leave the church to the 30? Or do those leaving TEC leave and let the 30 keep the church and cash? And vice versa.
When a diocese leaves it causes all sorts of internal problems that as fas as I can tell they have not even thought of. But the train is out of the station (sorry for the cliche) and there is no stopping some of these.
#4: “Choose you this day whom you will serve?” That is what the diocese of Ft. Worth has had to answer, since TEC has made it crystal clear that the only ones who will NOT be included in the future of this province are those who will not conform to the GC canonical changes which violate Christian teaching.
Since its founding in 1983, our diocese has made it clear that we will never “play ball” with the national church. Our delegates to GC have pleaded with TEC not to legislate “out” the convictions we have always said were non-negotiable. Now: we will find out if we have the courage of our conviction. I believe (and pray) that we do!
What’s a little petty thievery when 815’s got a wholesale corner on it?
Perhaps the Christian solution is for each parish to arrange for loaner chalices, etc. for those deciding to remain in TEC, to be returned within a reasonable period of time, say three months.
Sometimes I just wish that the forces at work to destroy the church would be some variation of evil Jedi, or perhaps a Sauron or Dark Nine Rider figure from Tolkien. Instead we see the fingerprints of bumbling stooges. The worst of it is the fact that the stooges might prevail.
This is the plan TEC has in place for any diocese that decides to leave TEC and join another Anglican Province. In every church and diocese there are folks on both sides. Some have a majority one way and sometimes the other. Those dioceses who leaving have said graciously those who do not wish to go with us may stay and keep their property. However, the EC is not gracious.
True politics is a part of this fallen world and is more about power and control than structure and unity. We need some structure to govern us…but we do not need an institution to control us and that is what TEC has become.
Unity comes from a common faith based in trust. TEC wishes to crush all who oppose its prophet path. Such abuse of faith and power will always be resisted.
Yes, it is sad but this is the reality of living in a fallen and sinful world.
MichaelSean: Not so clear about the graciousness of the departing. Suppose a church is 70-30 in favor of leaving. Do the 70 leave the church to the 30? Or do those leaving TEC leave and let the 30 keep the church and cash? And vice versa.
When a diocese leaves it causes all sorts of internal problems that as fas as I can tell they have not even thought of. But the train is out of the station (sorry for the cliche) and there is no stopping some of these.
#4: “Choose you this day whom you will serve?” That is what the diocese of Ft. Worth has had to answer, since TEC has made it crystal clear that the only ones who will NOT be included in the future of this province are those who will not conform to the GC canonical changes which violate Christian teaching.
Since its founding in 1983, our diocese has made it clear that we will never “play ball” with the national church. Our delegates to GC have pleaded with TEC not to legislate “out” the convictions we have always said were non-negotiable. Now: we will find out if we have the courage of our conviction. I believe (and pray) that we do!