The Prayer Book \/ Liturgy group has before it various proposals for blessing same-sex relationships. This is important and controversial, but will also be well-attended by other members of Maine\u2019s Deputation. So I trot off to a workshop of the Ecumenical Relations panel.<\/p>\n
This group has been making its way through a forbiddingly titled \u201cTheological Statement on Interreligious Relations.\u201c Today the topic is the delicate one of salvation: How we talk to others, especially to non-Christians, about what is, for us, Christ\u2019s role in salvation, without bringing the discussion to a screeching halt? It was impressive to watch these learned and gracious theologians, both lay and clerical, tackle this head-on at 7:45 a.m. in the morning.<\/p>\n
Could you even say \u201d\u009dsoteriological exclusivity\u201d\u009d (this is what they were trying to avoid) before your second cup of coffee?<\/p>\n