Those who peruse the big Anglican blogs know that \u201cCommunion Conservatives\u201d\u009d (those who advocate contending for the faith by staying in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion) and \u201cFederal Conservatives\u201d\u009d (those who are convinced one or both of those bodies are too far gone to the point they think it best orthodox at least prepare to leave) are rather close to each other\u2019s throats at the moment.<\/p>\n
To be honest, I have my opinion as to which side is most at blame, but that\u2019s not my concern right now. This post may even seem a bit vague because I don\u2019t want to engage in figure pointing. For my concern is that anger between the two sides is getting to and past the point that it will make it difficult for these two sides of orthodox Anglicans to work together in the future.<\/p>\n
That distresses me. If it turns out the Federal Conservatives are right and the Communion Conservative eventually find staying in TEC and the like to be untenable, I want the Comm-Cons to feel they have a refuge in Common Cause and\/or whatever church bodies the Fed-Cons form. Likewise, if a miracle happens and the Anglican Communion or even the Episcopal Church sufficiently reforms, I want Fed-Cons to feel they can return. I hope the current divisions between the two are temporary. And even if Comm-Cons and Fed-Cons remain on different tracks, I want them to be able still to work together on those things they can.<\/p>\n