This week, the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), one of the four Anglican \u201cInstruments of Communion,\u201d\u009d is meeting in Lusaka, Zambia. In the life of a desperately compromised institution, it has been no surprise that the decision of the overwhelming number of Primates of the Anglican Communion has been ignored. The Episcopal Church (TEC) has not only led the rebellious charge to incorporate sexual practices that are proscribed by Scripture, but they (and a few other Anglican Provinces) also have gone a step further\u201d\u00a6they are blessing what God calls sin.<\/p>\n
What is absolutely remarkable is the great absence of institutional voices to say that what TEC (and other similarly minded Provinces) is doing is wrong. It\u2019s not really hard. W.R.O.N.G. Easy to say, but it isn\u2019t being said.<\/p>\n
Instead, the emphasis is on \u201cpositive\u201d\u009d contributions from TEC and on apologizing to \u201cLesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgendered, \u201d\u02dcQuestioning,\u2019 and \u201d\u02dcInquiring\u2019\u201d\u009d (LGBTQI) people. Most of the apologies center around asking for forgiveness for not fully incorporating those with leanings or behaviors of LEBTQI into the life (and leadership) of the Church.<\/p>\n