tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post3675650617205426356..comments2023-11-02T10:50:42.128-05:00Comments on CLOSED: Episcopal LGBT activist sends email for group seeking to break up the Anglican CommunionTLF+http://www.blogger.com/profile/01650010433581488888noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-53206894031076083852010-11-04T14:21:43.417-06:002010-11-04T14:21:43.417-06:00Alan - the Covenant is typically broad. The "...Alan - the Covenant is typically broad. The "uniformity" argument is really empty and meant to frighten/anger folks.<br /><br />I would agree that Anglicanism makes room for theological breadth - but that breadth is within traditional expressions of Christianity. The old idea of "broad church" took in, via the Prayer Book, Catholic order and Reformation faith. The Prayer Book allowed for Christian breadth but it also set forth language and practice.<br /><br />So the anti-Covenant coalition/co-op/caucas or whatever, with its "new things of the Spirit" and habit of making changes without changing the Prayer Book or getting any kind of broad consensus in the church, is distinctly un-Anglican.TLF+https://www.blogger.com/profile/01650010433581488888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-43043698831123782472010-11-04T13:32:00.580-06:002010-11-04T13:32:00.580-06:00The Anglican church has never been a church in whi...The Anglican church has never been a church in which everyone has been expected to believe the same. One reason for the BCP was to hold together those of different theological outlook. This campaign is attempting to hold on to that breadth. If you do not accept that initial premiss then of course you will want something like the covenant to create uniformity, but if you accept the premiss then rejection of the covenant follows.Alan Crawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17879972273938932321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-65706556080548888632010-11-04T10:59:41.360-06:002010-11-04T10:59:41.360-06:00I think I got that same e-mail. I wasn't sure ...I think I got that same e-mail. I wasn't sure if it was spam, satire, or factually correct. These days, you never can tell.The Archer of the Foresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075768526819990250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-47457588649321470022010-11-03T15:39:30.254-06:002010-11-03T15:39:30.254-06:00Bryan - you are right, good piece! Thanks for that...Bryan - you are right, good piece! Thanks for that link.TLF+https://www.blogger.com/profile/01650010433581488888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-80703457643199363032010-11-03T14:51:06.209-06:002010-11-03T14:51:06.209-06:00Peter Carrell's brilliant response to this coa...Peter Carrell's brilliant response to this coalition entitled, "<a href="http://anglicandownunder.blogspot.com/2010/11/wrongly-named-international-anglican.html" rel="nofollow">Wrongly named international Anglican Coalition favours covenant</a>" should not be missed.Fr. Bryan Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040773309359417883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-7580149898653357052010-11-03T14:20:33.105-06:002010-11-03T14:20:33.105-06:00Like an "open marriage" an Anglican Comm...Like an "open marriage" an Anglican Communion without a covenant allows "members" to play around with any and all temptaions that come up because there are no consequences. <br /><br />The current covenant is weak on consequences so I think they are upset because if they are at any time in the future deemed to not be part of an Anglican Communion, people who want to support ($$$) a "traditional" church will go elsewhere in greater numbers than is already happening.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.com