Why Traditionalists must not wait to act
… it is an undeniable fact that it is radical principled action which changes the Anglican church, not debate and dialogue. The Oxford Movement demonstrated this in the nineteenth century, the churches of North America have shown it in the last and in this, first by illegally ordaining women, then by ignoring the pleas of the Communion not to consecrate Gene Robinson. …
– John Richardson calls for decisive action at the Ugley Vicar.
See also David Virtue’s post at VirtueOnline –
“Church of England traditionalists got their single biggest wake-up call, yesterday, when the Synod decided to consecrate women bishops, rejecting compromise proposals for new ‘super bishops’ that would have offered a safety net for those opposed to women’s ascent to the episcopacy. …”
Reform predicts Synod vote will ‘further rouse the sleeping giant’
Reform predicts Synod vote will “further rouse the ‘sleeping giant’ of evangelical Anglicanism”
This initial response from Reform to the C of E General Synod vote has just been issued –
Reform members who took part in the Synod debates are very disappointed that no legal provision has been made for those who cannot in conscience receive oversight from a female bishop. We note that the opinions of four out of the five most senior bishops on both the content and timing of this measure were swept aside in the course of the debate.
We will scrutinise the proposed code of practice in February’s debate carefully, but remain very sceptical as to its usefulness.
By giving no legal provision Synod has effectively said: “We don’t want people like you in our Church of England.” This message will no doubt further rouse the ‘sleeping giant’ of orthodox and evangelical Anglicanism in the UK and around the globe.
– from Reform.
Catholic and Post-modern at Lambeth
“There will be a strong ecumenical presence at the 2008 Lambeth Conference. The Archbishop of Canterbury will welcome more than 75 representatives from a wide variety of churches and Christian communities.
Two of the principal speakers at the conference come from the ecumenical world.
Cardinal Ivan Dias is head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples … [and] Brian McLaren… an American evangelical … and an internationally recognised contributor to post-modern thought and culture. …” (emphasis added)
– From an ACNS press release. See also these earlier posts mentioning Brian McLaren.
(Photo: brianmclaren.net.)
Every word of God
“Imagine, for a moment. You wake up one morning and, as you stumble downstairs to grope for the coffee maker, you notice that the front door of your house is wide open, the brisk morning air blowing into the room and clearing your mind just a little bit. You stare at the door for a moment to process the fact that it is open. Your first thought, of course, is for your family. …”
– Tim Challies shares some helpful thoughts on the reasons for an essentially literal translation of the Bible. At Challies.com.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…