Reform Conference ‘discusses alternative oversight’

Posted on October 15, 2008 
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Reform logoIn a report for Times Online on the Reform Conference taking place in London, Ruth Gledhill writes,

“The Rev Rod Thomas, chairman of Reform, the conservative evangelical grouping that represents dozens of Anglican congregations, told parishes they should go ahead and seek alternative oversight, even if the Church of England fails to ‘accommodate’ this solution through its General Synod.”

(Bear in mind, of course, that the issue is not homosexuality per se, but theological liberalism.)

And Martin Beckford in The Telegraph reports,

“The Rev Rod Thomas, chairman of the Reform network of evangelicals, said some clergy and congregations may make the ‘radical’ move of secession from the established church because of the liberal direction in which it is moving on women bishops and homosexuality.

He claimed the differences are now so great that there effectively two religions within the church, one liberal and one conservative, and that at least 25 parishes are already seeking ‘alternative oversight’…”