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Conservative Anglicans hope to avoid split
Instead, they are working out the details of an organization that would unite Anglicans who oppose homosexual clergy, The Telegraph (Britain) reported. They say the group will develop out of existing agreements where conservative bishops in the United States have joined churches in Africa and South America.
The Gafcon Summit in Jerusalem is a conservative alternative to the Lambeth Conference, which is to be held this summer in Britain. Lambeth is held every 10 years for Anglican leaders from around the world.
Bishop Bill Atwood, an Episcopalian in Texas, was consecrated last year by the diocese of Kenya.
"Agreed principles will lead to new voluntary associations," Atwood said . "There certainly will be new voluntary associations and those will arise out of
principles and a shared purpose and vision."
There were already disagreements within the church over women's ordination and other issues when the diocese of New Hampshire selected an openly gay priest, Gene Robinson, as its bishop. The U.S. General Convention ratified that decision.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International.
This news arrived on: 06/26/2008
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06-30-2008 09:33
ylw wrote:
Homosexuality is against God's laws (not man's), so who do we follow ? MAN OR GOD FOR ME AND MY HOUSE WE WILL FOLLOW JESUS
06-27-2008 16:37
Colin wrote:
Homosexuality
I agree entirely with Robert 54. Homosexuality is against God's laws (not man's), so who do we follow ?
It is an abomination to the Lord.
WE are to love the sinner (as we all are sinners) but hate the sin. One can be homosexual WITHOUT practising it !!
Come on... I am a divorced hetero, but have not had sex since my edivorce 16 years ago !!
It is NOT compulsory you know (not yet)
Love your neighbour (but NOT eros love!!) That sort of love leads to Sodom and Gomorrah ...!!
It is an abomination to the Lord.
WE are to love the sinner (as we all are sinners) but hate the sin. One can be homosexual WITHOUT practising it !!
Come on... I am a divorced hetero, but have not had sex since my edivorce 16 years ago !!
It is NOT compulsory you know (not yet)
Love your neighbour (but NOT eros love!!) That sort of love leads to Sodom and Gomorrah ...!!
06-26-2008 22:51
bobbyr54 wrote:
homosexuality & the Church
Anyone that supports and condones homosexuality is going up against God and are leading people astray, if they're church leader and accepts it. There is no doubt whatsoever that homosexuality, like sex outside of marriage is sin. This is pure and simple. God's own Holy Word spells it out for us. Twice in the book of Leviticus it says, "if a man lies with a man as with a woman, it is an abomination". The book of acts also mentions it and so does Romans. In God's eyes it sin. In the Bible, it states that homosexuals, adulteres, robbers, drunkards and murders, etc. will not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. It also says in Romans because these people were so wicked that God gave up on them just let go to their perverse way, robbing, adultery, drunkeness, and naturals relationships unto unnatural one with each other. God hates all sin, and non of us, including me, will make into Heaven if we do not accept Christ and give up sin, period.
06-26-2008 16:46
geemenee wrote:
Splits
C'mon PA, that stament of the Christ, "Let him who is without sin cast the first sin" in NO WAY teachess us to endorse or condone continued sin. Wake up!
06-26-2008 16:14
RH wrote:
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is wrong! Scripture and the teaching of my church tell me that it's wrong, and Scripture condemns it.
"We can judge that a sinful act is evil and that a good deed is holy, as Scripture tells us to do. But we cannot know for sure how fully sinners understand what they are doing is wrong."
"We can judge that a sinful act is evil and that a good deed is holy, as Scripture tells us to do. But we cannot know for sure how fully sinners understand what they are doing is wrong."
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