tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post114832042204921729..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Position Statement from "Network" BishopsSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1151096786523720892006-06-23T14:06:00.000-07:002006-06-23T14:06:00.000-07:00Please know that all of you who call yourselves or...Please know that all of you who call yourselves orthodox Anglicans and who are feeling anger, rejection or disappointment are still as welcome as always in our church. The great beauty of the Episcopal Church is that it truly does welcome everyone. And I have yet to see anyone first ask how someone feels about an issue before exchanging the peace. That really doesn;t matter when it comes down to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1148680645357820342006-05-26T14:57:00.000-07:002006-05-26T14:57:00.000-07:00As to our "confession," the 39 Articles expressed ...As to our "confession," the 39 Articles expressed the Anglican position on most of the Reformation "hot button" issues, while the BCP of 1662 expressed our theology through its collects, liturgies, and catechism.<BR/><BR/>Luckily, of course, all that was canned in 1979 -- though of course the people in the pews were never told, and fewer than 10% of them thought the 1928 BCP needed any revision Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1148435253109540982006-05-23T18:47:00.000-07:002006-05-23T18:47:00.000-07:00Jeff, we ARE a confessional church: there are the ...Jeff, we ARE a confessional church: there are the 39 Articles, part of every prayer book. It is not a huge or detailed confession, like the Westminster Confession or the Synod of Dordt or one of the Lutheran confessions -- but it is a guiding statement of faith.<BR/><BR/>The trouble is, we have ignored our theological charter, for any number of reasons -- the anti-supernaturalistic assumptions Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1148403057715227502006-05-23T09:50:00.000-07:002006-05-23T09:50:00.000-07:00Jeff, you said, "To Laura, we have always had doct...Jeff, you said, "To Laura, we have always had doctrinal and theological differences. We always will have theological differences, unless we become a confessional church with a stated theological position that everyone must asset to in order to become a member. That just isn't who we are. If it is what we want to do, then THAT would be a radical departure from our tradition."<BR/><BR/>When I was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1148348464129086292006-05-22T18:41:00.000-07:002006-05-22T18:41:00.000-07:00beyond reconcilation, ironic question from someone...beyond reconcilation, <BR/>ironic question from someone with your name as to middle ground. But where do you think it lies? A looser communion to allow for difference at the provincial layer? Stronger DEPO/TEA to allow for it at the local level? They would be my options. Messy but possible to make work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1148335448426783792006-05-22T15:04:00.000-07:002006-05-22T15:04:00.000-07:00So we tell them - "Nice try, guys, but 'No'." The...So we tell them - "Nice try, guys, but 'No'." <BR/><BR/>The ball is then in their court. They won't leave; they'll continue to whine, and we'll be doing this all over again three years from now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1148334437383325272006-05-22T14:47:00.000-07:002006-05-22T14:47:00.000-07:00Can't you see, there really is no middle ground? ...Can't you see, there really is no middle ground? It is either your way or the other way. Neither side will give in, and we can't have churches in the same denomination teaching completely different doctrines. It would lead to such confusion...how would people know- each side paints their doors a different color? One red one blue? <BR/>Love and care aside, (because on both sides there are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1148325340821587962006-05-22T12:15:00.000-07:002006-05-22T12:15:00.000-07:00"With grief to big for words"....?????? Talk abou..."With grief to big for words"....?????? Talk about horse apples!! Who are they kidding? If they cared half as much as they proclaim, they'd have stayed at the table. They's be working to find a middle ground. Actions speak louder than words....especially empty words like these.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com