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Jewish World Review ^ | June 22, 2006 | Cal Thomas

Posted on 06/22/2006 10:48:45 AM PDT by Caleb1411

The new leader of the Episcopal Church in America, Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, says she does not believe homosexuality is a sin and that homosexuals were created by God to love people of the same gender.

As the Episcopal leadership continues to huff and puff to catch up with the world, it would be helpful if it could tell its members what it regards as sinful behavior, or will the very concept of sin soon be up for negotiation in order to avoid giving offense to anyone?

Truly what Paul, the Apostle, warned would happen in the "end times" is coming true in our day: "For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine, instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn away from the truth and turn aside to myths." (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NIV).

Meeting at the Episcopal General Convention in Columbus, Ohio, the denomination passed a resolution expressing "regret" for consecrating a homosexual bishop three years ago, but it declined to repent of its action. On Tuesday, they voted to continue consecrating homosexual bishops and to permit same-sex unions. But, just 24 hours later, they reversed themselves yet again and adopted a resolution to avoid consecrating additional gay bishops. Apparently, they are so wishy-washy; they are even wishy-washy about their wishy-washiness.

(Excerpt) Read more at jewishworldreview.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: anglican; apostacy; apostate; episcopal; episcopalians; gayagenda; homosexualagenda
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To: Onelifetogive
...it would be helpful if it could tell its members what it regards as sinful behavior... Easy.....Conservatism.

Actually, no -- it's much easier (and far more fuzzy) than that.

Specifically, it is sinful to "be mean," which is probably best defined as saying "no" to somebody feels very strongly about something.

Note that this is not isolated to the Episcopal Church, nor even churches in general. It is, in fact, the moral standard by which the left operates in all facets of life.

That's why it is a mistake to treat these denominational church dust-ups as isolated events -- they're not. Rather, they're just particular examples of a far larger leftist political movement.

21 posted on 06/22/2006 12:20:54 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: tflabo
Thats not what is written in the book of Leviticus
There you go, quoting scripture again!
22 posted on 06/22/2006 12:28:51 PM PDT by GrandEagle
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To: r9etb
Specifically, it is sinful to "be mean," which is probably best defined as saying "no" to somebody feels very strongly about something.

Uh-oh. Jesus is in BIG trouble.

23 posted on 06/22/2006 12:30:39 PM PDT by twigs
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To: r9etb

Here's a scarier article:

http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4311

The Epicsopalian voted against affirming that Salvation is through Jesus alone.


24 posted on 06/22/2006 12:42:26 PM PDT by aimhigh
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To: r9etb
Specifically, it is sinful to "be mean," which is probably best defined as saying "no" to somebody feels very strongly about something.

Your implication is that there is a two way street. A Conservative saying NO to a leftist is sinful, and a Leftist saying NO to a Conservative is sinful. I really doubt that this is the case.

25 posted on 06/22/2006 12:52:49 PM PDT by Onelifetogive (Freerepublic - The website where "Freepers" is not in the spell checker dictionary...)
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To: tflabo

Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori must be using Clintoon's personal Bible, the one still in shrink wrap.


26 posted on 06/22/2006 1:31:17 PM PDT by OldArmy52 (China & India: Doing jobs Americans don't want to do (manuf., engineering, accounting, etc))
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To: Caleb1411

Religion was never meant to keep up with the world's views.. these people need to stop perverting Christianity to suit their own sicknesses.


27 posted on 06/22/2006 1:33:08 PM PDT by Awestruck (All the usual suspects)
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To: Caleb1411

Sounds like the church of humanism to me.


28 posted on 06/22/2006 1:33:57 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Caleb1411
I just wish they would agree with their own teachings... Homosexuality is not a sin, yet they don't want more gay bishops.

Seems rather contradictory ... but then so is refusing to endorse John 14:6

29 posted on 06/22/2006 1:38:18 PM PDT by Military family member (GO Colts!!)
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To: CondorFlight
Presiding Bishop-elect Katherine Jefferts Schori declared, "Our mother Jesus gives birth to a new creation. And you and I are His children."

Sounds like the Episcopalian Jesus has some serious gender/biology issues.
30 posted on 06/22/2006 1:38:41 PM PDT by George W. Bush
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To: Caleb1411

It's the EpiscoPAGAN Church, now.


31 posted on 06/22/2006 4:26:54 PM PDT by Missouri gal
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To: Onelifetogive
Your implication is that there is a two way street. A Conservative saying NO to a leftist is sinful, and a Leftist saying NO to a Conservative is sinful. I really doubt that this is the case.

Nah -- it's a one-way street. Conservatives tend to be wretchedly bad at playing the victim card, so it doesn't really work for us. ;-)

32 posted on 06/23/2006 6:04:55 AM PDT by r9etb
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