Schism, and soon (Episcopal Church Crisis)

The American Partisan ^ | 11 August, 2003 | J. King

[TEXOKIE]

"There exists another very strong reason against schism. Dioceses control priest's pensions. Parish priests stand as Congregation's leaders. Without a leader, without church property, individuals (like me earlier) will leave. but rarely whole congregations. "


I had not thought about that. Wow.

[TEXOKIE]

"...many will paint the members who are facing leaving as being materialistic, I have yet to see the liberals and homosexuals who joined as having that failing in spades."

Excellent point highlighting once more the double standards which liberals use to get their way.

[johniegrad]

Some of the most dangerous people in Christian history said that they were guided by the Spirit, and claimed a "new revelation" entirely contrary to scripture

The Church has always had these heretics. Much of what this heretic has said reminds me of the Gnostics with their beliefs that they possessed special enlightenment which enabled them to "know better" about Christianity than those that espoused Orthodoxy. Some claimed they were driven by the Holy Spirit, some claimed they received the true teaching from the disciples directly, some claimed they were just more spiritual. Ultimately, they were debunked by the likes of Iraeneus, Clement of Rome, Justin Martyr, Tertullian. The problem now is that there is no one in the Episcopal Church that is able to overcome the influence of this particular heresy.

[The Right Stuff]

I will double check on that info and let you know!

[The Right Stuff]

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[Zack Nguyen]

Bible-believing Episcopalians should have seen this coming decades ago.