***made this choice seventeen years ago***
Let's see, 17 years ago was 1988. the Episcopal Church was solidly liberal.
***I became an Episcopalian, then, for three reasons:
1) I wanted a church that was committed to the historic Christian faith.
2) I wanted a church with Eucharist at the center.
3) I wanted a church that had a liturgical standard, The Book Of Common Prayer, with a clear biblical basis... and roots in the practices of the early Christian Church.****
Hmmm, sounds like the Episcopal Church..... YEA RIGHT!
***I am now so deeply distraught over the many changes that have begun to reshape the Episcopal Church***
Wake up time!!! These "changes" were well under way in the 70's!
Sounds like this guy didn't do his research and is suffering from buyer's remorse.
(Do lemon laws apply to churches?)
Really, he should have known what he was getting into.
I'd give him a break, at least initially. A lot of this is hidden at the parish level, and the Internet as we know it didn't exist then (and not a lot of people even knew about Usenet). However, by the time he'd reached the priesthood he must have known.