Posted on 04/19/2005 8:16:49 AM PDT by sionnsar
As reported and commented upon at titusonenine, the Bishop of North Dakota is giving his diocese a timely reality check in asking his diocese the following:
The next General Convention is only 15 months away. Therefore, I call upon members of the Diocese of North Dakota, and especially vestries, the Standing Committee, Diocesan Convention delegates and General Convention deputies to engage in prayerful discussions about whether God is calling us to remain in the Anglican Communion or not.
Kudos to him. His call is straightforward without any convoluted happy talk. And people at every level of the Episcopal Church need to be alerted that expulsion or departure from the Anglican Communion is a real possibility and that hard choices will need to be made.
The next General Convention is only 15 months away. Therefore, I
call upon members of the Diocese of North Dakota, and especially
vestries, the Standing Committee, Diocesan Convention delegates and
General Convention deputies to engage in prayerful discussions
about whether God is calling us to remain in the Anglican Communion
or not.
–Bishop Michael Smith of North Dakota
Traditional Anglican ping, continued in memory of its founder Arlin Adams. Did I read this wrong?..why should the Bishop get kudos? TeHis comment suggests that ECUSA is correct, that the AC is in error. Hello!!! It's the other way around..Maybe the question should be if the Diocese of ND can/should remain in ECUSA?
I think this was an issue of poor phrasing.
whether God is calling us to remain in the Anglican Communion or not.
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NOT !!!
Thanks..I can relate to that.....(G)
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