Posted on 11/07/2011 7:12:38 AM PST by Cronos
On Saturday, October 8th in Madison, Wisconson, Scott Anderson became the first openly gay ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church.
This ordination is especially poignant for Anderson who came out to his California congregation when he was in his late thirties, over twenty years ago. He resigned as a result.
Nancy Enderle, the interim executive director of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians, told The Associated Press that the ordination was a glorious celebration that touched everyone, especially Anderson.
“He’s a very dignified and poised person but you could tell he was deeply moved,” she said
“The Episcopalians, the Lutherans, the United Church of Christ have all made this step and all have experienced losses, yet have survived.”
The United Church of Christ led the way in 1972, the Methodists followed the way in 1989 with Joanne Brown, the Episcopalians got there in 2003, and again in 2005 with Bishop Gene Robinson, and finally the Lutherans founded an organization committed to the full participation of persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the life and ministry of the Lutheran church. ELM stands in opposition to the policies of discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender individuals in Lutheran churches around the world.
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Probably because truth isn't decided by a majority vote.
Am I being harsh?
You are so right. Lucifer knows that his time is limited and he will use all his powers and fellow fallen angels to deprive God of as many souls as possible.
It's the oldest war of all: good versus evil.
10 posts to drag the Catholic church into a discussion about Presbyterians.
You must be slowing down, Dutchboy.
Last I checked the Catholic church still was opposed to homosexuality. Apparently it’s just fine for the Presbyterians.
We’ve still got those reading lessons set aside for you at Christmas. Keep checking your stocking, my FRiend.
"Independent congregations" can go just as apostate just as fast as large organizations. Maybe faster, since there are no checks and balances to slow them down.
They usually grow up around a charismatic individual as pastor. If the charismatic individual is Godly and orthodox, great. If he's not, you get Joseph Smith.
The only good news is that you can leave and and it's easy to start a new "independent congregation".
That's a practical note. As a Biblical note, nothing about the New Testament churches was "independent". That's why Paul and the other apostles could write letters and issue them commands.
Certainly, and they did just that. And, Peter noted that many of the teachers were wolves in sheeps clothing. Clouds without rain.
That doesn't justify a gigantus, wrong-headed organization which intentionally teaches that it eclipses the written word of God, adds spurious doctrines from hell, and leads people off into the darkness. I'll take the "easy to start" congregations anytime. And, the only way to know if a teacher is "orthodox" is to compare him to something, namely the Scriptures. Hmmm.
As to the independence of the congregations, Paul is noting just that when he uses the plural term "also ALL of the assemblies of the Gentiles." in the letter to the Romans (16:4). Notice, he recognizes they are all over the world, not centered in Rome. Rome's egomaniacal stranglehold on its parishoners needs another Reformation from within.
Last I checked the Catholic church still was opposed to homosexuality. Apparently it’s just fine for the Presbyterians.””
The woes of the Catholic Church were brought about by homosexual infiltration. Good Catholics are not to blame but the lawyers are raking millions from their coffures.
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