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To: sitetest
Sigh. Yes, I have and I declined to post it. It is so full of sweeping generalizations:

"Everywhere you peer inside" (everywhere? really? no exceptions?)
"For example" (but it's an example more likely to be among the worst and not the typical)
"They have thrown out the Book of Common Prayer and The Authorized Version of the Bible" (all of them? I think... no, I personally know not all of them)
"This is how it is almost everywhere" (well, now we start leaving little "outs")
"When it comes to Christenings, Weddings, and Funerals" (I concede the points, but will point out there there are clergy in the C of E who despise this stuff but fight on instead of throwing in the towel)
"The way modern preachers talk down to congregations" (and if this is typical, and not some of the worst, he's got a point about the church in general)
"The whole institution is like a psychotic kindergarten." (well, about this point I'm tuning out of this rant, and rant it is)

"Always remembering that the enemies are within." (On this final point I come to complete and total agreement. Perhaps if this rant is directed to the CofE laity directly, to stir them towards reform, it may be of some value. But if it's a "tear it all down I'm outtahere" rant, I will remember that the enemies are within.)

7 posted on 09/04/2005 2:59:27 PM PDT by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || (To Libs:) You are failing to celebrate MY diversity! || Iran Azadi)
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To: sionnsar

Dear sionnsar,

Okay.

I didn't read it very closely. I just saw it and thought you might be interested.


sitetest


8 posted on 09/04/2005 3:04:24 PM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: ahadams2; Fractal Trader; Zero Sum; anselmcantuar; Agrarian; coffeecup; Paridel; keilimon; ...
Might as well ping it since it's here, I've posted my thoughts, and when the split comes a fair amount of CofE will likely be on the wrong side. Thanks to sitetest.

Traditional Anglican ping, continued in memory of its founder Arlin Adams.

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Speak the truth in love. Eph 4:15

9 posted on 09/04/2005 3:05:50 PM PDT by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || (To Libs:) You are failing to celebrate MY diversity! || Iran Azadi)
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