[Magdalen] TEC suspended from Anglican Communion

[Lynn Ronkainen]

From: "Scott Knitter" <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> What I don't get is why the claims of "the clear teaching of
> Scripture" aren't challenged more, based on what the texts actually
> say and to whom

..... Scott, that's your EFM talking : )  And I say YEA!!

I'd wager that 95% of world-wide Christians embrace 'clear teaching' 
verbatim interpretations of "God's word" (what do you mean *he* didn't write 
it?" Including quite a few Episcopalians...

How I long for a Lane Denson+ (bless his soul) *take* on this one!

Lynn

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When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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 And what I really don't get is when the response is
> something along the lines of "Well, we don't idolize Scripture
> anyway," or "There's more than Scripture." When what could be said is
> that we regard Scripture highly enough to read what it says and what
> message is intended, and to whom the message is directed--all of which
> is the opposite of twisting Scripture to meet our needs, or not
> hearing its "clear teaching."
>
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 2:05 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> They don't want to "walk together". They want everyone else to walk in
>> lockstep with them.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 1:47 PM, Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:
>>> > Presumably the Anglican Church of Canada will follow.
>>>
>>> The GAFCON folks are upset that Canada wasn't sanctioned too.
>>>
>>> http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/007169.html
>>>
>>> --
>>> Scott R. Knitter
>>> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>>>
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> -- 
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA