[Magdalen] TEC suspended from Anglican Communion

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

"No. You are mistaken, Bishops. The teaching is not clear in scripture. It
never was. It only seems clear if one reads the Bible literally. You seem
to forget that not everyone reads the Bible literally, nor is there any
expectation nor any requirement that a Christian read the Bible literally.
Reading the scriptures in terms of symbol and metaphor allows the wisdom
therein to speak much more fully to all of us, here and now.
"You are well within your rights to opine that scripture says what you
honestly believe it says, but if we respect your reading of scripture, then
you must also respect ours, for this is how the Anglican Communion works,
and has worked for centuries, even though you may some of you be quite new
to the process."

Now where do I send it?  And would anyone give a damn?

They've let the children play in church again, it appears....

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:26 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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. 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
> >>
>
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>