[Magdalen] TEC suspended from Anglican Communion

[Scott Knitter]

Very well put...

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> On Jan 15, 2016, at 2:05 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> "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
>>