Evangelicals decide 2 stick with Anglican ......

saratiddyMon 30/06/08 15:17

Evangelicals decide to stick with Anglican Communion but fight gay ordination

The Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), which is closing in Jerusalem today, has approved the formation of a new global network to fight against the preaching of "false gospels" of homosexuality and other "immoral" sexual behaviour.

But the meeting of evangelicals decided not to break away from the Anglican Communion.

"We cherish our Anglican heritage and the Anglican Communion and have no intention of departing from it, " the group said in an agreed statement.

Adding: "We believe that, in God's providence, Anglicanism has a bright future in obedience to our Lord's great Commission to make disciples of all nations and to build up the church on the foundation of biblical truth."

The group which was formed primarily in objection to the ordination of gay clergy and the decision of the American Episcopal Church to elect the openly gay Gene Robinson to the post of Bishop of New Hampshire.

Gafon claims that some in the Church "promote a variety of sexual preferences and immoral behaviour as a universal human right."

It claims God's blessing for same-sex unions is against the biblical teaching on holy matrimony.

"In 2003 this false gospel led to the consecration of a bishop living in a homosexual relationship."

"There is no longer any hope, therefore, for a unified communion," Peter Akinola, the Archbishop of Nigeria stated in his booklet, The Way, The Truth and the Life, published to coincide with the Gafcon meeting.

The group claims to represent some 35 million of the 77 million Christians within the Anglican Communion and met just weeks before the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams hosts the once in a decade Lambeth Conference of senior clergy within the Anglican Communion.

Last week, it was reported that the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester would boycott the conference held in Canterbury over issues relating to homosexuality.

At the end of May, two Anglican clergy, the Reverend Peter Cowell and the Reverend David Lord exchanged vows in a "blessing ceremony" at St Bartholomew the Great, Church of England in the City of London.

Article: www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8154.html

... Great another Network set up against us. Haven't they got anytrhing better to do and when will they realise that Jesus said nothing about Homosexuality. He obviously didn't feel it was an issue for his church so why the hell do this latest lot of hompohobes hiding between their bibles and religion. I can't wait to see their faces when they realise that God loves us and they have to repent for their homophobic sins. If not we will be waving at them from above.

daswiltsMon 30/06/08 15:31

The bigger issue is that people still believe in this outdated and fictional book(s). If there is something more than this world the I don't believe any religion really knows.

Some good could come from this if division causes one or other, or both side to dissolved. To have people argue about this sort of thing in the day and age is beyond me!

bassetMon 30/06/08 15:53

I'm in favour of diversity so hey what else is there that we could deftly drop in there to cause more arguments, divisions, etc?

2xistMon 30/06/08 16:15

What I love is the fact that after 2000 years of persecution, gays now seem to be in the process of destroying the anglican church - and we haven't had to lift a finger - just be our usual gorgeous selves and they do all the hard work for us...

saratiddyMon 30/06/08 16:17

I know we are good, but by the looks of it we are totally amazing!!!

fatherjohnMon 30/06/08 17:24

quoting > "gays now seem to be in the process of destroying the anglican church"

Actually the homophobes are doing the destroying...they're just too stupid to realise it!

saratiddyMon 30/06/08 17:52

The trouble is that they are destroying it and blaming us. If only they would invite us in and they realise that we have so much to bring and offer, we can help build a stronger church, not divide it. By shutting us out they are leaving important guests from the family meal.