Comments on: The Changing Face of Anglicanism http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/02/the-changing-face-of-anglicanism/ A biblioblog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:12:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Kevin A. Wilson http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/02/the-changing-face-of-anglicanism/#comment-19027 Kevin A. Wilson Sun, 27 May 2007 21:54:42 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/02/the-changing-face-of-anglicanism/#comment-19027 There are some provinces in the Anglican Communion that used to have priests, and according to some reports they still do. Whether they decided that it is "right and fitting and an essential human right" is irrelevant. Even if they did, it is not the place of the rest of the communion to dictate to them their practice. We may disagree with them and have debates, but we cannot go on a power trip and force them to do what we want. That is not the nature of Anglicanism. Or at least it is not the way Anglicanism has been done since the English Reformation. It may be changing now, which is unfortunate. There are some provinces in the Anglican Communion that used to have priests, and according to some reports they still do.

Whether they decided that it is “right and fitting and an essential human right” is irrelevant. Even if they did, it is not the place of the rest of the communion to dictate to them their practice. We may disagree with them and have debates, but we cannot go on a power trip and force them to do what we want. That is not the nature of Anglicanism. Or at least it is not the way Anglicanism has been done since the English Reformation. It may be changing now, which is unfortunate.

]]> By: Steve Hayes http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/02/the-changing-face-of-anglicanism/#comment-19021 Steve Hayes Sun, 27 May 2007 16:36:51 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/02/the-changing-face-of-anglicanism/#comment-19021 Are there any provinces in the Anglican Communion that has polygamous priests? And have they decided that it is right and fitting and an essential human right for priests to be polygamous? Are there any provinces in the Anglican Communion that has polygamous priests?

And have they decided that it is right and fitting and an essential human right for priests to be polygamous?

]]> By: Kevin A. Wilson http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/02/the-changing-face-of-anglicanism/#comment-10080 Kevin A. Wilson Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:54:54 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/02/the-changing-face-of-anglicanism/#comment-10080 I realize both sides expect the Communion to take a position on things, but that is part of the problem. The Communion was not set up to take positions. It was intended as a way to promote cooperation and fellowship between the different provinces. The Communion does have doctrinal statements, namely the Nicene and Apostles' Creeds. The Elizabethan Settlement said that is enough. Unfortunately, people with an agenda often ignore history and communal structures. I realize both sides expect the Communion to take a position on things, but that is part of the problem. The Communion was not set up to take positions. It was intended as a way to promote cooperation and fellowship between the different provinces.

The Communion does have doctrinal statements, namely the Nicene and Apostles’ Creeds. The Elizabethan Settlement said that is enough. Unfortunately, people with an agenda often ignore history and communal structures.

]]> By: Chris http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/02/the-changing-face-of-anglicanism/#comment-10075 Chris Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:36:06 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2007/02/the-changing-face-of-anglicanism/#comment-10075 To be fair Kevin, in the mind of the conservatives the issues surrounding same-sex unions is not an "internal matter" it goes to questions of doctrine and the authority of Scripture. Furthermore, for those holding liberal views on this matter, it is an issue of basic human rights and a question of who God created gay people to be. In both views this is a set of issues that the Communion as a whole is expected to take a position on. The trouble, as you pointed out, is that neither end of this spectrum seems willing to abide by any ruling other than the one that they want. To be fair Kevin, in the mind of the conservatives the issues surrounding same-sex unions is not an “internal matter” it goes to questions of doctrine and the authority of Scripture. Furthermore, for those holding liberal views on this matter, it is an issue of basic human rights and a question of who God created gay people to be. In both views this is a set of issues that the Communion as a whole is expected to take a position on.

The trouble, as you pointed out, is that neither end of this spectrum seems willing to abide by any ruling other than the one that they want.

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