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Posted by tom | Aug 1, 2006

Scripture or theology or morals. We are just Episcopalians. -- Donna Bott, Episcopal Voices of Central Florida. (Quote forwarded to me by an IVCF staff friend)

Brief off-the-cuff response: I am just a follower of Christ. I am simply called to reflect and share the Word who not only came in Person but continues to provide Light upon His Word through His Body, the very People of God across time and space . . . incarnated and reproduced in concert throughout the creation.

Father grant your followers as individuals and as the Body of your Son the grace to open, receive, and live in your Word by the power of your Spirit.

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    Speaking from Central Florida, I want to point out that Donna Bott does not represent the majority of Episcopalians in the Diocese of Central Florida. None of us want to leave the Episcopal Church, but most of us have concluded that the Episcopal Church has left us...and the Bible, and historic Christianity. What I find somewhat amusing about the whole fiasco is the way traditional alignments have been turned on their heads. I dislike the labels I'm about to use, but will do so to make the point: The "right-wing conservatives" are aligning themselves with the Africans, the developing countries, the non-Western peoples, while the "left-wing liberals" are calling them ignorant and backward.

    Posted by SursumCorda, Aug 1 2006, 20:04

    Praise God! Thank-you for the testimony of the remnant of the People of God which continue to be open to, receive, and live the Word of God by the power of the Spirit. Yes, the Gospel is going out to the ends of the earth even as many in the West including the U.S. have 'moved beyond' the Word of God to the Moralistic Therapeutic Deism written about by Christian Smith in Soul Searching. 2 scholars which have given much thought to 'Next Christendom' are Philip Jenkins, an Episcoplian who teaches history at Penn State University (see http://groshlink.net/archives/2005/08/12/philip_jenkins_strikes_again), and Lamin Sanneh, a Roman Catholic layman who gives much time to speaking/advising Anglicans while teaching world religion/history at Yale (see http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2003/010/35.112.html for an excellent interview from 2003). Anyone who has interest in this topic should consider their work.

    Posted by Tom, Aug 1 2006, 20:57

    Thanks, Tom, for those links. I found the Lamin Sanneh interview especially fascinating.

    Posted by SursumCorda, Aug 2 2006, 07:27
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