Comments on: Obituary: The Episcopal Church in the United States (1789-2009) Cause of Death: Suicide http://www.frcblog.com/2009/07/obituary-the-episcopal-church-in-the-united-states-1789-2009-cause-of-death-suicide/ The Blog of Family Research Council Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:09:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Richard Fonte http://www.frcblog.com/2009/07/obituary-the-episcopal-church-in-the-united-states-1789-2009-cause-of-death-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-1761 Richard Fonte Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:37:54 +0000 http://www.frcblog.com/?p=1534#comment-1761 Unhappy Members of Episcopal Church may discover that Eastern Orthodox Churches following "a western Rite" maintain traditional Christian beliefs and maintain a liturgical tradition identical to what they have been used to. Many converts in recent years to Orthodoxy Unhappy Members of Episcopal Church may discover that Eastern Orthodox Churches following “a western Rite” maintain traditional Christian beliefs and maintain a liturgical tradition identical to what they have been used to. Many converts in recent years to Orthodoxy

]]> By: Bruce Garner http://www.frcblog.com/2009/07/obituary-the-episcopal-church-in-the-united-states-1789-2009-cause-of-death-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 Bruce Garner Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:37:34 +0000 http://www.frcblog.com/?p=1534#comment-1755 It is truly a shame that you did not witness the presence of the Holy Spirit at work at the General Convention of The Episcopal Church. Had you done so, you would not publish such nonsense as this. God calls us into right relationship, not to judge or exclude, or further margiinalize those who differ from us. Is it any wonder that so many turn away from organized relgion when they read items like yours? Do you recall a story in the Acts of the Apostles where Peter has a dream and a sheet descends that is filled with all sorts of creatures? God tells Peter to get up, kill and eat. Peter argues that he has never eaten anything unclean. God literally reprimands Peter by telling him not to call profane or unclean that which God has created as good. A little later in the narrative Peter stands before a group of Gentiles, acknowledging that he, as a devout Jew is breaking the law by associating with them. Yet he also tells them that God has told him not to call anyone (not any thing, but any ONE) unclean. Are we to argue with God? End your judgment of others and you might propser. Bruce Garner Atlanta It is truly a shame that you did not witness the presence of the Holy Spirit at work at the General Convention of The Episcopal Church. Had you done so, you would not publish such nonsense as this.

God calls us into right relationship, not to judge or exclude, or further margiinalize those who differ from us. Is it any wonder that so many turn away from organized relgion when they read items like yours?

Do you recall a story in the Acts of the Apostles where Peter has a dream and a sheet descends that is filled with all sorts of creatures? God tells Peter to get up, kill and eat. Peter argues that he has never eaten anything unclean. God literally reprimands Peter by telling him not to call profane or unclean that which God has created as good. A little later in the narrative Peter stands before a group of Gentiles, acknowledging that he, as a devout Jew is breaking the law by associating with them. Yet he also tells them that God has told him not to call anyone (not any thing, but any ONE) unclean.

Are we to argue with God? End your judgment of others and you might propser.

Bruce Garner
Atlanta

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