There is no shortage of comment in the blogosphere about recent actions and reactions in the Anglican Communion. I don't often seek to add to it. But today, there was a statement issued from the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church that I felt compelled to 'lift up'. Here's a quote from -- and a link to the full text of -- the resolutions and communications adopted by the bishops of the branch of Anglicanism that I am proud to call my spiritual home:
"We proclaim the Gospel of what God has done and is doing in Christ, of the dignity of every human being, and of justice, compassion, and peace. We proclaim the Gospel that in Christ there is no Jew or Greek, no male or female, no slave or free. We proclaim the Gospel that in Christ all God's children, including women, are full and equal participants in the life of Christ's Church. We proclaim the Gospel that in Christ all God's children, including gay and lesbian persons, are full and equal participants in the life of Christ's Church. We proclaim the Gospel that stands against any violence, including violence done to women and children as well as those who are persecuted because of their differences, often in the name of God."
Adopted March 20, 2007
The House of Bishops
The Episcopal Church
Spring Meeting 2007
Camp Allen Conference Center
Navasota, Texas
Full text here:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_84148_ENG_HTM.htm
Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to God from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21, Book of Common Prayer, p. 102.
21 March 2007
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Amen- After a pretty harsh time of it for the ++Katherine down in Africa, the house of Bishops steps up and does their job. This is why I am Episcopalian as well- this very idea of "the dignity of all persons".
What a great statement. I've been waiting to hear our bishops state our church's positions not just in terms of fairness or even concern for the marginalized, but in the context of the Gospel. We do a disservice to true Christian faith when we let the literalists define it solely in terms of what's been said, written down, eventually canonized (and later translated) into the Bible.
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