The Anglican Church of Canada wastes most its rapidly dwindling influence peddling leftist political propaganda, so it hardly seems fair for a bishop to complain when a political party reciprocates and does what bishops should be doing: quote the Bible.
Here is what seems to me to be a perfectly innocuous Christmas greeting from the United Conservative party of Alberta:
According to Greenwood-Lee, the UCP is telling us that there is “some sort of close relationship between them and the Son of God.” I have to admit that this is something that no one would ever accuse the ACoC of.
Not only that, since it is a quote from the Old Testament, it is anti-Semitic, a bizarre claim from a bishop of an alleged church that periodically introduces anti-Israel motions in its synods.
Read more here:
Bishop-elect Anna-Lee Greenwood said it was “wholly inappropriate” to present a passage of the Bible as divine support for their party.
“As a Priest and Bishop-Elect, I’d ask that the UCP send Christmas greetings without the wholly inappropriate inference of divine sanction for their government. There are so many things wrong with their use of these words from the Prophet Isaiah it’s hard to know where to start,” Greenwood-Lee tweeted Saturday.
The tweet from the UCP’s official account showed an image of Mary and Joseph watching baby Jesus as he lay in a manger. It contained the words: “For unto us a child is born: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting father, the Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
For the Anglican bishop-elect, this was anti-Semitic.
“First, it’s supersessionism (a form of anti-Semitism) whenever Christians use the Hebrew Scriptures and say it was just foreshadowing Jesus (this passage is likely about King Hezekiah from the 8th Century BCE),” Greenwood-Lee continued.
This woman is a very silly woman. She will make an ideal A C of C bishop. She is dripping with self righteousness.
Sooooooo…..we couldn’t make reference to the true meaning of Christmas or say Merry Christmas just a couple of years ago- and now. we are anti-Semitic ..ugh……I can’t keep up with much of anything anymore- I must be getting old-thats it….too old to know anything anymore
So Handel’s Messiah is “out”, then?
Hezekiah was the mighty God?
As a woman – I have words for a woman making comments like that. Ones that might not be acceptable on a forum like this. Let’s just say – she seems to be working for ‘the other side’.
The use of that ridiculous phrase BCE says enough in itself. As she said, though, ‘there are so many things wrong . . . it’s hard to know where to start.’
Ugh is right.
David, I’d be REALLY obliged if you ceased to post tripe like this. I refer not to the fact that this woman has by no means read any portion of Isaiah in Hebrew, whereas some of us have read ALL of it, but to “ … this passage is LIKELY about King Hezekiah … ” I NEVER ON PRINCIPLE trust ANYONE who supposes that likely is an adverb. This solecism can be committed only by an individual who cannot be trusted to exercise sound judgment in any other matter. Likely is an adjective, as in the expression “a likely story”.
Whoa David! A serious error! This likely brings your whole enterprise into doubt. No more of these grammatical crudities please. I will likely give you one more chance but your leash is short!
“This LIKELY brings your whole enterprise into doubt … I will LIKELY give you one more chance” suggests invincible ignorance … Evil communications corrupt good manners every time.
“The world is very evil
The times are waxing late.”
The charge of “supersessionism” now accords with Rome’s abandonment of any Mission to the Jews as declared by Pope Francis, S.J., December 10, 2015; the ACC following suit at its July, 2019 General Synod in Vancouver, B.C.
It does not accord with the Apostle Paul’s first recorded sermon in the synagogue in Antioch of Pisidia as found in Acts ch.13: wherein by SOME of the Jewish congregants rejection of “the sure mercies of David”/The Resurrection, Paul then turned to the Gentiles “by my mouth should hear The WORD of The Gospel, and believe”, Jerusalem Council, Acts 15:7; and the Apostle Peter – by Rome’s designation its “first Bishop” – would continue his Mission to his fellow Jews.
The same sermon whose Old Testament weekly texts were taken from Deuteronomy chs. 1-3:22 and Isaiah 1:1-22 – the required “Law and Prophets” –
also sets out the Divine Birth of the Child foretold both in Isaiah chs. 7 and 9:
“according to this man’s (King David) seed hath GOD according to His promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus” v.23. Amen.
This same Evangelical Prophet, Isaiah, and his Promised Saviour and LORD, Jesus Christ roots all sound Evangelical doctrine in the following:
“to The Law and The Testimony (The Prophets): if they speak not according to this WORD, it is because there is no light in them.” Isaiah ch. 8:20. Amen.
Look at these Christians; how they love one another; especially a female bishop!!!!
Nothing to do with her sex, everything to do with her doctrine.