I’ve decided that I’m tired of hiding my true feelings, of pretending to be someone I’m not, of living with the shame of concealing my essential nature. So here goes.
I am convinced that:
Same-sex marriage is bad for society. Marriage is meant to create a family. A family is meant for bringing up children in a manner that strengthens society. A same-sex ménage does neither.
Sexual relations between members of the same sex is intrinsically unnatural, a product of the Fall, not a design facet of God’s creativity. That goes for penguins, too.
Sexual relations between members of the same sex is forbidden by the Bible; Christians who are determined to twist Biblical prohibitions to suit their purposes do so at their peril.
Children should be brought up in a family consisting of a married man and woman and their adoption by same sex couples is tantamount to abuse.
The Anglican Church of Canada, insofar as it has preferred societal whims on same-sex relations to Christian doctrine, no longer deserves to be called a church.
The Anglican Church of Canada, insofar as it has abandoned both the transcendent and the revealed Gospel in favour of temporal pettiness such as social justice, no longer deserves to be called Christian.
Bishops in the Anglican Church of Canada who are more interested in money and property and, hence, are pursuing both through litigating against Christians who follow their conscience, are no better than the money changers who were cast out of the temple. However, since they blend harmoniously with the ethos of the Anglican Church of Canada, there isn’t much point in casting them out.
Diversity is not inherently good and its opposite inherently bad. I have no idea who first came up with this potty notion, but I suspect it was someone who doesn’t fit in because he lives in his parent’s basement, has body odour and doesn’t get out much.
The same goes for inclusion.
Rowan Williams should trim his eyebrows.
Brother in Christ,
I really want to engage with you, but honestly, I’m not sure how. I admire your honesty, and the strength of your convictions, but sometimes in statements above you are simply wrong when empirical research becomes part of the picture around adoption and the raising of children.
So, I guess my first question is: If you feel this way, are you currently part of an Anglican Church of Canada parish? And if so, why?
Searching for the bond of peace,
Rob
That’s fair. Thanks for letting me know. It’s very clear, at least on Bible stuff, that we read the text in very different ways. So in a sense, we are now in two different kinds of Anglicanism.
What do you think we agree on?
May the Holy Trinity bless you and your parish. Speaking as a Div student, I don’t understand the politics of the lawsuits, but I agree with you that there has been a serious failure of grace when Christians drag each other into court (1 Cor 6).
In peace,
Rob
I certainly agree with his view in totality However, I would like for this unidentified person to put a name on the article
Hey David,
You seem really abrasive and even mocking. I’ll back off. It’s fine.
I’d be willing to bet we agree on Jesus Christ.
In peace,
Rob
“Diversity is not inherently good and its opposite inherently bad. I have no idea who first came up with this potty notion, but I suspect it was someone who doesn’t fit in because he lives in his parent’s basement, has body odour and doesn’t get out much.
The same goes for inclusion.”
Spooky, in that you’ve captured the essence of my evening prayers.