{"id":26836,"date":"2019-03-10T22:57:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T02:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=26836"},"modified":"2019-03-10T22:57:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T02:57:29","slug":"niagara-diocese-a-safe-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/niagara-diocese-a-safe-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Niagara Diocese, a safe church"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christianity isn\u2019t safe.<\/p>\n

Early Christians had to look forward to an early unpleasant departure from this vale of tears, a fate that is still in store for many persecuted Christians today. St. Paul was: beaten with rods, stoned, shipwrecked, robbed, imprisoned, hungry, thirsty, betrayed, nearly drowned and five times received forty lashes.<\/p>\n

If the early church had concentrated its efforts on becoming safe, I don\u2019t suppose much would have come of it; after all, Aslan is not a tame<\/em> Lion.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the Diocese of Niagara is a safe<\/em> place \u2013 for everyone except orthodox Christians.<\/p>\n

From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Safe Church initiatives within the Diocese of Niagara are dedicated to ensuring that the church is a safe and holy place for all people at all times.<\/p>\n

We affirm the dignity and worth of all persons, young or old, male or female, rich or poor.<\/p>\n

To that end, our protocols apply to all of the people of the Diocese of Niagara in all of our faith communities, no matter what ministry they partake in, be it volunteer, paid, lay or ordained.<\/p>\n

[\u2026.]<\/p>\n

Truly, the Spirit moves in our midst as we come to terms with what it means to be the Christian Church in the days of #MeToo and #ChurchToo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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