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<\/p>\nThe 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.<\/p>\n
Here is what seems to me to be a perfectly innocuous Christmas greeting from the United Conservative party of Alberta:<\/p>\n
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According to Greenwood-Lee, the UCP is telling us that there is \u201csome 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.<\/p>\n
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<\/a> in its synods.<\/p>\n Read more here<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cAs a Priest and Bishop-Elect, I\u2019d 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\u2019s hard to know where to start,\u201d Greenwood-Lee tweeted Saturday.<\/p>\n The tweet from the UCP\u2019s official account showed an image of Mary and Joseph watching baby Jesus as he lay in a manger. It contained the words: \u201cFor 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.\u201d Isaiah 9:6<\/p>\n For the Anglican bishop-elect, this was anti-Semitic.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst, it\u2019s 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),\u201d Greenwood-Lee continued.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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. … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2020-12-29_084345-937x1024.jpg\")
Bishop-elect Anna-Lee Greenwood said it was \u201cwholly inappropriate\u201d to present a passage of the Bible as divine support for their party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n