From Christian Today-
Can Anglicans ever compromise on the vexed issue of sexuality? And if not, is there now a possible way forward?
Many
still hope for some kind of compromise. After all, Christians of
various denominations disagree amicably on many other things – such as
re-marriage of divorcees in church, or whether to baptise children, for
example.
But that's probably wishful thinking. That's because the issue of
sexuality is different from many others on which Christians have varying
practices. Nobody believes, for example, that baptism is a 'bad thing'
or that divorce is in and of itself a 'good thing'. The range of
practice in relation to each issue does not reflect underlying
differences on the rights or wrongs of the thing under discussion
itself. For all Christians, baptism is a matter for rejoicing, whereas
divorce is sad.
With sexuality, it's different. One part of
Anglicanism believes non-celibate same-sex relationships should be
celebrated. Another part – by far the majority – believes there is a
better story for Christians to tell, and that it doesn't involve
jettisoning 2,000-year old beliefs about the uniqueness of male-female
marriage and chastity outside that. For each side, compromise is
impossible.
More here-
https://www.christiantoday.com/article/the-unfolding-anglican-earthquake-a-way-through/130454.htm
Monday, September 17, 2018
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