Wednesday, November 17, 2010

New York Episcopal Diocese Wants "Investigation" of IRD

New York Episcopal Diocese Wants "Investigation" of IRD

"This resolution bears all the hallmarks of someone trying to shift blame for the denomination's decline onto an outside boogeyman." – Jeff Walton, IRD Anglican Spokesman

Washington, DC-The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) is a danger to religious freedom, according to a resolution recently adopted by the Episcopal Diocese of New York. The resolution alleges that IRD has "sought to punish the Episcopal, Presbyterian, and United Methodist denominations for leadership choices with which it disagrees through seizure of church property and other assets."

The resolution calls upon the Episcopal Church's General Convention to authorize an "investigation" of IRD, in collaboration with the United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The next General Convention is scheduled for July 2012.

Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org

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