Comprehensive Unity: The No Anglican Covenant Blog - A Public Challenge
Comprehensive Unity: The No Anglican Covenant Blog - A Public Challenge
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
December 19, 2010
Pittsburgh Episcopal layman Lionel Deimel has put out ten reasons why the Covenant should be deep-sixed by the Anglican Communion. As one layman to another, I challenge Mr. Deimel's No Anglican Covenant (NAC) Blog. This is the blog of an international group of Anglicans who oppose the adoption of the Anglican Covenant.
At the outset, let me say that while VOL holds no brief for the Covenant, we believe the Jerusalem Declaration is far more comprehensive and unifying. We also believe that the reasons liberals reject the Covenant cannot be sustained on any logical basis. We offer the challenges first and then respond accordingly.
NAC: (1) The proposed Anglican Covenant would transform a vibrant, cooperative, fellowship of churches into a contentious, centralized aggregation of churches designed to reduce diversity and initiative. The Covenant would institutionalize the "Instruments of Unity" as never before and would give extraordinary power to the newly enhanced Standing Committee.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
December 19, 2010
Pittsburgh Episcopal layman Lionel Deimel has put out ten reasons why the Covenant should be deep-sixed by the Anglican Communion. As one layman to another, I challenge Mr. Deimel's No Anglican Covenant (NAC) Blog. This is the blog of an international group of Anglicans who oppose the adoption of the Anglican Covenant.At the outset, let me say that while VOL holds no brief for the Covenant, we believe the Jerusalem Declaration is far more comprehensive and unifying. We also believe that the reasons liberals reject the Covenant cannot be sustained on any logical basis. We offer the challenges first and then respond accordingly.
NAC: (1) The proposed Anglican Covenant would transform a vibrant, cooperative, fellowship of churches into a contentious, centralized aggregation of churches designed to reduce diversity and initiative. The Covenant would institutionalize the "Instruments of Unity" as never before and would give extraordinary power to the newly enhanced Standing Committee.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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