Baptism on chopping block as sacrament of initiation into The Episcopal Church
Baptism on the chopping block as sacrament of initiation into The Episcopal Church
A jettisoning of the faith, one mis-action at a time
A VOL EXCLUSIVE
By Mary Ann Mueller
Special Correspondent
www.virtueonline.org
March 28, 2012
Little by little, the foundation of faith in The Episcopal Church is being reduced to ruins and the once grand colonial church of the Reformation is being progressively transformed into a social action agency. The latest proposed element to chip away at core Anglican beliefs is the Diocese of East Oregon's desire to offer Holy Communion to anyone who approaches the altar rail with their hands upraised. Baptism would not be a prerequisite. The Diocese of East Oregon has made it a matter of Communion without Baptism.
Apparently, it was the Delegates from St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Ontario, Oregon who first proposed the Open Table Resolution.
"It would not have happened without a unanimous vote at Convention that this was the direction we wanted to go," reportedly said the Rev. Anna R. Carmichael, rector of St. Mark's, in Hood River, Oregon. It seems she prepared the document that will go to General Convention. "This was the work of many people."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
A jettisoning of the faith, one mis-action at a time
A VOL EXCLUSIVE
By Mary Ann Mueller
Special Correspondent
www.virtueonline.org
March 28, 2012
Apparently, it was the Delegates from St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Ontario, Oregon who first proposed the Open Table Resolution.
"It would not have happened without a unanimous vote at Convention that this was the direction we wanted to go," reportedly said the Rev. Anna R. Carmichael, rector of St. Mark's, in Hood River, Oregon. It seems she prepared the document that will go to General Convention. "This was the work of many people."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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