Posted on 06/24/2009 7:01:39 AM PDT by marcbold
Episcopalian Priest, the Rev. Nina Churchman wrote a letter to Episcopal Life Online saying that women shouldn't have to ask for forgiveness for aborting a child. In fact, Rev. Churchman then goes one step further and says God rejoices in the woman's choice to abort. Here's the text in full:
After reading the 3 June article, "Pregnancy-loss Prayers", I found the text for Rachel's Tears online and was sickened to discover that the rite for abortion is couched wholly in terms of sin and transgression. The Episcopal Church, by resolution, has long held that women have the freedom to choose an abortion. It is not considered a sin. That this new rite begins with the words, "I seek God's forgiveness..." and includes "God rejoices that you have come seeking God's merciful forgiveness..." is contrary to the resolution. Women should be able to mourn the loss of an aborted fetus without having to confess anything. God, unlike what the liturgy states, also rejoices that women facing unplanned pregnancies have the freedom to carefully choose the best option - birth, adoption or abortion - for themselves and their families...
(Excerpt) Read more at creativeminorityreport.com ...
And the “mainstream” churches wonder why membership is dropping...
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There is not much of The Episcopal Church left. They have been losing members for at least a generation. And the members that are left have few to no children (hey, abortion works!)
The man has lost his way.
The only good thing I can say about this group is they have real nice buildings.
Someone isn’t reading/understanding the Holy Scripture.
Nina is a woman.
And the example of Sodom showed that God also rejoices in gay lifestyles. < / sarcasm >
Nina? I think she’s a woman.
Further confusion.
How can you be so sure?
Separated from Apostolic Succession and the Holy Spirit’s protection of doctrinal teaching through the deliberate liturgies of Wolsey, the EC has drifted towards oblivion. This is simply another example of its fate. That these statements were made by an invalidly ordained priest - since women are not the proper substance for sacramental ordination - is certainly no surprise.
“The man has lost his way.”
I think this clergyman is a woman.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7898567@N06/2233589806
She has lost her way. May God grant her a spirit of repentance.
I gasp at this pronouncement. I am flummoxed.
I haven’t heard of ‘Rachel’s Tears’ but I can imagine that it is a cyber gathering place for women who cannot reconcile with themselves that they’ve had abortions.
The feeling stays with you forever-—every girl I have ever known who’s had one can’t quite ever get over it.
Not so oddly, it sometimes spurs them on to have MORE children , once they get to a point of maturity where abortion is ‘not an option’, after they’ve given birth at least once.
HOWEVER, one can make just as strong a pro-life case WITHOUT bringing sin or transgression or any religious considerations into the argument.So I would invite the Episcopals to deal with the controversy WITHOUT resorting to the ‘my religion said/your religion said’ dichotomy.
BARF ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!
I as well. Just when I think I've heard it all...
Special hell awaits those who cloak themselves in the robes of the ministry and work to destroy it. But this guy has company, people like Barry Lynn at Americans United for Seperation of Church and State is another Judas who gets his pieces of silver from an adoriing press and anti Christian lunatics.
Wow, you are WAY off...
Rachel's Tears was a book about Rachel Scott, the girl at Columbine who was shot point-blank b/c she would not denounce her Christian faith.
In the context of this article, the Episcopal "priest" said she was disturbed that abortion was considered sinful in the book, Rachel's Tears.
Next time, try Google or Wiki before jumping to conclusions.
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