The bishop will probably get to keep the property. Here in Peachtree City, Georgia, almost all the parishioners at the Episcopal church wanted to split from the diocese, but the bishop brought out his lawyers and made some threats, so the bulk of the old parish now meets in a public hall while the church facility these same people paid for entertains a tiny handful of holdouts.
Good for them!
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Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
Snickersnee’s parish in Bristol, Connecticut also joined CANA effective today, (Pentecost Sunday, a fitting birthday for a new beginning.) Pray for us, please.
Traditional Anglican ping, continued in memory of its founder Arlin Adams. I guess the leadership of these national church bodies don’t think about how these strong arm tactics look to people outside of the church. Using force to keep churches in the diocese or make them forfeit their property does nothing to attract people to the church.
My departed Great grandfather who was a Conservative Episcopal minister is rolling in grave. My God, How is it that so many minsiters are conserivative but the leadership seams deadlock heathen left wing?!
I grew up Anglican in Canada, and as luck would have it, moved to New Hampshire in ‘95. I loved the Anglican/Episcopal communion, but...
Those Sodomite Bastards stole my church from me!!!
I am adrift, and I don’t know what to do. I have no church, and no comfort.
CURSE YOU GENE ROBINSON, AND ALL OF YOUR ILK! YOU STOLE MY CHURCH!!!!
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Tell that to Henry VIII!
... Out of some 892 people on their "members in good standing" list, and out of the supposed 2,500 people Fr. Armstrong claims are members.
Not even a quorum, in other words -- a signficant majority didn't vote at all. I was actually rather surprised by their low turnout -- it's something the CANA folks ought to be concerned about.
But Armstrong said, "In as much as the bishop thinks our vote is illegitimate, I think the bishop is illegitimate. What the bishop really ought to be concerned about is whether I'll file a slander suit against him."
One of the interesting things about this situation is that we who did not follow Don Armstrong have had various opportunities to meet with and hear the Bishop. He's nothing like the man Don Armstrong describes ... and he's preached the real Gospel with a passion and depth that Armstrong hasn't approached for years. He's trying to do the right thing, too: the charges (and the evidence to support them) are such that no responsible bishop could or should ignore them.
I don't agree with the bishop on a lot of things, but in this situation he is acting properly.