Anglican Church conservatives move to form power bloc

International Herald Tribune ^ | June 29, 2008 | Laurie Goodstein and Dina Kraft

[Man50D]

Anglican conservatives, frustrated by the ongoing stalemate over homosexuality in the Anglican Communion, declared Sunday that they would defy the church's historic lines of authority and establish a new power bloc within the church that will be led by a council of predominantly African archbishops.

The announcement came at the close of an unprecedented meeting in Jerusalem by conservatives, who contend that they represent a majority of the 77 million members of the Anglican Communion.

They depicted their efforts as the culmination of an anti-colonial struggle against the church's seat of power in Britain, whose missionaries first brought Anglican Christianity to the developing world. The conservatives say that many of the descendants of those Anglican missionaries in Britain and North America are now following what they call a "false gospel" that allows a malleable, liberal interpretation of Scripture.

After more than 1,000 delegates to the meeting at a Jerusalem hotel affirmed their platform statement, African women, Australians, South Americans and Indians danced and swayed to a Swahili hymn and shouted full-throated hallelujahs.

Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria, who leads the largest province in the Communion, said at a news conference afterward: "It's quite clear we have been in turmoil. With this decision we have a fresh beginning."

[Drago]

Fresno, CA Diocese has already joined them:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316224,00.html

[kalee]

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[olezip]

Anglican conservatives, frustrated by the ongoing stalemate over homosexuality in the Anglican Communion, declared Sunday that they would defy the church's historic lines of authority and establish a new power bloc within the church that will be led by a council of predominantly African archbishops.

The announcement came at the close of an unprecedented meeting in Jerusalem by conservatives, who contend that they represent a majority of the 77 million members of the Anglican Communion.

I would agree that a majority of Anglicans recognize heresy and want no part of it. The heretics are using greed and avarice to convince the majority that their heresy is "justified." Perhaps the Anglican Communion has reached the tipping point in this particular battle with evil.

[ishabibble]

The homosexual agenda seeks to destroy all churches, to eliminate God from all aspects of daily life, and to enforce their own “moral code” on everybody. They are as sickening and twisted as any plague mentioned in the Bible.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038472/posts

[sionnsar]

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[Tennessee Nana]

Prayers for the conservatives taking a stand for God and righteousness..

[neodad]

Some liberal American bloggers sought to play down the conservatives' actions, dismissing them as an attempt to hijack the Communion when, in their view, there are much more important issues for the church to confront, like poverty, AIDS and global warming.

I guess spreading the gospel didn't make the liberal to-do list.

[AnalogReigns]

I guess spreading the gospel didn't make the liberal to-do list.

Liberal Episcopalians/Anglicans (like liberal Christians in general) have NO IDEA what the Gospel of Jesus Christ really is.