tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post2509898800900023245..comments2024-03-27T08:37:26.489-04:00Comments on Not Another Episcopal Church Blog: Style over Substance: Philip Linder+'s Responses to the Search Committee.Undergroundpewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-75057551727069685102009-11-09T17:47:07.310-05:002009-11-09T17:47:07.310-05:00Pewster--Thanks for your good work on Linder. The ...Pewster--Thanks for your good work on Linder. The sentence that leaps out at me is this:<br /><br />"If I were to be elected bishop of our diocese, I would be fully committed to the Church’s<br />theology of welcoming all baptized members into the full life of our church."<br /><br />Anyone who knows anything much about the Episcopal Church knows that the phrase "full life of the church" is code for gay access to all the sacraments, including ordination.<br /><br />That along with his vote in favor of the resolution stating that God has called and may call partnered gays to all orders of ministry, means necessarily that he will seek (in due time) to ordain and place non-celibate gays in churches that want them.Bull Streetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-39519583595437372392009-11-06T10:58:47.184-05:002009-11-06T10:58:47.184-05:00I've been following along, though not commenti...I've been following along, though not commenting, primarily because I'm not up to speed on the inner workings of the Anglican church. Nonetheless, I de-lurk to note the story of asking God for a sign to demonstrate His calling. The story caused me to furrow my brow a tad, as I recently read <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012:%2038-39&version=KJV" rel="nofollow">this</a>.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com