Comments on: What I Wish Rowan Williams Had Said About GAFCON http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/06/30/what-i-wish-rowan-williams-had-said-about-gafcon/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:19:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Eve http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/06/30/what-i-wish-rowan-williams-had-said-about-gafcon/#comment-2224 Eve Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:21:06 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/06/30/what-i-wish-rowan-williams-had-said-about-gafcon/#comment-2224 WOW...This so clearly points out what was not [and should have been] said by RW....It makes me truly sad. WOW…This so clearly points out what was not [and should have been] said by RW….It makes me truly sad.

]]> By: Kevin Maney+ http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/06/30/what-i-wish-rowan-williams-had-said-about-gafcon/#comment-2221 Kevin Maney+ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:21:32 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/06/30/what-i-wish-rowan-williams-had-said-about-gafcon/#comment-2221 Agreed. But based on TEC's past (and present) behavior, I am afraid this is delusional thinking on his part. I hope and pray I am wrong; but ultimately the kind of behavior I see being flouted in TEC indicates its leadership will not W/D voluntarily from the councils of the church because that is the very thing that makes them "acceptable." When form becomes more important than substance, there is no incentive to do so. (As a sidebar, keep up the good work, my friend and mentor. You continue to be a great blessing to those of us working to be faithful stewards of the faith once delivered to the saints. Blessings.) Agreed. But based on TEC’s past (and present) behavior, I am afraid this is delusional thinking on his part. I hope and pray I am wrong; but ultimately the kind of behavior I see being flouted in TEC indicates its leadership will not W/D voluntarily from the councils of the church because that is the very thing that makes them “acceptable.” When form becomes more important than substance, there is no incentive to do so.

(As a sidebar, keep up the good work, my friend and mentor. You continue to be a great blessing to those of us working to be faithful stewards of the faith once delivered to the saints. Blessings.)

]]> By: Leander+ http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/06/30/what-i-wish-rowan-williams-had-said-about-gafcon/#comment-2220 Leander+ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:06:27 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/06/30/what-i-wish-rowan-williams-had-said-about-gafcon/#comment-2220 I am not sure we can conclude much from the ABC's response to GAFCON. It seems to me highly emotional and not an example of his best thinking. In any event I think he still wants to create a situation in which TEC will declare itself out of its own accord by not signing onto the covenant. I am not sure we can conclude much from the ABC’s response to GAFCON. It seems to me highly emotional and not an example of his best thinking. In any event I think he still wants to create a situation in which TEC will declare itself out of its own accord by not signing onto the covenant.

]]> By: Kevin Maney+ http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/06/30/what-i-wish-rowan-williams-had-said-about-gafcon/#comment-2217 Kevin Maney+ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:08:22 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/06/30/what-i-wish-rowan-williams-had-said-about-gafcon/#comment-2217 Spot on, Leander. And by implication, then, what can we reasonably conclude about where the ABC is in his willingness to discipline the North Americans? Spot on, Leander. And by implication, then, what can we reasonably conclude about where the ABC is in his willingness to discipline the North Americans?

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