tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post4542622623210241882..comments2023-10-08T05:44:25.657-06:00Comments on Dakota Voice: Bible-Believing Episcopalians Split, Form New DenominationDakota Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01386070103210525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-16434751936498207182008-12-04T12:28:00.000-07:002008-12-04T12:28:00.000-07:00Robert, it is incorrect to imply the old pre-split...Robert, it is incorrect to imply the old pre-split Episcopal Church are "Bible believing Episcopalians" when they clearly reject what the Bible has to say about God's design for human sexuality, His condemnation of homosexual behavior, and the requirement for moral uprightness from church leadership. I'm sure there are some remaining within that body who do believe the Bible, but when the Bob Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413354616356999953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-78254937540116845992008-12-04T12:21:00.000-07:002008-12-04T12:21:00.000-07:00Good points, Anonymous 11:15, on the comparisons t...Good points, Anonymous 11:15, on the comparisons to adulterers and thieves. It's also more than just technically unBiblical; it would be totally unBiblical to have an openly unrepentant homosexual <EM>member</EM> of a church, much less someone in a leadership position. <BR/> <BR/>It is also true that we have the legal freedom in our country to ignore the Bible and both Christians and Bob Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413354616356999953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-53793456818956096812008-12-04T11:33:00.000-07:002008-12-04T11:33:00.000-07:00It is incorrect to say that the splinter groups ar...It is incorrect to say that the splinter groups are 'the Bible believing Episcopalians.' They just interpret the Bible differently from the majority of Episcopalians.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623259411733292600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-38877773092823185832008-12-04T11:15:00.000-07:002008-12-04T11:15:00.000-07:00Just a few observationsWhile I personally couldn't...Just a few observations<BR/><BR/>While I personally couldn't care less if I had an openly gay pastor, it's technically unbiblical to allow such a thing. Would Episcopalians allow an openly adulterous married man to lead their church? Or a known and unrepentant thief? I don't think so. Religious denominations have their established rules. No one ever said they were fair or nondiscriminatory -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-91074537306404809722008-12-03T17:56:00.000-07:002008-12-03T17:56:00.000-07:00So Christian churches dedicated to following the t...So Christian churches dedicated to following the teachings of Christ are "bad rubbish."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for clarifying the state of your moral barometer, Tom.Bob Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413354616356999953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-73926233556998688032008-12-03T17:54:00.000-07:002008-12-03T17:54:00.000-07:00I was actually referring to the churches breaking ...I was actually referring to the churches breaking off from the Episcopalians as the "bad rubbish."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-86529085279187105252008-12-03T17:22:00.000-07:002008-12-03T17:22:00.000-07:00Yes, good riddance to bad rubbish, the kind found ...Yes, good riddance to bad rubbish, the kind found in the leadership of the Episcopalian church. Such hatred for God's word and for God's institution of marriage is reprehensible. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully they will repent of their approval of homosexuality and contempt for God's design before it's too late and they hit that "warmer" place you mentioned...only it's going to be nasty hot there.Bob Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413354616356999953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11556657.post-73480013947485114952008-12-03T15:06:00.000-07:002008-12-03T15:06:00.000-07:00Good riddance to bad rubbish. If they want a Chri...Good riddance to bad rubbish. If they want a Christian denomination devoted to hate (which actually isn't very Christian), that's their right. But I hope they won't be too surprised when their afterlife is a little warmer than they thought it would be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com