A signifint move by the Anglin Church to bls the marriage of two gay prits at a ceremony this week has been postponed due to a legal challenge.
Contents:
- GAY ANGLINS THE ACNA
- THE DEAR GAY ANGLINS LETTER
- DEAR GAY ANGLINS LETTER
- THE ANGLIN CHURCH’S ‘KICK THE GUTS’ TO GAY PARISHNERS
- ARCHBISHOP BEACH WR TO THE DCE OF THE SOUTH ABOUT THE “DEAR GAY ANGLINS” OPEN LETTER
- GAY ANGLIN PRITS FIGHT TO GET CHURCH BLSG OF THEIR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
- “WE WON”: GAY TRIUMPHALISM IN THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION, PART ONE
- THE ANGLIN WAY: PORN AND GAYS
- ALL 4 NY EPISPAL BISHOP NDIDAT WILL ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE IF ELECTED
- A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.
GAY ANGLINS THE ACNA
In an unual move, the Archbishop of Canterbury has nmned a senr Nigerian archbishop for homophobic ments. But Jt Welby's posn on gay Christians and same-sex marriage remas unclear. * gay anglican *
The Pastoral Statement sgl out, therefore, the language of “gay Christians” (and also “same-sex attracted Christians”) as a “subtle shift om intifitn Christ by modifyg our Christian inty wh personal orientatns and attractn. Where Bishop Hunter and the “Dear Gay Anglins” letter lamented the Pastoral Statement’s lack of pastoral foc (or tried to redirect the Statement to what they thk is a more amenable pastoral directn), Archbishop Henry C. Bis, power rol have reversed: In today’s theraptic culture, sistg on one’s gay inty mostly gets appld, while requir great urage to speak and wre biblilly about homosexualy.
THE DEAR GAY ANGLINS LETTER
Although Jt Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, recently affirmed the validy of a 1998 claratn that gay sex was a s, there are signs that the C of E may be movg towards allowg clergy to follow their nscience on the issue. Anglin church the US, Stland and Canada have already moved to start nductg same-sex weddgs, while the church Wal has started offerg blsgs to married gay upl.
Pieter Valk, a celibate gay man Nashville who aspir to ordatn as an ACNA an, created as a vehicle for rpondg to a pastoral letter on “sexualy and inty” released by the ACNA College of Bishops January.
DEAR GAY ANGLINS LETTER
“In many of our partner provc, the practice of homosexualy is agast the law, and to make matters more difficult, they ually don’t unrstand the nuanc of the word ‘gay’ or ‘homosexual attractn’ — they jt hear the practice of same-sex immoraly. The Epispal Church has officially weled gay and lbian bishops and prits, and the only remag bishop who refed to allow same-sex marriage r his dce rigned durg a disciplary procs.
However, the church nsistently teach that gay people are also children of God, and differentiat between sexual actns and sexual attractns.
Much of is a discsn of whether is preferable to refer to “gay Christians” or “same-sex attracted Christians, ” ncludg that both are problematic and have cultural baggage.
THE ANGLIN CHURCH’S ‘KICK THE GUTS’ TO GAY PARISHNERS
“We m to take practil steps to bee church where gay Anglins n share all of their story, fd muny, and seek support, ” Valk’s letter said. In Febary 2021, Anglin clergy released the Dear Gay Anglins Letter to wele gay agnostics cur about gettg to know J an Anglin ntext and gay Christians mted to a tradnal sexual ethic.
Learn more about the Dear Gay Anglins Letter at is a fal reflectn om me as the thor and anizer of the Letter:Thank you for all of the enuragg msag and quiri about my well-beg. Draftg the Dear Gay Anglins Letter started wh great hope of sendg a welg msage to gay agnostics cur about gettg to know J an Anglin ntext and gay Christians mted to a tradnal sexual ethic.
ARCHBISHOP BEACH WR TO THE DCE OF THE SOUTH ABOUT THE “DEAR GAY ANGLINS” OPEN LETTER
We (1) plimented, never cricized the Statement, (2) only ed "same-sex attracted/n" sentenc that referred to the Statement, (3) never ed "gay Christian" or modified "Christian", and (4) ed "same-sex attracted/n" most equently.
GAY ANGLIN PRITS FIGHT TO GET CHURCH BLSG OF THEIR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Based on nversatn wh learship shortly after the Statement was released, the Dear Gay Anglins Letter did not vlate the requirements dictated by the a prayer gatherg wh ial signatori before the Letter was released, I prayed wh tears that crics would read the words the Letter.
“WE WON”: GAY TRIUMPHALISM IN THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION, PART ONE
Global lears the ACNA acced me of "dissentg", "misleadg", "unrmg", and spreadg "the adly vis of homosexualy" that mt be "expunged and excised". They lled for my exmunitn, for me to be barred om discerng ordatn, and for lears to "cut off the ncer and send a msage"—all while celebratg civil laws Ai that punish gay people for the mere spicn of gay sex. At the same time, the prits repeated the tired lie that I s merely by experiencg same-sex attractn and that I should daily feel guilty and repent of the ultimately, the Dear Gay Anglins Letter acplished a lot of good, and I am hopeful for the ACNA.
THE ANGLIN WAY: PORN AND GAYS
Many ACNA church and prits publicly nfsed the ss of the Church agast gay people and mted to practil actn on behalf of gay Christians mted to a tradnal sexual ethic. I am so thankful for the urage of the prits and look forward to llaboratg on the longterm work their lol pray that relatns wh Ain provc strengthen and they redouble their efforts to protect gay people om hate crim. To ntue this public discernment, the ACNA bishops, prits, ans, and lay people who have signed below humbly offer this letter of nfsn and mment to gay Anglins, wh unwaverg mment to the thory, missn, and muny of the ACNA.
If you’re a gay/same-sex attracted lifelong Anglin mted to a tradnal sexual ethic, a gay agnostic cur about gettg to know J an Anglin ntext, or anyone between, this letter is to you. We nfs that many gay Anglins mted to a tradnal sexual ethic have labored fahfully their sanctifitn but stggled to thrive bee our church have failed to take the practil steps necsary to promote flourishg.
We m to supportg gay/same-sex attracted Anglins as they discern before God, Scripture, and wh tsted iends and fay the bt ways to ttify fahfully to God’s goodns that part of their story. We m to provi the teachg and practil support gay Anglins votnal sglens or mixed-orientatn marriage need to thrive their votns wh reasonable effort.
ALL 4 NY EPISPAL BISHOP NDIDAT WILL ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE IF ELECTED
We pray God would give the urage to fulfill the mments so that gay Anglins thrive acrdg to God’s wisdom our church and lead wh their preachg, prayer, and song.
A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.
AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTDivisns over the acceptance of homosexualy have proved tractable both on a global level and si even liberal-leang untri like New Fuller/Prs Associatn, via Getty ImagWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Craig Watson has spent his life searchg for a church that accepts him fully as a gay man. ” In late July, Jt Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and global lear of the Anglin Church (known the Uned Stat as the Epispal Church), affirmed as church policy a 1998 statement that rejects “homosexual practice as nsistent wh scripture.