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ANiC legal defence fund needs your support

The legal team needs your ongoing prayer and financial support. With a three-week trial beginning May 25 in New Westminster, and with ongoing pressure in the diocese of Niagara, financial support designated for the legal fund is critically important to our efforts to preserve church buildings and assets for ongoing Biblically faithful Anglican ministry.

It is important to note that the court decision in New Westminster will set a precedent and have implications for every congregation in Canada that may be concerned about the theological drift of the ACoC. In fact, these court decisions will have implications for other denominations that are struggling with the same issues in their churches. It will certainly impact a number of congregations if the ACoC General Synod approves same sex marriage in 2010, and even more when the issue of the uniqueness of Christ is debated.

In a 21 Feb 2004 Vancouver Sun article by Douglas Todd, Bishop Michael Ingham admits that same sex blessings are not the real issue for the church.

“. . . [Bishop Ingham] believes there’s another giant controversy, beyond homosexuality, coming soon within Anglicanism. It will be over the place of other faiths and the “absoluteness” of Christianity, he says. Ingham has already got a taste of the conflict after writing Mansions of the Spirit, which applauds people who are good Buddhists, Muslims and Jews. “A Christian is one who believes Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth and the life. This is not to say there are no others,” he says. “This issue will be the next major battleground.”

Please pray about how you can contribute to the fundraising efforts in your area. Donations to the legal fund can be made online. Please specify “Legal Fund” next to “Fund/Designation” on the CanadaHelps donation page, or on your cheque.