Comments on: Anglican Essentials Federation is now Anglican Communion Alliance

By: siena

siena — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:21:23 +0000

#19 – Yes, I identify with the Federation with friends in ACiC & ANiC.
#41 & 47 – Thank you.

By: ML

ML — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:49:25 +0000

Thank you, Jonathan (#47).

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:01:24 +0000

In defence of those that decided to stay (of which I am not). If God is calling them to stay and witness to the people sitting in the pews of the ACoC, then they have my support to stay with ACoC. It is a decision that each person (lay or ordained) needs to prayfully make. If leaving is where God is calling you and where you can work best for Him, then leave. If staying and continuing to work within your realm of influence within ACoC is where God is calling you, then stay.

By: carlos cortes perez

carlos cortes perez — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:28:55 +0000

excellent news

the most important thing is to restore the original Christianity in the Anglican Communion

By: David

David — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:43:04 +0000

stuck,
I agree with what Kate said in #29.

By: stuck in Toronto

stuck in Toronto — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:31:28 +0000

David; if you agree with Kate’s assesment in #29 please say so. I will take appropriate action. If your feeling is that Kate is entitled to her opinion, and can speak for herself, than so am I and I will do so. Most firmly. If you disagree than I shall leave it in your hands.
Just no platitudes please.

By: Warren

Warren — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:09:04 +0000

ML (#41), I didn’t completely sell out to secular culture; my children grew up without a TV in the house (as adults, they’re acually of proud of the fact). I doubt that many home schooled kids can make that claim. I don’t think eliminating TV is the right choice for everyone, but, for those concerned with the influence of secular culture on children, I would suggest that the media (which is much more than TV) has as much or more of an impact than the educational system.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:15:55 +0000

#41 The creation of a separate legal entity doesn’t mean that the intent wasn’t distancing from ANiC. If that wasn’t the intent, why the name change? I think that a decision was made that the Essentials name was harming their standing in the Anglican Church of Canada, and thus harming their witness there. (I think maybe I should remind folks that the bloggers don’t speak for ANiC).

#39 Nope. Not on a bet.

By: ML

ML — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:58:58 +0000

Well, I have contacted someone from ACA, someone who was at the consecration just recently in order to affirm ACA’s “standing in unity in the faith” with ANIC, and this person assured me that all that is happening here is that ACA is simply a separate legal entity as ANIC is also. Relationally nothing has changed. So no distancing.

#37 sorry about changing “satisfied” to “happy” although I personally can see little difference between the two. And for your info, I come from a family of homeschoolers, many of whom go to churches that have their own Christian schools. And my father always said: “It’s easier to send the children to the public school and point out to them that it is dominated by false teaching than to point out the errors in a Christian school.” So I can see your position.

By: David

David — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:59:06 +0000

Warren,
Well, from the link, I’ve already concluded that I suffer from multiple personality syndrome and right now we are still arguing about who should reply.