VOL believes this attack by Dr. Wright only serves to show disunity among evangelicals at a time when orthodox (evangelical) unity is most needed. By his attack Dr. Wright has effectively made it possible for the Archbishop of Canterbury to ignore evangelical demands in the same way that Forward in Faith's request for a Third Province that excludes ordained women is not being received. [...]
What happened in England this past week might be the worst of all possible things to have occurred. It shows disunity at precisely the moment unity was called for. It ultimately means that schism is now almost inevitable (along perhaps with a long overdue disestablishment of the C of E) and the wholesale break up of the Anglican Communion. Read more
Wednesday 3 January 2007
Article (Virtue On Line): Bishop of Durham's blast at Covenant divides evangelicals
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The churches represented by the authors and signatories are well off.
Of course they are. They also have large congregations who have voted with their feet for orthodox Christian teaching."
The central decision-making structures in the church are largely in the hands of a liberal leadership.
True – too much politics, too many liberal bishops, a clear lack of orthodox biblical teaching, a lack of discipline and the acceptance of homosexual civil partnerships
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