Rival Anglican Church to be Founded by Fed-Up Africans
Charles Hohenstein
Rival Anglican Church to be Founded by Fed-Up Africans
ChristianToday.com
Africaąs Anglican primates, bishops, priests and laity fed-up with the
Church of Englandąs endless debate over same-sex blessings and the
ordination of gay vicars are set to found their own Anglican Church.
The African Anglicans have accepted help from their Latin American
counterparts, who co-organised next monthąs conference in Alexandria,
Egypt, with them.
Archbishop of Central Africa, Bernard Malango, said last week, łWeąve
had enough˛ and that members are łsick and tired˛ of the endless debate
within the Church of England on gay clergy.
The African-based Anglican community plans to replace the Archbishop of
Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams with the outspoken Archbishop of Nigeria,
Peter Akinola, as spiritual leader and exclude homosexuals from serving
in the clergy.
A leading gay vicar, who asked not to be named, was quoted in the
Scotsman as saying: łI fear for Rowan Williams if he attends the
Alexandria Conference, the Anglican dissidents will publicly announce
that Archbishop Akinola is their new spiritual leader and that there is
no place for the present Archbishop of Canterbury in the new community
based in Alexandria.˛
Richard Kirker, general secretary of the Lesbian and Gay Christian
Movement, said: łPersonally, Iąd rather see a split within the ranks of
the Anglican community than for people of principle to bow to the
demands of homophobic Africans.˛
Africans, under the leadership of Akinola, have watched with growing
concerns the Church of Englandąs increasingly tolerant stance toward the
ordination of gay bishops and blessings for same-sex partnerships.
In response to the House of Bishops statement which approved gay clergy
so long as they promised to abstain, Archbishop Akinola asked, łIs the
Church of England planning to install cameras in the bedrooms of
clergy?˛ before calling on the suspension of the Church of England from
the Anglican Communion.
Drexel Gomez, Archbishop of West Indies, predicts that ła shattering
split in the entire worldwide Anglican community˛ is inevitable in the
wake of the Church of Englandąs approval of the Civil Partnership Act
that comes into force in November.
--
Charles Hohenstein
To reply, remove Gene Robinson
"If England adopts a new faith, alien to what has been handed to us
together, they will walk apart. Simple as that."
--The Most Rev. Peter Akinola
Charles Hohenstein
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Charles Hohenstein <chohensteG...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 12 September 2005
>
> Rival Anglican Church to be Founded by Fed-Up Africans
>
> ChristianToday.com
>
> Africa¹s Anglican primates, bishops, priests and laity fed-up with the
> Church of England¹s endless debate over same-sex blessings and the
> ordination of gay vicars are set to found their own Anglican Church.
>
> The African Anglicans have accepted help from their Latin American
> counterparts, who co-organised next month¹s conference in Alexandria,
> Egypt, with them.
Inasmuch as the Alexandria meeting hasn't even happened yet, it seems a
little premature to be announcing the outcome. I found this article
highly speculative, but it is certainly interesting. The Akinola quote
about the C of E putting cameras in clergy bedrooms was a classic.
ace62
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Do the Africans still have a problem with polygamy? I hear they do. Seems
like they would get a hold of that before they worry about other church
bodies. But you never hear a peep about the polygamy thing from anyone. I
wonder why?
MRJ
polygamy, check out this page, it is tooooooooo long to cut and paste
but it will give you some idea of the cultural situation in Nigeria,
after reading which, one might ask why Mr. Akinola is so worried about
gays...when there is so much in Nigeria that contradict traditional
Christian values.
just one small part:
This Law which was passed by the Federal Government in 2002 prohibits
Female Genital Circumcision. There is no earthly reason why the
girl-child should be circumcised in Igbo land or anywhere. The practice
is carried on only for the reason of the self-aggrandizement of men; for
the sadistic reasons of curbing the sexual appetites of women; and from
keeping them from imagined promiscuousness. I wonder how the excessive
sexual appetites of men, Igbo men inclusive, and their promiscuousness
are curbed? Do women become promiscuous or prostitute by themselves or
with themselves? Is it not obvious, as Ndi Igbo say, that wherever a
Masquerade is talking that there is a human being (a man) there?
This only goes to say that wherever there is a promiscuous or prostitute
woman, that there are men there also! Igbo men should, therefore, stop
piling all their faults on the girl-child and women and oppressing them
for those reasons. Female Genital Circumcision or Female Genital Cutting
or Mutilation, as it is described sometimes, comes in about four
different forms. To say the least, female circumcision in whichever form
is wicked; sadistic; unsympathetic; non-empathetic; non-compassionate;
oppressive, suppressive and a crime against womanhood and humanity,
which should be stopped with immediate effect. This should be done, if
for no other reasons, for the fact that it is deadly in the
child-bearing life of such women; and also in obedience to the Federal
Law prohibiting and abrogating the practice in Nigeria. Period!
***
I found other sites as well dealing with this subject.
"mite....beam.."
Dave Heil
...because you're confusing "Africans" with the Anglican Church in
Africa and with Christianity in Africa. Many animists and Muslims in
Africa do practice polygamy. I've never ever known an African Christian
who did so.
Dave Heil
Hugh Beyer
@WIN.NET:
> Do the Africans still have a problem with polygamy? I hear they do. Seems
> like they would get a hold of that before they worry about other church
> bodies. But you never hear a peep about the polygamy thing from anyone. I
> wonder why?
>
They may, but the beam in their eye does not excuse us from attending to any
motes in our own, to paraphrase an old saying.
Hugh
--
O Lord, your compassions never fail and your mercies are
new every morning: We give you thanks for giving our
sister Callie both relief from pain and hope of health
renewed. Continue in her, we pray, the good work you have
begun; that she, daily increasing in bodily strength, and
rejoicing in your goodness, may so order her life and conduct
that she may always think and do those things that please
you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Charles Hohenstein
"ace62" <ac...@winNOJUNK.net> wrote:
> Do the Africans still have a problem with polygamy? I hear they do. Seems
> like they would get a hold of that before they worry about other church
> bodies. But you never hear a peep about the polygamy thing from anyone. I
> wonder why?
Well, what should be required of a pagan convert to Christianity who has
more than one wife? Should he be required to choose one, divorce the
rest, and thus subject the latter to shame only because he has become a
Christian? What have those women done to deserve that? It would make no
sense, particularly when there is ample precedent for polygamy in the
Old Testament.