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Church of England - no longer a church

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The Church of England no longer follows the Bible but follows culture.  On Sunday, the Church of England’s governing body, the General Synod , voted by an overwhelming majority not simply to welcome but also  to affirm transgender people . The world now feels a better place. Casting doubt on their lived experience is well known to be harmful to trans people, who often have to assert the reality of their gender identity when those around them are perplexed by or hostile to what they are saying. The Church of England’s apparent uncertainty about trans people had contributed to this. TINA BEARDSLEY STORY ILLUSTRATES THAT THIS CHURCH IS GONE It tells the mess that results when a church follows culture and not scripture. My own journey, as someone who transitioned to transgender in 2001, having been ordained for more than 20 years, illustrates the church’s ambivalence at that time. Being transgender was not a barrier to ordination in the Church of England, though much still depend

Blame God for making homosexuals sinful - Church of England.

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Here is the Church of England statement, regarding the sin of homosexuality: "There are very many Christian counsellors and spiritual directors, as well as vicars and lay pastoral workers, who meet regularly with Christians with same-sex attraction .  They do so because the person has come to them, and because they want to explore their sexual desires within the framework of the Bible and Christian discipleship . They are looking for pastoral and Godly help to enable them to live full, Christian lives, within the natural order which God created ." The Church of England is saying God made people homosexual.   The attributes of God are not in conflict - his love & righteousness, justice do not conflict. God is one. God does not lie - God is truth. God's scripture clearly states many times that homosexuality is a sin.  However, when this apostate church makes these statement - they are accusing a holy God of doinf something God is unable to do - make pe

Church of England official: Transgenders could be ‘re-christened’ after ‘sex change’

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The Church of England is considering the creation of a liturgy to affirm transgenders in their sex “change that could aggravate its own internal divide and further sunder Anglican Communion worldwide. An official  said  that while no one can be “re-baptized,” the church founded by King Henry VIII may decide to “re-christen” transgenders with their new name and opposite sex “identity.” “It is a fundamental belief of the Church that baptism can only be received once,” Synod Secretary General William Nye  affirmed .   The ancient Nicene Creed of universal Christendom delineates that there is “one baptism for the remission of sins,” reflecting the Apostle Paul ’s declaration in Ephesians 4:5 and the Apostle Peter ’s exhortation in Acts 2:38 . Nevertheless, Nye says there may be a way around re-baptism for men who want to be women, and vice versa. The Church of England could simply re-fashion a liturgy of “welcome” and allow a man-turned-”woman” to “reaffirm their baptisma

Anglicans could consecrate UK bishop who is against homosexulity without permission from Archbishop of Canterbury

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Anglican church leaders from Africa and Asia are considering consecrating a bishop who stands for biblical truth on the sin of homosexuality - as a ‘missionary’ to the UK , without permission from the Archbishop of Canterbury . Deep divisions have arisen in the global Anglican church over LGBT issues, which has been exacerbated by the shift in culture and by some Anglican who are homosexual in defiance of scripture. In the past few years, LGBT infiltrated churches with homosexual leaders have become angry because of African archbishops who are against LGBT sin, while the Church of England is also considering adopting a more liberal non-biblical stance. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby recently vowed to go back to the drawing board on LGBT sins, promising “radical new Christian inclusion in the Church”, though details of any agreement are murky. Biblical Anglicans have been frustrated by the discussions – and that a number of Anglican Archbishops from Africa and Asia are c

The Church of England - no longer believe the Bible or in God

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The General Synod of the Church of England met to discuss the acceptability of same-sex sin, a huge rainbow appeared over Church House, Westminster . The bishops had produced a report. The report called for a “change of tone” towards LGBTI people. The bishops refused to budge on the question of same-sex couples getting married in church. And so the immoral secular clergy of the C of E threw the report out , leaving the bishops stunned in that they now realize that the clergy are no longer Christian nor do they support the scripture. CLERGY IGNORE SCRIPTURE- DISREGARD THE SIN OF HOMOSEXUALITY Recalling the story of Jacob wrestling with the angel in the book of Genesis , Canon Simon Butler – gay, out and partnered – told synod:  “I will not let go until you bless me.  Those of us wrestling for equal marriage will not stop until gay people are offered the church’s blessing. We bless battleships with missiles. But not the love between two people. And the problem here is not the

It's time for the Church of England to lay down Biblical law on marriage

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Wednesday’s vote in Synod was not a victory for the LGBT lobby. In whatever way that vote in synod is spun, the real issue is not about same-sex marriage but about the authority of the Bible in the Church of England . The effect of the vote is that there is no change in doctrine or practice. Marriage remains, as it has for all Christendom, a lifelong union between a man and a woman. This moment presents a great opportunity for the House of Bishops to embrace that truth and to act to uphold it firmly within the Church, disciplining those who would seek to abandon the authority of the Bible, and whose actions will eventually bring down the Church by actively denying that truth. The Bishops’ Report on Marriage and Same Sex Relationships was in danger of weakening the Church’s teaching. It sought to hold together two positions that are irreconcilable – the orthodox position holding to the teaching of Jesus Christ , and the alternative which seeks to revise his teaching by insisting

Church of England bishops plan to turn a blind eye to the sex lives of homosexual clergy

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The Church of England is considering plans to hide the homosexual sin of homosexual clergy in bid to avert a growing rift over its treatment of gays and lesbians . In so doing, because they are not instigating any church discipline of homosexual sin of their clergy - the Church of England is no longer a church. Under the current system, homosexual members of the clergy are asked to be celibate, change jobs or seek a promotion to become a bishop when they are ordained. This goes beyond biblical sin ordaining homosexuals to be bishops. The House of Bishops will tomorrow discuss proposals to overhaul the system so homosexuals will not be asked about their private lives when they join the church. But Ben Bradshaw , a Labour MP who is in a civil partnership, criticised the policy for shrouding homosexuality in secrecy as clergy would still be expected to be celibate. He told the Sunday Times : 'It is progress for them to stop asking the celibacy question but it still leaves the C

Church of England now on the border of being heretic apostate

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Supporters of a change in the Church of England’s stance on sexuality have voiced dismay after a new panel of bishops to help “discern” its future course on issues such as same-sex marriage was chosen seemingly dominated traditionalists. These amazed liberals neither know nor understand the scriptures. They violate Romans 1:27 and in fact are included in God's condemnation by supporting the notion of homosexual marriage as prohibited by scripture. The 10-strong “Bishop’s Reflection Group” appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York includes a string of prominent evangelicals and some seen as staunch conservatives but no-one who has openly advocated a change in teaching or practice on the issue. Liberals voiced anger while opponents of any change also privately hailed the make-up of the group, set up after a four-day gathering of all the bishops last week, as better than they expected from their point of view. The Church of England is on the border of being apostate. Th

Fourteen gay Anglican priests urge bishops to take lead on inclusion

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Fourteen Church of England priests who have married their same sex partners have urged Anglican bishops to be bold and take the church forward in its stance on homosexuality and gay marriage. But forward into a sinful abyss is the only direction left for it. The direction is away from God and scripture. Their move follows the bishop of Grantham’s disclosure that he is in a same-sex relationship. Nicholas Chamberlain is the first bishop to openly declare that he is gay. The gay and lesbian clergy, plus an additional eight lay members of the church in same sex marriages, signed a letter to bishops – who are meeting next week – urging them to “give a clear lead that offers a way forward to greater inclusion” of LGBTI people in the church. It adds: “We encourage you to be bold, and to be honest about what many of you already believe from your own experience, and to what you know to be increasingly the direction of travel, not just in our church but in many churches in this country.” Eig

Bishop of Grantham becomes first Church of England bishop to come out publicly as gay

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THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND NOW HOMOSEXUAL - HERETIC CHURCH! The Bishop of Grantham, Nicholas Chamberlain, has become the first ever bishop in the Church of England to state publicly that he is in a gay relationship. Bishops are permitted to be in same-sex relationships provided that they are celibate and they do not marry, and Chamberlain’s sexuality had not been kept a secret from the Church. My sexual identity is part of who I am, but it’s the ministry that matters. “It was not my decision to make a big thing about coming out,” he said. “People know I’m gay, but it’s not the first thing I’d say to anyone.” He said he expected the news to create “ripples” in the church. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was “fully aware” of Dr Chamberlain’s “long-term, committed relationship”. “His appointment as Bishop of Grantham was made on the basis of his skills and calling to serve the church in the Diocese of Lincoln,” he added. “He lives within the Bishops’ guidelines and his

Bishop of Grantham becomes first Church of England bishop to come out publicly as gay

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THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND NOW HOMOSEXUAL - HERETIC CHURCH! The Bishop of Grantham, Nicholas Chamberlain, has become the first ever bishop in the Church of England to state publicly that he is in a gay relationship. Bishops are permitted to be in same-sex relationships provided that they are celibate and they do not marry, and Chamberlain’s sexuality had not been kept a secret from the Church. My sexual identity is part of who I am, but it’s the ministry that matters. “It was not my decision to make a big thing about coming out,” he said. “People know I’m gay, but it’s not the first thing I’d say to anyone.” He said he expected the news to create “ripples” in the church. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was “fully aware” of Dr Chamberlain’s “long-term, committed relationship”. “His appointment as Bishop of Grantham was made on the basis of his skills and calling to serve the church in the Diocese of Lincoln,” he added. “He lives within the Bishops’ guidelines and his

Gay ‘marriage’ threatens to break apart Church of England

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Since the 1970s when the Episcopalians in North America began incorporating "higher" biblical criticism and discussing a "compassionate" acceptance of homosexuality, whole groups of American faithful have fled the denomination. The website AnglicanOnline.org lists 146 "Churches of Anglican or Episcopal Tradition" that are " Not in the Communion ," having separated from the Church of England because of various doctrinal and moral issues. Now, a group within England is setting the stage for yet another coup, making preparations for a "shadow synod" as a possible alternative Anglican church in Great Britain. A dozen Anglican parishes, including congregations from three dioceses (Rochester, Canterbury, and Chichester), are organizing in Tunbridge Wells this week to stand against “biblical compromise.” Sympathizers say their desire to be true to Christ reflects "the beginning of wisdom" — the fear of God (Proverbs 9,

Archbishop of Canterbury: I’d attend my child’s gay ‘wedding’

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Al Mohler set the challenge. Namely, to attend a gay marriage is to be supportive, to endorse to celebrate what God condemns.  The leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion says that "of course" he would attend a same-sex "marriage" ceremony. In an interview with   Spectator , the Archbishop of Canterbury , Justin Welby , said that he would "always love" his children if they were sexually attracted to the same sex. He intimated a connection between loving his children and attending a "marriage" ceremony between members of the same sex. "Would I pray for them together? You bet I would, absolutely," he stated. "Would I pray with them together? If they wanted me to. If they had a civil service of marriage, would I attend? Of course I would." While the Church of England formally opposes redefining marriage, Welby said, "I think the tide is turning in this country. We are seeing many churches growing and pa