Church of England: What’s the point?
Seriously. It’s a church invented to allow a divorce, and a doctrine where anything goes. As far as morality is concerned, seeking direction from the Church of England isn’t necessarily the way to go.
The “hatch-and-match” service allows couples to baptise their children after the wedding ceremony. Parents can even get baptised themselves.
The aim is to encourage cohabiting parents to marry as the Church tries to become more relevant to the way people live their lives, but critics said that it appeared to sanction having children out of wedlock. One bishop described the idea as “nutty”. The liturgy, costing £272, is being sent out to dioceses and parish clergy today.
Um, again… it’s CoE. Gay marriage, even within the clergy, female clergy, did I mention the Church was created on a whim to allow divorce? Why on earth would it matter if you were married, divorced, having babies out of wedlock, or screwing the family pet? Anything goes in the Church of England.
The Church of England is no longer a “Christian” church. Just like the United Church of Canada, they ordain agnostics and Christ-deniers. They have become churches where literally anything goes. No wonder Jesus said that judgement will begin with the church.
Comment by The Lone Ranger — July 23, 2009 @ 6:47 pm
DUH! ALL churches are irrelevant. Look at the idiots that swear loyalty to the Catholic church. Blind fools that follow a tradition that has as its goal keeping woment pregnant and barefooted, make PEDOPHILES their local leaders, and declare as their god, an octogenarian who is most likely suffering from dimentia.
Jews on the other hand respect 100’s of years of tradition, UNHAMPERED BY PROGRESS! Poor us.. Hitler did bad!, We still suffer!…. Yup, the holocaust was a terrible thing, but GET OVER IT!
Islam…. SUCKS! A whole religion dedicated to the memory of a CHILD MOLLESTER! To give Mohamed the benefit of the doubt, he DID wait until his SIX YEAR OLD bride was NINE before he RAPED HER! These people are suspect simply based on this fact. Living in the memory of a civilization (poor word) that should have died 1000 years ago. The anachronism that is Islam, and Shariah law, are so outdated by human progress that they should be laughed out of any modern debate. Persons subscribing to this faith should be jailed for stupidity!
As to the modern clergy, and their regard of faggots getting married… ITS JUST A BUNCH OF POLITICALLY CORRECT IDIOTS ENDORSING MENTALLY UNDERDEVELOPED AND/OR MENTALLY DEFECTIVE FOOLS. IF YOU ARE GAY, YOU ARE SUFFERING A MENTAL DEFICIENCY THAT NEEDS CORRECTIVE ACTION, NOT A MARRIAGE LICENSE!
Comment by Bart — July 23, 2009 @ 8:11 pm
IIRC, the African Anglicans disagree with such shenanigans.
The United “Church” is nothing more than a tax-exempt social club.
Comment by Josephine — July 23, 2009 @ 10:05 pm
Ah, Lone Ranger, on Christians are people who do things your way, apparently.
“No true Christian…” has doubts, etc. Isn’t there something in the New Testament about “Judge not….?” Nah.
(If you don’t recognize that reference, do a Google search on “No true Scotsman”)
Comment by Zendo Deb — July 24, 2009 @ 6:25 pm
Oh of course let’s have no judgment. Let’s not even have rules, or codes, or morals to be judged.
And let’s not judge the behavior of our children either. Let’s just have all peace, love, agreement……and f–king animal anarchy!
Comment by Jim R — July 24, 2009 @ 11:42 pm
It’s a bloody facist sect like all religions.
Comment by 69zappa — July 25, 2009 @ 5:20 am
Most Western Churchs have died to the Faith. When you deny or call into disrepute the very doctrines ALL Christians have or hope for. You have crossed a line into Apostasy.
1 Baptism.
2 Jesus’s Reserection.
3 Virgin birth.
4 His coming again in glory.
5 The forgiveness of sin threw repentance by the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. Only threw Him can we be saved, since He (God Himself) only paid the price for our sin, because of mans inate sin.
Pretty much the whole Kergma of Christianity
Making the Resurection a choice is beyond the pale. Once down that road your like the fellow down the street who thinks their a King. He or She can call themselves whatever. The facts & acts speak different.
Thats not judgement but reality.
JMO
Comment by Revnant Dream — July 25, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
‘It’s a church invented to allow a divorce.’
While all others were invented to allow marriage . . .
Someone smarter than said:
Man’s greatest invention was a woman’s virtue.
Comment by AngryPete@Oakville — July 30, 2009 @ 6:20 pm