Admitting defeat.Dear editor, As a lesbian member of the Anglican church who continued to be a member throughout the same-sex blessings debates with the hope I could make change from the inside I am finally admitting defeat. I can no longer remain a member of the chinch into which I was baptized bap·tize v. bap·tized, bap·tiz·ing, bap·tiz·es v.tr. 1. To admit into Christianity by means of baptism. 2. a. To cleanse or purify. b. To initiate. 3. , and which I have loved all my life. It hurts too much to feel so excluded. Three years ago I married my partner of 13 years; I have to thank a dear friend who is a minister in the Unitarian Church for recognizing and validating val·i·date tr.v. val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates 1. To declare or make legally valid. 2. To mark with an indication of official sanction. 3. our union and conducting our wedding. What is more important? Censure A formal, public reprimand for an infraction or violation. From time to time deliberative bodies are forced to take action against members whose actions or behavior runs counter to the group's acceptable standards for individual behavior. In the U.S. by the worldwide Anglican Communion Anglican Communion, the body of churches in all parts of the world that are in communion with the Church of England (see England, Church of). The communion is composed of regional churches, provinces, and separate dioceses bound together by mutual loyalty as or the courage to stand up for inclusivity? I know where Jesus would have stood and I believe he would have been thoroughly ashamed of the Synod's decision. Might I suggest reading the chapter by Anne Squire, a former moderator of the United Church of Canada The Moderator of the United Church of Canada is the presiding leader of the United Church of Canada, Canada's largest Protestant denomination. The church is highly decentralized and non-dogmatic and the moderator has only limited power. , in the recent book The Emerging Christian Way on "Radical Inclusion," a concept which seems to have totally bypassed my church. Sheila Robson Whitby, Ont. |
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