"We are a part of the Jesus movement...Keep the faith"

[hrmjustin]

[kentauros]

1. It was nice to hear his statement.

And I hope that the Episcopal Church remains as progressive as always. It's too bad the Ugandan bishop can't seem to hear their message of Love.

[hrmjustin]

2. There will be not one step backwards in the Episcopal Church.

Our work continues no matter what the primates say.

[kentauros]

3. I expected as much :)

It's just unfortunate you can't expect the same from the rest of them.

[wryter2000]

5. + a google plex

remember when google was a number?

I wish I'd taped our rector this morning. His statement was amazing. We then sang Lift Every Voice and Sing. I think I'm going to get his comments, and I'll post them here.

Sign me proud Episcopalian

[rug]

4. He's a very impressive speaker. I had never heard him before. Thanks.

In the end, I think the issue comes down to theology, what is the nature of human love, physically and spiritually, and not ecclesiology, how churches are structured and organized.

There is no question that the issue of same sex marriage, sacramentally, veers from the mainstream historic definition of marriage as based on one between a man and a woman only.

The question to answer today is whether there is any theological basis to hold that a union between two humans, a sacrament considered to be the highest expression of love between two people, should be restricted to humans of different sex.

I'm hopeful this will result in a breakthrough of understanding that goes beyond the Anglican Communion, to the Catholic and Orthodox communities and beyond.

Whatever the outcome, rhetoric and polemics is a disservice to every person who loves, has loved, or will love another person.