tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post6063922120764563243..comments2024-02-15T03:32:25.686-05:00Comments on Preludium, Anglican and Episcopal futures: Flogging the dead horse "Anglican Covenant," Mark Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871096746243771489noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-65609661501147656012015-12-04T10:41:55.126-05:002015-12-04T10:41:55.126-05:00Well, Jim, I don't know that anything much out...Well, Jim, I don't know that anything much outside of the Episcopal Church actually depends on the Episcopal Church. I haven't looked back in a while, but last I saw the list a third of those who had "adopted" the Covenant (in quotes because not all used the same term) had done so with the stated limitations that when the President does it we call a "signing statement" - an interpretive position. Some of those "signing statements" were mutually exclusive - that is, one was in contradiction to another. I would expect those - shall we call them "provisional adoptions?" - were based on internal decisions, and not primarily on reaction to TEC or CoE; and that decisions not to adopt were the same.Marshall Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807749717320495495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-27006818861272004132015-12-04T03:54:05.121-05:002015-12-04T03:54:05.121-05:00Ah, the continual "Surrender Dorothy!" t...Ah, the continual "Surrender Dorothy!" to TEC. <br /><br />See how these Christians love one another.Mark Brunsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-86452225445751418772015-12-02T14:49:18.516-05:002015-12-02T14:49:18.516-05:00My own take on this would be: let TLC call for tho...My own take on this would be: let TLC call for those who want the covenant to use this as a rallying point, and let those who want to be independent national churches in a loose league stand aside. I think this is the de facto reality anyway. If it takes TEC declaring itself yet more independent to rally the bulk of the Communion around the covenant, that's fine with me. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-82514548456272699892015-12-01T18:45:59.877-05:002015-12-01T18:45:59.877-05:00Reminds me of the famous line: "pay no attent...Reminds me of the famous line: "pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!"Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07375352885213654808noreply@blogger.com