Could it be one of the harlot’s daughters?
Two visitors from Kingdom Hall – Jehovah’s witnesses!
– affirmed that the harlot on seven hills had ecumenical daughters
worldwide! Ah well, taking such interpretation on a humorous vane – and
for what they are exegetically worth? -, I wonder if my dear old
C. Of E .could happen to be one of them? Well one thing is sure:
Anglicanism - a numerically smaller section of Christendom than Romanism
- also should find little to boast about. In fact it has been as
changeable as the wind and as two faced as John Bunyan’s ‘Mr Facing Two
Ways’. Doreen and I were both the innocent parties of a divorce, yet the
Church – because of its laws at that time – was unable to marry us. We
had a Civil marriage instead! Well, how strange that the same
Denomination today marries just about all types. Yes, and the Archbishop
Of Wales - believe it or not! - not only agrees to so many divorced folk
being married in church, but to ‘Gays’ being married as well. In fact,
he sees no reason why the latter types should not become future bishops
as well as priests. Well, what a contrast to the 1960s when biblically
termed Sodomy and legally termed Buggery frequently resulted in harsh
prison sentences as well as excommunication. Incidentally, I find that
modern colloquialism ‘Gay’ as insulting and inaccurate to literature and
language as is the even more recent term ‘You guys’ when addressed to
ladies.
In those comparatively safe and secure days of my gay
twenties, using the orifice of defecation as a substitute for that of
the God ordained birth channel, was not only viewed as carnal lust
frequently associated with perverted strangers in filthy toilets – and
often going home to infect their wives! - but as nothing less than
‘mortal sin’! Well, what a contrast to today’s no longer permissive
society but, indeed, its blatantly pernicious one! Yes, to such an
extent that branches of the Anglican church in both the USA and the UK
have become, morally, as far removed from New Testament ethics as the
moon is from cheese! Indeed, while Catholicism, with all its short
comings, rigidly and rightly opposes unmarried couples from adopting
children, branches of Anglicaniism give their blessing to a mixture of
sexual deviants having young and extremely vulnerable children
permanently under their roofs; backed by Social Services, to be the
experimental pawns of same sex couples. Well, rather than ever blame
genes as responsible, Jesus made his own verdict clear ( Matthew 18:2-7
).
The above prevalent permissiveness may indeed,
delight a crooked, ‘Politically Correct’ system of moral bankruptcy -
where freedom of opinion (herewith expressed) is increasingly
being curtailed! But, thankfully, such a liberal branch of Anglicanism
as that which commends such moral laxity is dying on its feet: through
offering ‘stones in place of bread’. Indeed, to substitute the Christian
virtues of self-denial, Christian discipline and moral restraint for
that of giving full vent to the feelings within ones ‘genes’ is lethal.
It is to end up in the squalor, mess and quagmire that New Labour has
thrust upon a once, largely, God fearing nation.
Yes, there is a great deal to be said for a return to Bible based
Evangelicalism: a movement that bridges so many denominational barriers;
and, as it expands I hold but ONE criticism of the same: a large one! it
practically excludes the whole animal creation from outside its own orb
of care, concern and compassion. It quite unashamedly and
falsely implies that the Good Shepherd is not at all concerned about
real sheep; that the One who was also referred to as lamb of God
is only concerned about ‘spiritually lost and wayward humans. It would
infer that literal sheep had no more value than to be bred for human
monetary benefit, clothing and carnivorous consumption – especially in
the form of Sunday roast after Morning Prayer or Sung Holy Communion!.
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