This article provides some interesting insight into why that symbol above, The Episcopal Shield, a sign of The Episcopal Church in North America, will someday just be part of the dustbin of history.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader of the world-wide Anglican Communion, the confederation if you will of all the churches who fall under the umbrella of the Church of England (which split with the Roman Church in the 1500"s).
The Archbishop stated, The Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned evangelist "bullies" who attempt to convert people of other faiths to Christianity.
Dr Rowan Williams said it was right to be suspicious of proselytism that involves "bullying, insensitive approaches" to other faiths.
But then, to backtrack just a little bit, he offers this very muddled piece of theology, "God save us also from the nervousness about our own conviction that doesn’t allow us to say we speak about Jesus because we believe he matters, we believe he matters, because we believe that in him human beings find their peace, their destinies converge, and their dignities are fully honoured."
Oh, so that's what Jesus is all about huh? Fully honoring our dignity?
Hey Rowen, how about the part that God so loved the world he gave His only Son that all who might believe in Him would be saved?
How about Jesus being God with us? How about the greatest gift mankind could receive from the uncreated Creator of all?
As opposed to your very mushy Jesus, this is a Jesus to be excited about, to be passionate about, to want to share with everyone you know so that they might be saved for all eternity as we have been.
If that is bullying, then count me in!!
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