Comments on: Turning away from Jesus http://raphael.doxos.com/2008/06/02/turning-away-from-jesus-gay-rights-and-the-war-for-the-episcopal-church-by-garret-keizer-harpers-magazine/ Some place between 40 and Death Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:17:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Huw http://raphael.doxos.com/2008/06/02/turning-away-from-jesus-gay-rights-and-the-war-for-the-episcopal-church-by-garret-keizer-harpers-magazine/#comment-3915 Huw Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:38:24 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/?p=2694#comment-3915 Chris - he also touches on that angle in the story (see the longest quote in the other post). Chris - he also touches on that angle in the story (see the longest quote in the other post).

]]> By: Chris Jones http://raphael.doxos.com/2008/06/02/turning-away-from-jesus-gay-rights-and-the-war-for-the-episcopal-church-by-garret-keizer-harpers-magazine/#comment-3891 Chris Jones Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:11:13 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/?p=2694#comment-3891 I remain unconvinced that "a debate about sex has derailed the entire denomination." That might be true enough if the denomination were not already off the rails before the debate about sex got underway. I would say, rather, that the debate about sex revealed just how deeply and irretrievably divided ECUSA already was, and had been for a long time. It is telling, however, that the deep divide could be papered over until it was homosexuality that became the issue of the day. Everything else that the "progressives" did could be tolerated, but not that. I remain unconvinced that “a debate about sex has derailed the entire denomination.” That might be true enough if the denomination were not already off the rails before the debate about sex got underway. I would say, rather, that the debate about sex revealed just how deeply and irretrievably divided ECUSA already was, and had been for a long time.

It is telling, however, that the deep divide could be papered over until it was homosexuality that became the issue of the day. Everything else that the “progressives” did could be tolerated, but not that.

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