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August 18, 2006

Conservatives Look For Acceptance

Poor traditionalist Episcopalians are feeling the need for a little acceptance and understanding.

Episcopal parish priest Bill Murdoch watched the developing split in his denomination over homosexuality and thought about the future.

In a denomination where the majority of seminaries are liberal, conservatives need to look for a way to move forward on their own, he thought.

So he approached the country's two most conservative Episcopal seminaries with a proposal _ an academic partnership with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, about 20 miles north of Boston, even though he hadn't asked Gordon-Conwell yet.

What this lead to was a new concentration in traditional church teachings at the seminary.

Well done. Let's do what we can to further the split, shall we?

And I don't buy for a minute that this is happening because traditionalists aren't "feeling the love". They have their own agenda.

"We're at the edge of the knife," said Murdoch, a Gordon-Conwell alumnus from West Newbury. "If the church divides, there will be a need for courageous, well-trained young leadership.

"Conservative orthodox seminaries will birth, if you will, conservative folks to serve in parish life and ministry."

If the gays and the women get their way - they have to be prepared. Good lesson in working together for the young people.

Posted by Alan at August 18, 2006 05:28 AM