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ECUSA has long been
fractured by the response to homosexual practice with large numbers
of actively homoseuxal men being appointed as clergy and to other
positions.
The general liberalism
led to the creation of the Anglican Mission in America.
This was established by Anglican Primates from Africa and Asia
in order to provide oversight for orthodox believers who wished
to remain part of the Anglican Communion but could no longer in
conscience remain in ECUSA.
In 2003 the General
Convention of ECUSA ratified the appointment of an actively homosexual
man, Gene Robinson, as Bishop of New Hampshire. This action,
which represents a major departure from historic biblical Christianity
has torn apart ECUSA and created schism within the worldwide Anglican
Communion.
Following the appointment in New Hampshire the Anglican Primates established a group under the chairmanship of the liberal Archbishop of Armagh to advise on the appropriate response. This produced the Windsor Report and a weak response to error.
ECUSA was asked to voluntarily withdraw its repsrentatives from the Anglican Consultative Council. It was also asked to express regret and call a halt to further appointments and action. Also proposed was an Anglican Covenant which would mark who is in and who is out of the Communion.
The ECUSA General Convention of 2006 failed to deliver an expression of regret, nor to halt the revisionist agenda, although typical of liberals there was an attempt to comply by twisting the language rather than by doing what was called for.
Documents:
News item :
May 2004 - Letter
from Gregg Venables, Primate of the Southern Cone, to the
Presiding Bishop of Ecusa
Press Release from Church
Society : Church
must end the obsession with sex
November 2003
Heretical
Bishops who attended consecration of Gene Robinson.
The
Crisis of the American Episcopal Church. Paul Zahl examines
the history of liberalism and false teaching in ECUSA. (Churchman
article from 2003)
The
Limits of Anglican Diversity - Churchman article by Roger
Beckwith examining the inflence of the Lambeth Conference on relations
in the Anglican communion.
Common Cause in the U.S. - Cross†Way article by David Phillips examining the Common Cause partners in the Episcopal Church.
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