The guy makes specialty cakes. That is why people seek out his services rather than getting them from somewhere else that just mixes ingredients.I think that's the most ridiculous defense I've ever heard.
A wedding photographer is no Robert Maplethorpe or Andy Warhol. It's not a speech act, it's a public service.
Well, yes. There are some churches that would not meet that standard, although The Episcopal Church recently caused a bit of a stir by floating the idea of communing unbaptised people. I'm not sure where that stands at the moment.Surely not any baptised Christian, but ony those bapised with a trinitarian baptism.
Weddings are all works of art. They cost thousands, and it is is not for functional services. It is for the expertise of the decor.
Well, yes. There are some churches that would not meet that standard, although The Episcopal Church recently caused a bit of a stir by floating the idea of communing unbaptised people. I'm not sure where that stands at the moment.
I agree. But the idea of making a change has been openly discussed in the church.There is no change in the official positon of The Episcopal Church which states all Christians with a Trinitarian baptism may participate in the Eucharist.
Some priests take liberty to deviate from this practice. My former priest, for example, gave the invitation as, "If you seek Christ, you are welcome at this table." My new Priest more strictly follows the church's position.
Tolerance is the one word I would associate with the Episcopal Church USA so why should it be a surprise that they would tolerate their political rival Trump? Is Trump even their political rival?
while it may or may nor be "canon", it is against god's word to partake in sodomy. to speak against sin is kind of what a Christian does. gay pride banners aren't exactly hanging off the pearly gates. get real.Trump is in violation of the Canons of the Episcopal Church. He communes twice a year at an Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida. By supporting an Amicus Curiae through the Justice Department in regards to the case before the Supreme Court, he is not upholding the Episcopal Church's baptismal covenant of seeking justice, and is subject to the discretionary discipline of the Episcopal Church. It is agaist the canons of the Episcopal Church to dicsriminate against gays in public services.
I welcome discussion on this subject. I personally think he should not be offered communion, because his behavior is not in conformity with the Christian faith as taught in the Episcopal Church or the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. What he is doing is an egregious sacrilege that cries out to heaven, to support discrimination in Jesus name.
The Episcopal Church should find other ways of providing pastoral support to him and his family, such as instruction and catechism in the Christian faith. The Body and Blood of Christ is for the faithful who desire "to live in love and charity with your neighbor".
First, you'll have to tell me what Amicus Curiae you are referring to. There is so much stuff about Trump in the news I can't keep up with it. Most of the stuff he does I despise, but even a clock is right twice a day.Trump is in violation of the Canons of the Episcopal Church. He communes twice a year at an Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida. By supporting an Amicus Curiae through the Justice Department in regards to the case before the Supreme Court, he is not upholding the Episcopal Church's baptismal covenant of seeking justice, and is subject to the discretionary discipline of the Episcopal Church. It is agaist the canons of the Episcopal Church to dicsriminate against gays in public services.
I welcome discussion on this subject. I personally think he should not be offered communion, because his behavior is not in conformity with the Christian faith as taught in the Episcopal Church or the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. What he is doing is an egregious sacrilege that cries out to heaven, to support discrimination in Jesus name.
The Episcopal Church should find other ways of providing pastoral support to him and his family, such as instruction and catechism in the Christian faith. The Body and Blood of Christ is for the faithful who desire "to live in love and charity with your neighbor".
Yeah, it is strange, but Episcopalians tolerate it. In a big church you can just blend in and never join and you'll never be approached to join. I had that experience for years too, there was a period I was a closet Episcopalian, similar to what Trump is doing. I could never make myself commit because I didn't like the Church that well to actually join, it was a struggle.
I watched a Lutheran Hour show a year ago about the conversion of a Jewish man to being a Christian. He spent years in an Episcopal church as a guest, just listening to the sermons and liturgy. Finally, someone approached him because he was a regular and asked if he'ld lead a Bible study. He had to inform them he was in fact Jewish and not Christian.
That sums up my experience in the Episcopal Church as well, only I spent less time there. I did get to know the Dean and Canon, probably because I sought some spiritual advice and confession from them. But otherwise nobody approached me.
OTOH, at my Lutheran church, I met the pastor on the first day I visited the church and everybody greeted us warmly.
Episcopalians are good Christians in my experience but they don't like to "get up in your business".
I think you already have read what Yahweh says. Trump just goes along with what Yahweh says in Scripture, instead of the things he beleives are UNScriptural...It is agaist the canons of the Episcopal Church to dicsriminate against gays in public services.
I welcome discussion on this subject.
He is anti-Christ as far as I am concerned.
Amen.Love your neighbour, as long as he isn't Republican.
black rights are more important than the rights of racists. Why? Because we won the war ... Victors justice means that Americans have the right to beat down, torment, discriminate against, and deny opportunity to anti-black racists for the rest of our existence. It is, in fact, the right thing to do. And it's fun.
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