A Voice of Reason

With so much doom and gloom being written, in the press and around the blogosphere, about the Anglican Communion at the moment it was refreshing, today, to read the voice of reason that is Bishop Alan Wilson. I hope and pray his voice will be heard, and taken notice of: especially this weekend with General Synod meeting in York (Friday 4th — Tuesday 8th July).

There have been a lot of scare stories, about the possibility of the Anglican Church splitting (shattering(?)), hitting the press recently — Ruth Gledhill is covering the majority of them in her blog at The Times Online.

But Bishop Alan reminds us that, “it’s time for fresh thinking, not trench warfare”. It seems that it’s trench warfare that we’re currently facing as each side in the various disputes wants to just dig in and defend its position. Whereas we should be finding ways to talk. We should be thinking differently!

Whether you’re running the Lambeth conference, pathfinding for the Anglican Communion, getting life expectancy in Zimbabwe higher than it was in England in the 11th century, or finding how to be radically inclusive in a fully traditional church, the only method is not Power Play, Militant Entryism and Dumb-Boy Thuggery, but FAITH!

Bishop Alan Wilson

I think I must finally be beginning to “get” facebook. I joined another group on there today.

I’ve been becoming increasingly irritated and frustrated by the media fracas surrounding the Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent comments. When I visited Dave Walkers blog this morning, as I generally do most mornings, I found an article pointing to a facebook group — The Archbishop of Canterbury is a good man — that’s been set up in support of the Archbishop. And, as I find myself agreeing wholeheartedly with it’s aims, I decided to join. They are:

Joining the group affirms that you believe:
1) The media has misinterpreted the spirit of what Dr Williams was talking about in his lecture
2) As an intellectual, and a spiritual leader, Dr Williams should feel free to express a carefully considered opinion.
3) That Dr Williams is one of the most gifted minds in Britain, and his views should be given careful consideration.