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Episcopal Convention Condemns Bible as ‘Anti-Jewish’

June 16, 2006 |

Episcopal Church exposed. Perhaps that would be a more fitting title. It has been in the works for a long time and is just the tip of the iceberg. They are not the only denomination waiting to unveil a belief of the word of God that is more liberal than the ACLU’s take on the Constitution. What is being debated here will also have impact on similar groups in other denominations.

COLUMBUS, OHIO (6/15/06)-The 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church today passed a resolution essentially condemning the Bible as an “anti-Jewish” document. Not only does the resolution aim to address perceptions of anti-Jewish prejudice in the Bible and Episcopal liturgy, but it suggests that such prejudice is actually “expressed in…Christian Scriptures and liturgical texts.”

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“I think it reaffirms the belief amongst many that our culture is entitled to critique the Scriptures.” Cook said that the liberal view of Scripture had triumphed in the passage of the resolution, based on the belief that the Bible is “a document produced in a certain time with limitations, and because of that it may not be relevant for all cultures at all times.”

The orthodox view, according to Cook, is that “the Scriptures were written at a particular place in a particular culture, and that they are relevant to all cultures.”

But “if Scriptures were only communicated by men, which means that they were man’s best efforts to interpret what God is saying,” they will inevitably miss the mark, Cook concluded.

Whatever moorings the Episcopal church had are now essentially removed. Like I mentioned.. this will follow in other mainline churches leaving one question… “when will the masses leave the denominations?” Probably man won’t but rather celebrate the ‘diversity of belief in the church’.

Remember… this is how the society will eventually treat the text of the Constitution as well. The two have historically gone hand in hand. If man can so easily dismiss the God given text then how much simpler it would be to dismiss the words written by men.

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