Good, the less fundies we have, the better off everyone will be.

by Neotheo on Fri Sep 26, 2008 at 10:47:41 PM EST

The true story is Minns is not a traditional Episcopalian. He is a Charismatic Episcopalian.

And as it is with ALL Protestant demonminations when a member becomes a Charismatic they can no longer be considered a "traditional" member of that denomination because they have become a Fundamentalist.

Here is a quoted from a March, 2007 Washington Post article about Minns:

"Minns was drawn into religious service in the 1970s at St. Paul's Episcopal, a Connecticut church that is considered a birthplace of the charismatic renewal movement among mainline Protestants."

Minns is a part of the "renewal" movement that is out to destroy the Protestant church in America and around the world.


by JerrySloan on Sat Sep 27, 2008 at 03:43:17 PM EST

I stopped having anything to do with the Episcopal church- first with the steeplejacked versions because they are not much different than the AoG in many ways, and then (later) with the progressives because I was told I couldn't be Christian unless I also was pacifist.  Thus, I stopped having anything to do with that church many months ago.

This has been going on for some time.  I agree with the comments about the "Charismatic Movement"- it's been my observation over decades that when people go Charismatic, they become dogmatic, legalistic, and VERY harsh-spirited after a while.  The Charismatic movement began decades ago, and based upon the things I observed when I was a member of the Assemblies of God cult (29-26 years ago), that movement is directly tied to the Assemblies and other related groups.  I knew that the AoG I attended had people who went to the "Charismatic" services at other churches- to try to "steal sheep" and to encourage that church's leadership into becoming more dominionist (with the deliberate blessing and encouragement by the pastor!)  I also knew that it was tied to the deliberate and planned attempts at steeplejacking in general- the AoG "students" I hung out with talked about how the "Charismatic movement" was connected to the AoG on many occasions- and it was part of the plan.

It sounds like the denomination has finally began splitting.  I'm not surprised.  I've got enough to deal with/do as it is, I don't need the stress of being in that mess as well.

(Church should be a place where stress is reduced, not multiplied!!!)

by ArchaeoBob on Sun Sep 28, 2008 at 12:01:22 PM EST