Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Open Letter to Brian Farran, Anglican Bishop of Newcastle

http://www.lionelwindsor.net/bibleresources/topical/Open_Letter_to_Brian_Farran_re_GAFCON.htm

[lionelwindsor.net] 19 Feb 2008--I write concerning your public Statement regarding the GAFCON conference (which I viewed at http://www.angdon.com/gafcon/) organised by conservative Anglicans and critical of the Archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen’s involvement in it.

I appreciate the fact that your diocesan website invited responses.

So I raise several matters of concern.

Firstly, there is a surprising reliance on pejorative language in a letter where you commend “grace” and “respectful exploration” and “conversation” regarding the issues being debated. So that others can assess for themselves, I will simply list the descriptors used to characterise the position of the Global South conservatives with whom you disagree....

Related article:
http://www.angdon.com/gafcon/
GAFCON: A full statement by Bishop Brian Farran - Anglican Diocese of New Castle

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