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\"Sergebac7thcentury\"<\/p>\n

Matthew Griffin writes:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It worries me, Joe, but I think that\u2019s one of the better analogies<\/a> of the position of the Anglican Communion that I\u2019ve encountered\u2013and worse, I find it accurately captures my own anxiety for the Communion\u2019s future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While this blog focuses its gaze upon Frye and his work, the Anglican Communion and the issues Clayton mentions offer a parallel to some of the conversations we\u2019ve had, particularly around the line of criticism Joe condemns in his post. One of the reasons for the lack of condemnation of the current attack on homosexuals in Uganda seems to me to stem from a facile use of post-colonial thought<\/a>: because of past bad acts, many areas and leaders of the Church fail to speak out against what is and should be condemned.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks for sharing those bits of Rowan\u2019s new book, Joe; my copy is sitting on a shelf, waiting for me to scratch out some time for it. I should bump it up on my to-read list.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Clayton Chrusch writes<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Matthew, as you know, it\u2019s not just post-colonial thought but also thought about homosexuality itself that ties the hands of the Anglican hierarchy. Homosexual relationships are incompatible with scripture according to the official doctrine of the Anglican Communion<\/a>. Rowan Williams himself reiterates this on occasion, not so much to agree with it, but to make the point that it is the progressives and not the conservatives who are moving away from the church. (I for one think that what Rowan Williams believes in his heart of hearts is of no interest\u2013either to me, to gays in general, or to God. His actions are what matter. I remember about 8 years ago when some gays were insisting that George W. Bush was not personally a homophobe.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Joe Adamson writes:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, that is exactly how Frye sees it: belief has nothing to do with what you say you believe, but what your actions reveal you believe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In response to a question about belief an interview with Don Harron, Frye responds:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“I would be less interested in what people say they believe than in how people behave. I think a genuine belief is an axiom of behavior. If you want to know what a man believes you watch him, you see what he does. What he really believes will be what his actions show that he believes.” (Interviews, 393)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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