The Evaporation of the Middle -- A Sign of the Time
Albert Mohler
Posted: Monday, July 03

"What's really going on in the pews of Episcopal churches is they don't necessarily want to align with either side," he said. "They want to get on with life. They want this thing resolved."

So spoke Rev. William Sachs, recently named director of the new Center for Reconciliation and Mission at St. Stephen's [Episcopal] Church in Richmond, VA, as reported in Sunday's edition of The New York Times.

I draw attention to this statement for one main reason -- to point to its contradictory nature, which seems to be completely missed by Rev. Sachs.

It is one thing to suggest that (many?) Episcopalians "don't necessarily want to align with either side" in the controversy over Scripture, church authority, and sexuality that stands at the center of the looming schism in the Episcopal Church [see coverage below].

It is a very different thing to suggest that "they want this thing resolved." Resolving the issue will inevitably split the Episcopal Church, USA. The issues can no longer be "fudged" as so many denominations attempt to do, with compromise positions and muddled proposals.

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