To the Anglican Communion: Pray, Fast and Resist

July 18th, 2009
by Philip Ashey,
COO, American Anglican Council

Elijah went before the people and said, ‘How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.’ I Kings 18:21 NIV

On behalf of orthodox Anglicans in The Episcopal Church (TEC) and in The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), and in light of the decisions of the 76th General Convention of TEC that have repudiated Lambeth Resolution 1.10’s Communion standards on human sexuality and holy orders, repudiated the Communion moratoria on consecration of same sex partnered bishops and same sex blessings, tearing the Covenant process to shreds, and declaring their intention to spread the false gospel underlying these decisions throughout the rest of the Anglican Communion, we appeal to our brothers and sisters throughout the Anglican Communion to resist this false gospel through a time of prayer and fasting for the following: the rest