Keynote Address by Bp. Fitz Allison Nov 2008 to Lutheran Theo. Conference

The Episcopal Church: The Canary in the Culture's Coal Mine
Bishop C. FitzSimons Allison
November 2008

The Episcopal Church has lost approximately a third of its members in 50 years. This should be a warning to other denominations. The gas that is choking The Episcopal Church is the same gas that is affecting all other church traditions, as well as the universities and other institutions of Western Civilization. The air we breathe does not contain the gas of coal mines, but our air does contain a mold or yeast.

Jesus warned us of this yeast in Matt. 16:6: “Take heed, beware the yeast of the Sadducees!” The disciples were confused since they thought he was rebuking them because they had brought no bread. Then they realized that he was not talking about bread but about the teaching of the Sadducees. the rest