Chico, an opinion, please

[Dundeegeorge]

I caught a very brief discussion on the radio yesterday concerning the anglican church's potential schism caused by the turning away from biblical teaching on ordination of homosexuality in the western church.
What's your opinion on this potential split?
Do you think that the newer churches (Nigeria, most of the African churches) are being old-fashioned about this issue (i.e. stone the faggots to death), or is the established church (western) correct (yes we think that biologically-perverted people should be able to preach the word).
As an aside, and I though this was laugh-out-loud funny, the stance of one of the western churches (can't remember which) was that priests could have same-sex relationships provided there was no sexual expression of that relationship!!! So how can you be homosexual/heterosexual without having sex?

[Not So Wise]

So how can you be homosexual/heterosexual without having sex?

I don't know, maybe ask the millions of married men who are not "getting any"?

[Chico]

Dundee I come from the school of thought that believes that once we are saved then we cannot continue to sin. The Bible is quite clear - all sexual activity should be confined in marriage( of a man and a woman)- periodand as such a practising homosexual priest is not living a God filled life (just as a adulterous priest would be). Its like they have missed the point. Christ died for our sins as soon as we accept that we should thenstop sinning be we vicars, bishops or laymen. As for stoning of sinners lets see what Jesus had to say on the subject

John 8:

1But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" 6They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." 8Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

9At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"

11"No one, sir," she said.
"Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."

[Dundeegeorge]

Hmnn, thanks for that

While not myself (as you may be aware) a believer, I kind of agree with your take on it. You either follow the teachings of the bible or you're not christian.