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The Crucifixion, Drawing by Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591), Drawn circa 1572, Pencil on paper © Convento de la Encarnación, Avila, Spain | |
Gospel Reading | |
Jesus spoke to the crowds: ‘I tell you solemnly, of all the children born of women, a greater than John the Baptist has never been seen; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is. Since John the Baptist came, up to this present time, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence and the violent are taking it by storm. Because it was towards John that all the prophecies of the prophets and of the Law were leading; and he, if you will believe me, is the Elijah who was to return. If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen!’  |
Ah, yes, Gene "Gutless Vermin" Vincent in full retreat mode - post anything to get your humiliation and embarrassment off the front page of this appalling blog.
ReplyDeleteHowever that may be, pray let us have your detailed, evidenced rebuttal of the points made by Detterling yesterday in response to your hysterical yelping about having defeated him in arguments where you did nothing but repeatedly bellow simple-minded slogans at the top of your voice. That is, except when you were not making up preposterous dialogues with the Archbishop of Canterbury and one of your sock puppets.
As follows, herewith:
A) |Detterling proved, using primary sources at the heart of the Church of England, that the Thirty Nine Articles, whilst still referring to Original Sin and the Pelagian heresy, are of but peripheral significance in modern Anglicanism. Justin Welby’s commission said in plain terms that no Anglican is required to assent to them all. Your contention that Original Sin and opposition to the Pelagian Heresy are doctrines of the Anglican Church is, therefore, manifestly nonsense.
(B) Detterling also demonstrated that, while portions of the Anglican Church remain opposed to same sex marriage and recognition by services of blessing there on, a majority of Anglican bishops, clergy and people accept that sexually active same sex couples are eligible to have their civil marriages blessed. For you to maintain that the Anglican Church teaches that homosexual sexual acts are contrary to Scripture in the face of these facts is denial bordering on derangement.
By all means disprove the facts of Detterling's case with regard to the 39 Articles using facts from primary sources - you won’t, because you can’t.
Similarly, demonstrate how a church which offers unconditional blessings to same sex couples in civil marriages can at the same time teach that homosexual sexual intercourse is forbidden by scripture. You won’t, because you can’t.
Until you can do both of these things, your claim of victory is about as convincing as the latest delay the publication of "Granny Barkes fell in Woolworths - and Marianne pissed her knickers in C & A".
You pathetic, boneless, brainless, bigoted wanker.
Gary Bandall
Sebastian D'Orsai
Mary Winterbourne [the real one]