Why Be Anglican

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Why Be Anglican?

I have struggled with this issue a bit, and have decided to do what any normal person does when they struggle with an issue for long enough, create a blog.

Of course, as an Australian, I will focus on Australian issues, and concerns raised by the possibility of seeking ordination eventually in the Sydney Diocese.

Many Christians (even in the reformed evangelical circles in Sydney) have thought I take church history too seriously, especially Anglican history, because it says a lot about where the modern struggles in the Anglican church are.

Today is a great day to start blogging, because it is a day that has exhasserbated my frustrations with the institutional structures of the Anglican Church. A day where we learn that the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas has sought to be removed (as a whole diocese) from the ECUSA, and a day where we learn about the choice of the ECUSA to continue being led by people who don't take the Bible seriously as the revealed word of God.

As with all online ventures, this new venture may be something that slows down after a while, and becomes less focussed, but I hope it will be a good place to think about things.