Athanasius

>> Well said Peter - you can tell by the reactions that your points have struck home <<

What points exactly?

1. That while the Catholic Church has been making the head-lines for its reprehensible cover-up of child-abuse the United Church is in "dire" straits?

2. That Peter Sellick's version of Christianity is the one true one?

3. That ALL the other faiths devoutly and sincerely followed around this world of ours are completely wrong?

4. That all the previous posts noting the same valid points I have reiterated above, prove that Sells' writings "have struck home"?

Please expand your minimalist post - this being your second (I understand that you are an ordained Anglican) how does change within the church place it in "dire straights (sic)"?

Change has been a consistent part of religion since a Jew preached a memorable sermon on a mount - significant changes having been wrought by Constantine and Paul. All of which may, at those times, appeared to have placed your religion in upheaval. In fact if not for Constantine's ambitions what is called 'christianity' today may never have become as powerful as it clearly is.

As for Sellick's "courageous writings", his themes are always within the same narrow field: attack the ungodly atheists and whinge that many Christians see their religion from a different perspective to himself.

Nothing new to see here. Move on. Preferably into the 21st century.

Athanasius

Yes! Thanks to Sells articles, those of us who read them are now well aware of the Anglican obsession with Trinitarian Theology and assuming you Deacons are right then if your Bishops have not been diligent in proclaiming it then that would certainly seem to be remiss of them.

Your problem seems to be a mistaken idea that Christianity is limited to a few Trinitarian Churches and that God concerns herself solely with Christianity and its 'mainstream' denominations and wants everyone else in the world to become good little Anglican clones.

Is the arrogance of this attitude completely invisible to you?
Are you totally unconcerned by the somewhat dubious origins of Anglicanism?
What, if anything, did you learn from the Bishop Hollingworth affair?
(Your Bishops are less than perfect and are constantly fighting on too many fronts to be able to present any cohesive or coherent face to the world. But it sounds like you would be prepared to open up a new front for them, fighting their own Deacons. Well done!)

Perhaps it is no longer appropriate to try to maintain your medieval (and older) cultural artifacts in a modern world!
Thankfully your Church itself is becoming an increasingly irrelevant historical artifact. Just stick to your guns and you might see the process through to its logical conclusion!