LOUIE CREW RESPONDS TO ARCHBISHOP ROWAN

Louie Crew, founder of Integrity, makes great good sense with a few, clear, well-chosen words as he cautions against probable punitive consequences of adopting the Anglican Covenant. Geaux, Louie!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - CAROLINE HALL ON THE ANGLICAN COVENANT

The Reverend Dr. Caroline Hall is priest-in-charge of St. Benedict's Church in Los Osos, California. She is a former member of the Integrity Board of Directors where her portfolio included international affairs. She is a frequent contributor to Walking With Integrity.

The Anglican Covenant - Part 1; Where did it come from?

The Anglican Covenant - Part 2; What's in it?

The Anglican Covenant - Part 3; Who wants it?

The Anglican Covenant - Part 4; Who's against it?

Part 1, especially, caught my attention because I, and I suspect others, was under the impression that the covenant had its earliest roots in the Windsor Report which came out in 2004.

Dr Hall says:

In fact, the concept of an Anglican Covenant was first suggested in the Dallas Statement in 1997. This was the statement from a conference attended by 45 conservative bishops and 4 conservative archbishops from 16 nations to develop an anti-gay strategy for the 1998 Lambeth Conference.

Hmmm. I wasn't paying attention back then.

Do read all of the essays.

H/T to Lionel Deimel at the No Anglican Covenant Blog.