And then they have to cope with saying either, "we were wrong" or "God changed his mind."
which is precisely the attitudes that have led to several splits within the episcopalian church in recent years, though they usually hit their peak when a new prayer book comes out. With the release of the '79, at least one church in every diosys suddenly became a "1928" church. Locally there is one on Seminary Rd, about 3 or 4 blocks east of the VA Theological Seminary (an Episcopalian church and the northern "seat" of the bishops when not in Richmond).
one has to look at the history of the witch trials to see just how long the process of changing dogma can take in some cases. simple ones (women priests in the Episcopal church) can change in a generation, but larger issues that supposedly are supported by biblical interpretation rather than adherance to tradition, can be much harder to affect.
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which is precisely the attitudes that have led to several splits within the episcopalian church in recent years, though they usually hit their peak when a new prayer book comes out. With the release of the '79, at least one church in every diosys suddenly became a "1928" church. Locally there is one on Seminary Rd, about 3 or 4 blocks east of the VA Theological Seminary (an Episcopalian church and the northern "seat" of the bishops when not in Richmond).
one has to look at the history of the witch trials to see just how long the process of changing dogma can take in some cases. simple ones (women priests in the Episcopal church) can change in a generation, but larger issues that supposedly are supported by biblical interpretation rather than adherance to tradition, can be much harder to affect.