John III ⚓️

Traditionalist Anglican. Musician. Texan. Fanatical Book of Common Prayer devotee.

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

@connor_perr @monkofjustice @JonMcK1647 @IamtheLugal It’s on multiple parish websites that we adhere to all seven councils, including my own parish. Haven’t seen any encouragement of venerating icons (other than bowing toward the cross at the procession). But I doubt there would be a big issue with it, either.

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

@monkofjustice @wyclif @JonMcK1647 @IamtheLugal Multiple parishes in our area also state explicitly on their websites that we adhere to all seven ecumenical councils. I think of that as more Anglo-Catholic, but maybe that perception isn’t universal?

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

@monkofjustice @wyclif @JonMcK1647 @IamtheLugal Definitely true. In my parish, the clergy and altar party do some prayers from the Missal before the liturgy, including prayers to the Saints. Not part of the public liturgy, but still. We also do Altar of Repose with reserved Eucharist on Maundy Thursday. Pretty AC in my book.

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

@monkofjustice @wyclif @JonMcK1647 @IamtheLugal Must depend on where you are. In Texas my experience of it has been pretty Anglo-Catholic.

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

We’re about five seconds away from Trump reversing on climate change being a hoax.

[Jason Miller @JasonMiller]

This is the map of Greenland that matters most.

The Arctic is now a highly navigable shipping route, and the gateway to the Western Hemisphere.

.@POTUS @realDonaldTrump knows exactly what he’s doing.

https://t.co/OiMytmeoJl

[Shane Morris @GShaneMorris]

Are you a vocally conservative person? Have you been that way for ten or more years? Imagine your reaction if Obama had said this. That's it, just be honest with yourself.

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

@monkofjustice I didn’t know any members other than bishops. I just looked to see if I could find anything about the members. There’s nothing on the REC website about anything concerning the General Committee. Only references are in the PDF of the Constitution and Canons.

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

There’s a lot to like here. Not sure how it would work for the REC, though.

[Matthew Wilcoxen @mattwilcoxen]

For the past three years I have been thinking quite a bit about what is needed for the ACNA to survive and flourish longterm.

Over the past three days I've crafted something of a manifesto. Quixotic perhaps--but I think it spells out what is needed.

https://t.co/optptqNNUt

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

I was not aware that it is already the case in the Netherlands that seriously malformed infants can be euthanized.

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

Yes, this is where the logic of assisted suicide and embryonic genetic screening inexorably lead.

[Allie ✞ @allie__voss]

One of the most buried ledes ever: newborn euthanasia is coming

The people who want you to be able to destroy embryos with disabilities are contributing to the same shift that says you can destroy imperfect babies

The culture of death never stops where it says it will

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

Honest question: Is Bishop Hall dealing with the actual doctrine of Transubstantiation here, or only with popular conceptions of it? My understanding of that doctrine (which I do not hold, to be clear) is that it does not teach that the body of Christ actually gets digested.

[Richard Tarsitano ⚓️ @GodRemembrancer]

Anglican Bishop Joseph Hall (1574-1656) has thoughts on Transubstantiation.

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

Also, Ross Douthat is doing the Lord’s work by interviewing people like this on his podcast.

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

Incredibly dishonest framing! This doesn’t give every baby “a fair shot at health.” It’s just choosing to make sure babies that have health problems are never born. A fair shot at health would be gene therapy for genetic diseases (not possible yet as far as I know).

[Noor Siddiqui @noor_siddiqui_]

@AirCrow @OrchidInc Every baby deserves to have a fair shot at health

https://t.co/haCYZQxbqP

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

This is just rewarmed eugenics, only this time it’s far more dishonest. But I think I’m stating the obvious.

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

People like Lyman Beecher were reinterpreting the Westminster Confession beyond recognition, and Finney outright denied large portions of it back in the 1830s. But the issue goes back further than that to some of Jonathan Edwards’ protégés.

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

It’s a fair point, but this issue goes back much further than many think. American Presbyterians have been rejecting historic and substantial Presbyterian doctrine for a long time.

[Zachary Garris @ZacharyGarris]

@aaron_renn Is a denomination truly “Presbyterian” if it openly rejects historic & substantial Presbyterian doctrine?

[Cranky Federalist @CrankyFed]

Anglicans visiting the parish of a slightly different kind of Anglican

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

@mrdavidrowe @FrMatkin It’s quite common at my REC parish.

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

Looks like this particular parish is dual practice on baptism (they do both infant baptism and baby dedications depending on family preference). I also can’t seem to find any reference to the Eucharist on the website. Definitely on the fringe for an Anglican parish.

[Jeff Walton @jeffreyhwalton]

Largest parish in ACNA is no longer Christ Church Plano, but now C4SO’s multisite Vintage Church LA in El Segundo and Santa Monica. At 3,000 on an average Sunday, it is legitimate mega church, although that is spread across five services in two locations: https://t.co/bsvhAInWTQ

[John III ⚓️ @NETXaugustinian]

My dream of a Church of Christ/Anglican mashup is getting closer!

[Joe - Young Anglican ⚓️ @Young_Anglican]

Music today at my church was acapella and bro... maybe the Puritans were onto something. It was an absolutely beautiful service.