To be or not to be ..........

Submitted by jon metes (Philippines), Mar 30, 2014 at 22:31

I believe Mr Ibrahim is quite right. For example, your quotation from Leviticus is crystal clear - no room for any other interpretation, really, except if one wishes to ignore it and seeks a self-serving reason for departing from the standard of behaviour it sets. When something is that categorical, either you accept it or you should admit that you do not belong with those who do. Thus the Church of England and its counterpart Episcopalians in America have, in effect, committed ecumenical suicide with their willful actions. In the eyes of the 1.5 billion Roman Catholics and Orthodox, those who depart from such basic precepts are no longer an 'important branch' of Christianity.

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