Is Justin Welby playing ‘rock, paper, scissors’ with church unity? Does he know that ‘Rock’ wins?

Jun 13, 2017 by Jill

by David Baker, Christian Today:

Do you know the children’s game called ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’?

It’s simple enough: two children bump both fists together three times in quick succession and then each shouts ‘rock’, ‘paper’ or ‘scissors’. At the same time, they make a shape with one of their hands: a clenched fist for rock, flat hand for paper, and v-shape with two fingers for scissors. Rock beats scissors (because it crushes them); paper trumps rock (since it can wrap around it); scissors win against paper (as they cut it).

I was reminded of this game after I read the letter from Justin Welby rebuking conservative Anglicans for their plans to appoint a ‘missionary bishop’. Their move followed the Scottish Episcopal Church’s abandonment of the teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman. And the game came to mind because on this whole issue of sexuality, which confronts the entire Anglican Communion, the Archbishop could be said to have three choices:

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