The Attack on Sydney Anglicanism
by David Robertson, AP:
Sydney Anglicanism has been, and continues to be, a great blessing for the Church in Australia. Its commitment to biblical truth and to mission is well known. But for how much longer? The devil goes round like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. He comes as an angel of light seeking to deceive, deconstruct and destroy. And often he attacks from within.
One particular blessing for the Church has been its schools – not just those within the State system but also private schools such as Shore, St Luke’s, St Catherine’s and King’s. In general, these have moved from a kind of nominal Anglicanism to a much more robust biblical Christianity. That move has done incalculable good. However, now they are coming under increasing pressure to conform to the standards of the surrounding culture.
The Sydney Morning Herald, not known for its friendliness to biblical Christianity, reported that several principals of these elite schools had spoken to the newspaper stating that they were not happy to sign a document saying that they believe that marriage is between a man and a woman and that endorses sexual abstinence outside marriage. The headline sums up the Herald’s schadenfreude: “I am livid. Anglican principals’ fury at edict against gay marriage.” The Herald then followed this up the following day with a piece by the same journalist stating that parents ‘angrily’ wrote to Anglican schools and their boards, concerned about the Herald’s revelations the previous day.
I note in passing just how quick these anonymous parents were to respond, and how quickly the journalist had that information.
Within these two articles there are some lessons for the Church which enable us to see how this particular attack will play out. And it is a matter of great concern. For if the Church loses its schools to false doctrine or the current zeitgeist, then it will be greatly damaged. Those who are not Anglicans should remember that when one part of the body suffers the rest suffer with it.
Related Posts
Tags
Share This
