From my comfortably inclusive area, where we're happy that you've found someone to love who loves you and of course you may marry, I view the Anglican Covenant with HORROR. It's brought to us by Anglicans who think that it's OK to kill someone who doesn't think their way. Christ never taught us that.

The "relational consequences" are only to befall those who adopt the Covenant and then, as decided by others who have adopted, don't toe the line. There can be no covenant consequences for those who refuse to be part of this particular cabal. There may be consequences, but they will not stem from the covenant itself. Just like most of life...

I would pray that our Canadian sisters and brothers simply do what they think is the right thing to do and then let the chips fall where they will. I'd rather be tossed out for taking a stand than stay in if it meant selling my soul just to belong.

Christi,
please can you substantiate your comment"It's brought to us by Anglicans who think that it's OK to kill someone who doesn't think their way."
Please name ANY Anglican leader who supports the covenant who thinks it is OK to kill anyone who doesn't think their way.

Hi Obadiah. You may wish to read the Guardian's account of local Anglican support for the Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill, which as introduced called for imposition of the death penalty against sexula minorities. The church in Uganda, via Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi, has expressed its "strong support" for the measure. Guardian article at: http://is.gd/LEsgH0. Original source of the archbishop's letter in PDF:http://is.gd/PJhvOe

Eric Bonetti

P.S. Obadiah, I am assuming your handle is a nom de plume per Barchester Towers. If that is the case, please sign your real name, as do the rest of us.

Eric Bonetti

or check out Drexel Gomez, one of the authors of the Covenant, and Archbishop of the West Indies which includes Jamaica - one of the most dangerous countries for gay and lesbian persons.

So the ACC hasn't noticed that the Church of England rejected the covenant?

I think I'd be ok being in the same second tier as the mother church.

Besides, why don't they just be adults and vote on the merits ( or lack therof) of the covenant and let the chips fall where they may, instead of wondering what the playground bullies might do?

As a Canadian Anglican I find this bit interesting,

"Although a comprehensive study guide on the covenant was prepared and recommended for Canadian Anglicans, 'there’s not much interest in discussing it,'reported members of one CoGS discussion group. 'We’re not sure why,' they added.

Gee! Let me think, perhaps because (1) Hardly anyone in my Province in Canada has seen or heard of the study guide (2) Ye olde C of E has already scuttled the thing (thankfully!)and (3) The ongoing crisis around nose diving demographics and deficit finances in Canada is a more pressing problem.

It all Makes the following question rather moot,

"...some CoGs members said there’s a lot of uncertainty around what happens when a province decides to adopt or not adopt the covenant?"