The Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada are now holding joint synods; not unlike a conjoining of the RMS Titanic and MV Doña Paz.
Predictably, the conflab will eschew transcendent trivialities like the saving of souls in favour of “affordable housing and responsible resource extraction”.
From here:
April 04, 2013 – More than 800 Anglicans, Lutherans, and partners will gather at the Ottawa Convention Centre July 3 to 7, 2013, for a historic joint national meeting.
Inspired by the theme “Together for the love of the world,” members of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada will gather for worship and decision-making on areas of shared work, including mission and development.
Several key events will highlight the churches’ commitment to God’s mission in the world. Anglicans and Lutherans will be invited to make statements on two priority social justice issues: affordable housing and responsible resource extraction. On July 6, Anglican and Lutheran youth from Ottawa are to lead people at the assembly to Parliament Hill where they will participate in an act of public witness and worship.
“On July 6, Anglican and Lutheran youth from Ottawa are to lead people at the assembly to Parliament Hill where they will participate in an act of public witness and worship.”
What they really mean is, they will all go protest on Parliament Hill like just any other clanging symbol organization that has a beef with the government. I frankly don’t see how anyone could worship on the Hill or to what they will be a “public witness.”
Are we irrelevant yet?
The writing is on the wall and there for all to see. The ACoC and the ELCiC are merging.
Not any time soon! Separation is much easier than church union in today’s world.