How do you interpret the Bible? It is a subject considered elsewhere in this blog. Suffice it to state that I oppose literalist interpretation and the premis that scripture is God given. I support the concept that words mean what the reader intends them to mean, however guided towards the understanding reached.
Understanding scripture is not an issue of right or wrong. Sadly, in the Church of England the issue regarding gay marriage is an instance of of the battle being fought over interpretation. Neither 'side' can win. The Church of England has been always an uneasy accommodation between evangelicals, liberals and traditionalists. Now, even more so than in the issue of female ordination, the rift between opposing views has become a chasm.
Is schism a possibility?
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