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How to make the church even less relevant: Holy matrimony vs. civil marriage

February 11, 2015Layman3 Christian marriage, civil marriage, ECUSA, Episcopal Church (USA), Holy Matrimony

by A. S. Haley, the Anglican Curmudgeon It is that time of the triennium again, as Episcopal Church (USA) starts to build up to its 78th General Convention this summer. Long since having lost its mooring and drifted out to sea, General Convention continues to be populated by those whose object is to move the Church in…

A time to rend

November 20, 2014Layman2 Christopher Seitz, civil marriage, Ephraim Radner, First Things, marriage, R. R. Reno

By R. R. Reno, First Things It’s time to make a clear distinction between the government-enforced legal regime of marriage and the biblical covenant of marriage. In the past, the state recognized marriage, giving it legal forms to reinforce its historic norms. Now the courts have redefined rather than recognized marriage, making it an institution…

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How to make the church even less relevant: Holy matrimony vs. civil marriage

A time to rend