Within the Presbyterian franchise of the Christian church, we keep a weather eye on our Episcopalian friends. Their battles against a post-modern society today will likely be ours tomorrow.

The Rev. John Yates and Os Guinness – Why We Left the Episcopal Church – washingtonpost.com

The core issue for us is theological: the intellectual integrity of faith in the modern world. It is thus a matter of faithfulness to the lordship of Jesus, whom we worship and follow. The American Episcopal Church no longer believes the historic, orthodox Christian faith common to all believers. Some leaders expressly deny the central articles of the faith — saying that traditional theism is “dead,” the incarnation is “nonsense,” the resurrection of Jesus is a fiction, the understanding of the cross is “a barbarous idea,” the Bible is “pure propaganda” and so on. Others simply say the creed as poetry or with their fingers crossed.

It pains me to think that many of the leaders in the Presbyterian Church (USA) are also expressly denying these same central articles of faith, but it is true. There is beyond any reasonable doubt such a thing as historic, orthodox Christian faith, even though too many of us in the pews have gotten downright fuzzy about what it is. Fortunately, a few clear thinkers are popping up here and there to help us remember what church is all about. It’s all about Jesus.

Dave, not wanting to be part of a church that doesn’t know what it believes and why.