Talk:Anglicanism
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A few questions
If Anglicanism is also known as the Church of England then why do we have 2 articles? Can we merge them? I don't know enough about Anglicanism. Also, is George W. Bush really Anglican? Why did I think he was Baptist? JordanBarrett 17:36, 13 Oct 2005 (EDT)
- The older George Bush attended Episcopal churches in Maine and Washington during his presidency. George W. is a Methodist. Also, to your first question, the Church of England is the mother church of the Anglican Communion, but not necessarily synonymous. Separate articles are OK if properly relating the two. Gomarus 20:56, 13 Oct 2005 (EDT)
Anglican diversity
There have been discussions over on Wikipedia by some Anglicans arguing against categorizing Anglicans as Protestant. While the Thirty-nine Articles are admittedly Protestant, they contend that most Anglicans (especially Anglo-Catholic) disregard the Articles and stress "continuity with the pre-Reformation Church of England" and communion with Rome. I have attempted a minor modification in our Theopedia article to reflect some of this. I stand to be corrected if necessary. Gomarus 10:10, 2 Nov 2005 (EST)
- There are some real problems with this article. First, the ecclesiastical structure described is true for The Episcopal Church (TEC which is the current name and not ECUSA), but not necessarily for other provinces. For example, the Church of England doesn't really have vestries like the ones described here. More scandalously incorrect is the idea that Anglo-catholic is associated with Liberal Anglicanism. If anything, it is more often associated with conservative or orthodox Anglicanism. For example, The Nashotah House is probably the most "high church" or Anglo-catholic seminary in the US and is decidedly VERY orthodox; so much so, in fact, that very few diocese will send seminarians there. By any means, attaching liturgical practices with theology is tenuous at best. — unsigned comment by Anglicanseminarian (talk • contribs)
