Most
people would think that
the
term, “Episcopalian Evangelicals”
is
an oxymoron, and that such
persons
really cannot exist.
Not
so, quite a few are
alive
and well and singularly
untroubled
by the ambiguity
of
their position in their church.
First,
there are the ancients,
those
lifelong Episcopalians
who
cling to a local parish
that
they know and love.
It
is not that they have
accepted
the progressive
theology
of the denomination,
they
simply ignore it.
In
some parts of the country,
notably
New England,
there
are few alternatives
to
the Episcopal liturgy.
Therefore,
our evangelicals
show
up in Episcopal churches
to
worship God and participate
in
the community activities.
Greater
numbers of
Episcopal
Evangelicals
are
found in traditional
parishes
and dioceses.
Their
parishioners take
the
position of the leaders
of
same who are committed
to
traditional beliefs.
Then
there are those clergy
who
cling to their positions
in
order to protect their
lifelong
Episcopal pensions.
We
cannot be critical of
any
of these Evangelicals
because
they represent a
stand
against apostasy.
