Anglican Church Bans Polygamy
May 05, 2008 05:51
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
The Anglican Communion in Nigeria has banned polygamy among members of
the church.
The ban was handed down by the Archbishop and Primate of the Church,
Most Reverend Peter Akinola.
Worried by the proliferation of marriages in the church among polygamous
members, Akinola wrote to all Anglican Communions in the country to
desist from such practice, which he described as unscriptural.
According to him, the integrity of the Christian faith is far more
important than the reputation of those who turn their backs on the word
of God.
³Those of us who are in the forefront of the prophetic call for a return
to Biblical truth, cannot close our eyes to the increasingly blatant
disregard for the teaching of the Bible on family life.
³The observation will destroy our witness if not firmly addressed. We
cannot claim to be a Bible-believing church and yet be selective in our
obedience,² he added.
Akinola stated emphatically that whosoever is involved in polygamous
marriage, no matter how highly placed, must come under authority of the
Bible.
He warned that any attempt to trivialise the Bible¹s teaching on
monogamy as the ultimate standard for the Christian family ³will make a
mockery of whatever else we stand for.
³Sadly, sometimes, even our leadership has looked the other way on this
matter.²
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"The sad huddle of affluent bedwetters, thumbsuckers,
treehuggers, social climbers, homophiles, quavery ladies,
and chronic petition signers that makes up the current
Episcopal Church . . ." -‹Thomas Lipscomb
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