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Anglican Leader Says Archbishop Welby 'Half-Right' Telling Christians Not to Talk About Faith

Anglican Leader Says Archbishop Welby 'Half-Right' Telling Christians Not to Talk About Faith

By Michael Gryboski
Christian Post
http://www.christianpost.com/
May 24, 2016

A conservative Anglican leader stated that Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's recent comments on evangelism are "half-right."

At an interfaith event held in London earlier this month, the head of the 88 million-member Anglican Communion drew a line between evangelism and proselytizing by saying: "I draw the line in terms of respect for the other; in starting by listening before you speak; in terms of love that is unconditional and not conditional to one iota, to one single element on how the person responds to your own declaration of faith; and of not speaking about faith unless you are asked about faith," said Welby, according to the Telegraph.

"I draw a pretty sharp line, it is all based around loving the person you are dealing with which means you seek their wellbeing and you respect their identity and their integrity."

The Most. Rev. Foley Beach, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in North America, told The Christian Post that Welby "has it half-right."

"Jesus said to go and proclaim the Gospel to all creation. Unless one speaks up, how will the other hear the best news one could ever hear?" said Beach.

"If you have the cure for cancer, how could you keep quiet about it? You would want everyone to know! We cannot keep quiet about Jesus Christ!"

The ACNA leader also told CP that his sentiment was echoed in 1 Peter Chapter 3, which reads, in part, "Reverence Christ as Lord. Always be ready to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and respect."

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