We need to appreciate that the sixteenth-century Reformation was a complex phenomenon. There was no single Protestant 'template'. Rather, a variety of reforming movements emerged during the sixteenth century, whose specific forms were shaped by local politics and personalities, as much as by the broader commitment to a recognizably Protestant agenda.

Archbishop Peter Akinola, the primate of the Church of Nigeria, (Anglican Communion) has been in the fore of the fight against this weird intrusion into the Christian faith. Just like most parts of the world were shocked with that ordination, Akinola has earned accolades from around the world for his doggedness in condemning the practice; at one point threatening to lead other African countries out of the Anglican fold if the practice of gay ordination continues.

I really wish to be retired after the statement of the House of Bishops. To remain active in the face of this statement would have meant that I would have been in violation of I Timothy 5/ I already have enough of my own sins without having to condone sin and false doctrine in my work, such as it is.

I currently worship with a small group of like minded persons in relatively private circumstances. Because of impending moves and terminal disease that will probably not last.

It was always understood from the date of its inception that the LDG would have an extremely difficult task in attempting to reconcile the diametric opposite views of organisations such as Forward in Faith, Reform or the Church Society on the one hand, and Watch, GRAS or the Modern Churchpeople's Union on the other.