AS EYE SEE IT: CREEPING LIBERALISM

By Lee Buck

“Do it our way or get out!”

David Virtue recently published an article concerning Walter Righter—the thrice-married bishop who left his first wife for his secretary—saying:

“How can the Bishops ‘allow’ what the canons and constitution do not allow? How can the Bishops ‘cede control’ that is not theirs to cede? Even if they wanted to, they cannot.”

Here is a bishop who blatantly and arrogantly violated the canons and constitution—yet in his mind, how you violate those documents makes a difference: heresy and anti-scriptural behavior are admissible—but an orthodox, biblical stand is sinful.

This is not new. For 30+ years, faithful believers have been labeled “fundamentalist,” “Bible basher,” “bigot”—simply because they believe Scripture means what it says about homosexuality.

Language has been perverted: the Homosexual Lobby in ECUSA calls itself “Integrity.” In the Catholic Church, it calls itself “Dignity.” Yet Holy Scripture condemns homosexual practice plainly—and anyone who can read knows it.

The ploy: “We believe the Bible—but it can be interpreted differently.” True in some cases—but not on this. For 2,000 years, scholars of every tradition have translated these passages consistently. Unless one denies Scripture is God’s Word, biblical argument is futile.

Language, used carefully, can turn hearts—for good or evil. Hitler and Goebbels used it to sway a nation into committing atrocities. Today, men line up in San Francisco to marry men—unthinkable 50 years ago.

Enrique Rueda’s 1982 research book The Homosexual Network stated:

“There is little question that the homosexual movement is part and parcel of American liberalism.”

Yes—the ECUSA has been kidnapped by liberals: religiously, socially, politically, educationally. They “own” the church.

My conclusion: There is no possibility for ECUSA to remain a Christian Church or part of the Anglican Communion. It will be run out on a rail by global Anglicans who love Scripture and have suffered for their faith.

I say to my brothers and sisters still under the “liberal curtain”: you must now make a choice. Compromise with evil never works. Hitler was not defeated from within—he was defeated by external Allied Forces.

Liberalism in ECUSA has taken such deep root that the only remedy is excision and extirpation. Excommunication is coming.

For those still paying allegiance to ECUSA: do what you must—do it quickly.

Lee Buck was a lay evangelist for over 30 years in the Episcopal Church. His Atlanta congregation recently came under the spiritual authority of the Province of the Southern Cone.