Channel: Religious Intelligence
Author: Ruth Gledhill

In spite of all that I have written, it seems to me that schism in the Anglican Communion is not a fact. I would argue that it has not actually taken place. The Anglican Communion is still “teetering on the brink,” still “looking over the precipice,” but it hasn’t jumped. I base this conclusion — journalists are trained from the cradle to start not end stories with their conclusions — on all there is to base it on, the “instruments” of the Communion.
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Doug, this sounds a little like “Schroedinger’s Cat” - nothing really happens until it is observed, it just exists in a state of potentiality.  As much as I dislike the thought experiment Schroedinger offers, in this case it actually makes me hopeful about the future.  As long as we don’t try to observe the “schism” too closely and thus convince ourselves of its ultimate reality…

Of course, this does NOT mean that we shouldn’t passionaltely debate the important issues.  Thanks.