Letter to the editor: Government influence

Notes: "Re: 'Primate clarifies Canadian situation' (February [2008] 'Anglican Journal'). Perhaps the most revealing sentence in this article was the statement by the primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, that Canadian Anglicans 'do live in a country where the federal government in 2005 approved legislation that allows the marriage of same-gender couples'. As far as I am aware, that government contained no theologians and only a small minority of Anglicans. Surely the primate is not suggesting that the decision of that government should determine the actions of the Anglican Church of Canada. Unfortunately, I suspect that he is, since after the decision of the Supreme Court 20 years ago that a woman was entitled to have an abortion at any time in her pregnancy, the Anglican church has been notably silent about abortion. Incidentally, could someone please point me to a Bible verse that supports abortion of the blessing of same-gender couples ? No, I didn't think so.". [Text of entire article.]

Subjects: Same sex unions - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Same sex unions - Law and legislation - Canada; Homosexuality - Biblical teaching; Church and state - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada; Abortion - Law and legislation - Canada; Abortion - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Abortion - Biblical teaching; Bible - Criticism, interpretation, etc. - Anglican Church of Canada; Christianity and culture - Canada; Hiltz, Fred (Frederick James), 1953-