In advance of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Living Church Foundation’s Covenant blog posted a series of essays examining proposed changes to the marriage canon from a conservative perspective.
There is of course a different perspective, and the bloggers at Empire Remixed were quick to respond with a their own essays rebutting several of the Covenant pieces.
The change to the marriage canon was defeated at General Synod, but the debate continues, as Covenant bloggers have begun to respond to their critics.
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.
