Probably because as I said earlier, they were very friendly to slavery.
Like a lot of other Americans before the Civil War! At least they have taken responsibility for it, unlike other prominent denominations. Why don't you address the issue of the denominations that split over the issue? The only reason the Southern Baptist church exists, for example, is because all the slave supporters left the mainline Baptist church. What have they done as far as accountability is concerned? Why don't you address the issue that most abolitionists were Quakers (a lot of Mennonites as well) and not "Evangelicals" as you claim? You pick and choose where to aim your barbs based on your own prejudices, not facts.
From Wikipedia: "The term "social justice" is often employed by the political left to describe a society with a greater degree of economic egalitarianism, which may be achieved through progressive taxation, income redistribution, or even property redistribution, policies aimed toward achieving that which developmental economists refer to as equality of opportunity and equality of outcome." That's not why Jesus Christ came to earth, but to reconcile man to God through His substitutionary death on the cross.
I checked out that Wikipedia article, which begins like this: "Social justice, sometimes called civil justice, refers to the concept of a society in which justice is achieved in every aspect of society, rather than merely the administration of law. It is generally thought of as a world which affords individuals and groups fair treatment and an impartial share of the benefits of society."
How can anyone argue against a society that works toward fair treatment and impartial opportunities for all? The work of the Episcopal church has no connection to taxation or property redistribution--because the Episcopal church has no affiliation with the "political left." People of all political persuasions are represented in our congregations--and, unlike others, we have no problem recognizing the separation of church and state.
The dying Episcopal Church is kind of a branch of the Democratic Party in religious trappings. They are a minority church with a majority complex.
Is "kind of a branch"?? No. Not even "kind of." As far as the death of the Episcopal church is concerned, this is merely wishful thinking on your part. There are eight Episcopal churches in my town alone, and I have trouble finding a seat on Sunday morning.
