Also, I'd add this: Be very wary of the temptation to distance yourselves from your brothers & sisters who claim the name of Christ & act in opposition to his teaching. It's too easy to wash your hands of them to preserve your own sense of righteousness.
Like it or not, we're in this together. And if my Christian brother or sister behaves in a way that is inconsistent w/ family values, I have a responsibility of some kind to them & to the name of Christ.
I am not responsible for their actions, but I am responsible for how I respond to their actions. And at some existential level, I am bound to them.
I love this from the BCP: "...we pray for thy holy Church universal... that *all who profess & call themselves Christians* may be led into the way of truth, & hold the faith in the unity of spirit, in th bond of peace, & in righteousness of life..."
Like many of you, I am an American evangelical Christian by God's providence & begottenness. God has chosen this place & time for me & even if I tried to separate myself, I couldn't. Instead I'm committed to faithfulness, including saying the hard things that lead to life & peace
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