{"id":3385,"date":"2007-01-17T16:42:12","date_gmt":"2007-01-17T16:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2007\/01\/someone-explain-to-me.html"},"modified":"2007-01-17T16:42:12","modified_gmt":"2007-01-17T16:42:12","slug":"someone-explain-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2007\/01\/someone-explain-to-me.html","title":{"rendered":"Someone explain to me.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;what is going on in the Anglican Communion right now. Every time I think I get it, I don&#8217;t. Can someone just explain what major events will be going on over the next few months and where the major players are standing right now?<\/p>\n<p><u>Update: <\/u>Okay, I think this is my central question at this point (which you can answer when comments re-open in the AM). Exactly <em>how <\/em>could the TEC be booted from the Anglican Communion, if not by its own choice? Would the primates vote to kick it out? Is that a realistic possibility? And if that happened, would the TEC still have the right to fight U.S. parishes and dioceses that wanted to separate themselves from TEC?&nbsp; (Fight for property that is) Would they still do it? <a href=\"http:\/\/mcj.bloghorn.com\/2866#Comments\">Question inspired by this thread at MCJ<\/a>&nbsp; The theological questions are no mystery to me. It&#8217;s the politics I&#8217;m trying to sort out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;what is going on in the Anglican Communion right now. Every time I think I get it, I don&#8217;t. Can someone just explain what major events will be going on over the next few months and where the major players are standing right now? 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