Original sentence: The center of Episcopal teaching is the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ
Edited sentence: "As a Church we are increasingly a laughing-stock … because we do not consistently proclaim a solid core, words as simple as 'all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,' yet 'God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself."He is an apostate from the Faith; and a church that ordains such a one is also apostate," said George O.According to Kendall Harmon, canon theologian of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, only a minority of the diocesan governing boards opposes him because they believe the changes are contrary to Christian teaching.Bishop Paul V.Bishop of Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Paul V.Critics charged that Thew Forrester had also altered Christian liturgies to add Buddhist, Unitarian-Universalist, and New Age principles.Forrester maintains among other things, that the crucifixion of Christ was against God's will and the shedding of his blood doesn't wash away sin; and neither does his death redeem and restore humanity.Heterodox statements by bishop-elect Thew Forrester has met harsh criticism by leading theologians of other denominations.His function, according to the bishop-elect, is simply to reveal to us that we're already and always one with God.Marshall has claimed that the denomination's failure to uphold historic Christian teachings had made it an embarrassment.Marshall lamented the denomination's failure to uphold historic Christian teachings:.Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler agrees with Wood.The center of Episcopal teaching, according to its official document, is the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ.The election has sparked much criticism within and outside the church.The unwillingness to uphold professed standards of belief has had striking examples in bishops as John Shelby Spong and James Pike who deny several Christian core doctrines, as well as in the election of Kevin Thew Forrester, although the latter's election is not likely to be confirmed by the House of Bishops and a majority of its 111 diocesan governing boards.There is a growing rift in the Episcopal church over what critics call a retreat from orthodoxy.While Spong and Pike made their heterodox proposals after their ordination, Forrester was elected in spite of known heterodoxy.Wood, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God