Church Gets Reprimanded by Denomination for Buying Gas Heaters for Building, Rather Than Using Eco-Friendly Alternatives

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-01 20:02:51 | Updated at 2024-11-05 23:26:52 4 days ago

Church Gets Reprimanded by Denomination for Buying Gas Heaters for Building, Rather Than Using Eco-Friendly Alternatives
Protestia ^ | November 1, 2024 | staff

Posted on 11/01/2024 12:54:52 PM PDT by Morgana

A church in the UK has been branded as “embarrassing” by Anglican church leaders and reprimanded by a church court after they purchased a new gas heater to heat their building, rather than seek out a more environmentally-friendly solution.

Earlier this year, Holy Church Cross in Fenham, Newcastle, needed to upgrade its heaters, which it estimated to cost $42,500. They put down a $22,000 nonrefundable deposit to purchase new gas heaters but failed to get permission from the Diocese beforehand, which was livid at hearing the news.

The Consistory Court of the Diocese of Newcastle caught wind of this purcahse and called out the church for not purchasing an eco-friendly boiler or greener alternative, arguing that this purchase would now make it more difficult for the denomination to reach its goal of net zero carbon emission by 2030.

The court Chancellor overseeing the decision, Judge Simon Wood, was highly irritated at this grave sin within the Church of England and ordered the church to enter a “carbon offsetting scheme” to make up for the emissions of the new system and draw up a “plan” to help it” “make a meaningful contribution to net zero,” according to the Telegraph.

Wood added, “This has been an embarrassing episode in the governance of Holy Cross, which it is hoped will not be repeated.”

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This is nuts. Gas is clean and heats well.

If I were in that church I'd tell the higher ups some un-Christian things.

1 posted on 11/01/2024 12:54:52 PM PDT by Morgana

To: Morgana

they are trying to ban gas in my state.

I remember that they were telling us a few years ago that gas was clean and cheap, and everyone should use it.

I am wondering if I should buy uranium stocks, since the big push now is electric everything.

2 posted on 11/01/2024 12:59:04 PM PDT by algore

To: Morgana

This is bizarre for there to be a reprimand over something like this, but a public shaming over buying heaters is way beyond that.

To: Republican Wildcat

I so agree and if I were in that church I’d give them a what-for!

4 posted on 11/01/2024 1:01:11 PM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul )

To: Morgana

"...more difficult for the denomination to reach its goal of net zero carbon emission by 2030"

Who joins the Holy Church of Gaia? They probably have lively theological debates on whether it is better to be extreme vegan or extreme green.

5 posted on 11/01/2024 1:01:49 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“President Trump sells out Madison Square Garden -- Kamala sells out America”)

To: Morgana

The Anglicans lost their marbles some time ago.

What do they expect to get that works better than natural gas? I hear coal has gone out of style.

6 posted on 11/01/2024 1:02:09 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")

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