The Unfriendly Folks of the ACNA
The compilers of the 2019 Proposed ACNA Prayer Book adapted enough textual material from the Episcopal Church's The Book of Common Prayer of 1979 that the 2019 book can be described as a knockoff of the 1979 book. This can be seen from a careful examination of the two books. In the world of fashion knockoffs are cheap versions of the latest fashions produced for sale to the larger public. They are made from less expensive materials and do not exhibit the quality of workmanship that went into the original. From my brief interaction with an administrator of the Anglican Church In North America (Unofficial) Facebook discussion group it is evident that whoever is running that group prefers not to have the defects of the 2019 Proposed ACNA Prayer Book drawn to public attention. It is noteworthy that the book in question to my knowledge has never been formally adopted by the ACNA and it was left to the individual dioceses of the ACNA to decide what service books might be used in their ...
