When any of you has a grievance against another, do you dare to take it to court before the unrighteous, instead of taking it before the saints? Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? … Continue reading The Diocese(s) of Ft. Worth: Jesus Loses Either Way
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Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Birtherbury
In the USA, we have an annoying fringe political group, proudly known as "birthers," who insist, in spite of all evidence to the contrary, that President Barack Obama was not born in this country and thus is an illegitimate President. The birthers protest at political rallies with signs demanding that the President show his "real" … Continue reading Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Birtherbury
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"The earthquake has not destroyed our hope for the future"–Bishop Duracin
ÉGLISE ÉPISCOPALE D’HAITI COMMUNION ANGLICANE 86, Rue Rigaud Pétion-Ville, Haïti Boite Postale 1309 epihaiti@hotmail.com MGR JEAN ZACHE DURACIN BUREAU DIOCESAIN Evêque d’Haïti Pétion-villeTél. : 257-8116 ‘The earthquake has not destroyed our hope in the future’Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:Seven weeks after we were hit by the 7.0 earthquake on the Richter scale, the situation is … Continue reading "The earthquake has not destroyed our hope for the future"–Bishop Duracin
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Dear Rowan: This is as Good as it Gets for The Episcopal Church
What if this is as good as it gets? –Jack NicholsonA couple of weeks ago, The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected the Reverend Canon Mary Glaspool as one its two new Bishops Suffragan, both of whom are women. Mary Glaspool is not just a woman, but she is also a partnered lesbian. The predictable, … Continue reading Dear Rowan: This is as Good as it Gets for The Episcopal Church
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The Bishop’s Election
It's December in Columbia, which means that it's either sunny and hot or cold and rainy or both. The rest of the world is caught up in the spirit of Retailmas Christmas, while Episcopalians in Upper South Carolina gather in an Advent gray hope. Hope that their beloved Church will overcome the forces of secession, … Continue reading The Bishop’s Election
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Father Waldo Explains His Reference to Excommunication
(This post is slightly revised from the earlier edition, after a couple of editing errors were corrected. We are saved by Grace, not by works, thanks be to God!)In an effort to become as notorious a false prophet as Balaam and Simon Magus, I decided to predict the relative chances of the candidates for Bishop. In that … Continue reading Father Waldo Explains His Reference to Excommunication
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Handicapping the Bishop’s Candidates
In these last few days before the delegates of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina choose their eighth Bishop, the tension is palpable. Little knots of people gather around coffee urns or in parking lots whispering, worrying, wondering. The Episcopal Church, as its name implies, takes on the personalities of its Bishops. So Diocesan … Continue reading Handicapping the Bishop’s Candidates
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The Bishops Candidates: Will They Speak Out Against Uganda?
The Lambeth Conference, that diennial display of purple that purportedly defines who is Anglican and who is not, made a promise at its 1988 gathering: to “listen pastorally to the experience of homosexual persons and ... to assure them that they are loved by God...” and to “minister pastorally and sensitively to all irrespective of … Continue reading The Bishops Candidates: Will They Speak Out Against Uganda?
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Father Burwell Responds
Father Burwell has responded to my post in two emails sent last night. Rather than take any of what he said out of context, I will print them in their entirety below. Dear Tim,Thank you for taking the time to get to know me a little bit better today and I appreciated your kind report … Continue reading Father Burwell Responds
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The Bishop Candidate: The Very Reverend John B. Burwell Part 5 Lunch at Queen Anne’s Revenge
The Very Reverend John B. Burwell,wrote to me after one of my posts and told me that I had misunderstood him. Some of our email exchange was posted here. We agreed to meet for lunch today to sit down in person and try to understand each other.We met at Queen Anne's Revenge, a pirate-themed restaurant … Continue reading The Bishop Candidate: The Very Reverend John B. Burwell Part 5 Lunch at Queen Anne’s Revenge
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