tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post4886626311022113125..comments2024-02-19T07:24:42.397-08:00Comments on Anglican Curmudgeon: New Edition of "Tearing the Fabric" Is OnlineA. S. Haleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05108498446058643166noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-70711043918839740972012-04-24T17:42:08.212-07:002012-04-24T17:42:08.212-07:00Look at the lessons coming up for April 29, "...Look at the lessons coming up for April 29, "Good Shepherd Sunday." In my sermon, I'll be comparing what we hear from David, Peter, John and Jesus with some of the quotes in the first seven pages of this document.TLF+https://www.blogger.com/profile/01650010433581488888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-73320031091193025292012-04-24T14:23:29.714-07:002012-04-24T14:23:29.714-07:00Long ago I tired of the sickly, smirky smile of th...Long ago I tired of the sickly, smirky smile of the person with the title and vestment of a priest, who would think,"This rube could never know what my real motive for wearing this collar is".<br /><br /> I remember the Rev. Mr. Henry Clay Tompkins Puckett, late canon to the Bishop of Texas who preached one Sunday that "....the danger in America comes not from the left in politics but from the extreme right. Those who cannot tolerate differences in races, in life choices in terms of partners, who cannot seek to solve the disparity in incomes and outcomes, are not fit to have a religion that accommodates you, nor is any religion that would tolerate you be fit to be called a religion.<br /><br /> Next Sunday in Senior Sunday School he asked if we had "questions' about any "misunderstandings' the congregation might have had about his "shepherdly guidance" of the previous Sunday.<br /> I asked if we were not supposed to be more concerned about peoples' souls than their stomachs (an expression of my mother;s and her mother). He literally shrieked at me, demanding to know how I would know what a soul is or if it even exists. "You can see hunger! You can see poverty! I can see that you do not care about other peoples' suffering. You have yours, you are spoiled and accustomed to your comfort. I am here to make you uncomfortable."<br /><br /> What was wierd, the Diocese even then responded to the complaints of St. John's in McAllen with a variation of "The Church is a refuge for all opinions and the home of many thinkerr."<br /> But the Rev. Vicar was careful to point out that he had been informed about what had been said of him and by whom. During the succeeding weeks the grossest rumours began to circulate around the parish....personal things, almost all of them untrue....about the main 6 or 7 "troublemakers" among the acolytes and other stories about various of the adults who had expressed reservations about the lecturing priest.<br /><br />Now all know why I am saddened but never surprised by the heretical usurpers.<br /><br />El Gringo ViejoDavid Christian Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486433908063462273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-16440020369340822262012-04-23T12:30:30.955-07:002012-04-23T12:30:30.955-07:00The collection of statements by TEc leaders should...The collection of statements by TEc leaders should prove useful to those who wish to study the fall of the church or to those who need to present an apologetic for traditional Christianity.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-56343283364782623382012-04-23T06:46:45.591-07:002012-04-23T06:46:45.591-07:00The AAC will have to update this document on a wee...The AAC will have to update this document on a weekly basis in order to keep current with all the lawsuits and heresies.<br /><br />DPKUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218931330153862059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-3849660529358711882012-04-21T19:44:41.841-07:002012-04-21T19:44:41.841-07:00This is totally unrelated, but current with the el...This is totally unrelated, but current with the election of what seems to be a fairly typical heterodox bishop in the Diocese of Western Louisiana. <br /><br />The diocese had lots of good candidates to consider, but it seems that the orthodox vote and center/center-right Episcopalians split their votes, and that's how the revisionists in WL got a man who is more along their way of thinking. I'm sure a lot of orthodox folks in WL are wondering what to do next. <br /><br />Remember that Presbyterian court case in Louisiana back in November 2011 where the appeals court cleared the local church to leave PCUSA with all of its property and money? I think there have got to be at least a few orthodox Episcopal congregations in Western Louisiana who might want to begin conversations about whether they want to remain in ECUSA or leave for ACNA. Nothing sudden, just dialogue for now. <br /><br />As we saw in Georgia, just opening up this topic for discernment and prayer can be difficult, which is why lots of clergy and laypeople have to have these conversations furtively. But because the Presbyterian church won this legal victory against PCUSA, does this mean that orthodox Episcopal congregations can begin having these conversations openly without fear of reprisals? <br /><br />Or does their newly elected Bishop have other tools for legal intimidation at his disposal? If so, what might they be?The Reformed Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12117578058106157744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-32670578365981625032012-04-21T12:32:43.305-07:002012-04-21T12:32:43.305-07:00Wow .. I wish someone in the PC(USA) would put tog...Wow .. I wish someone in the PC(USA) would put together such a great resource !!Reformed Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582319442292078422noreply@blogger.com