[Bill,
September 24, 2007]
A little more on TEC
I have of course left The Episcopal Church, but that's not what I want to talk about. What I want to talk about is about what's best for both sides.
And it's to go their separate ways. That's because I don't think the current conversations are doing any good. They're encouraging a lot of bad feelings on both sides, and frankly, tempting both sides in different ways. For one thing, both sides are tempted to be judgmental of the other, and it has created deep partisanship.
Not only that, but the so-called Orthodox-Liberal Split sets up a dynamic that encourages both sides to talk about the other side way too much. Like divorcing couples that yap about the alleged abusive spouse. I think it would be best for both sides to have their own churches, and not worry about the other side so much. Walk apart. Heal.
Not only that, without the partisanship, without the tension in this drama, both sides can more easily reassess what they believe, and make decisions, without feeling pressure or like they'd be knuckling under.
Plus, it's not good to be unevenly yolked. These two sides have little in common other than the same name. Why so difficult to say good-bye? Pretty easy — good-bye.
And it's to go their separate ways. That's because I don't think the current conversations are doing any good. They're encouraging a lot of bad feelings on both sides, and frankly, tempting both sides in different ways. For one thing, both sides are tempted to be judgmental of the other, and it has created deep partisanship.
Not only that, but the so-called Orthodox-Liberal Split sets up a dynamic that encourages both sides to talk about the other side way too much. Like divorcing couples that yap about the alleged abusive spouse. I think it would be best for both sides to have their own churches, and not worry about the other side so much. Walk apart. Heal.
Not only that, without the partisanship, without the tension in this drama, both sides can more easily reassess what they believe, and make decisions, without feeling pressure or like they'd be knuckling under.
Plus, it's not good to be unevenly yolked. These two sides have little in common other than the same name. Why so difficult to say good-bye? Pretty easy — good-bye.