[Bill,
September 19, 2008]
What was that -- five years?
Purported Bishop Katharine Schori kicks Pittsburgh Episcopal Bishop Robert Duncan out of The Episcopal Church (TEC). So in five years TEC leadership has devolved from mere apostasy to persecution of orthodox, Bible-believing Christians. In case you didn't get the news, TEC purported bishop Schori succeeded in kicking Robert Duncan out of TEC. Eighty-eight bishops voted with her to depose the good bishop.
Fortunately, Bishop Duncan was immediately received into the House of Bishops in the Anglican Southern Cone Province, and thus is still a bishop. In early October, the Pittsburgh diocese will decide if it wants to join Bishop Duncan in joining the Southern Cone as well.
Amazing times, eh?
In grad school, in newspapers, and in TEC, one thing I saw was the extraordinary intolerance of left-liberals. So this is really no surprise. Of course they'll live off the religious capital of previous generations, and kick people out of the church who believe the very same things as those who donated the money they live on to this day.
Thank God many of us got out in time.
Remember: Leftism always starts merely asking for room for its beliefs and tolerance of differing points of view. It talks a lot about diversity as a value. But when it advances to real power, it bares its fangs and attacks like a ravenous wolf. We see the results here in TEC.
Quos deus vult perdere prius dementate.
(Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.)
UPDATE: Bishop Paul Marshall of Bethlehem, PA, voted with the "yes's".
Fortunately, Bishop Duncan was immediately received into the House of Bishops in the Anglican Southern Cone Province, and thus is still a bishop. In early October, the Pittsburgh diocese will decide if it wants to join Bishop Duncan in joining the Southern Cone as well.
Amazing times, eh?
In grad school, in newspapers, and in TEC, one thing I saw was the extraordinary intolerance of left-liberals. So this is really no surprise. Of course they'll live off the religious capital of previous generations, and kick people out of the church who believe the very same things as those who donated the money they live on to this day.
Thank God many of us got out in time.
Remember: Leftism always starts merely asking for room for its beliefs and tolerance of differing points of view. It talks a lot about diversity as a value. But when it advances to real power, it bares its fangs and attacks like a ravenous wolf. We see the results here in TEC.
Quos deus vult perdere prius dementate.
(Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.)
UPDATE: Bishop Paul Marshall of Bethlehem, PA, voted with the "yes's".