The Christian Century reports on the very complicated situation in the Wheaton/Glen Ellyn area, where a series of splits amongst former Episcopalian parishes are laid out pretty fairly. What’s odd is that the writer doesn’t reference the new bishop of Chicago, only quoting or interviewing our retired Bishop, William Persell. But it’s apparently not completely [...]
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What’s Up With Wheaton?
May 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Episcopal, Good and Joyful Things, Mini-Posts
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Protect Marriage: Projectile Yuck
May 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Good and Joyful Things, Mini-Posts
Protect Marriage
is already gearing up to protect marriage from Teh Gayz, who want to force everyone to be fabulous when wedding or some damn idiot biblically intolerant inerrant bullshit.
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Via (The) Media: Telling The Good News
May 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Episcopal, Good and Joyful Things, Uncategorical Weirdness
Proclaiming Good News, when the world looks for bad news | Seven whole days
Candles and vestments were at the center of controversies that nearly tore about the Episcopal Church. In the nineteenth century, lawsuits were filed, schism was threatened, and the church was distracted by fights over things that we take for granted today. [...]
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Bishop Gene: Gagged, or Gag-making
May 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Blogs Wot I Read, Episcopal, Good and Joyful Things
This makes me sick to the stomach and sad, but The Lead was kind enough to link here in their post.
The Lead
The Archbishop of Canterbury has denied the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire permission to preach or preside at the Eucharist during his visits to England this year
No word on whether [...]
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Bishop Gene Sadly Reports
April 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Blogs Wot I Read, Episcopal, Good and Joyful Things, Mini-Posts
According to a comment from Fr. Jake’s place, Bishop of New Hampshire V. Gene Robinson has been advised that he will not have the Archbishop’s permission to preach or celebrate the Eucharist while in England during the Lambeth conference - the conference he was pointedly not invited to attend. This was at a service at [...]
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