tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57220062011-04-21T11:41:59.789-07:00episcospeakAn Episcopal Priest holds forth on theology, scripture, the state of the Church, politics, and whatever else comes along
"For the time is coming when when people will not endure sound teaching, but having intching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions...
Post Comments: episcospeak@hotmail.com Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1080079508695580372004-03-23T14:05:00.000-08:002004-03-23T14:07:38.140-08:00Dishonest BrokersThis is highly favorable for revisionist parishes in orthodox diocese and
highly unfavorable for orthodox parishes in revisionist diocese.
Think of it this way.
1. A revisionist parish appeals the to the PB who then calls in a fellow
revisionist bishop and another "conservative" bishop. The four bishops, the
two revisionist (the pb and his an appointed revisionist) and two orthodox
(the Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1080074103829583232004-03-23T12:35:00.000-08:002004-03-23T12:37:32.810-08:00THE (WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE) HOB STATEMENTCaring For All The Churches
A Response of the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church to an expressed need of the Church
Episcopal News Service
Issue:
Section:
ENS 032304-1
Posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Corrected: (view corrections)
[ENS] In response to the different points of view that exist in the dioceses and congregations of the Episcopal Church concerning issues of human Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1079030499546177842004-03-11T10:41:00.000-08:002004-03-11T10:43:56.543-08:00My talk on human sexuality given at Zion Episcopal Church in Windsor NYThe debate currently raging in the national Church, and indeed in the Anglican Communion world-wide, is not about whether or not we should love people who are homosexual. Every Christian is called to love everyone regardless of who they are or how they live precisely because God came to save us in Jesus Christ while the whole world was living in darkness and sin. For that reason no matter what Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1077833708325161452004-02-26T14:15:00.000-08:002004-02-26T14:17:39.030-08:00 ORTHONY A fellow CNY priestbloghttp://orthony.blogspot.com/
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1077747995492487602004-02-25T14:26:00.000-08:002004-02-25T14:28:37.780-08:00Double Standard"Kill Bill," "Pulp Fiction," Killing Zoe" and whole host of other gratuitously violent Tarrantino films have been hailed by many critics and pundits as existentialist classics--films that explore random violence in the context of a world without meaning. The extreme violence mixed with chic comedy in these films is met with adulation and praise by all but conservative secular and religious Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1077670667977973942004-02-24T16:57:00.000-08:002004-02-24T16:59:48.840-08:00"Dialogue" in the Diocese of CNYThese two posts just came through on our diocesan webforum:
Dear Diomail Subscribers,
As your bishop and the one called by God to be chief pastor of the
Diocese of Central New York, I am calling all of us to a Lenten time of
prayer and fasting. Specifically, I am calling us who subscribe to
diomail to fast from any postings or dialogue on the subject of human
sexuality.
As I hope you know, IMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1077571398633364652004-02-23T13:23:00.000-08:002004-02-23T13:25:18.826-08:00Excerpts fromThe New Episcopal Dictionary
Community: A diverse (see "diversity" below) gathering
of "human beings" (see below) dedicated to "tolerance"
(see below) and the unconditional "expression of love"
(see below).
Diversity: A blessed state of "community" (see above)
that can only be acheived through "dialogue" (see
below).
Dialogue: To harangue, belittle, and mock those
opposed to the theological Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1077539693511169112004-02-23T04:34:00.000-08:002004-02-23T04:36:53.186-08:00In the paper this morningThe following article came out in today's Binghamton Press and Sun. Anne and I are quoted toward the end of the article along with Fr. Tony Seel of St. Andrew's, Vestal NY.
http://www.pressconnects.com/monday/news/stories/ne022304s70055.shtml
Diversity and Division
Episcopal clergy at odds over vote on gay bishop
BY VALERIE ZEHL AND WILLIAM MOYER
Press & Sun-Bulletin [Binghamton, NY]
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1077304306396436272004-02-20T11:11:00.000-08:002004-02-20T11:13:43.653-08:00Returns and revelations
Well, it's been a long time. No excuse, just been overwhelmingly busy. Things in the diocese are heating up and getting interesting. One of my collegues, Fr. Tony Seel, has been silenced. Other Episcopal priests in the district are in communication with his disgruntled parishioners in direct violation of canon and the Bishop has paid a visit to this same group. Another Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1077279035998382702004-02-20T04:10:00.000-08:002004-02-20T04:12:32.983-08:00Returns and revelationsWell, it's been a long time. No excuse, just been overwhelmingly busy. Things in the diocese are heating up and getting interesting. One of my collegues, Fr. Tony Seel, has been silenced. Other Episcopal priests in the district are in communication with his disgruntled parishioners in direct violation of canon and the Bishop has paid a visit to this same group. Another orthodox priest in N. Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1063043679578235882003-09-08T10:54:00.000-07:002003-09-08T10:54:39.590-07:00Monday Morning UpdateDear Parish
Good Morning. There is a lot to cover this morning so I�ll just dive right in.
This morning I was reading through the book of James and I came across a passage that I have read many times but has, today, come alive for me in a new way.
�Consider it pure joy my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1062765313221565142003-09-05T05:35:00.000-07:002003-09-05T05:35:13.263-07:00Hey, where are we going and why are we in this handbasket?Remember my parody regarding the genetic predisposition of males toward
promiscuity? I wrote it in order to mock the absurd logic of the left i.e.
if a given desire is "natural" then it must be "good" or, in pop
parlance, "You and me baby aint nothin but mammals so let's do it like
they do it on the Discovery Channel." Well, here is a glimps of the new
horizon, the new step forward, the next Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1062617934543392082003-09-03T12:38:00.000-07:002003-09-03T12:38:54.566-07:00A request for prayerIf you are reading this today, please pray for me. I have a very important Vestry meeting tonight. The vestry is 8 to 4 against what has happened and yet all of them but 2 have difficulty understanding why this is so important and why it is that we have to do anything about it. There are several vestry members who are vehemently angry regarding my stance and have gone to another priest in the Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1062537474643993082003-09-02T14:17:00.000-07:002003-09-03T06:31:45.656-07:00The Ravages of a Wordless PastI serve in parish that has been without solid consistent bible teaching for about 30 years. During my first year I have instituted 3 home bible studies and a brand new, first ever, adult education program (this was rather difficult to pull off as the Christian ed. Committee was myopically focused on educating the children and youth and had a difficult time understanding that, yes, adults need to Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1062511218804699512003-09-02T07:00:00.000-07:002003-09-02T07:00:18.646-07:00My Parish Letter Recently SentWell, I have not posted at all for a long while, four days. Sorry, but I have been incredibly busy. I am, however, back in the saddle now and will be posting quite a bit this week.
The following is a letter I recently sent to my congregation regarding General Convention.
"Yesterday, in place of a regular sermon, we began discussing as a church family how we will act in the months following Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1062092817597154952003-08-28T10:46:00.000-07:002003-08-28T10:50:07.813-07:00Meeting with the Bishop coming soonI just recieved a call from my Bishop's secretary asking if he might come for a visit--not a Sunday visit--but a private visit with my wife and with me. I have agreed and we will meet on the morning of 9/9. Asde from the quite frank and pointed letter I sent directly to him in response to his pastoral letter, I have been speaking with several people of late who are very connected with the Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1062069875912391822003-08-28T04:24:00.000-07:002003-08-28T04:30:31.800-07:00Brief Responses to Dr. Geoffrey Kirk Geoffrey Kirk Writes:
"The second reason [ECUSA will not split over Canon Robinson's confirmation] is the character of the present crisis. Whilst it is absurd of Gene Robinson to make his bedroom activities a matter of ecclesiastical allegiance (especially since he has alreadyaltered his opinions in the matter, and might therefore be expected to be more cautious), it is equally absurd to divide Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1061997347210035502003-08-27T08:15:00.000-07:002003-08-28T02:49:05.583-07:00Arithmetic and Ice CreamAs you probably already know the PB has written a letter to his fellow Primates. Here is the link,
http://gc2003.episcopalchurch.org/presiding-bishop/1275_19083_ENG_HTML.htm.
The subtex of this letter is what I find most interesting. Implicit in his lecture is the assertion that Truth is essentially unknowable and certainly not to be found in the pages of the Bible. To use an analogy I first Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1061907856311716652003-08-26T07:24:00.000-07:002003-08-26T07:24:16.743-07:00An attempt at Revisionist Thought:Evolutionary biologists now believe that sexual monogamy is highly unnatural. In fact, for human males, it is almost impossible. Promiscuity, condemned in most religions, is in fact, according to scientists, most likely a predetermined genetic orientation.
It made sense, as the infant mortality rate was so high, for our anceint forefathers to live promiscuously. On average, scientists say, it Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1061860306002371202003-08-25T18:11:00.000-07:002003-08-25T18:11:46.153-07:00Biblical "literalism"Today my wife began returning the multitude of calls that were waiting for us when we arrived home from vacation. During one of these calls this evening a female aquaintance from seminary, now a newly ordained deacon, observed how difficult it is to break down the social barriers erected by "biblical literalism." My wife is as orthodox and conservative as I am but if you judged simply by looks Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1061777003437584932003-08-24T19:03:00.000-07:002003-08-24T19:03:23.376-07:00Why Episcospeak?Episcospeak is the term that my wife and I have given to the vague, ambiguous, psuedo intellectual ramblings of episcopal clergy in public when they are attempting to demonstrate "compassion" or "tolerance."
Next to the word episcospeak in our own personal dictionary is the face of the current Presiding Bishop whose ramblings generally set the standard for episcospeak. Our beloved PB's famous Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1061768823769581972003-08-24T16:47:00.000-07:002003-08-24T16:47:03.716-07:00BTW send your comments here
episcospeak@hotmail.comMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722006.post-1061767636631166512003-08-24T16:27:00.000-07:002003-08-24T16:27:16.626-07:00I won't give my full name although many of you will probably figure it out as we go along. This is my first "blog." I have created it with the intention of documenting the next few months of trouble, turmoil and joy in the Episcopal Church. I am a young rector of a small parish in a northern state. I am what you might call a traditionalist although I really don't care for that name. I have only Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285654671014015976noreply@blogger.com