tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post2213099568611515305..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: In Today's NYT: "God writes straight with crooked lines"SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-60047938303966004372007-03-03T18:13:00.000-08:002007-03-03T18:13:00.000-08:00"There is no necessity for dividing the Church. Sc..."There is no necessity for dividing the Church. Schism surpasses all crimes. It is a most horrible sacrilege.<BR/>Chrysostom was a passionate Greek. You really love the guy. Chrysostom put it this way:<BR/><BR/>“Nothing angers God so much as division in the Church. Not even martyrdom can absolve you of that crime.” Bishop Mark Dyer Nov 2004<BR/><BR/>And now...<BR/><BR/>"I want to make it Robert McLean MD PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989760160953072212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-5551869513698507802007-03-03T13:47:00.000-08:002007-03-03T13:47:00.000-08:00Schism between the states could have been avoided ...Schism between the states could have been avoided in 1860 if Congress had just reiterated that slavery would be allowed to exist indefinately and expanded into all new territories and states. <BR/><BR/>As for the thousands of current and future slaves impacted by such a declaration, it would have been a small sacrifice to avoid schism, wouldnt it? Besides, it is not as if we really believed theyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1137600350795024232007-03-02T16:44:00.000-08:002007-03-02T16:44:00.000-08:00It is not the left calling for schism. If anythin...It is not the left calling for schism. If anything, we are just becoming used to the idea that we may have to accept it.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the far right has catapulted us towards schism for years.<BR/><BR/>In my own parish, back in the late 70s, Evangelical Catholic Mission held a national gathering at which the following words were spoken from our pulpit:<BR/><BR/>"Brethren," (no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-62936784637415519422007-03-02T04:41:00.000-08:002007-03-02T04:41:00.000-08:00Yep, I re-read your old piece and fully expected y...Yep, I re-read your old piece and fully expected you would quote the passage you just did, when i made my earlier comment. Fair enough, that par was prescient even if the headline was not.Yet tell me, did you expect in 2003 that in 2007 it would be the left of TEC calling for schism? I always thought it was a theoretical possibility but now that it is really happening I feel surprised. Whay Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-84492036269033350812007-03-01T21:33:00.000-08:002007-03-01T21:33:00.000-08:00From "What if they gave a schism and nobody came" ...From "What if they gave a schism and nobody came" ... written back in the "olden days" ... 2003:<BR/><BR/>"If schism happens ... the blame will lie not with Claiming the Blessing, the Diocese of New Hampshire, Gene Robinson or the countless GLBT Christians living out their faith journeys in the Episcopal Church. It will lie firmly at the feet of those whose will to power is greater than their SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-85143648197890173812007-03-01T14:47:00.000-08:002007-03-01T14:47:00.000-08:00"What if they gave a shism and nobody came?" http:..."What if they gave a shism and nobody came?" http://www.everyvoice.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=140<BR/>Time has moved on and Susan (sadly) is no longer not convinced that schism will come. In fact some of the articles linked here and at progressive blogs appear to be advocating it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-59693068456504470062007-03-01T13:30:00.000-08:002007-03-01T13:30:00.000-08:00I read this article early this morning before leav...I read this article early this morning before leaving for work.<BR/>Of all the things written since Tanzania, this article really touched my heart. I mean really touched my heart in a very intense way.<BR/><BR/>I found myself thinking about the article on and off throughout the day. And I found myself thinking about my trips to England and how I love to go to church at St. Cuthbarts or St. Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962773364437172375noreply@blogger.com