tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post2590541247074038564..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Collateral DamageSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-52717966165937702812007-09-28T10:11:00.000-07:002007-09-28T10:11:00.000-07:00Pilgrim, Jesus IS the way, the truth and the life....Pilgrim, Jesus IS the way, the truth and the life. The way, the truth and the life are the means by which we approach our Creator. Seeking the Truth is, of necessity, seeking Jesus, who IS the Truth, whether the seeker understands that Truth to be named Jesus, or whether that seeker of the Truth is simply a person of open heart and mind, listening for the voice of the Creator. <BR/><BR/>Jesus Lorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607439799725636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-40668099592116705972007-09-27T12:55:00.000-07:002007-09-27T12:55:00.000-07:00I'm not forwarding this to my bishop (+Dallas), it...I'm not forwarding this to <I>my</I> bishop (+Dallas), it'd just make him happy... :PDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124314924693077453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-80893430498690436012007-09-27T11:22:00.000-07:002007-09-27T11:22:00.000-07:00Bateau Master said... "From Jesus Christ as the Wa...Bateau Master said... <BR/><I>"From Jesus Christ as the Way, the Truth, and the Light .... to Reformed Judaism ..... sorry I can't make that leap!"</I> <BR/><BR/>Be careful! KJS says that Jesus is <B> NOT </B> "The Way, the Truth etc." that that is putting God in "too small a box," and that Jesus is more of a "vehicle for reaching the Divine than divinity itself." <BR/><BR/>You might need to Perry Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602968076084080664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-16854385722296639222007-09-26T19:56:00.000-07:002007-09-26T19:56:00.000-07:00From Jesus Christ as the Way, the Truth, and the L...From Jesus Christ as the Way, the Truth, and the Light .... to Reformed Judaism ..... sorry I can't make that leap!<BR/><BR/>Sidney .... its because the commenters' participation hasn't been about Jesus as the perfect sacrifice for our sins .... its been about them.Bateau Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641991475361553674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-64064113084888719432007-09-26T19:01:00.000-07:002007-09-26T19:01:00.000-07:00Sadly, though conservatives will point to membersh...Sadly, though conservatives will point to membership increases in conservative churches and declines in progressive ones as "proof" that God is punishing the progressive churches for their "sins" of promoting women and gays, I think the truth of the matter is a bit different than that. <BR/><BR/>I suspect that conservative fundamentalist churches succeed for a variety of reasons, but among them Lorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607439799725636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-46143226504212807302007-09-26T18:49:00.000-07:002007-09-26T18:49:00.000-07:00PS -- Please feel free to forward this to your bis...<I>PS -- Please feel free to forward this to your bishop! In fact, PLEASE forward this to your bishop!!</I><BR/><BR/>To Jack Iker? Yeah right.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307577797436942811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-73629377006195091542007-09-26T17:18:00.000-07:002007-09-26T17:18:00.000-07:00As a lawyer, I admire the Presiding Bishop's skill...As a lawyer, I admire the Presiding Bishop's skill in crafting clever language and avoiding immediate conflict. As with the outcome of last General Convention, she and her allies in the HOB have outflanked both the extremists on the right and the impatient among us on the left. Part of me wants the "breathing room," and wants to believe them when they admit they're trying to make the bigots Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-5573425291807751272007-09-26T16:07:00.000-07:002007-09-26T16:07:00.000-07:00It's odd how people like this don't have a longer ...It's odd how people like this don't have a longer view of things. The Catholic Church has 70 million Americans, Southern Baptists have 20 million, Mormons have 5 million or so. Why don't these commenters expend some energy criticizing their positions on gays and women? I'm sure they have some Catholic friends they can give a hard time about continuing to support the sexist homophobic Roman Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-3803936659931629672007-09-26T15:36:00.000-07:002007-09-26T15:36:00.000-07:00Susan, thank you for sharing these painful, tragic...Susan, thank you for sharing these painful, <I>tragic</I> comments. I had only seen a couple in my perusals of blogland today.<BR/><BR/>I'm feeling conflicted. On the one hand I support my bishop; I feel he acts with integrity, he is supportive of me and my partner, and he is honest. I also love my parish and my parish work. On the other, though, I feel slapped. Put down. Made "less than." It is Padre Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464349177761679190noreply@blogger.com