tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post6792590155052399360..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: So it IS about cooties!SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-41372168738641121002008-02-18T08:31:00.000-08:002008-02-18T08:31:00.000-08:00hiram ... we could keep at this til the cows (or t...hiram ... we could keep at this til the cows (or the cooties!) come home and to what end? I could repeat back to you everything you've just written substituting "repent of their bigotry and homophobia" and come up with an agument for American bihsops to boycott the opportunity to be in council and communion with those with whom they disagree. <BR/><BR/>As for your other "crimes against the SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-15219571318035141732008-02-17T18:14:00.000-08:002008-02-17T18:14:00.000-08:00It is true that Jesus ate with tax collectors, pro...It is true that Jesus ate with tax collectors, prostitutes, and other sinners. But one must look not only at the fact but the context. When the Pharisees condemned Jesus for eating with non-observant Jews, he replied, “It is not the well who need a physician, but the sick.” When Jesus ate with the outcasts, he did so not to approve of what they did, but to reach out to them, help them to see Hiramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845924600039905182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-60261598612829109992008-02-17T17:52:00.000-08:002008-02-17T17:52:00.000-08:00Today we celebrated St. Absolom Jones (the first B...Today we celebrated St. Absolom Jones (the first Black Episcopal Priest)in our Mass. Our Bishop - the Rt. Rev. Jack McKelvey gave a sermon linking Abraham, Absolom and Us (A congregation that's 1/2 white, 1/2 black and with many GLBT people of every color). <BR/>Absolom Jones bought his freedom in 1774. At St. George's in Philadelphia in 1786 blacks were only allowed to worship from the balcony Jim Costichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791917017485731005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-47664695744928376872008-02-16T16:01:00.000-08:002008-02-16T16:01:00.000-08:00If Bishop Tutu and the Truth and Reconciliations C...If Bishop Tutu and the Truth and Reconciliations Committee could bring the perpetrators and victims of such terrible violence together, one would think some priests could share some tea with Bishop Robinson.<BR/><BR/>At what point in time were “tradition,” “doctrine,” and “Scripture” forever set in stone. After Moses? After Nicea? After Martin Luther? After the Resurrection? After Augustine? uffda51https://www.blogger.com/profile/11395027089123943228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-87259467774326237422008-02-16T13:00:00.000-08:002008-02-16T13:00:00.000-08:00Sorry Hiram ... not buying it. They "don't want to...Sorry Hiram ... not buying it. They "don't want to sip tea with people who mock them for their conviction???" Well, guess what -- Jesus ate with sinners and mockers and all sorts and conditions. And the GLBT faithful continue to come to the table ... to show up at the syonds ... to come to the conventions ... where more than their convictions are mocked: their Christianity is denied, their SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-9633654449356609472008-02-16T12:08:00.000-08:002008-02-16T12:08:00.000-08:00As a straight couple in an inclusive congregation,...As a straight couple in an inclusive congregation, one might think that my wife and I would have been "cootie-fied" to death by now. And of course the constant "threat" to our marriage would have caused our divorce. Yet we have never felt more at home for the simple reason that everyone is welcome, wherever they may be on their journey of faith.uffda51https://www.blogger.com/profile/11395027089123943228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-24645079191395202402008-02-16T11:43:00.000-08:002008-02-16T11:43:00.000-08:00You are talking about the "not feel at home" as th...You are talking about the "not feel at home" as though it were the central reason these five primates and their bishops are not coming to Lambeth. Let me suggest that there are some far more substantive reasons. Here are two other paragraphs from the letter (with added emphasis): <BR/><BR/>"We are also concerned that the invitation list reflects a great imbalance. <B>It fails to address Hiramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845924600039905182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-64713947565187156182008-02-16T08:44:00.000-08:002008-02-16T08:44:00.000-08:00I wonder if these primates remember (know?) how bl...I wonder if these primates remember (know?) how black people felt when white people wouldnt sit near them, nor eat or drink from the same utensils. It's amazing how people can still get Christ's most fundamental message so wrong!Gary (NJ)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14952366430059654341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-84424691060815743942008-02-16T00:16:00.000-08:002008-02-16T00:16:00.000-08:00I wish I would be able to be a part of the Cootie ...I wish I would be able to be a part of the Cootie Posse!Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386549358119819932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-18951833825149786522008-02-15T21:51:00.000-08:002008-02-15T21:51:00.000-08:00I am dreaming, and my dreams are coming true. Nev...I am dreaming, and my dreams are coming true. Never has there been a more exciting time to be an Episcopalian! You bet I am dreaming and praying for a totally inclusive church. <BR/>Peace and Blessings,<BR/>Leslie, St. Francis in exileLeslie Littlefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947021108663936352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-28663232594482378712008-02-15T18:49:00.000-08:002008-02-15T18:49:00.000-08:00Well, I wouldn't feel at home at any gathering whe...Well, I wouldn't feel at home at any gathering where there were no gay people, so I guess I understand them. Kinda. Not really.Padre Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580459577853346369noreply@blogger.com