This may sound like a light-hearted question, but I have a reason for asking. Rev. Susan Russell of Los Angeles, the immediate past President of Integrity, posted an entry on her blog that was a re-write of the Archbishop's terse statement on the election of Rev. Canon Mary D. Glasspool. The revised ABC statement would substitute "Church of Uganda" for "Diocese of Los Angeles", and otherwise switch ++Rowan's language to reflect the statement many of us here in the west would like to see: namely, why not condemn actions that actually threaten the lives of a minority group as opposed to the votes that might make conservatives in the Church uncomfortable?! There's a huge difference between death and feeling a little "itchy"!
Here's the LINK to the Facebook group. Make sure you also find the address to send a message directly to Lambeth Palace. Let the Archbishop know that he must repent of his deeds done and left undone on the matter of Uganda vs. the Diocese of Los Angeles. That is, if he still values an Anglican "Communion".
Yes, I saw the link on face book and joined yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI can not begin to understand ++Rowan's thinking. Genocide is appropriate, but not a democratic elected bishop?
++Rowan is increasingly appearing to be like our ancestors in the Hebrew Bible: great men of God, who fall and fail because they are all too human.
ReplyDeleteAnd did you see the Affirmation Declaration?
ReplyDeletehttp://friends-of-jake.blogspot.com/2009/12/affirmation-declaration.html
Counterpoint to the Manhattan Declaration. Definitely needs more press.
Thanks for the link, textjunkie!
ReplyDeleteWell now we are on Facebook. I am not happy about that but oh well, what can I do.
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Peggins, you make me laugh!
ReplyDeleteRev. Susan Russell posted that group yesterday. It already has more than 1600 members!
If only those who don the purple shirt believed that sometimes the sheep aren't so stupid, and would listen to us!