Personally, I haven’t exactly darkened the doors of my local parish in quite some time either. The liturgy seems to have been taken over the last few years to its most illogical extreme, making it almost compulsory in some parishes to flagellate oneself for being born upright and on two legs.

Horse puckeys.

Without fighting, biting or bloodletting (at least for today),
– kd

Doesn’t the Anglican church have a female priest who is also an Imam? And nobody sees any contradiction there?

Anyway, I should look into that a few years hence – being a bishop might be a fun way to fritter away my retirement. The drawback previously has been that to be one, you had to be part of some religion.

And of course, I am not religous. I am, however, very, uh, “spiritual.” Yeah, that’s it. Or was the term “spiritous?”

As far as Bishop Robinson goes, I knew that he left his wife and was practicing his new sexuality while still married. The idea of him being a bishop, a representation of one of the apostles of Christ, while he is in an adultrous relationship, is idiotic. It really should be an eye opening moment for most of the mainstream denominations, but it hasn’t been. – Lorica

As an Episcopalian, I can speak to the matter of BP Robinson: for many of us, the issue is not that he is gay. The issue with Robinson is that he was involved in a heterosexual marriage for several years before he decided he was gay, left his wife and kids, and moved in with his boyfriend without being divorced or even separated first. Even exclusive of his homosexuality, a priest or other other ordained minister within the Church that did the same thing would have been censured severely (with the possibility of being defrocked) for his or her behavior. It is a mystery to most of us parishioners how Robinson managed to become ordained as a bishop — let alone able to remain ordained as even a priest — under this kind of cloud.

To claim our biggest beef within the Church is only about ordination of homosexuals is oversimplifying quite a bit. That’s not to say it isn’t an issue; but it is only one of many under the great umbrella of strict application of Scripture to modern life. Already several Episcopal parishes have split into their own groups; and it is interesting to note that at the latest GAFCON (Global Anglican Future Conference) this last year, the Episcopal Church USA and the Canadian Anglican Church have officially been excommunicated from communion with the Anglican Church worldwide. Read the full story here.

My husband, who is Roman Catholic, finds this entire schism highly amusing. “You Protestants can’t do math,” he says. “You keep trying to multiply by dividing….” ;p

– Be well,
–kd

“Senator Obama I knew Abraham Lincoln and you,sir, are NO Abraham Lincoln.”

Robinson even provided us a sneak peek at what kind of prayer he’ll give: “I will be careful not to be especially Christian in my prayer.’”

Keeping with a theme here. Jesus said that if you turn your back on Him, He will turn His back on you. The the Anglican/Episcopal church wonders why people don’t go to their churches anymore. Good Luck people, because it is pretty apparent that you are going to need it. – Lorica

For sometime I thought that the Reps should clean house, now I am realizing that too many of these guys are in cahoots with each other and for the most part they are all doing things that are not right. This is the only reason the Reps are screaming from the roof top, about all the donations that the Dems have taken from the FMs, to point out one very large ethical problem.

I am believing that good strong conservatives are going to come up thru the ranks and start to beat back these linguini spined lame Reps, and maybe we can get some semblance of the 2 party system back in Washington. I was not going to vote in this presidential election because, outside of age, there was just too little difference between Barack and John. I did end up voting only because I wanted to cast a vote for Sarah. I am seriously tired of my voice not being heard, and if I have to, I will join a 3rd party and hopefully the idiots who are destroying the Rep party will follow their buddy Jumpin’ Jim Jeffords. – Lorica

Hope and Change: Move to repeal presidential term limits started

One week ago, the New York Democrat introduced a measure to repeal the 22nd Amendment, which provides the only term limit on federal office — the Presidency. The amendment, added in 1951, restricts anyone from seeking a third term in office, and Serrano wants that repealed.

Can you imagine what would be happening if this were a Republican about to take office and someone tried to pass this resolution??? They’d be burning the White House to the ground.

So, NOW can we start calling him King Obama???

This has really crossed the border from mildly amusing to downright frightening.

“There is a cult-like atmosphere around Barack Obama, which his campaign has carefully and successfully fabricated, which concerns me. The messiah complex. Fainting audience members at rallies. Special Obama flags and an Obama presidential seal. A graphic with the portrayal of the globe and Obama’s name on it, which adorns everything from Obama’s plane to his street literature. Young school children singing songs praising Obama. Teenagers wearing camouflage outfits and marching in military order chanting Obama’s name and the professions he is going to open to them. An Obama world tour, culminating in a speech in Berlin where Obama proclaims we are all citizens of the world. I dare say, this is ominous stuff.”

Ominous indeed. The thing about an infatuation is what happens if the object of worship disappoints. We saw it with some of the communists in the 1930s who left the cause. They were once far left, and in their disillusion shifted to the far right.

I’m not saying that will happen here, as I doubt they’ll shift that far. But if Obama lets them down, and I think he will, they could turn on him with a vengance.

It might be time for someone to update “The God that Failed”

Key quote:

Many Republican politicians seem to begin the day apologizing for being Republicans. And they appear to have a perverse, desperate desire to befriend and seek favor from those who regularly malign conservatives.

Ring any bells, Senator John McCain?

WASHINGTON — Timothy Geithner didn’t pay Social Security and Medicare taxes for several years while he worked for the International Monetary Fund, and he employed an immigrant housekeeper who briefly lacked proper work papers.

Does anybody think “I Forgot” will cut it ?

Next Treasury Secretary nominee .. please.