ECUSA - Some
ongoing thoughts about ECUSA, the Diocese of Maryland, St. Timothy's
Church, my former parish, and my faith.
I have left the Episcopal Church and my former
parish, St. Timothy's, Catonsville, Maryland. I believe my former
parish has gone into the Episcopal Babylonian captivity and is
trying to live in a bubble of denial. As we have seen over the last
few years, bubbles, whether financial or otherwise created, pop. May
God have mercy on them when it does. I, however, have been called
out of Babylon.
My letter of
resignation from St. Timothy's to the Vestry, Wardens, and Locum
Tenens (priest in charge)..
My confrontation with Bishop Rabb
over the consecration of Gene Robinson, the whole story.
Bishop John L. Rabb visits St. Timothy's and is
confronted about the consecration of Gene Robinson.
Baltimore Sun
article (local cache - no longer available on Sunspot.net except
in archives which have a fee to access). If you are using IE,
click here for the best facsimile.
The deed is done. The response has been less than
hoped for. For some, the compromising has begun. Virtuosity has a
compilation of responses on its website -
November 3 and
November 2 digests (these links are no longer available, instead see
the
VIRTUOSITY Digest 2003 Year in Review.
Under the
Gown of Jesus - What Gene Robinson's election and consecration
as Bishop of New Hampshire really means...
Only God could stop me - Bishop-elect Robinson says God told him
to do it...
News from the other side - It appears Bishop-elect Robinson is
on a crusade of sorts.
Love
and Hate - A few thoughts on why there are a few things that I
love and hate.(10-29-03)
The Last Full
Measure of Devotion - Wondering who it will be that will take
that unyielding stand on the bridge of truth. (10-19-03)
A Statement by the Primates of the Anglican Communion meeting in
Lambeth Palace. Click here for
a
critical response to their statement. (10-17-03)
Other opinions on the Primate's statement.
Lovers of Truth
- A response to a challenge to my linking love and truth in my
previous essay, Who
are We?.
(10-16-03
Who
are We? - Thoughts about what it means to be Christian in the
light of recent happenings. (10-8-03)
Reflection on
John 6:60-69 - A response of one parishioner in the Diocese of
Maryland, Mark Thomas, to the current crisis over Bishop Robinson's
election to bishop and what it means to him and his family.
(9-15-03)
Bishops
and Other Syncretisms - A few thoughts on Episcopal Bishop
Robert W. Ihloff's pastoral letter on the election of a practicing
gay bishop in New Hampshire. [Click
here] to see the full text of the bishop's letter.
(8-18-03)
Love
as Suicide: The Role of Enablers in the Episcopal Church -
musings on the misuse of love in the current crisis over
homosexuality in the nominal children of Thomas Cramner (8-05-03).