tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post7310510935708954935..comments2024-03-27T08:37:26.489-04:00Comments on Not Another Episcopal Church Blog: Upper South Carolina Clergy Called to Attend Training on Crisis and Conflict ResolutionUndergroundpewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-61790469791585400502014-07-13T09:35:04.851-04:002014-07-13T09:35:04.851-04:00Oops,
Pilate.Oops,<br />Pilate.Dale Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975212053636312471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-90338227575051202452014-07-12T21:41:33.228-04:002014-07-12T21:41:33.228-04:00Pewster,
Apologies to Homer and Pilot too. "W...Pewster,<br />Apologies to Homer and Pilot too. "What is truth?"Dale Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975212053636312471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-36207107821309181642014-07-11T12:47:36.093-04:002014-07-11T12:47:36.093-04:00No I don't think this is about coming to a res...No I don't think this is about coming to a resolution. As I noted in an <a href="http://lowly.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2014-06-18T00:00:00-04:00&max-results=7" rel="nofollow">earlier post</a>, Like Odysseus' Penelope, our bishop weaves and un-weaves his tapestry, presenting to the assembled crowd a work that will remain perpetually unfinished.<br />He may rely too long on Athena’s gifts –<br />talent in the handicraft and a clever mind:<br />so cunning... (apologies to Homer)<br />Clearly, Bishop Waldo does not want his congregations to come to a conclusion as to whether or not same-sex intercourse is blessed by God, or whether or not same sex blessings are the right thing to do (of course the answer to the latter should be based on the answer to the former). The goal is to convince enough people that there is no consensus from the experts, that there is no right or wrong answer, and that we can go on with this deception forever. With no end in sight, one might be easily persuaded to think, "What's the harm in offering a blessing?" and one might vote to allow their parish priest to perform the rite.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-23335794337459260742014-07-11T12:38:48.477-04:002014-07-11T12:38:48.477-04:00I guess there could be conflicts in the "cong...I guess there could be conflicts in the "congo" as well as conflicts among the clergy themselves. Do you think this is about coming to a true resolution?Johnny on the spotnoreply@blogger.com