This humble writer is honored that people have come to consult his modest work, presumably in an attempt to understand what occurred in the recent General Convention.
This humble writer would be the first to admit, however, that his abridged lexicon is sadly out of date (having been posted here in March of 2005).
Numerous other terms should be added in a revised and expanded second edition, including some of this writer's favorites used and over-used at General Convention, including:
"living into. . ." -- the writer must admit this one totally baffles him, but it was certainly one of the most-used phrases in the past week.
"conscience" -- disobedience or defiance, as in "a statement of conscience" issued by the Rt. Rev. Chane and others.
"integrity" -- apostasy
"prophetic" -- it's our way or the highway
"flawed paradigm" -- relying upon scripture or 2000 years of church tradition to address an issue rather than "doing a new thing"
"full inclusion" -- so long as ya' got sprinkled as an infant you are entitled to all offices in the church, no matter what your personal behavior or moral standards are; in fact, upon reflection baptism is optional since one of our bishops isn't even baptized (Tanner).
"moratorium" -- a representation that we will not do something for a nanosecond, but make no representations as to what will happen after that. (Synonym: "momentary")
"resolution" -- a non-binding statement used to trick others into believing you won't do something.
"Mother Jesus" -- Our Savior in drag
"to exercise restraint" -- We're not promising we won't do it, but we'll at least think about not doing it before we do it.
"healing and reconciliation" -- Buying more time for us to spread our agenda and to chase those out who don't agree with us.
"Now, once again, we find the need to speak candidly." -- What Charlie Brown would say if he were a Network Bishop and Lucy just pulled the ball away again.
"The Episcopal Church" -- A cultic religion formerly known as "The Episcopal Church in the United States," formerly known as "The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States." The international progressive alternative to the backward homophobic exclusionary Anglican Communion.