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To: altura

I sincerely hope that you are not like so many of the Episcopalian brothers & sisters I left behind two years ago to "stand & fight." Not a single one stepped forward in January to stand for election to the Vestry - the one place where they are most likely to have a "voice" in the goings-on of the church. Not a single one even spoke up at the annual meeting to decry the heresies & abuses of church leadership at all levels. Not one volunteered to be a delegate to the Diocesan convention where they could cast a dissenting vote on establishing blessings for same-sex marriage or the ordination of homosexual priests. Sadly, their idea of "stand & fight" is to sit quietly in the pew each Sunday & designate their pledged giving not go to pay the Diocesan assessment. When "The Lesbian" shows up to celebrate mass, they excuse their absence from church by saying they didn't feel well, instead of speaking the truth & letting everyone know precisely where they stand on the issue of non-celibate homosexual clergy.

If one is going to "stand & fight," one must, first, make it abundantly clear to everyone just where they stand on the issues & then actually do something besides warm a pew. Anything less merely emboldens the heretics & apostates because they've seen with their own eyes that they do not have to fear opposition or correction as they continue to lead the church further & futher down the path to Hell.


75 posted on 02/27/2005 1:33:38 AM PST by torqemada ("Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!")
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To: torqemada; altura
Problem is, Episcopalianism has always been the "comfortable" denomination - the one that rising sales managers joined as their incomes rose - the one that the bank president belonged to - the one that had the nicest building, beautiful vestments, and gorgeous flower arrangements at Christmas and Easter.

One thing that socially rising and/or prominent folks don't like is controversy. That's why the liberal moles have been able to run rings around the pew-warmers.

76 posted on 02/27/2005 6:11:40 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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