Posted on 10/30/2004 8:05:37 AM PDT by sionnsar
The issue is very simple -- if either or both of the Melnyks are practicing priests of a non-Christian religion, then they should not be accepted as Episcopal priests.
20 some odd years ago, our new priest moved the altar from the back wall forward so he and the others at the altar could celebrate the mass facing the members.
We had a couple of wing nuts who went bonkers, called him a heretic/pagan and eventually quit the church over that.
So we need to be careful today not to paint someone as a pagan without specifics.
You're right. I had planned to put "alleged" in the title, but forgot until it was too late.
Excerpt: "The readers of the Rev. Kendall Harmon's blog Titusonenine have been hard at work, and have established that the "Rev." Glyn Ruppe-Melnyk did not plagiarize the neopagan "Women's Eucharist" from the Druid site Tuathe de Brighid and the author "Glispa." That's because she is the Druid author. Here's the connection, courtesy of "Nicholas":
Okay Im convinced now. I did find the link via the husband. This link identifies the druid "Oakwyse" as being Bill Melnyk. This one identifies Bill Melnyk and Glyn Ruppe-Melnyk as a couple. This one links the two again and gives Melnyks email address as being oakwyse at aol dot com. And several links such as this one link Oakwyse and Glispa."
I followed some links it gets....amazing. Like this: are practicing Druids. Here's one article, and try following the links in it: Oakwyse & Glispa .
Excerpt: "The readers of the Rev. Kendall Harmon's blog Titusonenine have been hard at work, and have established that the "Rev." Glyn Ruppe-Melnyk did not plagiarize the neopagan "Women's Eucharist" from the Druid site Tuathe de Brighid and the author "Glispa." That's because she is the Druid author. Here's the connection, courtesy of "Nicholas":
Okay Im convinced now. I did find the link via the husband. This link identifies the druid "Oakwyse" as being Bill Melnyk. This one identifies Bill Melnyk and Glyn Ruppe-Melnyk as a couple. This one links the two again and gives Melnyks email address as being oakwyse at aol dot com. And several links such as this one link Oakwyse and Glispa."
I followed some links it gets....amazing. Like this: Scared Druid.
Excerpt:
"By the way
Bill Melnyk, the Episcopal priest who goes by the name OakWyse when he's a "Druid" or "Wiccan" priest, is apparently concerned that news about his activities has leaked out. A frantic message appeared on the Druidry.org message board today (registration is now required, but the message may no longer be there). No proof that Melnyk is actually the author, but here it is:
My Dear Friends
Raven [apparently Glyn Lorraine Ruppe Melnyk, the Episcopal rector and author of the "Women's Eucharist"] and I have come under vicious attack from Anglican fundamentalists re our connection to druidry. Hour by hour the attacks are spreading on fundamentalist BLOGs across the country. For our protection, we must end all internet connection as soon as possible.
I ask Kernos to leave this one notice up for a day or two, but then to do a universal delete of all references to Druis. Please delete my membership. I cannot stress how serious this is. If you respond, please do not use my name in your response.
I will not be posting again.
You can see a summary of the issue at www.christianitytoday.com
Kernos - the polls will take care of themselvesplease note the winners when they are over.
Peace to all. Pray for us.
Druis
Pray for them, indeed."
Thank you very much, Admin Moderator!
Oh sorry, I did a lousy job posting in #6 and double-copied one excerpt.
The admin moderator is our best friend when we error or make what could be perceived as an error when we post a thread or a reply.
Kristin had the AM change an error in the date of a thread he just posted.
I would submit that a literal witch hunt is exactly what is needed.
That is creepy.
I'm sorry to say this, But I don't think that Bishop Bennsion is going to do anything about this.
My editing job, or the quotes?:D
It's okay, no harm done. Wow, he really cut and ran!
I'm not in a good position to remark, but I spsect you may be right. Bennison has come up before -- when searching to see if this had already been posted, I saw prior material posted by Arlin Adams.
Ummm.......with all due respect, nobody is putting a carrot on their noese and yelling that they are witches, ala Monty Python.
If you read similar threads to this, you will find all too real links to pagan/wiccan/druid websites, with evidence that the Melnycks have and do actively participate in such rituals within such groups. Also that they write, and lecture on the same.
Someone who regulalrly goes to Finhorn Bay, and Stonehenge for Druidic ceremonies, is not just going there to tour the pubs!
The quotes! These people are freaks.
Sorry, Grampa, this isn't even in the same ballpark. The old chestnut about altar placement is an issue of "churchmanship." It's not a salvation issue. There is nothing in Holy Writ that prescribes altar placement in a Christian church. There is, however, abundant Scripture (OT and NT) about worshipping other gods and conducting pagan ceremonies - and how God deals with such abominations. Having read the dozens of reports on these "Episcopagans" from various resources and having followed all the links and leads - I'd say more than sufficient "specifics" exist so that reasonable people can conclude that these two individuals need to be defrocked (no pun intended) and excommunicated from the Episcopal Church. When is the rest of the Christian world going to get a belly full of the black eye that the ECUSA is giving our faith and our God? Spit these people out and "be not yoked with unbelievers."
Bennison's ran other "investigations" like this? How fruitless were they?
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