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Ready To Celebrate St. Thurgood's Day? (Episcopal Diocese to saint Thurgood Marchall)
NBC4 ^ | January 25, 2006

Posted on 01/25/2006 7:54:41 AM PST by NYer

WASHINGTON -- Could Episcopalians soon be celebrating the Feast of St. Thurgood?

The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is to consider a resolution this Friday recommending that the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall be considered a saint.

A press release from the diocese said: "If the resolution passes, and is approved by consecutive meetings of the Church's national convention, Episcopal churches will have the opportunity to celebrate May 17 as Marshall's feast day."

On that date in 1954, Marshall, who was later to become the first black Supreme Court justice, won the Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation case. He died in 1993.

The diocese said Thurgood Marshall didn't speak publicly about his faith, but belonged to Episcopal Churches in New York and Washington.


TOPICS: Activism; Current Events; General Discusssion; History; Mainline Protestant; Ministry/Outreach; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: ecusa; eipscopal; marshall; sainthood; scotus; thurgood
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1 posted on 01/25/2006 7:54:43 AM PST by NYer
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To: american colleen; Lady In Blue; Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; Notwithstanding; ...

Well, this is different. Saints get voted into heaven?


2 posted on 01/25/2006 7:55:21 AM PST by NYer (Discover the beauty of the Eastern Catholic Churches - freepmail me for more information.)
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To: sionnsar

Ping!


3 posted on 01/25/2006 7:55:54 AM PST by NYer (Discover the beauty of the Eastern Catholic Churches - freepmail me for more information.)
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Isn't a person required to pull out a posthumous miracle or two first?


4 posted on 01/25/2006 7:59:44 AM PST by GSlob
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To: NYer

Notwithstanding the traditional concept of popular consensus being embraced in the past as a basis for the Church's declaration that a person is a saint:

In this case, I don't ever recall anyone anywhere even hinting that the man was in any way a saint. An important man, certainly. Perhaps even highly regarded in various facets of his life. But a saint? Its a poorly veiled attempt at politicizing and racializing religion.

The stupidity of a PR stunt like this is amazing.


5 posted on 01/25/2006 8:09:19 AM PST by Notwithstanding (I love my German shepherd - Benedict XVI reigns!)
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To: NYer

I think its an outreach project destined NOT to fix the leaky and listing boat of the ever-sinking and damp Anglican communion.


6 posted on 01/25/2006 8:11:52 AM PST by Notwithstanding (I love my German shepherd - Benedict XVI reigns!)
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To: GSlob
Isn't a person required to pull out a posthumous miracle or two first?

The Catholic Church requires 2 miracles. Apparently that is not the case in the Episcopal Church.

7 posted on 01/25/2006 8:19:39 AM PST by NYer (Discover the beauty of the Eastern Catholic Churches - freepmail me for more information.)
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Marshall also voted for Roe vs Wade (in favor of abortion, that is). And now the ECUSA wants to make him a saint?? This man has the blood of 40+ million dead babies on his hands. Just disgusting . . .


8 posted on 01/25/2006 8:22:11 AM PST by sassbox
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9 posted on 01/25/2006 8:22:13 AM PST by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† | Libs: Celebrate MY diversity! | Iran Azadi 2006 | Is it February yet?)
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The Catholic Church requires 2 miracles. Apparently that is not the case in the Episcopal Church.

Insofar as I know, it's not the practice in the Anglican world to confer sainthood. We're more than happy to recognize those sainted by the Roman Catholics, but I have never heard of an Anglican church doing same. (Which may raise the question: is ECUSA still an Anglican church?)

10 posted on 01/25/2006 8:29:14 AM PST by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† | Libs: Celebrate MY diversity! | Iran Azadi 2006 | Is it February yet?)
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To: NYer

Hard to imagine a saint "who never spoke publicly about his faith."


11 posted on 01/25/2006 8:31:23 AM PST by tellw
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To: sionnsar
(Which may raise the question: is ECUSA still an Anglican church?)

Given this political Marshall canonization stunt, one may wonder whether it's a Christian church.

12 posted on 01/25/2006 8:32:53 AM PST by steelcurtain
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Insofar as I know, it's not the practice in the Anglican world to confer sainthood. We're more than happy to recognize those sainted by the Roman Catholics, but I have never heard of an Anglican church doing same.
The only case I know of is that of King Charles I.
13 posted on 01/25/2006 8:35:29 AM PST by Bohemund
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To: sionnsar
Worth noting too that probably the most important Episcopal saint's day is All Saints Day (it even gets celebrated on the Sunday *after* November 1).

If the ECUSA feels compelled to do this as a civil rights statement, I would prefer the church beatified Martin Luther King, Jr. At least King was a Christian clergyman.

14 posted on 01/25/2006 8:37:36 AM PST by tellw
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Marshall also voted for Roe vs Wade (in favor of abortion, that is).

He reflexively and reliably voted for anything left wing.

15 posted on 01/25/2006 8:43:10 AM PST by Campion ("I am so tired of you, liberal church in America" -- Mother Angelica, 1993)
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To: NYer

Well, as the episcolopians are poorer, they might be able to afford only one [both spelling and joke from Ambrose Bierce].


16 posted on 01/25/2006 8:46:54 AM PST by GSlob
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To: NYer

Oh, good grief.


17 posted on 01/25/2006 8:50:37 AM PST by dsc
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"He reflexively and reliably voted for anything left wing."

Don't have the source to hand, but I remember reading that, when confronted with an accusation that a decision was discriminatory against whites, he indicated his pleasure with the opportunity for revenge.


18 posted on 01/25/2006 8:52:22 AM PST by dsc
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"He reflexively and reliably voted for anything left wing."

Don't have the source to hand, but I remember reading that, when confronted with an accusation that a decision was discriminatory against whites, he indicated his pleasure with the opportunity for revenge.


19 posted on 01/25/2006 8:52:27 AM PST by dsc
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To: NYer
Marshall served on the Court for the next twenty-four years, compiling a liberal record that included... supporting abortion and opposing the death penalty. - Wikipedia

Hmmmmmm...and this is a person the CofE wants as a saint???

20 posted on 01/25/2006 8:52:41 AM PST by HarleyD (Man's steps are ordained by the LORD, How then can man understand his way? - Pro 20:24)
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