"In contrast, the leadership of this Church proclaims that it is just the opposite, it is filled with prophetic zeal and has both a message and an agenda that are relevant and acceptable to a post-modern society."
"It's just a flesh wound. . .I've had worse."
We had a bishop come to our church to discuss his view of the Robinson uproar.... (he'd voted for the sodomite). The guy was truly a mixed up boob, and his arrogance that he was right --according to exactly the logic in the quote above was breathtaking. This guy actually had the audacity to say he believed in the authority of scripture as well. Either he is stupid, deceptive, blind....or all three, in my opinion.
Blessedly the next week a scholar came from one of the only evangelical Episcopal seminaries. His realism, humility and gentle biblical clarity were outstanding. The contrast between the fog of the week before and the sunshine of that week were remarkable.