[sionnsar]

[To the Anglican ping list: No doubt the majority of you will have quit and hit the "Back" icon before you reached the end of this piece, or this comment. But I think Sarah has something important to say here, if only because I have seen these "process victories" won by the libs to the detriment of my (former) diocese in what was then called PECUSA. --sionnsar]

But let us all remind ourselves that, often, conservatives lamentably fail at "process victories". Somehow it is considered that process is beneath us, that the process is unworthy of us, and that simply "good sense" and a pure heart will win the day. That attitude, as I have argued before, is a gnostic attitude, one that fancies itself "removed" from the physical realities of this world.

If you are presently serving on a frustrating committee, do not resign. Find allies if you can. Fight the "process" battle. And serve your allies at the end of the day, even if it means going through the time, energy, and bravery of issuing your own minority report. Leave your allies with *something* to hang on to -- as would have been helpful in the case of this subcommittee.

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[Kolokotronis]

+Nicholas of Myra knew all about "process". At the Council of Nicea, "Santa Claus" simply got up and punched out Arius the heretic.