“Baptism, is, as I like to say, the absolute divine ‘Yes.’ “It seems to me a horrendous mistake on the part of so-called evangelical theologians, whether they are on TV or elsewhere — (You know, all you have to do these days to be instantaneously authoritative is to show up on TV) — it always seems […]
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Minneapolis: Gayest City in America
Move over, San Francisco. Minneapolis is #1 in the February issue of the gay magazine, The Advocate, which notes: “In the past decade, Minneapolis has become the gay magnet city of the Midwest. … This is where the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America took a historic leap forward and voted to accept gay and lesbian […]
CCM 10 years out: ELCA hooked but not landed
January 2011 marks the tenth anniversary of Called to Common Mission (CCM), the Lutheran-Episcopal agreement for “full communion.” It’s been a non-event because the ELCA, although hooked, has not been landed. What is CCM really about? One of its architects, the Rev. Canon J. Robert Wright, has said: “I think they [ELCA leaders] see us […]
The gay/lesbian agenda didn’t work
The Episcopal Diocese of Newark is steadily losing members and money. One third of the congregations are served by part-time clergy (with the trend continuing). “While the diocese and [former Bishop John Shelby] Spong garnered significant publicity for ordaining an AIDS ridden priest who later died, the diocese has not turned around under the slightly […]