Lux Dei Christian Rants (Archive)

2004-04-19T20:04:00.000-04:00

This Blog Is Retired...And A New One Launched!An Aid To MemoryThis blog has come to an end, primarily because it has been primarily built around issues relating to the Gene Robinson consecration. While I am certainly still opposed to this action, and will continue to support worldwide catholic Anglicans in setting up a new Anglicanism in North America, as far as blogs go, I wanted to get

2004-03-01T06:59:00.000-05:00

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2004-01-24T17:34:00.000-05:00

Will the Real Schismatics Stand Up http://www.anglicancommuniondioceses.org/signatures.asp There has been a lot of talk of schism lately. As the new network of Anglican Communion Dioceses in North America forms, the corportists (those who see themselves Episcopalians first, Christians second) claim that conservative Anglicans in the US and Canada are the makers of schism. As such the

2004-01-14T17:45:00.000-05:00

Sauls Pours That Cold Kentucky Rain Down Hard http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/local/7705218.htm In the Diocese of Lexington, a conservative parish is close to seeking alternative oversight, and Bishop Sauls downgrades them to mission status. This allows the diocese to be guaranteed to keep over one million in assets and cash. Of course it means the diocese loses its integrity and any

2004-01-01T19:53:00.000-05:00

A New Year, A New Anglicanism? We are at the beginning of 2004, New Year's Day, also the Naming of our Lord day in the Christian calendar. I am convinced 2003 will be known as the year the Anglican Communion broke down. This is indeed a tragedy, but perhaps it is not all that bad. First, Anglicanism is not really breaking down. Liberal Western Anglicanism, which has been in rapid decline for

2003-12-22T09:28:00.000-05:00

Growth in the Anglican Communion (the Gospel Works Just Fine Thank You!) --Anglican Church in Ghana, from 100,000 in 1970 to 236,000 in 2000 --Anglican Church of Kenya from 582,600 in 1970 to 3.1 million in 2000 --Anglican Church in Nigeria from 2.914 million in 1970 to 18 million in 2000 --Anglican Church in Rwanda from 161,899 in 1970 to 700,000 in 2000 --Anglican Church in the Sudan from

2003-12-18T09:26:00.000-05:00

Uganda to Frankie G.: The Gospel is not For Sale Ref: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MOST REV. FRANK GRISWOLD. Your Grace, Greetings to you in Jesus name. This letter comes with deep regret and pain over the great loss that your actions have caused. It expresses the strong feelings and concerns of the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Provincial Assembly Standing Committee which met yesterday

2003-12-17T20:53:00.000-05:00

After Years in Hiding Anglicanism is Back In North America! From Kendall Harmon: The Network has an agreed upon name: Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes. It is open to all missions and all individuals. Thus it has three levels whereby one can join: Diocese, parish, or individual. The Network has a Theological Charter, the url for which is posted below (http://

2003-12-12T08:56:00.000-05:00

Grew Threatens to Move on Orthodox Dissident Clergy (in Tolerance of course) http://www.wksu.org/cgi-bin/raplay?news03_12_12__07_39_59.rm (this is a .rm file) Listen to the file yourself, and see how Ohio bishop Clark Grew wishes to crush the "homophobic" oppostion, in tolerance and love of course. In it, Grew accuses opposition to Robinson as being "homophobic." Intelligent people can see

2003-11-25T20:57:00.000-05:00

Sign on to Join the Anglican Communion in North America http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/million.htm This page seems to be starting the new network of churches and dioceses in the US and Canada that will be the Anglican Communion in North America. The goal is 1 million signatures declaring support for realignment by Christmas. What a Christmas present this will be: an Anglicanism in North

2003-11-21T10:03:00.000-05:00

Dayton, Ohio Episcopalians Become Anglican http://philippians-1-20.us/fairborn.htm Andy Figueroa, leader of the Southern Ohio American Anglican Council, and over 36 others have left St. Christopher's Fairborn, OH for a less heretical environment (This is a 32% loss of regular attendees). Inside sources tell me that the reason many left is that the rector of St. Christopher's essentially took a

2003-11-19T09:43:00.000-05:00

Episcopal Youth Less Christian Than Secular Counterparts This material taken from the National Survey of Youth and Religion. A few months ago, I would have found these statistics shocking. However, after seeing the current leadership of ECUSA in action, it is not a surprise that the next generation of ECUSA Christians is less Christian than your average teen (who is generally secular). The

2003-11-09T18:12:00.000-05:00

Howe To Griswold: I Can't Live In Discord Pluriformity Any Longer --- Bishop Howe of Central Florida Writes the Presiding Bishop The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church Center 815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017-4594 Dear Frank, Well, the deed is done. My heart is breaking over yesterday's consecration of the Bishop Coadjutor of New Hampshire. By virtue of

2003-11-08T08:59:00.000-05:00

Doug Theuner's Rampage of Tolerance and Diversity http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3362664,00.html The Diocese of New Hampshire is undoubtedly the most "tolerant" and "diverse" place on the planet, if upper-class politically correct "blah" counts as "diversity" and "tolerance." However, it seems all is not well in the magical land of Blah. Just recently, Bishop Doug Theuner (who

2003-11-06T10:45:00.000-05:00

Ready To Realign? We Must Be Patient Right now many Episcopalians are ready to realign, to get out of dioceses and churches that appear to them to be inconsistent with the classical Christian and Anglican faiths. Let me provide you with an outline of what will happen as well as some words of encouragement as we brave this together. 1. Be Patient and Take Heart! - We will move somewhat slowly,

2003-11-04T20:41:00.000-05:00

Realignment Anglicans Must Not Be Ceremonialist Southern Baptists I have always lived far from the upper class lifestyle, growing up in a small Appalachian town, and so I have at times been very suspicious of upper-class, well-educated, wealthy clergy who work for the poor, but couldn't relate to a poor or uneducated person if his or her life depended on it. However, Tonight I visited a

2003-11-04T13:28:00.000-05:00

The Geriatric Consecration of Gene Robinson What do Tyrannosauruses, Allosauruses, and most Episcopal Bishops all have in common? They are all dinosaurs, except while the first two are extinct, the last example thrives in a kind of insulated, urban, upper-class habitat. The photo on the left says it all. The grey hair bishops, many a part of the aging baby-boomer generation, have spoken.

2003-11-03T19:36:00.000-05:00

Much Needed Humor: An Obituary for a Dead Denomination http://www.exceptionalmarriages.com/weblog/BlogDetail.asp?ID=10934 written by Gregory Popcak ---- Episcopal Church USA Born: 1789 Died: November, 2, 2003. (AP wire) On a lonely New Hampshire country road, the Episcopal Church USA, best known for pancake races and good breeding, died today in a tragic head-on collision with Christian

2003-11-02T18:50:00.000-05:00

The S*%# Hits The Fan, So Get Ready For The Mess http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=2&u=/ap/20031102/ap_on_re_us/gay_bishop Gene Robinson is now a bishop. Let the games...er...fallout begin. Anyone who has dealt with Western unilateralism before knows that this was going to happen anyway, despite worldwide objections and cries for postponement. Presiding Griswold was there in

2003-11-02T14:05:00.000-05:00

From All Western, Unilateralist, and Schismatic Acts, Good Lord Deliver Us Today is the All Saints Sunday, a few days after Reformation Day, and technically All Souls Day, which is translated to Monday. However, on the minds of many is the consecration of Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire. What this means for the future of the Episcopal Church is uncertain. For many of us it means

2003-10-30T12:41:00.000-05:00

Finally A Diocese That Doesn't Mince Words: Revision Training! http://listserv.episcopalian.org/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0310&L=dsonews&D=1&O=D&F=P&S=&P=1718 The Diocese of Southern Ohio, through the Commission on Congregational Life, is pleased to offer training in use of Percept's ReVision(tm) to individuals and congregations of the Diocese. ReVision(tm) is a strategic mission planning program for

2003-10-25T10:21:00.000-04:00

Peter Lee Discovers the Mushy Middle Leaves You Broke http://washingtontimes.com/national/20031021-112753-1083r.htm Peter Lee is about as hard to figure out as Bob Dylan. If Louie Crew's Bishop statistics pages are to be trusted, Lee has tended to be a friend to the conservative cause. He has tended to side with conservatives on issues of sexuality. However, at General Convention 2003 Lee voted

2003-10-07T20:10:00.000-04:00

Bishop Talbert Proves There is Such a Thing as Left-Wing Fundamentalism http://www.ird-renew.org/About/About.cfm?ID=679&c=5 This article is older, but it is new to me...so just skip over it if you have read it before. It seems that everywhere those on the more radical left are bemoaning right-wing groups taking over churches. I would say "taking back" churches from radical-1960s theology, but

2003-10-02T21:28:00.000-04:00

Oh Primates, Where Art Thou?? http://www.churchnewspaper.com/?go=news&read=on&number_key=5686&title=Plot%20to%20silence%20the%20Primates'%20gay%20debate Recent news suggests that the primates meeting will be kept under such tight control that very little could ever get done, including the creation of a conservative province. I honestly hope that whatever happens, Church politics do not

2003-09-30T19:44:00.000-04:00

Right-Wing Conspiracy or Scapegoat for Left-Wing Decine? http://www.americananglican.org/News/News.cfm?ID=289&c=21 This article is an oldie, but goodie (ok, not so oldie!). At any rate it seems certain people in ECUSA are rather worried that "right-wing" renewal groups are going to take over the Episcopal Church. [excursus: These folks must not know the real meaning of "right-wing" too well if

2003-09-30T19:18:00.000-04:00

Frank Griswold: The Foxes In the Henhouse Will Protect the Hens http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030930/ap_on_re_us/episcopal_leader_interview_4 In the above article, our Episcopal presiding bishop, Frank Griswold, has recently said that if there is to be a separate Anglican province in America, then it will probably be the responsibility of the Episcopal Church's General