Andrew Gerns – Page 125 – Episcopal Cafe

A word about the Ft. Worth trademark infringement suit

September 26, 2010 2 Comments

“So, the Diocese is going after a Federal ruling as to which is the ‘real’ diocese, and the Federal courts are pretty much bound by law to say the real Diocese is the one TEC says is the Diocese. The trademark complaint is a legal device aimed at getting this done.”

Recognizing the divine in the other

September 22, 2010 2 Comments

“We don’t want to mess with others who are different. That’s hard work. It takes a lot to hear somebody else’s story. We don’t want to do the hard work. We don’t want our lives to change. “But imagine if we became known as the people who are able to greet the other and say, ‘Namaste, the God in me greets the God in you.'”

Truth and clarity about Armstrong’s plea agreement

September 22, 2010 6 Comments

In light of the substantial misinformation from Donald Armstrong about the plea bargain which he agreed to in open court last week, let me share with you our understanding of the plea agreement, a copy of which is attached in full so that you may read it for yourselves. – Lawrence R. Hitt II, Chancellor of Colorado

Gaps between rich and poor

September 22, 2010 No Comments

The gap that could squander our democracy isn’t the gap between liberal and conservative, or labor and management, or progressive and fundamentalist, or Christianity and Islam. It is the gap that troubled Jesus: the gap between a rich man who lived fabulously and a poor man.

Early AA document displays debate over religion

September 22, 2010 No Comments

The group’s decision to use “higher power” and “God of your understanding” instead of “God” or “Jesus Christ” and to adopt a more inclusive tone was enormously important in making the deeply spiritual text accessible to the non-religious and non-Christian, AA historians and treatment experts say.

Living as the the holy people of God

September 22, 2010 2 Comments

Each individual’s, family’s, congregation’s and diocese’s giving takes on immeasurable significance in these tough times, calling us anew to unimagined opportunities to live as the holy people of God. ~ Bonnie Anderson

Real bishops visit virtual cathedral, inspiring virtual bishop’s chair

September 19, 2010 No Comments

We have reported here before on efforts of the Anglican Cathedral of Second Life to achieve things like recognition, incorporation, and proper ecclesial oversight.

Speaking of diminishing Christian witness…

September 19, 2010 14 Comments

Far-reaching talk of exoneration in the face of persecution sounds vaguely like self-delusion. Talk obfuscating cold facts is also, equally, bewilderingly unhelpful.

Epistles and barbs in Pennsylvania

September 19, 2010 2 Comments

There you have it: a bishop uninterested in stepping aside, a Standing Committee scrapping hard, and one of the highest representatives of our General Convention advocating structural reform. Oh, and the House of Bishops meeting in Arizona, and the feeling there’s a ball in their court. Makes you wonder if that old saw about things getting worse before they get better might not apply.

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Author: Andrew Gerns