There is a great deal of misinformation circulating about what the Episcopal Church did at its just completed General Convention. Maybe the editors and the community here at Episcopal Cafe can help set a few records straight for our readers.
In the spirit of “Singing a New Church into Being,” as those of us who attended the just-completed General Convention in Indianapolis promised to do, we designate today Festivus Inverted, a day for gracefully letting go of grievances, writing ’em down on little slips of virtual paper, gathering all that paper in the middle of a virtual field and setting the whole pile ablaze.
On the first Sunday after the close of the 77th General Convention what did you hear (or say) either in a sermon, community forum, announcements, or coffee hour — or in receive in written communication from your bishop, rector or diocesan deputation?
The Rev. John Ohmer, rector of St. James’ Episcopal Church in Leesburg, Va., respectfully and deftly takes issue with key assertions made in Ross Douthat’s
Liberal Christianity would appear to be on the ropes, judging from declining membership numbers in the Episcopal Church and other increasingly progressive denominations. New York
Jay Akasie, who describes himself a “traditional Episcopalian”, wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal yesterday that was so filled with error and misleading statements that it brought immediate rebuttal from across the Episcopal spectrum.
Thanks to everyone who followed our coverage of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church here on the Café, on our Facebook page, and especially on Twitter, which was the defining medium of the convention.
General Convention approved new rites and prayers for the care of beloved animals.
Some dioceses summarize of the accomplishments of General Convention and what it means for the local church.
Matthew Davies of Episcopal News Service offers this wrap-up of the 77th General Convention: