I do not believe further violence is likely to end the tragedy, but rather seems likely to increase or prolong the disaster. I applaud President Obama’s restraint and willingness to look for diplomatic solutions — changing position requires courage of the first order. – The Presiding Bishop
The president of the House of Deputies speaks out about recent events regarding governance of the United Thank Offering, at the HOD Web site. Gay
The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of a Presiding Bishop is asking for your opinion. They write:
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has joined the world of social media, opening Facebook and Twitter accounts. You can find her on Facebook @KJeffertsSchori.
When I see the other mainline denominations suffering from problems similar to ours, I recognize that expecting a new PB, organizational restructuring, or other management changes to fix the leaks and other problems is delusional.
Like Jim Naughton said on Twitter the other day, the Presiding Bishop could say “Pass the ketchup,” and some of these people would respond with lengthy diatribes on the centrality of tomato imagery in the writings of Gnostic heretics.
Within a week, angry Episcopalians — yes, that could be an Updike title — took to the Web with outrage. Articles in Anglican Ink, The Christian Post, and other conservative publications questioned the presiding bishop’s exegetical acumen, even her standing as a Christian.
Dean Tom Ferguson offer differing perspectives on the election of the next Presiding Bishop and the work of restructuring the church.
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies, have given opening remarks at the meeting of the Episcopal Church’s Executive Council, in session until Monday near Baltimore.
From Religion News Service: WASHINGTON — Twenty-five top Christian leaders gathered in the U.S. city with perhaps the worst reputation for civil discourse Wednesday (May