tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post3812208138440120992..comments2024-03-27T08:46:54.369-04:00Comments on BabyBlueOnline: Arcus Foundation funds Episcopal Church's preparation for official same-gendered marriage ritesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17490745238430648958noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post-62764628204356996062010-09-26T23:58:44.774-04:002010-09-26T23:58:44.774-04:00Alas, Anon - Hagrid has tossed you out the door. ...Alas, Anon - Hagrid has tossed you out the door. He sure is staying busy these days. What's up with that?<br /><br />bbAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490745238430648958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post-63069277363231294672010-09-26T23:55:27.472-04:002010-09-26T23:55:27.472-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post-50540737766835124532010-09-26T10:51:00.724-04:002010-09-26T10:51:00.724-04:00With thanks to the colleague who pointed me to thi...With thanks to the colleague who pointed me to this post, in point of fact "Susan Russell stepped down" because her two three-year terms as president were over and David Norgard was elected as the new Integrity President in 2009. Integrity just hired a fabulous new Executive Director and moving ahead with plans and programs into this triennium. It was an honor to be asked to present the work of the SCLM to the House of Bishops (that's S + CLM, not E + CLM ... another editorial note) and we're looking forward to the process of collecting and developing resources as called for by General Convention and for their adoption for trial use in 2012. For more info on Integrity's work their website is http://www.integrityusa.org.SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post-81342594783273072552010-09-24T21:54:56.512-04:002010-09-24T21:54:56.512-04:00@D and J - I suppose that may be true. As such, o...@D and J - I suppose that may be true. As such, one suspects the organization will (is?) wither(ing) away. But it hasn't folded yet and seems to be going strong for the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post-79996885923855861322010-09-24T14:06:18.297-04:002010-09-24T14:06:18.297-04:00You are partially right. The need for an organizat...You are partially right. The need for an organization like Integrity is not the same as it was 20 years ago.<br /><br />There was a time (about 25 years ago) in my diocese that the local Integrity chapter was "church" for many gay men. They were not welcome in most congregations, so Integrity served in this capacity. The weekly Integrity Mass was the only thing available to the gay community. <br /><br />Today, those same people who only had contact with the church through the local Integrity chapter are active in parish life. There is no need for Integrity Eucharist services any longer as those who used to attend are now welcomed in any local parish in the diocese.David and Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545394141617985139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post-69408281666617985402010-09-24T12:58:10.791-04:002010-09-24T12:58:10.791-04:00BTW - I note that the gay community is only ONE of...BTW - I note that the gay community is only ONE of many otherwise excluded, despised, and un-churched communities with whom TEC is beginning (VERY slowly) to recognize a pastoral need and evangelical opportunity.<br /><br />bookguybaltmdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post-43054664126965014782010-09-24T12:50:43.197-04:002010-09-24T12:50:43.197-04:00One small correction (amongst several possible).
...One small correction (amongst several possible).<br /><br />As I understand it, Susan Russell has stepped down from the leadership of Integrity because she had completed her term in office and there was another person of talent ready to take over.<br /><br />I gather that Integrity isn't going anywhere and the national office of TEC hasn't (in any final way) embraced anything of that sort.<br /><br />It is my understanding that TEC has agreed that a generous pastoral response is needed for this particular community, many of whom are un-churched and in great need of hearing the word of God.<br /><br />The last GC also agreed that they would study and consider what form an appropriate rite such a pastoral response might take. If I know anything about TEC, studying and considering is likely to be a good while yet....<br /><br />The way I read the commission's charge, they are to come up with a version of what a rite might look like; that proposal would be then debated, amended, approved, or rejected by the church in GC.<br /><br />IMHO - The most likely outcome, given we are talking about TEC here, is more study.<br /><br />It's true enough, though, that they seem to be getting closer and closer and closer.<br /><br />It certainly can't be a surprise that they are willing to discuss such a possibility at some point in the distant future. After all, they've been discussing the possibility of discussing it for DECADES.<br /><br />bookguybaltmdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post-44241244219798173012010-09-24T09:11:38.541-04:002010-09-24T09:11:38.541-04:00Hmmph. TEC shows Bennison out the front door an...Hmmph. TEC shows Bennison out the front door and lets this group in the back. Good example of Jesus' teaching that when a newly-swept room is left empty and not filled with God's Truth and Holy Spirit, the subsequent defilement by evil will be seven times worse.St. Nikaonoreply@blogger.com