tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post3812842017700074609..comments2024-03-14T04:20:01.243-04:00Comments on BabyBlueOnline: The Episcopal Church "Cosmic Techno Mass" ProfiledAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17490745238430648958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post-72333038152807220202010-08-23T14:45:09.177-04:002010-08-23T14:45:09.177-04:00I don't think there's anything inherently ...I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with the dancing, or removal of pews or even "rave" style worshiping. It's not my thing, but if other Christians want to worship in that manner that's fine with me. The problem here isn't the style, it's the belief system. This is not a Christian church this man has started. It's something else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post-81147638212196837112010-08-15T20:13:54.335-04:002010-08-15T20:13:54.335-04:00This is "creation spirituality", folks. ...This is "creation spirituality", folks. It has nothing to do with creation as understood in the Bible with its fixed order and binary distinctions which reveal God's power and divine nature.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post-30746484461344389912010-08-15T14:10:18.593-04:002010-08-15T14:10:18.593-04:00Fr. Weir, I suggest you continue to watch the vide...Fr. Weir, I suggest you continue to watch the video, especially the snippet of the "consecration" where "The Goddess" and Buddha are invoked. I don't think we're talking about mere dancing with abandon in the glory of the Lord here. They're saying, "whatever you worship is OK". This doesn't belong in a Christian setting - ever.SometimesWisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18174877906545481652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23327221.post-70378472093317645002010-08-14T19:53:06.737-04:002010-08-14T19:53:06.737-04:00I haven't had time to view more than part of t...I haven't had time to view more than part of the video, but I would offer two observations:<br /><br />Matthew Fox has been writing and talking about creation spirituality for a generation. While I agree that the loss of an affirmation of original sin is dangerous, I have found helpful the reminder that God looked at creation a declared it good. I have found James Alison's book on original sin, "The Joy of Being Wrong," very helpful, especially his observation that original sin is only understood in the light of the resurrection.<br /><br />Fox's point about pews is nothing new, but pews might be said to be. Although I have worshiped most of my life in churches with pews, it has been delightful to worship in churches with movable chairs, churches where you faced other members, and not just the priest. And sacred dancing goes back a very long way. I think it would be unfair of me to say anything about the nature of the dancing shown in the video. It certainly didn't appear to be as shocking as King David's dancing when the Ark was brought into Jerusalem.Daniel Weirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430381764138066595noreply@blogger.com