start your day off with a healthy dose of hate

[winterbadger]

What's the first thing I see in the news this morning? A BBC article about two of the nearest churches to me.

from the BBC

Two church congregations in the US are to announce whether they are breaking from the American Episcopal Church amid the continuing row over gay clergy.

The Episcopal Church provoked a crisis among Anglicans worldwide by electing a gay bishop three years ago.

Members of two churches in Virginia have been voting to stay in the current structure or align themselves with the Archbishop of Nigeria, Peter Akinola.

He is a fierce critic of the ordination of gay priests.

The Falls Church and Truro Church are two of the biggest and oldest parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.

Indeed George Washington used to be a regular in the pews of the Truro Church.

Now they are at the centre of a dispute over the ordination of gay and lesbian priests that could tear the Anglican Church apart.

Having been a member of the Falls Church for long enough to see what they were like and leave in disgust, I can say without equivocation that it is a hotbed of hatred, bigotry, and all the things that strike me as most unChristian. I expect that's probably why it's such a popular parish. Hatred and bigotry sell a lot better than love and understanding.

They should feel right at home with Peter Akinola.

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[gr-c17.livejournal.com]

"I can say without equivocation that it is a hotbed of hatred, bigotry, and all the things that strike me as most unChristian"

No surprise then that they voted over 90% to leave.

[winterbadger]

Nope, not much at all.

I must say I have appreciated the prayerful and polite way that diosecean officials have asked when these Nigerian and Ugandan parishes plan to vacate the Episocopal properties and buildings they are currently operating. :-)