A secular perspective on the shenanigans of TEC as it sets its course resolutely for the dustbin of history where it can pursue conversations with Raelians, Neopagans, Polyamourists and Polytheists until they achieve Harmonic Convergence:
The annual convention of the Episcopal Church ended last month in Anaheim, Calif., with a whimper, despite these rather staggering announcements: it would, after years of internal battling, continue to elevate gay priests to bishops, and it would consider blessing same-sex unions in the states that allow gays and lesbians to marry. The convention—and these announcements—received a fair amount of obligatory coverage, but the news cycle quickly moved on. In the wake of that coverage I received the following e-mail from an editor: “I’ve been following this story and trying, without success, to think of an interesting line of argument. It’s been in the news a lot lately.” Right. It’s hard to think of an interesting story about the Episcopal Church in America because what happens within the Episcopal Church is—frankly, and with deep apologies to all my Episcopalian friends—just not that interesting.
Yes now that the fat lady has sung (AKA “The Issue”) the show is over and nobody cares about the TEC or for that matter the ACoC as they fade into minor cults.
Self inflicted redundancy has its merits.
Obit – I care about Tec and my loved ACoC. The fact that they have been swept up in the snare does not negate our Christian responsibility. Nor should our prayers be any less focused. As for self inflicted redundancy, look to your words, the fat lady ain’t even off the train yet.