tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post1457560752798223820..comments2023-12-25T23:40:17.701-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Carioca: The Fifth Legislative DayDaniel Martinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980949721733826978noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-1141049963026780322012-07-16T19:49:54.408-04:002012-07-16T19:49:54.408-04:00Anonymous,
St Paul exhorts us to rejoice with thos...Anonymous,<br />St Paul exhorts us to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. I rejoice with you. Do you weep with me? <br /><br />I invite you to become more empathetically familiar with the arguments of those whose position is opposed to yours. It sounds like you don't think we know anything about the compassion of Jesus. Perhaps I am wrong about that.Bishop Daniel Martinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18341528414941408086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-15809590917425425932012-07-16T10:24:00.520-04:002012-07-16T10:24:00.520-04:00Bishop Martins, I am a lesbian and a member of the...Bishop Martins, I am a lesbian and a member of the Episcopal church. What you perceive as sad is, for me, glorious. You say the action taken at GC wasn't scriptural ... of course it is, but seeing it as such would mean looking at scripture with new eyes and a new heart. <br />My prayer is that the eyes and hearts of more Christians will be opened to the inclusivity and compassion of Jesus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-70202139144695153012012-07-11T17:02:38.432-04:002012-07-11T17:02:38.432-04:00Bishop,
Thanks for these helpful insights into wha...Bishop,<br />Thanks for these helpful insights into what is going on up there. This was no surprise. My assumption is in a few years the right to refuse will disappear...Jeff Marxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050839922405054732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-47725708268163743122012-07-10T21:35:16.982-04:002012-07-10T21:35:16.982-04:00probably doesn't matter to you, but I bet thou...probably doesn't matter to you, but I bet thousands of gay Christians who worship in the Episcopal Church may think they are less of a freak now.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12652729535747744135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-7238292236996421792012-07-10T13:19:53.703-04:002012-07-10T13:19:53.703-04:00Thanks Bishop Dan for your witness in these times....Thanks Bishop Dan for your witness in these times. I was thinking yesterday on this and it struck me that back in 2003 Gene Robinson's election and approval at GC was touted as somewhat of an exception owing to the autonomy of a Diocese in calling its own Bishop (or so many said). Even those who were generally conservative thought they were just maintaining a "hands-off" posture by affirming NH's choice. But now, only 9 years later, what was perceived by many to be an exception of some sort, has become an expectation of the full embrace and endorsement of a liturgy for anti-marriage. The slippery-slope continues on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-66500923839460282992012-07-10T13:12:53.107-04:002012-07-10T13:12:53.107-04:00Left with the Anglican Ordinariate. Rome really is...Left with the Anglican Ordinariate. Rome really is pretty cool, despite the popularly marketable, bashing headlines. Organized religion and human societies have seen all the issues for millennia, but TEC has been the speediest to convert to a complete Country Club. I used to call it a mutual admiration society, but now it has morphed into a selective admiration and admonishment society. I would not even call it a church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-37565301401217364692012-07-10T12:40:58.527-04:002012-07-10T12:40:58.527-04:00Thank you for your faithfulness.
You are in our p...Thank you for your faithfulness.<br /><br />You are in our prayers.Creighton+https://www.blogger.com/profile/17772723100302629537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-44498022271195771212012-07-10T12:23:36.276-04:002012-07-10T12:23:36.276-04:00Your Grace,
You write: "…it's only on od...Your Grace,<br /><br />You write: "<i>…it's only on odd-numbered days (or is it even? I can't remember)…</i>"Perhaps the difficulty you are having in remembering is due to the (rumored) existence of days having <i>imaginary</i> (more accurately called <i>irrational</i>) numbered days. To be clear those are days whose numerical value includes the number <i>i</i> = √-1.<br /><br />I pray that our Lord blesses you and keeps you,<br />Keith TöpferMartial Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11679584221923893460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-11337333670513482052012-07-10T02:12:34.240-04:002012-07-10T02:12:34.240-04:00God Bless you Bishop Martins and other bishops and...God Bless you Bishop Martins and other bishops and clergy that continue to defend the faith. The general conventions seem to change doctrine by majority vote on issues that the wold-wide Christian Church should consider, as was done at the council of Nicea.donbullockjrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096550262395235635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-64089254239877789702012-07-10T00:30:20.084-04:002012-07-10T00:30:20.084-04:00Thank you for your faithfulness in the midst of th...Thank you for your faithfulness in the midst of the train wreck which is General Convention.Randy Mullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828902739679063909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-28588985831665407482012-07-09T22:58:21.367-04:002012-07-09T22:58:21.367-04:00My heart breaks for you. Our wonderful church ha...My heart breaks for you. Our wonderful church has left the tracks. We for two have investigated other avenues and are going to study Orthodoxy. After 40 years of being Episcopal and fully planning on the rest of our lives as such, this is an enormous wound. My prayers are with you and please keep us in mind as well. Christ is in our midst. Blessings. Rose and Jim adamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com