Addendum to the anomie
One thing I might say. A friend wrote me this:”Thanks for turning me on to your web log: I enjoyed reading your comments on the current rather messy situation in–as the conservatives always say–“our beloved Episcopal Church.” I very largely agree with you. Unfortunately, the loud gay caucus will certainly try to push the issue of approved same-sex blessings, and, as you so rightly point out, that may well lead to Something Nasty.”
(This friend is gay, I might add.)
And I agree. Except for an additional point. If we see nothing in the next three year period between conventions, if the church continues to say and do nothing with regard to the issue of blessing gay people (which is as much a part of the baptismal promises for gay people as striaght), then I think I will be all for pushing ahead and letting the chips fall where they may. If it pushes people out, so be it. Those people, by their silence, are trying to push me out, and they would blackmail into silence me by threat of schism. So far, they have broken their promises to talk about the issue on every possible occasion. And if they are not committed to thinking the issues through and working them out, then I think we are better off without them.
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