Occupy Christianity

Born and bred as Episcopalians, my wife and I left the church in 1990 or so for more orthodox climes when we could no longer abide the direction that the Episcopal Church was headed. This Wall Street Journal article indicates that things certainly have not gotten better since we hit the eject button. The piece focuses on the church's general convention now underway and some of the goings-on:

"General Convention is also notable for its sheer ostentation and carnival atmosphere. For seven straight nights, lavish cocktail parties spilled into pricey steakhouses, where bishops could use their diocesan funds to order bottles of the finest wines.

During the day, legislators in the lower chamber, the House of Deputies, and the upper chamber, the House of Bishops, discussed such weighty topics as whether to develop funeral rites for dogs and cats, and whether to ratify resolutions condemning genetically modified foods. Both were approved by a vote, along with a resolution to "dismantle the effects of the doctrine of discovery," in effect an apology to Native Americans for exposing them to Christianity."

All that and a Presiding Bishop who sees herself as the current incarnation of Henry VIII. Sigh. I will let God sort it out - it is His church. Pardon me, though, if I move away from the impact zone.

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