Unofficial Watchdog of the Episcopal Church
Silence in the presence of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer If I sit next to a madman as he drives a car into a group of innocent bystanders, I can’t, as a Christian, simply wait for
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Reposted from October 2023. Some time ago, then canon to the ordinary for Virginia, Mary Thorpe, told members of St. Thomas’ McLean that the reason they were having trouble finding a rector is that, having had their previous rector removed in a Title IV case, they were “damaged goods.” That comment, none
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We’re reluctant to recommend that any church close. That’s the case, particularly when a specific church holds beliefs or comes from a faith tradition different from our own. That’s because it’s far too easy to conflate differences with corruption. That said, there comes a time when all we can do
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According to reports in the Church of England’s Church Times and other media outlets, an Episcopal bishop brought in to address long-running conflict in the Episcopal Diocese of Florida has concluded that the Diocese of Florida is “psychologically unsafe.” No kidding, Captain Obvious. In fact, the notion that the Diocese is psychologically
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