15. The Why Can't We All Get Along Let's Avoid Schism Resolutions
Mollegen's Plea
Albert T. Mollegen of Connecticut's description of the type of Christian reconciliation that the Church needs is beautiful and somewhat on target. Unfortunately, it will be unacceptable to conservatives who think "telling of stories" is periphrase for lying and much of the rest is effeminate hippie-speak. I may be mistaken. I am still sure, however, that conservatives do not believe that multiculturalism of the type to which Mollegen alludes is a Christian principle. The multiculturalism they will accept is that all the world is capable of serving Christ in the highest ways possible, whether you were born in Hyde Park, New York or a Calcutta slum. All of the racists left the church long ago. However, conservatives seem to believe that the church no longer can exist if it continues to acknowledge a wide spectrum of belief and "watered-down" theology. Mollegen seems to plead for a spectrum that conservatives want to narrow or leave.
Diversity: Affirmations for Facilitating Emergence of Consensus" (Dilbert-speak hits the Church)
While I stop laughing at the title and try to be charitable, let me say that Stacy F. Sauls is a man. And despite its title, I am willing to agree with it. It seeks to maintain a spectrum of opinion in the Church in the name of upholding the Scriptures and tradition. My only problem with it is that it does not sufficiently recognize that dioceses might come to intellectual or valid enthusiastic revelations three weeks from now about divisive issues and be unable to do anything about them for three years. Many matters are left to what is called "Local Option" in the Episcopal Church (diocesan discretion). Perhaps, there is a need for better elucidation of what can and cannot be Local Option.
There is another resolution which asks for some sort of Task Force to report to the Lambeth Conference in 2008. The Lambeth Conference is the meeting of the Anglican Communion that is held every ten years by the Archbishop of Canterbury. But I am tired and I should go to bed. I've been writing for more than four hours. More convention news tomorrow. Sorry.
ESA(20030730.7)
Mollegen's Plea
Albert T. Mollegen of Connecticut's description of the type of Christian reconciliation that the Church needs is beautiful and somewhat on target. Unfortunately, it will be unacceptable to conservatives who think "telling of stories" is periphrase for lying and much of the rest is effeminate hippie-speak. I may be mistaken. I am still sure, however, that conservatives do not believe that multiculturalism of the type to which Mollegen alludes is a Christian principle. The multiculturalism they will accept is that all the world is capable of serving Christ in the highest ways possible, whether you were born in Hyde Park, New York or a Calcutta slum. All of the racists left the church long ago. However, conservatives seem to believe that the church no longer can exist if it continues to acknowledge a wide spectrum of belief and "watered-down" theology. Mollegen seems to plead for a spectrum that conservatives want to narrow or leave.
Diversity: Affirmations for Facilitating Emergence of Consensus" (Dilbert-speak hits the Church)
While I stop laughing at the title and try to be charitable, let me say that Stacy F. Sauls is a man. And despite its title, I am willing to agree with it. It seeks to maintain a spectrum of opinion in the Church in the name of upholding the Scriptures and tradition. My only problem with it is that it does not sufficiently recognize that dioceses might come to intellectual or valid enthusiastic revelations three weeks from now about divisive issues and be unable to do anything about them for three years. Many matters are left to what is called "Local Option" in the Episcopal Church (diocesan discretion). Perhaps, there is a need for better elucidation of what can and cannot be Local Option.
There is another resolution which asks for some sort of Task Force to report to the Lambeth Conference in 2008. The Lambeth Conference is the meeting of the Anglican Communion that is held every ten years by the Archbishop of Canterbury. But I am tired and I should go to bed. I've been writing for more than four hours. More convention news tomorrow. Sorry.
ESA(20030730.7)
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