No, that headline is not an exaggeration. Van Jones, the man tapped to become Obama’s “Green Jobs” Czar, by his own admission is a radical Leftist, having referred to himself in 2005 as a “communist” and a “rowdy black nationalist.”
What I find most outrageous about this matter is that, other than Fox, the news media has been very quiet about Van Jones’ radical background. Now if Bush had appointed a man who had referred to himself as a “Nazi” and a “rowdy white nationalist” and had the background to back it up, do you think the news media would have been quiet about that? Hmmmmm?
The “mainstream” news media double standards continue.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The Episcopal Church Rejects the Uniqueness of Christ
The Episcopal Church’s General Convention has fallen all over themselves to affirm gay bishops. But they can’t bring themselves to affirm the uniqueness of Christ.
And in case you think the resolution they rejected came from those nasty fundamentalists (as if there are any left in The Episcopal Church), a version of the resolution in question passed in the Church of England Synod 283-8 back in February. Yes, that's 283-8 . . . in the Church of England.
Does anyone dare still argue that The Episcopal Church is in the mainstream of Anglicanism?
Meanwhile, even Bishop Wright and the ACI see that The Episcopal Church is “walking apart” with its affirmation of gay bishops.
But efforts to come up with fig leaf rationalizations to keep TEC in the Anglican Communion have already begun, of course.
And in case you think the resolution they rejected came from those nasty fundamentalists (as if there are any left in The Episcopal Church), a version of the resolution in question passed in the Church of England Synod 283-8 back in February. Yes, that's 283-8 . . . in the Church of England.
Does anyone dare still argue that The Episcopal Church is in the mainstream of Anglicanism?
Meanwhile, even Bishop Wright and the ACI see that The Episcopal Church is “walking apart” with its affirmation of gay bishops.
But efforts to come up with fig leaf rationalizations to keep TEC in the Anglican Communion have already begun, of course.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The Episcopal Church HOB Clears Way for More Gay Bishops *YAWN*
As most of you now know, in spite of Stand Firm going down, the TEC House of Bishops joined the House of Deputies overnight in shooting the Anglican Communion yet another finger by officially opening the door to more non-celibate gay bishops.
It turns out the worries of Gene Robinson and the like about the House of Bishops were unfounded. They have neither the backbone nor the wisdom to say no to this madness.
As Robert Munday suggests, the news likely did not brighten ++Rowan William’s morning. But don’t expect His Grace to actually do anything about it. When push comes to shove, he sides with keeping The Episcopal Church fully in the Anglican Communion.
And do not expect The Church of England to recognize The Anglican Church in North America either, even after this. Rowan will obey his Episcopal Church minders and oppose that. And there will not be enough support for ACNA in The Church of England to overcome that. I hope I am wrong about that but expect I am not.
So, yes, the aftermath I expect is the same old same old in the Anglican Communion, only more so. Trendy Lefty TEC dioceses will race each other to get the next gay bishop. Divisions in the Anglican Communion will deepen. The Episcopal Church will remain in and ACNA out and the Global South politely stiff-armed. And Rowan will dither.
Apostasy can be so boring.
It turns out the worries of Gene Robinson and the like about the House of Bishops were unfounded. They have neither the backbone nor the wisdom to say no to this madness.
As Robert Munday suggests, the news likely did not brighten ++Rowan William’s morning. But don’t expect His Grace to actually do anything about it. When push comes to shove, he sides with keeping The Episcopal Church fully in the Anglican Communion.
And do not expect The Church of England to recognize The Anglican Church in North America either, even after this. Rowan will obey his Episcopal Church minders and oppose that. And there will not be enough support for ACNA in The Church of England to overcome that. I hope I am wrong about that but expect I am not.
So, yes, the aftermath I expect is the same old same old in the Anglican Communion, only more so. Trendy Lefty TEC dioceses will race each other to get the next gay bishop. Divisions in the Anglican Communion will deepen. The Episcopal Church will remain in and ACNA out and the Global South politely stiff-armed. And Rowan will dither.
Apostasy can be so boring.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Obamacare Means Taxpayer-funded Abortions
Kudos to Life News and Sen. Orrin Hatch for blowing up the cover on this.
I intend to follow this matter closely. I think nothing shows the hypocrisy of the so-called pro-choice crowd than their opposing taxpayers and doctors having a choice about whether to participate in an abortion. And if you are funding abortion, you are participating in it whether you like or not.
I intend to follow this matter closely. I think nothing shows the hypocrisy of the so-called pro-choice crowd than their opposing taxpayers and doctors having a choice about whether to participate in an abortion. And if you are funding abortion, you are participating in it whether you like or not.
Annoy Schori. Recognize ACNA.
When I first heard news of a motion in the Church of England’s General Synod to seek full communion with The Anglican Church in North America, I thought, “This won’t go far.”
But then it quickly got the hundred signatures necessary, including support from six bishops.
Although the motion will not be considered at the current meeting of Synod, the momentum is such that TEC Presiding “Bishop” Schori has already spoken out against it:
She urged Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to remember the "pain of many Episcopalians in several places of being shut out of their traditional worship spaces, and the broken relationships, the damaged relationships between people who have gone and people who have stayed."
And whose fault is that? Who has pushed a scorched earth policy and stopped amicable settlements? Who has made The Episcopal Church an intolerable place for most orthodox faithful and then “shut out” those orthodox from their parish buildings?
"Recognition of something like ACNA is unfortunately likely only to encourage" further secessions, she said, reminding the Church of England that "schism is not a Christian act."
Heresy, apostasy, and persecuting the faithful are not Christian either. Yet you seem cool with that, Kate. And still, you lecture us about what is Christian. How precious. And ACNA is already recognized by a majority of the Anglican Communion. You at the very least have communion impaired with roughly the same majority. So, tell me again, who is schismatic?
Anyway, if the momentum behind the motion to recognize ACNA is such that Schori is unhappy, that is a good thing. I would not get one’s hopes up too much, however. You can bet there will be very strong opposition.
Ruth Gledhill adds some color including a count update – 121 signatures, about a quarter of the Synod. Encouraging.
And a hat tip to BabyBlue.
But then it quickly got the hundred signatures necessary, including support from six bishops.
Although the motion will not be considered at the current meeting of Synod, the momentum is such that TEC Presiding “Bishop” Schori has already spoken out against it:
She urged Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to remember the "pain of many Episcopalians in several places of being shut out of their traditional worship spaces, and the broken relationships, the damaged relationships between people who have gone and people who have stayed."
And whose fault is that? Who has pushed a scorched earth policy and stopped amicable settlements? Who has made The Episcopal Church an intolerable place for most orthodox faithful and then “shut out” those orthodox from their parish buildings?
"Recognition of something like ACNA is unfortunately likely only to encourage" further secessions, she said, reminding the Church of England that "schism is not a Christian act."
Heresy, apostasy, and persecuting the faithful are not Christian either. Yet you seem cool with that, Kate. And still, you lecture us about what is Christian. How precious. And ACNA is already recognized by a majority of the Anglican Communion. You at the very least have communion impaired with roughly the same majority. So, tell me again, who is schismatic?
Anyway, if the momentum behind the motion to recognize ACNA is such that Schori is unhappy, that is a good thing. I would not get one’s hopes up too much, however. You can bet there will be very strong opposition.
Ruth Gledhill adds some color including a count update – 121 signatures, about a quarter of the Synod. Encouraging.
And a hat tip to BabyBlue.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Annoy Schori. Eat Meat.
From this amusing article, I was particularly amused by the following:
"We are all interconnected," she announced. "How we live... (and) dispose of garbage... affects us all." For example, Schori informed the room that the amount of protein we eat influences climate change and that, "we're in the midst of a crash course in economic interconnectedness."
And don’t miss the (tongue-in-cheek?) account of ++Rowan Williams afterwards dining . . . at Ruth’s Chris Steak House.
Ubuntu!
"We are all interconnected," she announced. "How we live... (and) dispose of garbage... affects us all." For example, Schori informed the room that the amount of protein we eat influences climate change and that, "we're in the midst of a crash course in economic interconnectedness."
And don’t miss the (tongue-in-cheek?) account of ++Rowan Williams afterwards dining . . . at Ruth’s Chris Steak House.
Ubuntu!
GenCon 09: Will the Bishops Say No?
I haven’t been following The Episcopal Church’s General Convention closely. The doings in Anaheim I’m more interested in are the Texas Rangers beating the Angels in baseball.
But I do find it interesting that the House of Bishops are not as Communist as the House of Deputies and may discourage or obstruct some of the enormities of the HofD.
Don’t get me wrong. The House of Bishops as a group are a bunch of heretics and are not about to lead The Episcopal Church back to orthodoxy. But most of them are not flaming, let-it-all-hang-out heretics, at least not to the extent of the House of Deputies, or of --Schori for that matter, and may actually want some restraint in going all in for the “inclusive” agenda. Gene Robinson, for one, is “not happy” about that.
So it is possible that, even with the real dioceses of Ft. Worth, Pittsburgh, and San Joaquin gone, the bishops may keep this GenCon from giving another giant finger to the rest of the Anglican Communion and instead may nudge to fudge.
If out of some morbid impulse you must follow GenCon, I suspect this will be the main thing to watch. Don’t be distracted too much by the moonbats, as amusing and distracting as they are. Watch the bishops.
But I do find it interesting that the House of Bishops are not as Communist as the House of Deputies and may discourage or obstruct some of the enormities of the HofD.
Don’t get me wrong. The House of Bishops as a group are a bunch of heretics and are not about to lead The Episcopal Church back to orthodoxy. But most of them are not flaming, let-it-all-hang-out heretics, at least not to the extent of the House of Deputies, or of --Schori for that matter, and may actually want some restraint in going all in for the “inclusive” agenda. Gene Robinson, for one, is “not happy” about that.
So it is possible that, even with the real dioceses of Ft. Worth, Pittsburgh, and San Joaquin gone, the bishops may keep this GenCon from giving another giant finger to the rest of the Anglican Communion and instead may nudge to fudge.
If out of some morbid impulse you must follow GenCon, I suspect this will be the main thing to watch. Don’t be distracted too much by the moonbats, as amusing and distracting as they are. Watch the bishops.
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