Finally, of course we are aware of the reason that this document has been born, but on which the document is entirely silent, namely, the matter of gay and lesbian persons’ rights in regard to marriage, ordination and consecration.Yes. Further, Lisa says:
I appreciate the observation that the people who forced the Anglican Covenant are silent on the bigotry that spawned it -- namely, their hatred of gay/lesbian people and our relationships. Thank you, Rupert's Land, for pointing to that. Many of us point to the ugly heritage of racism in our history. Someday, I hope the proponents of the Anglican Covenant will be named as the bigots they are. Their supposedly Biblical hatred of gay men and lesbians is the veneer behind which they hide. One day, they will be remembered alongside the bigots who repressed the Africans in South Africa and the African-Americans in the U.S. South.The two statements point out that the original intent of the covenant was to 'get the gays', and 'get' TEC for ordaining a gay bishop, and 'get' the Anglican Church of Canada for allowing same-sex blessings, though you won't ever hear the proponents of the covenant say such a thing in public.
Read the whole of Lisa's post, which includes the entire text of the letter from the diocese.
This has never been lost on me. But then, I'm one of "those people."
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the reasons that I think TEC should just knock the sucker down at General Convention. And we can add the language about remaining in communion and being committed to staying in dialogue as a way of couching the "Hell, NO!" to be more of a "bless their hearts."
Absolutely, SCG. I hope GC votes the covenant down. We can be polite and gracious in our words, but our 'no' must be unequivocal. 'Yes to Communion; no to covenant'.
ReplyDeleteI can't help but wonder- with very real sadness- just how long it's going to take these 'power brokers' within the Church to realize that we LGBT faithful are the gift Holy Spirit is giving the Church in these times to lead us all into an even larger, more unconditional appreciation for the 'Love beyond our wildest imagining which created and redeems us.' Just as in the past, Ruach has used our Jewish kin, our Afrco-Canadian families and our sisters to pry open the hearts and minds of the 'professionally religious'?
ReplyDeleteBut then, they still think 'power' is theirs don't they?
What a tragic waste.
Merci pour ceci chere Mimi, je t'embrace
...we LGBT faithful are the gift Holy Spirit is giving the Church in these times....'
ReplyDeleteAmen to your words, cher David. You, our LGTB brothers and sisters, are a gift from God to the church. How sad if we do not accept with our whole hearts the gifts of God.
Well, some of us are a gift . . . then there's me. Unfortunately, no sign of my departing the planet yet. {sigh}
DeleteMark, you are a gift. I say so, and there's nothing you can do about it.
DeleteSCG & Mimi, I am quite confident that General Convention is going to reject the Covenant. It may be a "No!" (as Executive Council recommends) or a "Not this one" (as the Bishops recommend), but either way, I believe it will be a rejection. ... And this time, I get to vote.
ReplyDeleteLisa, I hope you are right, but I think we should not be complacent, because strange things can happen at the convention. I am so pleased that you have a vote. I'm not really concerned about the House of Deputies, but the House of Bishops...well, I'm not so certain.
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