I’m aware that this cartoon was drawn for another situation. However, this is kind of how it feels to be gay in the Scottish Episcopal Church at the moment. My guess is that other people feel it too.
We need to pray for a different style of leadership.
Urgently.
My thanks to Dave Walker for making this and other great cartoons available to post occasionally on blogs and to Andrew Swift who drew my attention to it.
Motion 12 is now presented on Sstatement of Principles regarding Environmental Sustainability.
Is offered to sustain thinking regarding the environment. As an organization we need assurance that this issue is being taken seriously and with intent throughout the church. Need to decide locally how best to proceed in this area.
Richard Crockett speaks with a powerpoint presentation about the proposals.
Amendment presented by David Mumford to replace reference to increasing population with one regarding increasing Carbon Footprint.
He appears now to be talking about a second amendment which we cannot see. Chair has not yet taken a vote on the first amendment. (Fear confusion ahead)
Motion is carried.
Synod enthusiastically gives permission to the members of the youth network to speak.
An ecumenical discernment process is beginning to consider Afghanistan issues. “We need to find a way of talking about a just peace as well as thinking about just war” We need to find shared ways of reflecting on the principles by which our church reflects our relationship with society. It is our task to point…
Report from Anne Pankhurst on Edinburgh2010 conference.
Announce that they will produce a new Eucharistic rite and will consult about it throughout Scotland
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