9 responses to “More on the election”

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   fr dougal

   20/01/2010

   What arrant rot these people peddle. Can we excommunicate their adherents on grounds of un-Christian stupidity? Would “You are too stupid to be an Episcopalian” be acceptable in Canon Law?

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   ryan

   20/01/2010

   A timely and usefully corrective post, kelvin. I’ve had run ins with CI fans who merely think that *asserting* that the ‘Christian’ Institute is honest and displays integrity is some sort of compelling argument. If you search their site for “Scottish Episcopal Church” you’ll find an equally (and characteristically) dishonest story on +David and the SEC’s purported ‘split’ on gay clergy

   At the risk of running afoul of Godwin’s law, the ‘Christian’ Institute pretending like their ugly ideological team didn’t *lose* the Section 28 debate reminds me, not in a good way, of Neo-Nazis petitioning the UN to refight the Battle of Stalingrad.

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   Tim

   20/01/2010

   That’ll be the SEC *two* steps ahead of the CoE and assorted story-fabricating journalists, then: “not only CAN we have women bishops, we don’t actually HAVE to!”, which is at least a balanced attitude.

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   David | Dah•veed

   20/01/2010

   Perhaps Father D, that would be insulting to stupid folks!

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   MurielD

   20/01/2010

   The national press and television channels should be ashamed of themselves. They preferred to “headline” the fact that a woman priest failed to become the UK’s first woman bishop rather than straightaway honour the man who was duly elected.
   It was only on reading further down the news item that we learned that the Very Rev. Dr. Gregor Duncan had been duly elected.
   That was not fair to either of them.

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   Jackie

   20/01/2010

   The Radio 4 news headline on the day was similar, and the first 3 linked articles on your link (from the Telegraph, Reuters and the Scotsman) are also similar. I must confess to having words with the radio at the time.

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   Martin Ritchie

   21/01/2010

   Something I find irritating about press coverage is the way that it has portrayed Alison Peden as “bidding” or campaigning to become bishop of Glasgow. That seems to misrepresent the process and what leadership in the church is all about. I guess it’s probably impossible to convey the subtleties of episcopal leadership in a wider culture dominated by careerist politics? Any thoughts?

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   Roddy

   21/01/2010

   The Christian (sic) Institute are a bunch of tw*ts. Treat them with the indifference and disdain they deserve.

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   David | Dah•veed

   22/01/2010

   It is very disconcerting to come here and see an ad for Sarah Palin running down the lefthand side of the page!

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