Category Archives: Ecclesiology

Patriarchs, primacy, and the pope

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Rick

About a year ago I was having a rather good lunch with some Episcopal clergy buds when the conversation turned to the relationship between Anglicanism and Orthodoxy. One of these fine priests mentioned how apparently Pope Benedict XVI without much … Continue reading →

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Misrepresenting History in order to Manipulate the Masses (or) Studies in Propoganda, Part II

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Rick

I will not herein reproduce the brilliant analysis of the Anglican Curmudgeon. The Lambeth Conference is fast approaching – the every-ten-years gathering of Anglican bishops from all over the world in Great Britain. Many conservative Anglicans are – excuse me … Continue reading →

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NEWS FLASH – is the Presiding Bishop evil?

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Rick

Okay. That’s rather harsh. Judgmental even. (I will try not to judge conservative Anglican bishops. Oooooooh. Gotcha.) How about “commits despicable acts?” Yup. She did it. She inhibited retired Bishop Edward MacBurney- two days before his son died in hospice … Continue reading →

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Breaking their own rules and getting away with it

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Rick

I will not repeat what others have written so well – I just want to spread the word. The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church is violating the canons of the church left and right with impunity and everyone who … Continue reading →

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Are religious institutions accountable to their own rules?

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Rick

A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit Professor Sheri Klouda brought against Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Read the report Associated Baptist Press. The heart of the reasoning for the decision is: Klouda’s suit against Southwestern and its president, Paige Patterson, … Continue reading →

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Sabbath (or) Holy(?) Questions, part XXI

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Rick

Sabbath (or) Holy(?) Questions, part XXI Richard M. Wright Whatever happened to Sunday as a day of rest?” Which someone said in my presence last Sunday afternoon. Someone who is one of the most faithful, committed, involved, active-in-half-a-dozen-ministries persons I … Continue reading →

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