[Magdalen] A California court has been asked to block the sale of St James...

[Ann Markle]

When our parish subscription to The Living Church ran out last time (maybe
5 years ago?), I let it lapse because it chose to include the schismatic
churches as "part of the Anglican Communion" [sic].  Martin clearly knows
very little of what's really going on in TEC, though he is not excused for
that, as some of his countrymen do manage to keep up on the facts, rather
than the fallacy.  But Martin also seems to have a limited knowledge of the
fuller meaning of scripture as well, so "limited knowledge" may be the
phrase of the day with regard to Martin.  And yes, I do think racist,
xenophobic language is much more permissible across the pond, as far as I
could gather from my recent travels, than it is in educated circles in the
US.  I'm surprised, given the tone and tenor of this pub, that he's
continued to post the things he has.  Clearly he either hasn't read the
guidelines for pub membership, or he chooses to disregard them.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> From: Zephonites--- via Magdalen
>
>  You know that TEC's policy under the present PB is not to sell back to a
>> departing congregation (but rather in one case they sold the building
>> below
>>
>
> I know no such thing. Our PB does not have that power. Several dioceses
> have sold churches to departed congregations during the past 30 years or so
> when this crap started over the 1979 BCP and Women's Ordination.
>
> I do like the Xenophobic Muslim reference in your e-mail though. In some
> quarters here in the U.S., that would extend to "The PB is okay selling
> churches to Muslims but not okay selling to poor downtrodden schismatics
> who harass their bishop (and hate those LGBT people).
>
> Seriously, I think you're unfamiliar with TEC, or have at least been
> reading anti-TEC propaganda in lieu of actual news of  TEC. Heck some of us
> even get a dose of that when The Livid Church chows up on the doorstep <g>.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>