[Magdalen] whose theology is this?

[Marion Thompson]

Simplified, in my view it is both/and.  Yes, I am my brother's keeper 
and cannot turn my back on the world out there any more than I can 
ignore my neighbour.

Marion, a pilgrim     ... today my sail I lift ....


On 3/1/2015 5:12 PM, Catharine Phillips wrote:
> Whose theology is this? Certainly not mine!
> You were right to question it.
> Those clergy you questioned back in the mid-2000s do not have "a corner on"
> bizarre theology. My beloved phrases it: "Stupidity has no ideology."
> I'm sorry about the after-shock. Even un-warranted shame can wreak havoc.
> Blessings on your head and heart for speaking up.
>
> With love,
> Catharine
>
> On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 3:56 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Our supply clergy this morning was from another diocese...a very liberal
>> diocese....but I don't think this is liberal thought.  He taught Adult CE
>> and preached.
>>
>> His premise this morning, among other things was that 'we really cannot
>> change the world.  We do not need to concern ourselves with the world
>> beyond our neighborhood.  Rather than give money to support ministries like
>> ERD, we should simply walk across the street and meet the need of our
>> neighbor.  (His example was giving money to a particular person in a 3rd
>> world country, rather than my ERD example, but the point is the same.)  He
>> went on to declare that from a theological perspective, we do not need to
>> concern ourselves with politics...or even care about politics because we
>> cannot make a difference or change the world.  It was a one way
>> street...meet the need before you and ignore/don't care about anything
>> beyond.
>>
>> I behaved badly.  He spoke down to us as of we were the Episcopal bumpkins
>> in SC and I called him on it.  Now I'm having a major shame attack, even
>> though more than a few people thanked me....that has just made it worse
>> because my behavior was so similar to how nack in the mid 2000s, I
>> confronted the the teaching of the ultra conservative priests at St.
>> Paul's.  I'm not sure this makes any sense and I am still upset.
>>
>> So, what think the theological gurus in the pub (all of us) about this
>> theology??
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ginga
>>
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