[Magdalen] He whose name must not be mentioned

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I think we are obligated to pray for our leaders in any case, and if they
happen to be foul and disgusting pale excuses for a human being (documented
numerous times in mainstream reliable press), they are still nevertheless
children of God just as we are, and those who have dug such an enormous
ethical pit for themselves that it seems impossible they could ever get
out, then they are in desperate need of our prayers.  All the same, I have
visceral difficulty pronouncing the person's name. I think the leaders have
hit upon a wise action for profoundly distressing times.



James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 1:21 AM, Sibyl Smirl <polycarpa3 at ckt.net> wrote:

> Of course, those of you who have such mentions filtered out of their
> e-mails may not get this....
>
> http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19318?omhide=true
>
> Parishioners at a California Episcopal church will no longer pray by name
> for the president of the United States over fears the name “Donald Trump”
> might trigger microaggressions among sanctified snowflakes.
>
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> Mike Kinman, the rector of All Saints Church in Pasadena, broke the news
> to the congregation in a blog posting that was filled with all sorts of
> liturgical lunacy.
>
>
>
> “If you come to All Saints this Sunday, you’ll notice that we have removed
> the proper names from our prayers for those in authority. Whereas before we
> prayed for ‘Barack, our president,’ we are now praying for “our president,
> our president-elect, and all others in authority.” This practice will
> continue for at least the near future,” he wrote.
>
> Kinman went on to say the safety of the congregation could be jeopardized
> by the mere mention of the president-elect’s name.
>
> “We are in a unique situation in my lifetime where we have a president
> elect whose name is literally a trauma trigger to some people –
> particularly women and people who, because of his words and actions, he
> represents an active danger to health and safety,” he wrote.
>
> READ THE FULL STORY AT TODDSTARNES.COM!
> http://www.toddstarnes.com/column/church-wont-mention-trumps
> -name-in-prayers-fearing-microaggressions
>
> What are your thoughts on “microagressions?”
>
> Micro what?
> People have become way too sensitive about everything.
> People need a macro konk on the head to replace their microagressions.
> We should be more sensitive and try to understand people's feelings better.
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> Sibyl Smirl
> I will take no bull from your house!  Psalms 50:9a
> mailto:polycarpa3 at ckt.net
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