[Magdalen] He whose name must not be mentioned

[Allan Carr]

I joined All Saints a few years  after the fire that destroyed the parish
hall and rector's office somewhere around July 4, 1976. I always thought
this fire was set by some ardent fan of the Vietnam War, but, apparently,
it was a homeless guy, according to a living church article of the time.
This fire occurred two years after George Regas became rector and advocate
for peace there.

I liked my imaginary story better.


On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 10:21 PM, 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
>



-- 
Allan Carr