SATAN, AKINOLA & SEXUAL ORIENTATION

One of the public figures I have poked fun at is a certain United States Senator from Wyoming for his so-called "restroom" behavior. I do that because of his hypocrisy. But all of that seriously pales in comparison to the extreme actions of Archbishop Peter Akinola as revealed in the Atlantic Magazine.

The Archbishop as you may remember called the ordination of the gay Bishop Gene Robinson satanic. But "Satan" was truly at work when Nigerian Archbishop Akinola's organization, "had a prominent role in the slaughter of Muslims. Not only did his thugs shoot children."

Written by Eliza Griswold, the daughter of former Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold and entitled God's Country, it is an in depth report on the tensions between Christianity and Islam in Nigeria. "They (Christians) burned mosques, raped pregnant women, burned corpses in the streets and forced Muslims to eat pork and drink booze. Akinola incited the mass violence with a speech in which he proclaimed: 'May we at this stage remind our Muslim brothers that they do not have the monopoly of violence in this nation'."

It is hard for me to even fathom things like this, or for that matter even make a comment on it. But I do wonder what the former United States Episcopal Bishops and congregations who have aligned themselves with the archbishop will say now.

Really folks, in the realm of importance, where does someone's sexual orientation stand? Nothing puts it all in place than news like this.

FOR EPISCOPALIANS IN THE KNOW ....

No one knows what the Executive Council is so: The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church (TEC) is an elected body representing the whole Church. In the course of the three years between convention, the Executive Council meets. Their duty is to carry out the programs and policies adopted by General Convention of the church – the major governing body of TEC.

They just meet in Dearborn, Michigan and passed a resolution concerning BO33

The most interesting part of the be it “resolveds” was: ”… it may inappropriately suggest that an additional qualification for the episcopacy has been imposed beyond those contained in the constitutions and canons of the church…”

This is such an obscure point for someone who knows nothing about this particular story but important for people seeking the full rights for all baptized persons within our church. And so, the story continues.

for the the BIBLE tells me so ...

And that says it all!