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Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!!
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For the first time in 12 years, my family and I will be attending church this sunday, to show support for the Episcopal church making the right descision on their openly gay priest. I wish all of you who care to do the same, I'd just like to send a message to whomever in the church cares that the people are happy, and I hope some of you shroomerites will choose to go to church and show some support too.

Edited by HarveyWalbanger (08/06/03 06:20 PM)

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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: HarveyWalbanger]
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What has happened there, concerning the new Bishop, is a wonderfully fine example of the Art of Acceptance !

:heartpump:


 


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Dei Gratia de integro,

Veni Vidi Vici:

In Nomine Domini..

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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: HarveyWalbanger]
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Yeah, I support priest and altar boy liasons.


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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: Swami]
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OUCH !!!!

Bite your tongue MR !!!!

That was harsh !



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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: Swami]
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Atleast he's openly gay, and not secretly molesting children.

And as for swami being a homophobe....  they once did this study on people convicted of hate crimes against gays. They were hooked up to sensors and bombarded with sexual images. The vast majority got errections only from the gay images. :wink:

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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: HarveyWalbanger]
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And as for swami being a homophobe.... they once did this study on people convicted of hate crimes against gays.

I have never been convicted...


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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: Swami]
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Wow, not another single person is gonna go support these guys?!

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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: HarveyWalbanger]
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He's going in direct opposition of one particular facet of the religion he not only claims to be part of, but claims to understand well enough to teach to others.


Just another fucking hypocrite... and he adheres to organized religion, to boot.


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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: Pyronate]
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Honestly, I feel anyone should be able to do what they want. The gays can be gay, the straights can be straight, and the bi's can be bi. For some reason large masses of people have a hard time accepting that. Homophobia is the first sign of being gay!


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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: LikwidDrawp]
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I don't give a fuck about homosexuality. I just see no reason to applaud a man who's a hypocrite and a priest, just because he's also gay.


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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: Pyronate]
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I concur.. why support the church based on the sole reason that they have a gay priest... don't they teach against that in the first place? What difference does it make? Does anybody really care? Does anyone find it funny? I think the church in general is a good laugh.


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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: Shroomism]
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I think the church in general is a good laugh.
shroomism: "your blatant mockery is just deplorable"

I see. Mainstream religion is fair game, but 2012, alien, interdimensional dogma is sacrosanct.


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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: Swami]
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Pretty much. Glad you got the jist of it.


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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: Pyronate]
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Pyronate said:
I don't give a fuck about homosexuality. I just see no reason to applaud a man who's a hypocrite and a priest, just because he's also gay. 



I think you're missing the point --- this is NOT about applauding a MAN whose "hypocrite and a priest" --- this is about acknowledging and appluading the Episcopal Church for taking a very liberal and accepting stance. 

Yes, indeed, most religion, especially in this day and age is laughable.  But let us not forget that the Bible has become a mess as a result of translation and subjectively beneficial interpretation.  The same people who interpreted the Bible to claim that "God says homosexuality is wrong" were probably prone to homosexuality themselves. :wink: 

If this man chooses to be or simply *IS* (depending on your stance) homosexual -- who is anybody to say that he is being a "hypocrite" because he is teaching something in the subjective manner by which *he* interprets it?

You calling him a "hypocrite" for being a leader of the church would be like me telling you to get out of the country for doing drugs and disobeying the laws of supposed "morality" (and yes, I quoted the word simply for redundancy) :wink:

Okay.. I feel better now. :smile:

I don't mean to be an ass -- I just feel like strongly stating this opinion.

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-Merlin 


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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: Shroomism]
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They do teach against it, but the pope himself appoined this guy. Thats all the endorsement I need. Christianity, judaism, muslims, indian religions they all really do worship THE creator. The same creator. They just squable over his will. I never really followed christianity, but I for one -will- go pay homage to the creator. Even if the place I choose to do it in is a tad misguided.

It's like living in america and loving america with all you heart though you dislike bush.

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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: HarveyWalbanger]
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but the pope himself appoined this guy

The Pope is Catholic, not Episcopalian.


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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: merlink]
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merlink said:
I think you're missing the point --- this is NOT about applauding a MAN whose "hypocrite and a priest" --- this is about acknowledging and appluading the Episcopal Church for taking a very liberal and accepting stance.



So we should applaud the Episcopal Church for placing a man who their own holy book states is going to hell in a position as a spiritual leader?

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But let us not forget that the Bible has become a mess as a result of translation and subjectively beneficial interpretation.



The only people who really KNOW what the bible says are the people who know the original language and have access to the original scripts. For those that do not possess either of those, they have merely the vast assortment of various translations available in their language. Yes, there might be some sort of vast translator conspiracy which means everyone is misrepresenting the passages regarding homosexuality, but that seems to be much more far-fetched than to state that the passages really DO condemn homosexuality.

Where you could have an argument would be to suggest that the original writers of the bible decided to condemn homosexuality, and added it in when they wrote their individual contributions.

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If this man chooses to be or simply *IS* (depending on your stance) homosexual -- who is anybody to say that he is being a "hypocrite" because he is teaching something in the subjective manner by which *he* interprets it?



Selectively ignoring portions of a book someone claims to be the holy guide to life, the universe, and everything... so he's basically saying the book is the guide to life, except for the parts that condemn what he does?


Next we'll see serial rapists and child molestors becoming priests.

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You calling him a "hypocrite" for being a leader of the church would be like me telling you to get out of the country for doing drugs and disobeying the laws of supposed "morality" (and yes, I quoted the word simply for redundancy) :wink:



The difference here is clear: I do not hold up the laws of this nation as being the ultimate guide to life and truth - especially the laws regarding controlled substances. In fact, I tend to reject them.

As for morality: Morality? good one.

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I don't mean to be an ass -- I just feel like strongly stating this opinion.



No need to excuse yourself. Dissenting opinions happen.


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Re: Supporting the Episcopal church for once!!! [Re: Pyronate]
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Ok, that really was my fault for opening my mouth about the pope before I knew what I was talking about. House of Bishops I meant.

As for child molestors becomming priests... you can pretty much insert your own comment here.

You and swami are so negative. So what if the bible preaches some ass backwards things. It is a translation of a manuscript of a guy whom wrote what he saw as the will of god. Correct, incorrect. It hardly matters. Even how you are worshiping the creator is irrelevant. I'm just trying to show the church itself that what they're doing is right. So they condemn homosexuality? I'll bet the episcopal church is for one NOT going to be giving that sermon anymore.

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