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Another Take on Rowan�s Thinking

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:21:00 GMT

<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> I have written a rare follow-up to my last blog post, �<a href="http://blog.deimel.org/2008/08/mistaken-primate.htm">Mistaken Primate</a>.� Some may think my criticism of Rowan Williams� priorities rather picky. In �<a href="http://blog.deimel.org/2008/08/another-take-on-rowans-thinking.htm">Another Take on Rowan�s Thinking</a>,� on the other hand, I direct readers to an essay by Savitri Hensman, who has a rather more devastating example of the odd priorities of the Archbishop of Canterbury to offer readers. Hensman knows how to go for the jugular. Best regards, Lionel <a href="http://deimel.org">Lionel Deimel�s Farrago</a> <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/blogger.htm">Lionel Deimel�s Web Log</a>  </div>

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Mistaken Primate

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:07:00 GMT

<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Ruth Gledhill recently made public letters from Rowan Williams from when he was Archbishop of Wales. The correspondence revealed that, after much study, Williams concluded that the Bible does not refer to the kind of homosexual relationships widely seen as acceptable by Episcopalians. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has never repudiated his views on homosexuality, though he has said that he would put them aside for the sake of the Anglican Communion. Last week, Williams issued an explanation of his position regarding the views expressed in the letters. My latest blog post, �Mistaken Primate,� analyzes his two-paragraph statement and concludes that the Archbishop of Canterbury is confused. You can read my analysis at <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/08/mistaken-primate.htm"> http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/08/mistaken-primate.htm</a>. If you never got around to reading it, let me again urge you to read �Let�s Get It Over With� at <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/08/lets-get-it-over-with.htm"> http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/08/lets-get-it-over-with.htm</a>. This post is an argument for bishops� consenting to the deposition of Bishop Robert Duncan at the September House of Bishops meeting. Best regards, Lionel <a href="http://deimel.org">Lionel Deimel�s Farrago</a> <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/blogger.htm">Lionel Deimel�s Web Log</a> P.S. To simplify finding my blog, it is now possible to access it via a simpler URL, <a href="http://blog.deimel.org">http://blog.deimel.org</a>.  </div>

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Let�s Get It Over With

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:46:00 GMT

<div style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> I have been thinking about when the House of Bishops might get around to voting to depose Bishop of Pittsburgh Robert Duncan. I have also been considering the likelihood that the Pittsburgh convention will actually vote for �realignment.� My musings have let me to conclude that our bishops have every reason to act in September and no good reason not to. I hope a sufficient number of them read my blog. They should read �Let�s Get It Over With� at <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/08/lets-get-it-over-with.htm"> http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/08/lets-get-it-over-with.htm</a>. Best regards, Lionel <a href="http://deimel.org">Lionel Deimel�s Farrago</a> <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/blogger.htm">Lionel Deimel�s Web Log</a>  </div>

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Lies and Dodges

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:56:00 GMT

<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Yet again, there is activity on the legal front. Bishop Robert Duncan�s legal team has answered Calvary Church�s request for a monitor to inventory and oversee diocesan property. Though lacking legal credentials, I have tried to do a reasonable job of analyzing the filing. My post is called �Lies and Dodges.� (I don�t claim absolute objectivity here.) You can read my post at <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/08/lies-and-dodges.htm"> http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/08/lies-and-dodges.htm</a>.  I hope this will help cause the court filing to be widely read. Best regards, Lionel <a href="http://deimel.org">Lionel Deimel�s Farrago</a> <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/blogger.htm">Lionel Deimel�s Web Log</a>  </div>

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Realign with Me

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:07:00 GMT

I have been known to write something I did not put on my Web site because it seemed (or would seem to some) too mean-spirited. Well, I don�t claim to be a saint, and I may censor my writings too permissively. Sometimes laughter is indeed the best medicine, however; there is something cleansing in the songs of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.capsteps.com/">Capitol Steps</a>, whatever one�s politics. This is by way of introduction to my latest blog post, �Realign with Me,� about song lyrics I wrote by that name to the tune of �You Belong to Me.� Some may love my parody; some may hate it; some my think me naughty and insensitive. Perhaps I am suffering shell shock from being on the front lines of the Anglican church wars for so long. If so, forgive me. My defense of �Realign with Me� is found at <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/08/it-is-difficult-for-others-in-episcopal.htm"> http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/08/it-is-difficult-for-others-in-episcopal.htm</a>. My lyrics are at <a href="http://www.deimel.org/poetry/realign.htm"> http://www.deimel.org/poetry/realign.htm</a>. Get your singing voice ready. Best regards, Lionel <a href="http://deimel.org">Lionel Deimel�s Farrago</a> <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/blogger.htm">Lionel Deimel�s Web Log</a>

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An Open Door, Pittsburgh Laity Discuss Realignment

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:49:00 GMT

Please indulge me in using this list for an occasional message not directly related to Lionel Deimel�s Web Log. I thought subscribers would be interested in a video just posted on <a href="http://parishtoolbox.org/index.php/tbx/entry/88"> Parish Toolbox</a> by the Diocese of Pittsburgh. The video is called �An Open Door, Pittsburgh Laity Discuss Realignment.� This is in done in the spirit, though perhaps not with quite the same venom, as the infamous �<a href="http://www.anglicandecision.com/">Choose this Day</a>.� Although the video, intended to influence the �realignment� vote in Pittsburgh on October 4, attacks The Episcopal Church, it also appeals to the personality cult of the incumbent bishop. Make what you will of this 10-minute piece of propaganda. Best regards, Lionel <a href="http://deimel.org">Lionel Deimel�s Farrago</a> <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/blogger.htm">Lionel Deimel�s Web Log</a>

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The more things change �

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:42:00 GMT

It is time for Progressive Episcopalians of Pittsburgh to send out its annual membership-renewal letter, and the occasion gave me reason to look at past letters. My latest blog post, �The more things change �� reprints the letter we sent members in August 2005. So little seems to have changed since then! Reactionary forces within Anglicanism continue to advance their program, and PEP continues to oppose it. You can read both my brief commentary and the actual 2005 letter at <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/07/more-things-change.htm"> http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/07/more-things-change.htm</a>. Best regards, Lionel <a href="http://deimel.org">Lionel Deimel�s Farrago</a> <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/blogger.htm">Lionel Deimel�s Web Log</a>

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A Collect for Lambeth

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:35:00 GMT

Many have urged Anglicans to pray for our bishops who are attending the 2008 Lambeth Conference. An essay by Douglas LeBlanc at Episcopal Life Online, however, made me think that we should pray for the reporters at the conference and should pray that our bishops make the task of journalists a meaningful one. This led me to write a collect for the 2008 Lambeth Conference. The collect is part of my latest blog post, �A Collect for Lambeth.� You can read my essay and collect at <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/07/collect-for-lambeth.htm"> http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/07/collect-for-lambeth.htm</a>. Best regards, Lionel <a href="http://deimel.org">Lionel Deimel�s Farrago</a> <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/blogger.htm">Lionel Deimel�s Web Log</a>

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Calvary's Cavalry Again Rides to the Rescue

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:45:00 GMT

Calvary Church returned to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas yesterday. Its attorney filed papers asking that the court appoint a �monitor� to account for and to oversee property of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. The court papers also ask Judge James to allow parishes to pay their assessments into escrow accounts, rather than to the diocese, where they might be used to undermine The Episcopal Church. All this is described in my latest blog post, �Calvary�s Cavalry Again Rides to the Rescue,� which includes quotations from and a link to the new filing.You can read my post at <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/07/calvarys-cavalry-again-rides-to-rescue.htm"> http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/07/calvarys-cavalry-again-rides-to-rescue.htm</a>. Best regards, Lionel <a href="http://deimel.org">Lionel Deimel�s Farrago</a> <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/blogger.htm">Lionel Deimel�s Web Log</a>

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Whither Pittsburgh?

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:09:00 GMT

Pittsburgh Episcopalians, in a group informally calling itself �Across the Aisle,� are planning for a reorganized Diocese of Pittsburgh should, as seems likely, the diocese be �realigned� in October. What will this diocese look like, or, perhaps more appropriately, how will it address the job it has to do? In my latest blog post, �Whither Pittsburgh,� I suggest the kind of objectives the reorganized diocese will likely subscribe to. In the process, I tell the story of how people from both sides of the aisle, liberals and conservatives, came to talk and work together. This did not happen in San Joaquin until after the diocese voted to join the Southern Cone. We hope that the fact that people of diverse theological views are talking about their common future before schism will make the transition to new leadership in the Diocese of Pittsburgh a smoother process. You can read my post at <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/06/whither-pittsburgh.htm"> http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/06/whither-pittsburgh.htm</a>. Best regards, Lionel <a href="http://deimel.org">Lionel Deimel�s Farrago</a> <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/blogger.htm">Lionel Deimel�s Web Log</a>

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Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:58:00 GMT

NOTE: I am away from my regular computer, so excuse any deviations from the usual message format. My latest blog post is Which Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh? It deals with the new revelation that Bishop Robert Duncan has registered a new corporation with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania named Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. (The diocese has always been an unincorporated entity.) Presumably, this legal move is intended to facilitate removing property from The Episcopal Church. You can read the post at <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/06/which-episcopal-diocese-of-pittsburgh.htm">http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/2008/06/which-episcopal-diocese-of-pittsburgh.htm</a>. Lionel Deimel <a href="http://deimel.org">http://deimel.org</a> <a href="http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/blogger.htm">http://deimel.org/commentary/blogger/blogger.htm</a>

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