August 5, 2003
A NEW BISHOP IS BORNED
Well, my nominal church, the Episcopals, the Anglican Communion, has elected Gene Robinson Bishop of New Hampshire. I understand the vote was tight until the other bishops found out he was a man-groper and runs an organization that introduces "questioning" 12 year olds to full-blown 21 year old homosexuals. That put Misfired Gene over the top. Had to have him.
You know I'm a live-and-let-live kind of person, but I'm not a live-and-let-bugger-children kind of one.
I need to find a new church. Yeah, I know I don't go, and I'm ashamed I don't take my girls more often, but you have to have a place for people to gather and swap stories about your ridiculous ass when you die. Somewhere and somebody for the Plugging Ceremonies. It's the Last Treehouse.
So I'm thinking either the strychnine-drinking snake handlers in North Georgia (North Florida Chapter) or whatever church Isaac in Children of the Corn belonged to. At least I know these folks aren't budging on their principles.
Well, now don't cringe...but you might try another branch of the corporation...the Catholic Church. At least you would know the prayers..
Don't want to hear any Catholic-bashing jokes now!
We are all aware of the scandals in the Church, but it's the Rock on which Peter built this Church that is still standing, and it will still be standing when all the people who are descrating on it are gone.
Besides, you go to Mass for yourself, for your own soul; you don't go for the priest, bishops, etc.
Posted by: Laura at August 5, 2003 9:18 PMWell, Laura, under normal circumstances, being a good Catholic (non-Roman flavor) I'd be intrigued. However, given my reasons for blowing off this Church, I'm not sure the RC's are offering me what I want to hear right now. Sorry, Bernard. I think my new religion (Velocigod) is going to pull their bishops kicking and screaming fron The Grotto at Hef's Mansion.
Posted by: Kim at August 5, 2003 9:50 PMOkay...whatever gets you thru the day :)
Posted by: Laura at August 5, 2003 10:13 PMAMEN - Myself, I've been looking at the Lutheran Church. We'll see though...
Posted by: chris at August 5, 2003 11:27 PMOne by one, our institutions are crumbling.
Marriage is next.
Velocigod. I like that. Seriously, just make sure you don't join a church that believes the earth was created in 7 days and all that. Go to church if you want to, but remember, we're descended from apes.
Posted by: sama at August 6, 2003 12:22 PMMarriage was already long gone.
I don't see how a child molester from any religion is able to counsel people effectively.
Posted by: sugarmama at August 6, 2003 3:50 PMTo say we are descended from apes insults a lot of apes.
I don't think so. I think it was something much more exciting, something extra-terrestial from a dimension we cannot comprehend in this limited consciousness.
Posted by: Jack Straw at August 6, 2003 8:13 PMI'M not descended from apes. I'm the result of alien genetic experimentation with themselves and apes. Or something like that.
Posted by: Kim at August 7, 2003 10:58 PM