Lavender Anglicans
Virtue Online has disclosed that the Archbishop of Canterbury gave away his lavender agenda before the global conference at Lambeth, but the ABC did it with two letters to journalists that no one read until the shindig was over.
That is the journalists' story, which reminds me of the people covering for John Edwards. One pal claims to be the father of the love-child, although Edwards went to see the baby. Another pal moved the mistress to various locations with his own money, without telling Edwards. Meanwhile Mrs. Edwards is saying, "Our mistress is better looking than Clinton's." (OK, I made that up.)
What is the purpose of institutional deception? Everyone knows the actors are lying, so the lying must be a strategy to say, "We are sticking with this story, and you cannot prove otherwise." As Hillary once said of the cattle futures receipts, "There is no proof."
I discussed this with reporters some years ago. I told them how the LCA did not answer my letters until I sent several. Then the LCA would respond, "Oh, this was written but got stuck in the files." I would get my reply, back-dated. The reporters laughed and said, "The public school system in Midland is always getting their letters stuck, too."
So two people who got the same letter from the ABC (Archbishop of Canterbury) claimed they were never around their desks to open the mail. Apparently the time lapse was around three weeks. I find this claim far beyond belief. Everyone catches up with mail, looking for checks, bills, and the rare personal note. Both players sounded so much alike, it seems the story was worked out in advance. If the gay agenda had been announced before Lambeth, the place would have been in an uproar. Now the bishops are finding out how they were snookered - another win for the ABC. Of course, the mainlines lose by winning. Power and control is their agenda, not doing something worthwhile or--gasp--Biblical.
Secretive Lutheran: Tell It Not in Gath
Secret Lutheran blogs allow only certified disciples to read their files. They probably think this protects them within Holy Mother Synod: pension plus privacy. At least one pal per conventicle is probably a synod-minder, ratting to the DP to promote his own career. Besides, a good hacker can probably get inside. So secrecy does not protect the timid dissenters but only serves to isolate them from the rest of the synod.
"..Confessionalism is told to whisper low in Jerusalem lest it be heard on the streets in Gath." Theodore Schmauk
SP Schroeder inTELL
My ready-to-go Megatron database (Larry Olson's description) found this quotation in a 1986 TELL issue. TELL was the notorious sheet used to promote the Church Growth Movement in WELS.
"We can assume that the leaders of the Christian Church in Jerusalem consulted and planned how they might most effectively spread the good news." Mark G. Schroeder
[GJ - Update: the quotation from M. Schroeder is a coy way of getting to his main point, which is - the apostolic church grew through preaching and teaching the Word of God. When I read the whole article, I got a different perspective. Therefore, I erred in my human nature in presenting an isolated quotation out of context.]
