An Essential Book for Studying the Mainline Denominations, Including the Lutheran Synods - The Seduction of the Episcopal Church, by David Virtue

 The Seduction of the Episcopal Church, by David Virtue

"In 1962, 1964, and 1965, the Episcopal Church’s liberally educated bishops failed to defrock Bishop James Pike for the obvious heresy of denying the doctrine of Christ and the Trinity. Their inability to defend their faith created the climate that allowed a single, homosexual, layman, to initiate a takeover of the Episcopal Church. He succeeded. In one generation, the once proud landmark church of presidents, senators, and business leaders went from thoroughly heterosexual to pansexual. Unfortunately, the result of this Pyrrhic victory is that the Episcopal Church is hemorrhaging Episcopalians and on a downward slope to extinction.The Seduction of the Episcopal Church reads like a community organizer’s casebook on how to co-opt an organization. By comparison, it is also a defensive guide for organizations under assault by liberal forces. It identifies the strategies, attack points, and battle grounds progressives choose allowing them to fend off those of orthodox faith and morals. David Virtue’s swashbuckling account of the demise of a once significant and powerful denomination is a wake up call to established progressives who have departed from their theological moorings. His warning is that the current is swift, the water deep, and, if left unchecked, the results will be catastrophic." (Amazon website)

Cook was three sheets to the wind when installed as bishop by Presiding Bishop Schori.

 Soon after being elevated, Cook ran down and killed this husband and father. She drove away drunk and hid in her luxury abode. An ELCA bishop was guilty of a similar DUI death hit-and-run, and so was the Catholic bishop in Phoenix. DUIs are resume enhancers for WELS.

What can you say about a Christian Church that has slowly killed itself? That their churches were beautiful? That the clergy were highly educated? That their organists loved Bach? And Mozart?
(Apologies, Love Story)

My fellow student in the theology program at Notre Dame, Father Charles Caldwell (RIP) was an Episcopalian traditionalist. We exchanged barbs about the Left. He picked up Blessed Rage for Order: The New Pluralism and said, "This is a great book...for people with a sentimental attachment to the Scriptures." Our advisor would not even read Caldwell's 300 page dissertation on angels. Tjaard Hommes, the advisor, was a liberal Calvinist and Barth/Tillich fan.

(Caldwell taught Gaylin Schmeling, ELS, who earned a degree at the radical Nashotah House Episcopalian Seminary. Gaylin was preparing for a job at the Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie.)

Bishop and Mrs. Robinson were divorced later, due to his alcoholism.

 This touching scene is from the first transgender installation in ELCA, or at least the most publicized one. They generated smoke and fire from the latest. Read more on ELCA Exposed.

My free subscription to The Episcopalian began around 1975, and I started reading Virtue Online when I began blogging. I have great respect for Virtue's persistent coverage of all things Episcopal and for his consistent stance for Scriptural truths.

Therefore, this book is a remarkable, concise description of the failure of Episcopal leadership, with detailed descriptions of the appalling conduct of its bishops. I am especially aware of Katie Jefferts Schori, whose lawsuits against congregations, priests, and laity were appalling and expensive. Fortunately, Virtue has provided biographies of earlier incompetents and the more showy but equally bad current presiding bishop.

 For those who think I exaggerate - no, I only hint at what is happening all over.

The pluralistic and pansexual standards of the Episcopal bishops led the way in the destruction of American culture. The Lutherans (all synods) were a bit tardy in pursuing the road to perdition, but they caught up and offered penance for lagging behind.

Outright rejection of the articles of faith have been common and well publicized for many decades. The radicalism of Bishop Pike is the norm for today. Rejecting the Christian Faith means the bishops spout nonsense in their pluralism and selective diversity.

The Episcopal Church is the Palantir - look at it and see the future destruction of ELCA, LCMS, WELS, ELS.... The same forces, somewhat muted, are already at work and showing their nastiness in many disgusting ways.

 Diversity is for me, not for thee.

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David Virtue - Virtue Online

 GJ - Amazon did not print the full review, just a shortened version.

I sent David Virtue my link and he responded -

"Thank you Gregory. I am honored by your support.

David"