Thanks Stuart. - Dianne<BR><BR><B><I>"Stuart D. Gathman" <stuart@bmsi.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">On Sun, 26 Nov 2006, Dianne Dawson wrote:<BR><BR>> Bishop Spong's name is tickling something in my memory but my brain can't<BR>> upload it. :-) All I can remember is that he is a retired Episcopalian<BR>> bishop. Could someone please remind me (positive, negative, or neutral)? <BR><BR>He is a very outspoken heretical Episcopalian (those weren't<BR>always synonomous). Famous quotes:<BR><BR>"It matters not whether Jesus rose from the dead. It matters only<BR>that he is risen in our hearts."<BR><BR>"The Church wrote Scripture, the Church can rewrite Scripture."<BR><BR>> My interest is piqued because each year my parish presents "A Festival of<BR>> Lessons and Carols." I have attended in past years and enjoyed it.<BR>> Apparently it is Episcopalian in origin. This
year I am one of the readers<BR>> so I was doing some research into the readings. I found an article by<BR>> Bishop Spong titled "Rethinking the Festival of Lessons and Carols."<BR>> http://www.dioceseofnewark.org/vox20197.html. Before I put too much stock<BR>> in this article I'd like to know more about the author.<BR><BR>Festival of Lessons and Carols is a very good Anglican tradition.<BR>It is not uniquely Episcopalian - but originates from England.<BR><BR>The Episcopal church was formed as an Anglican province at the time<BR>of the American Revolution. <BR><BR>I can't say that absolutely *everything* Bishop Spong says is<BR>wrong (otherwise he'd be as good as the Bible/Magisterium with<BR>a trivial logical transformation). But it is pretty close to 50%.<BR><BR>-- <BR>Stuart D. Gathman <STUART@BMSI.COM><BR>Business Management Systems Inc. Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 591-6154<BR>"Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis" - background song for<BR>a
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