[Apologetics] Two Distrubing Articles From Sunday's Washington Post

[Art Kelly]

Sunday's Washington Post contains two disturbing
articles on religious subjects.

The Episcopal Bishop of Washington, D.C., John Bryson
Chane, has written an enthusiastic defense of
homosexuality and harsh criticism of anyone who thinks
otherwise, "A Gospel of Intolerance" at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/24/AR2006022401801.html

I'd like some Episcopalian to write a response and
contact the Post on Monday. Chane should not be
allowed to make these morally bankrupt statements
without being challenged.

The second aricle, Accusations of Misused Money Roil
Orthodox Church, at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/25/AR2006022501266.html
indicate the Eastern Orthodox have significant serious
problems in basic honesty.

The article states in various parts:

The highest officers of the 400,000-member
denomination, an offshoot of the Russian Orthodox
Church, are accused of using the money to cover
personal credit card bills, pay sexual blackmail,
support family members and make up shortfalls in
various church accounts.

Metropolitan Herman, the archbishop of New York and
Washington who is first among equals in the Holy
Synod, has directed church officials not to discuss
the matter publicly. Archbishop Tikhon of San
Francisco has urged the synod to discipline Archbishop
Job of Chicago -- not because Job is in any way
implicated in the scandal, but because he has called
for a church commission to conduct an investigation.

Interestingly, it also says, "Naturally enough, the
men involved have circled the wagons Cardinal
Law-style," the Rev. Paul Harrilchak wrote in an open
letter to his parishioners at Holy Trinity Orthodox
Church in Reston."

I can think of no reason for Harrilchak to mention
Cardinal Law other than to imply, "Hey, even the
Catholic Church has had some problems. We're not so
bad."

Well, I'll stipulate that the Eastern Orthodox Church
is not as bad as the Anglican Church. That's not
saying much, but it's something.

Art 

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