{"id":2288,"date":"2004-10-21T01:23:00","date_gmt":"2004-10-21T01:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2004\/10\/those-nutty-episcopalians.html"},"modified":"2004-10-21T01:23:00","modified_gmt":"2004-10-21T01:23:00","slug":"those-nutty-episcopalians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2004\/10\/those-nutty-episcopalians.html","title":{"rendered":"Those Nutty Episcopalians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The organ blasts have given way to rave music and a light show \u2026 the procession is led by the lesbian lover of the Anglican Bishopess who bears a statue of Buddha \u2026 the congregation sings Hare Krishna hymns as the Bishopess places the statue on the altar alongside Hindu offerings \u2026 the Bishopess turns to the crowd and says: \u201cGoddess be with you!\u201d That\u2019s when one old guy turns to his old pal and says, \u201cFrank, I\u2019m telling you, one more thing like this and I\u2019m outta here!\u201d<\/p>\n

The crazy thing is, I enjoyed variations of that joke when I was still an Episcopalian!<\/p>\n

How did such a grand ol\u2019 communion become such a nut farm?<\/p>\n

My wife and I used to have T-shirts stating: \u201cI\u2019m One of Those Crazy Episcopalians.\u201d The cartoon character, male, beneath the logo was a priest bearing a bag full of churchy stuff \u2014 Prayer Book, Chalice, Ciborium, etc. This was back in the mid-80\u2019s.<\/p>\n

What would be in the bag now? (A rhetorical question; please don\u2019t answer! And, while I\u2019m at it, get your mind out of the gutter!)<\/p>\n

Now see. Isn\u2019t this silly? How have we, they<\/a>, come to this<\/a>?
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This<\/a>?<\/p>\n

[Thanks to Penitent Blogger<\/a> for above links.]<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the current trend is not for disenfranchised Episcopalians to convert to Orthodoxy. That wave was ten years ago after England voted yes on Priestesses. Rather, nowadays, joining a \u201cbreakaway\u201d group is seen as a valid alternative. This is understandable. Because when you think about it, the real Breakaway group is headquartered at 815<\/a> Second Avenue. They\u2019ve broken from \u2026 <\/p>\n

well,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Christianity<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As a friend of mine once said, \u201cWhat constitutes proper health care changes entirely when the hospital\u2019s on fire.\u201d
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