tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post2349578775896293762..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Eucharist as revolutionary actElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-52860653411590547912008-09-08T01:50:00.000-04:002008-09-08T01:50:00.000-04:00Great stuff. We have one of "Spong's girls" in thi...Great stuff. We have one of "Spong's girls" in this Diocese (Adelaide South Australia)...she's a very good thing and a great priest!Stephan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194782441138561354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-64402305860430161142008-07-17T17:31:00.000-04:002008-07-17T17:31:00.000-04:00Those glasses were very stylish... ten years ago.Y...Those glasses were very stylish... ten years ago.<BR/><BR/>You go!Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662429826507775390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-88352513556540692602008-07-17T16:43:00.000-04:002008-07-17T16:43:00.000-04:00A proper caption for Rowan's picture:They're comin...A proper caption for Rowan's picture:<BR/><BR/>They're coming to take me away, HA HA<BR/>They're coming to take me away, HO HO HEE HEE HA HA<BR/>To the funny farm<BR/>Where life is beautiful all the time<BR/>And I'll be happy to see<BR/>Those nice, young men<BR/>In their clean, white coats<BR/>And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!<BR/><BR/>I know, but I couldn't resist.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623709712119761741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-57715364883748276522008-07-17T09:08:00.000-04:002008-07-17T09:08:00.000-04:00marnanel said... “Sometimes I wonder whether Jesu...marnanel said... <BR/> “Sometimes I wonder whether Jesus himself would be welcome at the table under the rules some people draw up for inclusion.”<BR/><BR/>Absolutely not!<BR/>1. Jesus was inclusive, not exclusive.<BR/>2. Jesus did not abide with the man-made rules of the priesthood which excluded whole groups of people.<BR/>3. Jesus liked and actually talked to women.<BR/>4. Jesus wasn’t afraid to touch the unclean.<BR/>5. Jesus saw mental illness for what it was, a disease, not possession.<BR/>6. Jesus’ favorite word for describing the Sadducees and Pharisees was “Hypocrite”<BR/>7. Jesus didn’t condone the misuse of the temple grounds.<BR/>8. Jesus upset the “status quo” of local religious authority.<BR/>9. Jesus was less concerned with appearance than substance. He didn’t mind sitting down to dinner with a tax collector, allowing a woman to touch Him, or even washing someone else’s feet.<BR/><BR/>He wasn’t welcome then and He wouldn’t be welcome now. And how sad is that.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623709712119761741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-55892941853555246812008-07-17T01:11:00.000-04:002008-07-17T01:11:00.000-04:00Elizabeth, thanks for reminding me of what it was ...Elizabeth, thanks for reminding me of what it was like in '98. Back then, I was still one who hated the church ... saw no relevance ... and thus wasn't following these developments. <BR/><BR/>I pray others will be drawn into the fold by the events of 2008. <BR/><BR/>God bless you and keep you, Elizabeth.Lisa Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881671380217888810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-55058759630258923712008-07-17T00:26:00.000-04:002008-07-17T00:26:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for your comments. You know, when ...Thanks so much for your comments. You know, when the Bullies pull my last nerve, sometimes they also pull some of my best stuff out of me.<BR/><BR/>Y'all have permission to quote stuff from this essay - that means you, It's Margaret.<BR/><BR/>JCF - bless you from the top of your pointy head to the bottoms of your pink feet.<BR/><BR/>And, yes, I actually started the Harry Potter trend. JKR was at a little cafe near King's Chapel, saw me, and, well, the rest is history (or, in this case, complete fiction).Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-77533503662732412162008-07-16T22:49:00.000-04:002008-07-16T22:49:00.000-04:00This is wonderful --I especially like the excluded...This is wonderful --I especially like the excluded one presiding and it being a revolutionary act. YES!<BR/><BR/>Thank you again.<BR/>(If you don't mind, I will quote you on my blog.)<BR/><BR/>Many blessings.it's margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577280471100732619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-64096355593220636332008-07-16T16:42:00.000-04:002008-07-16T16:42:00.000-04:00My initial reaction: when was Harry Potter ordaine...My initial reaction: when was <B>Harry Potter</B> ordained? *LOL*<BR/><BR/>(You ain't getting older, Lisbet, you're getting better!)JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-73243413373189012372008-07-16T15:51:00.000-04:002008-07-16T15:51:00.000-04:00Spong's girls...is that like "Hill's Angels" on th...Spong's girls...is that like "Hill's Angels" on the old Benny Hill show?Kirkepiscatoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651684515435040529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-5081028450098199892008-07-16T11:48:00.000-04:002008-07-16T11:48:00.000-04:00Marnanel, Jesus most definitely would not be welco...Marnanel, Jesus most definitely would not be welcome. And that nut case Paul, with his constant demand for love would be out, along with that James fellow supporting the Millennial Development Goals! I mean really, such people are not appropriate. Don't even get me started on Peter! If God shows no partiality, why Peter Akinola may not be more blessed than an average man!<BR/><BR/>;;sigh;;<BR/><BR/>Rev Elizabeth, those glasses are just amazing. <BR/><BR/>I am particullarly amused by the sub-thread on the upcoming Eucharist in which the wrong wing's more extreme members are predicting the celebrant will be Dr. Williams. You just cannot make this stuff up.<BR/><BR/>FWIW<BR/>jimBJimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-40125389234706005712008-07-16T11:10:00.000-04:002008-07-16T11:10:00.000-04:00Elizabeth, what a great story! There you are in t...Elizabeth, what a great story! There you are in the spotlight as a famous first. Who knew that the first would be one of "Spong's girls"? Not the bishop! How naughty of you not to "come out" about that little secret when you asked permission to preside.<BR/><BR/>I'm rolling on the floor at the thought of you being anyone's "girl". Ah, but then, ten years ago, you were a mere lass.<BR/><BR/>God bless you, my friend. Keep a-writin'.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-68592126543080356472008-07-16T10:14:00.000-04:002008-07-16T10:14:00.000-04:00Sometimes I wonder whether Jesus himself would be ...Sometimes I wonder whether Jesus himself would be welcome at the table under the rules some people draw up for inclusion. They say he hangs out with undesirables. They say he doesn't keep all these religious rules. He's not one of our set, you know. Best not to welcome him.marnanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335477330828148496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-68489334317254325202008-07-16T07:59:00.000-04:002008-07-16T07:59:00.000-04:00Spong's Girls? Oh dear!I do not know what else to ...Spong's Girls? Oh dear!<BR/><BR/>I do not know what else to say. Godspeed to you, to all.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.com