Comments on: Arkansan objects to Episco-Buddhist bishop http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/arkansan-objects-to-episco-buddhist-bishop Religion editor Frank Lockwood's spirituality blog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:13:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Caleb Powers http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/arkansan-objects-to-episco-buddhist-bishop/comment-page-1#comment-16471 Caleb Powers Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:44:04 +0000 http://biblebeltblogger.com/?p=855#comment-16471 Mike, we prefer "Episco-Muslim-palian High Priestess." Mike, we prefer “Episco-Muslim-palian High Priestess.”

]]> By: Mike M. in Colorado http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/arkansan-objects-to-episco-buddhist-bishop/comment-page-1#comment-16468 Mike M. in Colorado Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:05:48 +0000 http://biblebeltblogger.com/?p=855#comment-16468 Like the Islamopalian priestess, this is a display of absurd political correctness. Like the Islamopalian priestess, this is a display of absurd political correctness.

]]> By: Caleb Powers http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/arkansan-objects-to-episco-buddhist-bishop/comment-page-1#comment-16466 Caleb Powers Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:02:06 +0000 http://biblebeltblogger.com/?p=855#comment-16466 Okay, I wrote the above before looking at the link about the Arknasas priest, and found that I do indeed know him; we were in college together years ago. While I like and admire him personally, I don't agree with him on this point. Okay, I wrote the above before looking at the link about the Arknasas priest, and found that I do indeed know him; we were in college together years ago. While I like and admire him personally, I don’t agree with him on this point.

]]> By: Caleb Powers http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/arkansan-objects-to-episco-buddhist-bishop/comment-page-1#comment-16465 Caleb Powers Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:55:43 +0000 http://biblebeltblogger.com/?p=855#comment-16465 I don't know who the Arkansas priest who objects is, but hey, from the conservative's point of view, at least the proposed bishop's not gay. While I imagine there are very few Episco-Buddhists and even fewer Episco-Muslims, I know that there are more than just a few Episco-Agnostics; if anything, they probably make up a more significant minority in the church than the evangelicals and conservatives who are making such a fuss. They just don't call attention to themselves. The point of it all, though, is that the Episcopal Church is, and wants to be, a big tent allowing for many viewpoints. And, we don't decide what is or isn't orthodox according to what the Vatican says any more than the Baptists do. While I agree that there are fundamental differences between the Buddhist and Christian faiths, a little cross polination is probably good. I don’t know who the Arkansas priest who objects is, but hey, from the conservative’s point of view, at least the proposed bishop’s not gay. While I imagine there are very few Episco-Buddhists and even fewer Episco-Muslims, I know that there are more than just a few Episco-Agnostics; if anything, they probably make up a more significant minority in the church than the evangelicals and conservatives who are making such a fuss. They just don’t call attention to themselves.

The point of it all, though, is that the Episcopal Church is, and wants to be, a big tent allowing for many viewpoints. And, we don’t decide what is or isn’t orthodox according to what the Vatican says any more than the Baptists do. While I agree that there are fundamental differences between the Buddhist and Christian faiths, a little cross polination is probably good.

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