By Douglas LeBlanc For the second time, the future of the Rev. Charlie Holt as the elected bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Florida must clear a church court before the House of Bishops or standing committees have any say in the matter. The objections were filed by 29 lay and clergy delegates — just over the 10 percent (25, in this case) required by national canons. The … [Read more...] about Objections & Responses in Diocese of Florida’s 2nd Election
Archives for December 14, 2022
Archives: ‘God Was Thoroughly Emasculated’
Fifty years ago this month, the Vietnam War was raging, President Nixon had just been re-elected, women and minorities were demanding equal rights -- and the Episcopal Church was debating whether to update the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. An effort to introduce gender-neutral references to God in Services for Trial Use was met with editorial ridicule by The Living Church, as … [Read more...] about Archives: ‘God Was Thoroughly Emasculated’