The entry on Dooce that made me laugh so hard that I had an asthma attack
Kieschnick’s Address to Churchwide
I’m actually pretty impressed — it was a very genuine and heartfelt address that didn’t go into the “you evil bleeding heretics” vitriol at all. Maybe there’s some hope for reconciliation here?
Jon tells me that Bishop Hanson addressed the LCMS Assembly. This so would NOT have happened under the late Al Berry (former president of the LCMS).
*Groaning*
Quoth Jon:
I’m going to go have some ginger ale so I can be a fox in socks with detox on the rocks.
Yes, I promise to mix some Valium into his ginger ale. The pun was so awful that I actually turned my computer back on to blog this.
Churchwide Assembly
OK… the answers to the sexuality questions at CWA were…
1.) The action urges this church to â??œconcentrate on finding ways to live together faithfully in the midst of disagreements, recognizing the God-given mission and communion we share as members of the body of Christ.â???
2.) The action asks that this church â??œcontinue to respect the guidance of the 1993 statement of the Conference of Bishops,â??? which found no basis for establishing an official ceremony for the blessing of a homosexual relationship. The assembly reiterated this churchâ????s welcome to gay and lesbian people and its trust in pastors and congregations as they â??œdiscern ways to provide faithful pastoral care for all to whom they minister.â???
3.) The proposal on ordaining practicing GLBT people “was defeated 490-503. This means there is no change in this churchâ????s expectations of rostered leaders.” It needed a 2/3 majority to pass because it would have changed the church’s by-laws.
Those are kind of weak statements and solutions (except for the last one). Ummm guys… could you please decide whether or not homosexuality IS or IS NOT a sin? We’re kind of being Laodicean with this.
Protected: Restlessness
Such Beasts!
[+] This afternoon, I set my tomato soup and pita/hummus down on my desk and closed the door to my study because I thought it was cat-free. When I came back downstairs and opened the door, I saw a little black cat licking the hummus off of my pita. I tossed the pita (not a fan of consuming cat spit) and just had the soup. Edda came and snuggled with me half an hour later… and she still had garlic breath. Ick!
[+] Said a few minutes ago: “Freya, stop eating my phone jack!!!!” The little demon was chewing on my DSL jack.
Currently, the demonic one is sitting in cat-loaf position before Jon’s nail cross. Could she be undergoing exorcism?