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New D.C. Episcopal Bishop Seeks to 'Build Up the Liberal Church'
Christian Post ^ | Nov 14 2011 | Michael Gryboski

Posted on 12/12/2011 10:51:42 PM PST by WilliamIII

The Rev. Mariann Budde, the newly consecrated and seated bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, wants to make a stronger voice for progressive Christians.

“I want to build up the liberal church again so we can be a legitimate conversation partner in the public arena religiously,” said Budde to the Washington Post’s Michelle Boorstein.

Budde stated that she believed this “public arena” is presently “dominated by evangelical Christians and what many would call the Christian right, and I would agree.”

“It’s legitimate for them to be there, but they’re drowning us out,” said Budde.

In talking with the Washington Examiner, Budde spoke of supporting “full inclusion of gay and lesbian people in every aspect of the life of the church and of our society.”

“My guess is that in five to 10 years this issue would be behind us, I really do,” she told the Examiner.

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TOPICS: Current Events; Mainline Protestant
KEYWORDS: bible; christ; evil; god; heresy; liberalism; progressivism

1 posted on 12/12/2011 10:51:45 PM PST by WilliamIII
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To: WilliamIII
"I want to build up the liberal church...” said Budde

They may call it a church but it's certainly not Christian. Liberalism, Marxism and Socialism are diametrically opposed to the teachings of Christ. The so-called "social justice" movement, including black liberation "theology", as favored by the left are merely forms of sin, totally contrary to the God's Eternal Word.

2 posted on 12/12/2011 11:08:44 PM PST by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: WilliamIII

I was raised in the Episcopal church from infancy, and became a senior warden of our small but very old (1832) church.
It was at one time as good, if not better, then most every denomination in America.

I guess, starting about 20 years ago, the gays and Marxist
started taking over, rendering the ECUSA a cesspool of radical homos and Communist.
Many of the American flock have abandoned the ECUSA and become Roman Catholic, or Anglican.


3 posted on 12/12/2011 11:26:40 PM PST by AlexW
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To: WilliamIII
Hmmm. Lemme guess; his worship leader is Bon Scott?

http://youtu.be/N_5kv8QeBBc

4 posted on 12/12/2011 11:32:46 PM PST by HKMk23 (YHVH NEVER PLAYS DEFENSE)
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To: AlexW

1832. Wow, that IS old. The Episcopal Church is part of our history — and now it’s disappearing into history.


5 posted on 12/12/2011 11:40:34 PM PST by WilliamIII
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To: WilliamIII

Liberation Theology is Communism in a very thin religious wrapper.


6 posted on 12/13/2011 12:23:10 AM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: WilliamIII

I have noticed that every time a church is based on a social gospel it either dies, or repents and then starts to grow again.

People just don’t have the passion for churches that don’t make Jesus the center. They may come for the music, they may do some good works, but there is nothing like evangelical fervor.

From wiki: What constitutes Evangelicalism?

The need for personal conversion (or being “born again”);
A high regard for biblical authority;
An emphasis on teachings that proclaim the saving death and resurrection of the Son of God, Jesus Christ;[2]
Actively expressing and sharing the gospel.

David Bebbington has termed these four distinctive aspects conversionism, biblicism, crucicentrism, and activism noting, “Together they form a quadrilateral of priorities that is the basis of Evangelicalism.”


7 posted on 12/13/2011 12:45:48 AM PST by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: WilliamIII
I want to build up the liberal church again...

Eh, what happened last time? No one came to the party?

8 posted on 12/13/2011 1:00:23 AM PST by paudio (0bama is like a bad mechanic who couldn't fix your car - he just makes it worse. Get somebody else!)
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To: WilliamIII

Another example of everything the left touches turning to cr*p.


9 posted on 12/13/2011 2:18:24 AM PST by sgtyork (The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage. Thucydides)
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To: WilliamIII

Another example of everything the left touches turning to cr*p.


10 posted on 12/13/2011 2:19:02 AM PST by sgtyork (The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage. Thucydides)
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To: AlexW

Garbage like this is why I have pretty much became a CEO. (Christmas and Easter Only.)


11 posted on 12/13/2011 2:25:39 AM PST by PalmettoMason ("The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.")
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To: WilliamIII
“My guess is that in five to 10 years this issue would be behind us, I really do,” she told the Examiner.

She may be right. For the Episcopal church anyway. It'll be gone due to continued exodus of sane people.

12 posted on 12/13/2011 2:31:34 AM PST by Professional Engineer (Never Again! Except for the next time.)
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To: re_nortex

Good luck with that.


13 posted on 12/13/2011 2:33:25 AM PST by AdaGray
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To: PalmettoMason

“Garbage like this is why I have pretty much became a CEO. (Christmas and Easter Only.)”
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I do not blame you.
I left the church in the 90s, but soon started my international travels.
In Slovakia, I sometimes visited the very large and ornate RC churches...very impressive.
In old town Bratislava, there were about five of them, all within a short walk of each other.

Here in the Philippines, my son, now 9 months old, was christened in our small town’s main church. (Catholic, of course)
It is over 300 years old, and holds maybe 1000 people.


14 posted on 12/13/2011 2:49:10 AM PST by AlexW
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To: WilliamIII

“It’s legitimate for them to be there, but they’re drowning us out,” said Budde.


She is right, since satan is the ruler of this world then why should,nt his church prosper in this world?


15 posted on 12/13/2011 2:54:29 AM PST by ravenwolf (Just a bit of the long list of proofsre)
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To: WilliamIII

“1832. Wow, that IS old. The Episcopal Church is part of our history — and now it’s disappearing into history.”
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Yes, it is quite sad.
The Episcopal church was among the first in America, a spinoff of The Church of England.

My (ex) church is the oldest Episcopal church in west TN.
It was used as a military hospital during the civil war.

Quite sometime before I left the USA, the ECUSA was loosing traditional members in droves.
I have since lost all contact with what is happening now.


16 posted on 12/13/2011 2:55:58 AM PST by AlexW
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To: WilliamIII
“My guess is that in five to 10 years this issue would be behind us, I really do,” she told the Examiner."

After 10 years the Episcopal "church" will be behind us. They are a dying church. The membership is plummeting and is curently about half what they claim it is. Further, the average age of the membership is over 65 years old. No young people are joining - and why should they? Who needs a church to tell you it's ok to do whatever you want? As the current membership dies off the church will just fade away. No more ears left to scratch.

17 posted on 12/13/2011 5:42:44 AM PST by circlecity
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To: paudio

Bishopess Mariann said:
“I want to build up the liberal church again...”

OK, first of all let’s just drop the word “again,” since it has no meaning in the sentence, history, or reality.

Second, “to build up the liberal church” is to empty its pews.

Third, appointing Priestess Mariann to this position is the equivalent of hiring the mortician to run the hospital’s ICU. The mission and training of a mortician differs a bit from that of a physician. Thus the mission of the ICU is changed.

Good luck, ECUSA, you will need it, because you will get no help from God.


18 posted on 12/13/2011 6:46:27 AM PST by Belteshazzar (We are not justified by our works but by faith - De Jacob et vita beata 2 +Ambrose of Milan)
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