Just Checking In

I wanted to apologize to my regular readers for not posting in a while. At this point I am not sure if I want to keep this blog going. To be honest I have been fairly discouraged by the Anglican blogosphere. There is a lot of rhetoric flying around but not much in the way of theological substance or intelligent debate. It is very difficult for anything to be heard in the noise these days especially as we move towards the September meeting of the U.S. House of Bishops. The voices of moderates and rational conservatives are being lost in the cacophony of opinions as the tension builds, and as a result I think my articles are the digital equivalent of talking to a brick wall.

I am hopeful that the Communion will remain intact but until cooler heads prevail it will be difficult to predict what will happen. If the ECUSA document 'Communion Matters' is any indication of what the House of Bishops is going to do there could be negative consequences. To put it bluntly -- that document is a piece of junk that is more about making excuses and arrogant political posturing than working out what it means to be 'in communion'. In fact it doesn't really say much at all worth hearing. Simply equating the debate over Jewish ritual customs in the early Church to our current problems is just plain ridiculous and does both sides a disservice.

Most ordinary Episcopalians want to remain in the Anglican Communion, and the House of Bishops doesn't want to deal with that fact. Hopefully some clarity and intelligent discussion will result from the meetings ahead with the Archbishop of Canterbury.

I will leave the site up for now but at this point I am not sure how often I will post.