A favorite line among my fellow clergy is, “We are a resurrection people.” That’s true, but it seems to me that misses an important point. In every instance, living into resurrection requires some action on pur part. In other words, without action there’s no resurrection. Consider the story of Lazarus,
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Bishop of Oxford ignored complaints of spiritual abuse for decades learning lessons review finds
Anglican Ink press release In April 2022, the Diocese of Oxford commissioned a safeguarding case review into allegations of spiritual abuse connected with St Margaret’s, Tylers Green, High Wycombe between 1981 and 2000. An initial Church investigation had concluded that on the balance of probabilities that Revd Hall had spiritually abused
Continue readingDan McClain: where is his psych eval?
One of the things we find interesting about the uproar at St. Paul’s Dayton is the extent to which Dan McClain appears to project his own issues onto others. As in telling people that his wife is mentally ill—even as, from our vantage point, McClain himself appears to be a
Continue readingAW exclusive: Vivian Taylor reveals corruption within Episcopal LGBTQ+ advocacy group Integrity
Founded in 1974, Integrity USA was the LGBTQ+ advocacy group within the Episcopal Church. Famously dysfunctional, in 2013 the group brought in Vivian Taylor, a transgender activist, to straighten out the mess within the organization. But when Taylor arrived at Integrity, it quickly became evident that issues at the organization
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