February 28, 2007

• it seems my last post raised alot of the same questions we in the Episcopal Church are asking the archbishops of the 'global south' > why use labels such as 'conservative' or 'liberal' , essentially political terms, to define Christians?  why make statements about who is fit or not fit to come to the Lord's table?  did not Jesus himself eat with notorious sinners in order that his love for all might show a better way, a way of forgiveness, reconciliation, and healing? why is it that sexual trangressions get all the press when economic/financial sins are named in the same 'vice lists' and actually outnumber the sexual sins?  do you ever hear anyone say "you can't come and receive communion or be part of our church until you stop cheating on your taxes or scamming the government"? 

  if you pay your employees less than a living wage, less than a fair wage, while you yourself take home large profits, is this not greed? one of the seven deadly sins? 

  it seems to me that we should all keep in mind the adage to forget the mote in our fellow Christian's eye and worry about the giant pole in our own....

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