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Board and GEC Recap
Posted at: ABC Views from the Middle | Syndicated: November 28th, 2005 @ 1:28 am
Follow-Up
Posted at: ABC Views from the Middle | Syndicated: November 28th, 2005 @ 12:30 am
The Green Lake meetings are over. Nearly everyone acted like Christians almost all the time. And that’s very, very good. I find it deeply moving when debate at General Board is careful (and care-filled). I’ve seen it happen often when the discussion is around the most difficult issues.
The General Board approved the Indiana-Kentucky Resolution on the second reading. The General Secretary was re-elected. The General Executive Council made three decisions: 1) Write to PSW and ask them to stay in the family. 2) Assemble a small group of GEC members to make another attempt at persuading PSW to stay. 3) Begin a process for a complete review of our covenants.
Our problems aren’t over. But something more important is happening . . . Jesus. I hope I won’t be writing for a while; I’m going to focus on Advent.
The General Board approved the Indiana-Kentucky Resolution on the second reading. The General Secretary was re-elected. The General Executive Council made three decisions: 1) Write to PSW and ask them to stay in the family. 2) Assemble a small group of GEC members to make another attempt at persuading PSW to stay. 3) Begin a process for a complete review of our covenants.
Our problems aren’t over. But something more important is happening . . . Jesus. I hope I won’t be writing for a while; I’m going to focus on Advent.
Federal Legal Protection for Turkeys?
Posted at: Flick's Flickerings | Syndicated: November 23rd, 2005 @ 5:07 pm
On Thanksgiving Eve, I watched a very humorous exchange on Hannity & Combs. There was a turkey (of the people kind) from PeTA who was trying to make a case for "federal legal protection" for turkeys (of the feathered kind). I've seen a lot of humorous exchanges on news shows, but this was the funniest one I've seen this year.
According to the GoVeg.Com, there are 300 million turkeys raised and killed for their flesh every year in the United States, the same of which have that no federal legal protection. The really sad part of the story is that these same turkeys, most all of them I'm sure have souls, have no religious protection. Who knows how many of those 300 million turkeys will be predestined to end up in the hell of an oven only to be served on a platter to the devils who celebrate Thanksgiving? Where, oh where, is the god of turkeys in this travesty?
According to the GoVeg.Com, there are 300 million turkeys raised and killed for their flesh every year in the United States, the same of which have that no federal legal protection. The really sad part of the story is that these same turkeys, most all of them I'm sure have souls, have no religious protection. Who knows how many of those 300 million turkeys will be predestined to end up in the hell of an oven only to be served on a platter to the devils who celebrate Thanksgiving? Where, oh where, is the god of turkeys in this travesty?
Here We Go Again
Posted at: ABC Views from the Middle | Syndicated: November 13th, 2005 @ 7:44 am
The blog has been pretty quiet of late. This week the General Board, its executive committee, the Regional Executive Ministers Council and the General Executive Council convene at Green Lake for regular meetings.
There are some who fear the middle will collapse at this meeting. There are those on the right who are actually hoping the Indiana/Kentucky resolution will fail so they can proceed with plans for either martyrdom or new life in a different organization. There are others on the right who hope the resolution will pass its second reading and that they will find some peace. There are those on the left who prefer to die rather than compromise. There are some on the left who want to cut a deal. There are folks on both ends of the spectrum who are tired and want it all to be over. There are folks on both ends of the spectrum who still have trouble believing that folks on the opposite end are actually Christians. There are folks right, left and center who want to end up in a more influential position that they had before. And there are some right, left and center who want us to focus more on mission than on division. There are folks coming to the meeting planning to end the tenure of the General Secretary. There are those coming who will defend him. And almost all these folks will profess to be seeking the greater good.
As far as I’m concerned, the holy outcome would be if we would move to a new level of listening to each other and caring for each other and following Jesus. Whether we stay together as a family or split into factions, it would be soooo much better if we could act like Christians in the process.
There are some who fear the middle will collapse at this meeting. There are those on the right who are actually hoping the Indiana/Kentucky resolution will fail so they can proceed with plans for either martyrdom or new life in a different organization. There are others on the right who hope the resolution will pass its second reading and that they will find some peace. There are those on the left who prefer to die rather than compromise. There are some on the left who want to cut a deal. There are folks on both ends of the spectrum who are tired and want it all to be over. There are folks on both ends of the spectrum who still have trouble believing that folks on the opposite end are actually Christians. There are folks right, left and center who want to end up in a more influential position that they had before. And there are some right, left and center who want us to focus more on mission than on division. There are folks coming to the meeting planning to end the tenure of the General Secretary. There are those coming who will defend him. And almost all these folks will profess to be seeking the greater good.
As far as I’m concerned, the holy outcome would be if we would move to a new level of listening to each other and caring for each other and following Jesus. Whether we stay together as a family or split into factions, it would be soooo much better if we could act like Christians in the process.
