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Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee rejoices over conversion therapy ban

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After the passing of our liberal government’s motion to ban conversion therapy, Anna Greenwood-Lee, bishop of the Diocese of B.C. tweeted her approval:

I find this very confusing because the Anglican Church of Canada has just published a liturgy to bless “gender transition”, surely the ultimate in conversion therapy. Since our clerical tweeter has lent her support to November 20th’s Transgender Day of Remembrance, she must approve of this conversion therapy.

The animated GIF says “You’re amazing just the way you are”, an odd statement from a Christian, let alone a bishop since, according to the articles of her own church, “just the way we are” is along the lines of:

“man is very far gone from original righteousness, and is of his own nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth always contrary to the spirit; and therefore in every person born into this world, it deserveth God’s wrath and damnation.”

Perhaps bishops should just stay off twitter. Come to think of it, maybe they should stay away from churches, too.

Inhibition of Bishop Lincoln McKoen redux

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Bishop Lincoln McKoen was fired for reasons unspecified, an action that invites all manner of lurid speculation since it is so difficult to be declared persona non grata in the Anglican Church of Canada. Other than for being too orthodox, of course.

Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee has not helped by announcing that McKoen was inhibited for “sexual misconduct”. Now the ACoC is renowned for its tolerance – admiration even – of every possible sexual gratification known to man or beast; the ecclesiastical enthusiasm for the LGBT2QIA+ alphabet soup concoction is undiminished by its ever-increasing diversity or scope-creep as we like to say in the business world. McKoen could not, for example, be fired for having sex with a goat. That would be covered by the “+”. Or is it the “A”; I’m not sure but it must be covered somewhere.

Surely it would be best for everyone if the ACoC boldly announced what arcane province of sexual gratification McKoen explored to satisfy his appetites. That way we could at least add another letter to the acronymic community of LGBT… well, you know the rest. And avoid future embarrassment.

From here:

On Tuesday, June 3, 2021 I received notice that Archbishop Lynne McNaughton has, pursuant to canon law, formally inhibited Bishop Lincoln Mckoen from performing any of the duties of his office as bishop of the Territory of the People while allegations of sexual misconduct are being investigated. There is due process in the church, and he will have the support he needs to answer these charges. There are no criminal charges in this case.

Bishops battling racism

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Bishop Jenny Andison is the Diversity Officer for the Diocese of Toronto – I’m certain there was fierce competition for this position – and, as such, has been given the job of purging racism from the empty pews of the diocesan sanctuaries. As Bishop Kevin Robinson points out, “what about the storm of systemic racism that continues to beat down on our Church and society” What about it indeed. No doubt during the heyday of South African apartheid, racism was as a gossamer web floating on a light summer breeze compared to the remorseless pummeling we are currently experiencing in Canada.

Jenny Andison to the rescue:

In December, Bishop Jenny Andison, the diocese’s Diversity Officer, announced that the diocese would be embarking on anti-racism and anti-bias training for all clergy and staff in the diocese. “We are starting this journey” she says, “so we can build up capacity in the Church to begin to dismantle the barriers that are preventing us from reaching all people with the good news of Jesus Christ.”

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The training will address issues of racism and bias at both a parish level and at the structural level of the diocese. It will help promote gender, racial, sexual and ability diversity and inclusion in parishes and in the leadership of the diocese. It will do so using an intersectional lens and biblically inspired approaches.

If you have time, whip out your intersectional lens to view Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee’s opinion on the subject. Personally, I am very grateful to Bishop Anna for her tireless efforts to make me laugh until I cry. No systemic dismantling for this bishop; she is dismantling systematic racism instead:

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Bishop-elect Anna Greenwood-Lee unhappy that a political party quotes Scripture.

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The Anglican Church of Canada wastes most its rapidly dwindling influence peddling leftist political propaganda, so it hardly seems fair for a bishop to complain when a political party reciprocates and does what bishops should be doing: quote the Bible.

Here is what seems to me to be a perfectly innocuous Christmas greeting from the United Conservative party of Alberta:

According to Greenwood-Lee, the UCP is telling us that there is “some sort of close relationship between them and the Son of God.” I have to admit that this is something that no one would ever accuse the ACoC of.

Not only that, since it is a quote from the Old Testament, it is anti-Semitic, a bizarre claim from a bishop of an alleged church that periodically introduces anti-Israel motions in its synods.

Read more here:

Bishop-elect Anna-Lee Greenwood said it was “wholly inappropriate” to present a passage of the Bible as divine support for their party.

“As a Priest and Bishop-Elect, I’d ask that the UCP send Christmas greetings without the wholly inappropriate inference of divine sanction for their government. There are so many things wrong with their use of these words from the Prophet Isaiah it’s hard to know where to start,” Greenwood-Lee tweeted Saturday.

The tweet from the UCP’s official account showed an image of Mary and Joseph watching baby Jesus as he lay in a manger. It contained the words: “For unto us a child is born: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting father, the Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6

For the Anglican bishop-elect, this was anti-Semitic.

“First, it’s supersessionism (a form of anti-Semitism) whenever Christians use the Hebrew Scriptures and say it was just foreshadowing Jesus (this passage is likely about King Hezekiah from the 8th Century BCE),” Greenwood-Lee continued.