tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post428664775269901263..comments2024-02-13T11:11:28.246+00:00Comments on Bishop Alan’s Blog: Perils of the Aristocracy: A Political Scientist Writes...Bishop Alan Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-48837768688051288702013-06-19T22:08:08.428+01:002013-06-19T22:08:08.428+01:00LondonVicar — why are you so sure this post won...LondonVicar — why are you so sure this post won't be approved? Of course Unity does matter. But what kind of unity? Abusive unity that rests on taking sides against gay people? how does it promote Unity to play off some against others? That isn't unity! No family which bands together one of its sections against another is united — a house divided against itself cannot stand. Furthermore it is the calling of bishops to obey Jesus command to beware the leaven of the Pharisees within the household of God. You bind burdens on people too heavy for you to bear, you scour land and sea to make people like yourself, you care for the letter of the law, but ignore justice and mercy...Bishop Alan Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-48139180085581328862013-06-10T23:47:14.941+01:002013-06-10T23:47:14.941+01:00Indeed. Episcopacy should be looked at again. It i...Indeed. Episcopacy should be looked at again. It is an outmoded relic of the feudal system. The diocesan structure can also be largely dismantled. Parishes should buy in to those services they require and the parish quota can be drastically reduced. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-11951246887238153652013-06-10T22:42:05.491+01:002013-06-10T22:42:05.491+01:00Your vows according to the Ordinal are that you wi...Your vows according to the Ordinal are that you will 'drive away all strange and erroneous doctrine'.<br />By campaigning for same sex marriage you are propagating false doctrine. <br />You should step down from being a Bishop. <br />You are a cause for scandal and disunity. <br />I'm sure this post won't be approved though.........LondonVicarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-7299794446857260252013-06-04T18:04:39.626+01:002013-06-04T18:04:39.626+01:00As a Christian, and as a democrat, I would like to...As a Christian, and as a democrat, I would like to see all bishops removed from the Lords.They have no democratic legitimacy. <br /><br /><br />As a Christian, and as a democrat, I would like to see all bishops removed from the Church of England. They have no democratic legitimacy. <br /><br />While we are about it, let's disestablish the Church of England too.It's a national embarrassment. <br /><br /><br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-36974978781514741322013-06-03T16:42:37.129+01:002013-06-03T16:42:37.129+01:00I'd presumed the two dates had to do with the ...I'd presumed the two dates had to do with the various reform acts. I'd forgotten the tale of Lloyd George threatening the mass production of peerages.<br /><br />Ironically, the only political party in Canada defending the status quo in our upper house is the Liberal Party. The Conservatives want reform and the New Democrats (the democratic party) wants abolition, but the Liberals think it's perfect the way it is.Malcolm+https://www.blogger.com/profile/08469936715413110334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-4558359726342647712013-06-03T16:38:48.901+01:002013-06-03T16:38:48.901+01:00Sadly, you lost His Grace with 'an impeccable ...Sadly, you lost His Grace with 'an impeccable source, Dr Iain McLean', whom His Grace knows well (in a fraternal and congenial way). <br /><br />What is 'impeccable' about this source? Impeccability is etymologically linked with infallibility: Professor McLean is undoubtedly learned in matters of politics and highly intelligent in matters of philosophy, but as a Scottish Quaker his perspective on what may be good, better or best for the Established Church of England is most certainly not beyond question - especially as a disestablishmentarianist.Archbishop Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16817505540390495385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-84918359752713024162013-06-03T15:14:02.346+01:002013-06-03T15:14:02.346+01:00Malcolm, 1832 was the year of the Great Reform Act...Malcolm, 1832 was the year of the Great Reform Act, opposed, notoriously, by all the bishops of the Church of England. The Bishop of Bristol's palace was burnt down by a mob. They believed that the extension of the franchise was un natural and offensive to the social order instituted by God. Public reaction to the Bishops' voting record was very severe. Sidney Smith wrote to the Bishop of London about "the old-fashioned, orthodox, hand-shaking, bowel-disturbing passion of fear" there had been in 1832: "You choose to forget it but I remember the period when the Bishops never remained unpelted; they were pelted going, coming, riding, walking, consecrating, and carousing. The Archbishop of Canterbury, in the town of Canterbury, at the period of his visitation, was only saved from the mob by the dexterity of his coachman. If you were not frightened by all this, I was..." 1911 was the year of the Parliament Act, forced through against the will of the House of Lords by the threat of the Prime Minister to create new peers until he had the majority he needed to divest the Lords of its ancient powers to block legislation. That's how I read those dates from this source, anyway. I gladly accept the discipline of the Church and keep the rules; even those which are too narrow to serve the life of the people we exist to serve and need to change if we are to bring the grace and truth of Christ to this generation and make him known to those within our care.Bishop Alan Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-61108935518578739432013-06-03T15:03:20.157+01:002013-06-03T15:03:20.157+01:00I strongly agree with your sentiments. Seriously, ...I strongly agree with your sentiments. Seriously, did you have to cross your fingers to become a bishop or is there really no conflict with accepting the discipline of the church and holding your views?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852722004504488344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-78392788099897250292013-06-03T13:53:06.823+01:002013-06-03T13:53:06.823+01:00I'm not sure I follow the references to 1832 a...I'm not sure I follow the references to 1832 and 1911.Malcolm+https://www.blogger.com/profile/08469936715413110334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-65045403610927298322013-06-03T10:31:52.197+01:002013-06-03T10:31:52.197+01:00No, Marting, I don't think the most important ...No, Marting, I don't think the most important thing is politics, but debates in the Houses of Parliament do involve politics. The problem with Molech from a human rights point of veiw is that it violates several human rights of the Children concerned. The use of religion as a "get out of jail free"strategy from compliance with human rights might indeed appeal to worshippers of Molech ("It's our absolute right to practice our religion") but the principles of rights and proportionality applied to the situation would make the answer to your problem here straightforward.<br />Please read Romans 2 and 3 and you will see that even you have no righteousness in which to stand before God. Brother, people need Christ, not Caiaphas.Bishop Alan Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-88848524363450292122013-06-03T09:56:07.315+01:002013-06-03T09:56:07.315+01:00Are you so unspiritual, so out of touch with God t...Are you so <b>unspiritual</b>, so out of touch with God that you think the most important thing is politics? <br /><br />Do you think that there is a <b>human right</b> to act immorally? Is it to go against the rights of the worshippers of Molech to ban child sacrifice?.<br /><br />What a fool you are. You are encouraging the downward spiral of sin in our society that God describes in Romans 1.<br /><br />MartinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com