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| Church's Exhibit Draws Fire |
| 2005-07-31 |
As a Roman Catholic, I am used to certains policy teachings or teachings of the church that I am against. For example, the death penalty is the right thing to do in my mind, as is the current war in Iraq. Sometimes, bad people need to go away -- far away. Much like the predatory pieces of human debris that have desecrated my church. However, my church doesn't always see things the way I do. But this story really gets me. St. Paul's on the Green church in Norwalk, Connecticut, which describes itself as an "Anglo-Catholic" church recently commissioned an artist to redo the Stations of the Cross exhibit at the church. Well, what they got was far from the ordinary. The Stamford Advocate dot com reports:Last spring, when Gwyneth Leech was preparing for the Stations of the Cross she had been commissioned to paint for St. Paul's on the Green, her mind was on the rising insurgency in Iraq and the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. Care for more... Jibtrim |
| Posted by:Flegum Thravinter3661 |
| #12 churches |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-07-31 23:05 |
| #11 with Pilate being an "Islamist" or Saudi Prince..or take you pick. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-07-31 23:04 |
| #10 While Pilate is clothed in a traditional Middle Eastern robe, Jesus is depicted in an orange prisoner jumpsuit standing between two soldiers in fatigues, Heck. I get a whole different interpretation. Pilate sentenced him to death, and the lefty moonbat crowds are calling for his crucifiction, but the American soldiers are standing "beside him". It's ok to give up on "churchs" SPOD - but don't give up on truth and wisdom. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-07-31 23:03 |
| #9 Anglo-Catholic? No such animal. Being Catholic is liek being pregnant - either you are or you are not. There is no half way. This is just another case of the Anglican rite loonies trying to cloak themsleves with (Roman) Catholic symbolism while leaving the Catechism of the Catholic church behind. These are far beyond even the Cafeteria Catholics. My disgust for them cannot be adequately voiced in words. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-07-31 19:43 |
| #8 Actually, the Anglo-Catholics are the traditionalists who dislike the changes in the Episcopal church over the last 20 or so years. Hey, I was raised Catholic. Any church younger than 1,000 years is an upstart in my eyes. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-31 18:50 |
| #7 SPoD, Don't give up on Christianity just because of a few morons in the church. Get up from lying down and try again!! "Don't give the ground the pleasure." |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-07-31 18:46 |
| #6 Sounds like yet another rootless cafeteria church. Actually, the Anglo-Catholics are the traditionalists who dislike the changes in the Episcopal church over the last 20 or so years. I cannot imagine that most members would be happy about this ... However, I was at a wedding in May and a 75 yr old family friend who is quite traditional about her liturgy frothed at the mouth about Bushitler, Rumsfeld etc. So maybe some were. |
| Posted by: too true 2005-07-31 18:41 |
| #5 If religious people want to practice their faith thats great. When that faith starts trying to rewrite history and even it's foundation, thats another story. The "Passion" is well covered in the gospels. I can assure you that the war in Iraq and the war on terror is far from the practices of the Sanhedrin or the Roman Empire as one can get. The people responsible for this are typical tools who use "religiosity" as a cover for their TRANZI proclivities. Seriously you just crucified Christ on your own Golgotha. Way to go asshats you are prime examples of why I have totally given up on all religion. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-07-31 18:33 |
| #4 well we are certainly giving here what she wants, aren't we? Publicity. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-07-31 18:31 |
| #3 FInal comment at the blog is good - I can only imagine a conversation among a family of parrisioners in the year 2046, "Mommy, why is Jesus dressed the like the guys who pick up garbage along side the highway?" "Well Jimmy, way back when I was a little girl, President Bush..." Another thing I wish I didn't have to explain to my son. Thanks alot. Some people have no tast or common sense. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-07-31 16:58 |
| #2 St. Paul's on the Green church in Norwalk, Connecticut, which describes itself as an "Anglo-Catholic" church Sounds like yet another rootless cafeteria church. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-31 16:50 |
| #1 Care for more... Not really. While I am all for political dissent if it is well reasoned this just smacks of some one who confuses artistic freedom with the requirements of the commision Just my $.02 |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2005-07-31 16:42 |