7 Takes on Bishops and Commandments
A Podcast about Exvangelicals, ACNA Archbishop Election, and David French
It’s Friday! And I faced down all my end-of-school paperwork. Ice cream and puppies for everyone!
One
I can’t remember if I said I was going to be on Alisa Childer’s Podcast talking about The Exvangelicals, but I was! Check it out! I think it will go up on YouTube after a bit. You should give her a follow if you haven’t already.
Two
Over here in the Anglican world, we’re all on pins and needles about who is going to be the next archbishop. David Roseberry explains how it goes:
Who it will be is anyone’s guess. There is no caucusing for this role and position. The position description has not been published or approved. The public is not allowed to participate in their discussions or deliberations. No report will be issued after the fact. The result will be announced.
No one runs for this office. But I have been told that no one can run away from it either. If you are tagged, you are it.
The bishops meet in a session called a “Conclave.” The term comes from two Latin words: “con” (meaning with) and “clave” (meaning key). In a conclave, contrary to all fire codes, the bishops are locked with a key in a room until the job is done. (This practice was established in 1274 to regulate a papal election. Seclusion was enforced to reduce outside influence and hasten the decision.
It is pointless to speculate who will be elected, but it will be someone we know. There are only two dozen candidates (or so) since the archbishop must be an diocesan bishop to be eligible.
Word last night was that they had an early supper and then got to it—which could mean that they began to pray. I expect that’s what it means.
Three
I bit and read David French’s op-ed in the New York Times about how it would be a bad idea to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms where children learn things in Louisiana. He concluded by saying this:
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