tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33812968.post5136803305128497399..comments2024-01-30T07:59:09.944-08:00Comments on John One Five: The Marks of DiscernmentFather Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004694236214886414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33812968.post-79962908981977367922007-03-08T12:41:00.000-08:002007-03-08T12:41:00.000-08:00I found a great quote today that made me think of ...I found a great quote today that made me think of this: "There are many ideals for which I would give my life.<BR/>There are no ideals for which I would give my soul,<BR/>strangling it through a lack of charity towards those who disagree."<BR/><BR/>Giving credit where credit is due: http://holywhapping.blogspot.com/2004_06_01_archive.html#108688583418418328Joihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757013732505715189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33812968.post-53593552207225261382007-03-05T07:09:00.000-08:002007-03-05T07:09:00.000-08:00Father David...Yes I agree with you that scripture...Father David...Yes I agree with you that scripture and tradition are basic to the discernment process, but as an Episcopalian I would like to add REASON.It's the old three legged stool approach but has always been one that has worked for a majority of serious Episcoplaians.....Jerry Olson, Calvary Episcopal Church, Columbia, MoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33812968.post-54359696196213445542007-02-20T14:15:00.000-08:002007-02-20T14:15:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comment, Sarah. I totally agree wit...Thanks for the comment, Sarah. I totally agree with you, and hope (and think) that that's what I said in a different way.Father Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004694236214886414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33812968.post-85124026153556581532007-02-20T14:07:00.000-08:002007-02-20T14:07:00.000-08:00I can't help but wonder at your description of tho...I can't help but wonder at your description of those you call "liberal" as exercising an overabundance of love. On the outside, they do seem to be for tolerance, inclusion, and loving the outcast. However, that doesn't seem to be how they act, particularly toward those you call "conservative." Their attitudes and actions (particularly over the past several years but not limited to that) seem to say that they do not want to tolerate (under any definition of the word!) or include the conservatives, nor do they love them any more when they are outcast. Blessed Sacrament, for instance, did not receive any special attention from them when it was basically an outcast church in the Diocese of LA. I wonder if their call to love is anything more than something that covers and facilitates their own greed and lust for power. Even if it is genuine from their perception, to be truly genuine it seems to need to include the conservatives in those loved.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://becomingourselves.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow">Becoming Ourselves</A>Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220448315369951650noreply@blogger.com