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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Katharine Schori Launches into Space, in Salt Lake City




The outgoing Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church told General Convention delegates this morning that her denomination is on a journey into intergalactic space.


The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori, opened the Church's 78th General Convention, by inviting the assembled delegates to travel to a new galaxy of "interdependence" after a recent Episcopal history marked by "warring, chaos," and "collateral damage."

After referring to the Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC), Jefferts Schori told her listeners to "warp up and get moving." The Presiding Bishop continued to borrow language from the hit T.V. series, Star Trek, to describe the mission of the denomination.


"We're bound for the galaxy called Galilee," said Schori, "And the edges of the known world, because that's where Jesus sent us and that's where he promises to meet us. The journey is likely to be a long one, in spite of the glimpses of heaven around us. We will measure this journey in light-years, and expect those years to be filled with growing awareness of the light of the world."



You can read the whole thing here, and while you're at it, reflect on her use of "interdependent" and "holographic."

Your Correspondent,

LSP
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14 comments:

  1. LLJune 24, 2015 at 10:24 PM

    I don't think that I want to read this. I'll take your word for it. "Warp speed"...

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  2. UnknownJune 24, 2015 at 11:30 PM

    'She cannae hold it Jim, I'm giving it all I've got.....' Scottie

    'Its life Jim, but not as we know it....' Bones

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  3. AnonymousJune 25, 2015 at 3:13 AM

    "it's religion Jim, but not as we know it".

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  4. MattexianJune 25, 2015 at 6:05 AM

    Funny, she doesn't look blonde enough to be a Space Cadet!

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  5. BillBJune 25, 2015 at 7:11 AM

    She is just "Lost in Space" along with the rest of TEC.

    (I will call them a church. They are a church in the same sense as the Church of Scientology and similar cults.)

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  6. LSPJune 25, 2015 at 10:27 AM

    Don't be a scaredy cat, LL.

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  7. LSPJune 25, 2015 at 10:28 AM

    Nothing quite like a good bit of ecclesial Star Trek, Unknown.

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  8. LSPJune 25, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    Very true, Anonymous...

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  9. LSPJune 25, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    Some call her the "Boy Bishop", Mattexian.

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  10. LSPJune 25, 2015 at 10:30 AM

    TEC is definitely lost in the space lanes, Bill.

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  11. LLJune 25, 2015 at 12:12 PM

    We're all waiting to see if there is white smoke and which new presiding bishop will appear.

    LSP, if you win, will you move your palace to Hillsboro, TX? Will Blue Miter become the official food tester of your regime (he seems well suited for the task)? Will the DLC be your official body guards? Where will you dock your yacht (hint: Cayman Islands) and which former Navy SEAL will be your yacht captain and maritime bodyguard (living in the Caymans on a splendid salary)? So many questions.

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  12. LSPJune 25, 2015 at 5:41 PM

    I have this strange feeling, LL, that you know the answer.

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  13. LLJune 25, 2015 at 7:42 PM

    I am pushing for the new Gulfstream G-6 with the extended range tanks and as to the yacht, it needs two helicopters (one spare) and possibly a submarine that comes out from the bottom. You can't blame me for thinking small. As to the ranch trucks, Unimog U-500 Brabus...

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  14. LSPJune 25, 2015 at 9:03 PM

    I like all of this. But are you sure you wouldn't want to mix up the ranch fleet with a couple of Pinzgauers?

    Your call.

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