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Thursday Afternoon Press Conference (Live-blog Text added and edited)
Thursday, September 20, 2007 • 3:40 pm
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I think Kevin is going to try and live stream it as well at Anglican TV. |
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Just got my own question answered when I went to the link from the elves. Its CST. That means PST is 2 hours behind. So, guys out here on the coast, let’s gear up. They’ll be on the air any time now. Lots of prayers going out to all you guys there doing all this work to keep us informed. In His love, |
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The feed was choppy on my system, but I did see and hear most of it once it got past the introductions. Ultimately, I felt they told us nothing. The key questions asked were deferred to the ABC or KJS regarding the Communique and the APO document being discussed in the blogs today. They stated that the meeting was not just about the Communique, but was “much deeper than that”. I would have liked more elaboration on that phrase of words. What was “deeper” than the Communique at this point and time? The whole AC is waiting to see the response to the Communique and what the ABC ultimately does after he contemplates what transpires at this meeting. |
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Conversation - if that is what we have waited all this time for, well then we have wasted the best portion of a year on these yahoos. Maybe God has called ++Peter to be in the States this week for a purpose. RSB |
They are going for the whole pot. |
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If that’s all they had to tell us, then you’re right. It was not a fruitful day. However, God does work in mysterious ways, in HIS time. The meeting is not over yet. The key thing for all of us now is “patience”. We must wait patiently for our Lord to speak. He will! Maybe He even spoke today in a sense that TEC is not working in the direction of preserving the truth of the Scriptures and cares not about the Word of God, but only about the Word of TEC. It’s much too soon to say. I personally need more time to see how this all comes out. I’m eagerly waiting to see what the ABC has to say once he mulls over everything. I’ll also be interested in anything the GS primates have to contribute once they have mulled this over also. Blessings to all! |
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O’Neill smirks like that at his peril. If I were the NYT or AP reporter I would note that in my news article, along with the deliberate avoidance of answering questions and the laughable mantra of “conversation.” He finished the news conference plainly very smug and proud of himself. He did 815 no favors whatsoever. Let’s hope he’s the spokesman throughout. |
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Creedal and RS Bunker I wasn’t able to come to that same conclusion from what little transpired so far. I’m not going to draw any conclusions yet, but I have heard what you’ve said and it’s tucked safely into my memory banks for further consideration once more transpires. At this point, I don’t trust TEC at all. I DO trust the Lord! I believe He is at work for our best interests, whether it be to have the AC pull apart due to the enormous amount of heresy that has crept in, or whether He plans to work miracles to pull it back together remains to be seen. I do know the prophecies of Daniel. There is going to be a huge battle between the antichrist and our Lord in the end. We’re already on the timeline for that. I’m not forgetting that important detail of Scriptures. As to EXACTLY where we are on that timeline, it’s anybody’s guess. But what’s happening in various provinces of the AC right now is definitely the work of the antichrist. I believe that strongly. |
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art+, I think Rabb was simply agreeing with O’Neill that only RW could say whether VGR was coming to Lambeth, and his “yes” was agreement with O’Neill, not an affirmative to whether VGR would be attending Lambeth. Another thought about the smirk. O’Neill must be very confident that RW will not see any film of the news conference, or he doesn’t care. I can’t imagine with all at stake, RW being very amused with O’Neill’s childishness. |
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mugsie, That’s perfectly fair. I spent a lot of years parsing tea leaves for political content, heck when I was young it was part of what I did for work. I may be overly cynical, but O’Neil was definitely trying to create momentum for the idea that the report ++Rowan signed off on in DES was the answer to that question.. RSB |
Well said, VaAnglican. The importance of what this meeting was set up for is not “smirk” material and it was indeed very childish and cocky for anyone to “smirk” at a press conference or anywhere. |
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He guys, let me give you a little advice: Nawlins is a great and fun place. Eat a lot, sleep late, visit with your friends ‘cause ain’t nuttin goin to happen. When it is over, TEC will not comply, ABC will just look puzzled and speak amorphous words, All of them will rejoice over their wonderful modern, inovative church, and the orthodox will be invisible. Live it up and don[t take any of this seriously. |
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Smirk? Perhaps he’s had cosmetic surgery. God is in control and those who remain faithful to Him can know His peace that passeth understanding. We have no need to get our knickers in a twist. The AC is not what is at stake here. Souls are, and also our full knowledge that He loves us. |
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“ONeill: Our responses were, according to the Windsor Report, reviewed by a body appointed by the ABC that group, the Subgroup, found our response adequate”. More cow chips. This isn’t true at all. The SubGroup Report considers B033 to be compliant(what a joke, I know), but asked for clarification on the issue of same-sex blessings. O’Neill should stick to the facts and lay off the spin. Now back to their regularly scheduled “reflective” conversation….
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it’s called wanting to have cake AND eat it, and you cannot get away with that anymore. that you cannot see this, and continue to try to HYCAEIT, is the reason the AC will schism. congrats. You (Bps) collectively rival any demolition crew on these shores. |
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Thanks Matt!
RSB