tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425467714938541430.post3593449484821155327..comments2023-10-06T11:50:42.171+01:00Comments on Rector's Ramblings: Fight the Good Fight?Fr Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09825687159958396082noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425467714938541430.post-36134305083720316542011-03-16T22:40:49.910+00:002011-03-16T22:40:49.910+00:00Jesus said that the poor will always be with us (a...Jesus said that the poor will always be with us (and over here they are making sure it will be in abundance). I think we are coming at this from different views that are not exactly contradictory. From your position of white, heterosexual male privilege, you find the energy spent on gender equality or GLBT issues is "too much" and feel it is taking away from the true work of the church, yet these are also social justice issues.You reveal in your posts and responses your near complete lack of understanding for how it feels to be an oppressed minority - to live in a world where you are powerless and invisible or visible as the other and actively persecuted. You are typical in your attitude that all is well so stop your whining. Heck, plenty of white folk here think racism is all behind us. I'm sure there folks who try your patience, but don't discredit their passion - it's not like they're spending time arguing about the color of the curtains. The church's mission shouldn't be a limited pie, divided up over key justice issues, and now theres no pie left. It should be limitless. So, Kenny, how will you ensure that poverty issues are properly addressed this year? Use your passion for this, let others work in ways that they feel they are called. I don't see any openly gay bishops over there yet, I don't see queer married priests welcomed, theres plenty of work to be done on many fronts. Peace.RENZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981050766307343246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425467714938541430.post-18282148925808639312011-03-12T08:25:42.826+00:002011-03-12T08:25:42.826+00:00As a Christian sitting in the congregation on a Su...As a Christian sitting in the congregation on a Sunday, I personally don't care about the sex or sexual orientation of the clergyperson in charge. What I care about is how much of Christ they show me in their teaching and behaviour.<br /><br />My worries at the moment are not about how many male vs female clergy there are or what their sexual orientation is. My concerns are more about the serious problems of a friend that were brought on by drug addiction, how her family and the many thousands in similar situations are coping with these types of problems and what the church can do to help them!Moragnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425467714938541430.post-7987549254223613722011-03-12T02:44:57.649+00:002011-03-12T02:44:57.649+00:00I am indeed a white male heterosexual. I still say...I am indeed a white male heterosexual. I still say that the Church should be more concerned with poverty issues. I support your stance, but it's suddenly become the be all and end all issue in today's Church.<br /><br />In my ministry when I sit in the midst of poverty and addiction issues my people don't give a damn whether I'm queer or male.<br /><br />They simply need Jesus.Fr Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825687159958396082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425467714938541430.post-16455349998767983432011-03-12T00:32:38.638+00:002011-03-12T00:32:38.638+00:00Father K, you seem to be directing your ire at mem...Father K, you seem to be directing your ire at members of oppressed minorities, telling them to shut up and sit down, that there are more pressing issues to focus on.<br /><br />I was mildly sympathetic to your point earlier. For the moment I am no longer. For the moment you sound like a typical insecure privileged white male heterosexual, using the troubles of the world as an excuse to silence dissent.<br /><br />Perhaps this is not your intention, but to this queer Yank, that is how you sound.RENZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981050766307343246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425467714938541430.post-59991616597232328582011-03-11T22:11:04.370+00:002011-03-11T22:11:04.370+00:00So right Kenny. Some people are allowing their pre...So right Kenny. Some people are allowing their prejudices to destroy any feelings of Christianity or goodness. What's missing from them is empathy. They only feel fulfilled when they can seek out someone to belittle. It's the hallmark of insecurity. Often the person they love least is...themselves. I feel that they leave God behind in the church on a Sunday. Wonder how often we would find them with a charity collection can or helping out at a home for the elderly. Matthew 7 - 16.Janet Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425467714938541430.post-49427575146518022772011-03-11T19:40:10.402+00:002011-03-11T19:40:10.402+00:00The loud and the opinionated who think the Church&...The loud and the opinionated who think the Church's salvation somehow rests in their hands, from either camp, will not reply to this anyway!<br /><br />Or maybe Anon will turn up again!Fr Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825687159958396082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425467714938541430.post-64804464312809039102011-03-11T19:25:42.813+00:002011-03-11T19:25:42.813+00:00couldnt agree more Kenny - and i think I've sa...couldnt agree more Kenny - and i think I've said the same on my blog in pretty much the same anger at the same situations, a year or 2 ago. the sooner we stop beating each other up and start loving the world, the better.alihttp://www.randomnessandwaffle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com