Category Archives: Barmy Anglicans

Welsh vicar cuts out the nasty bits of the Bible

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From here:

Church in Wales inquiry after rector burns Bible pages

The Church in Wales says it is investigating after a Gwynedd rector burnt some pages from the Bible.

The Reverend Geraint ap Iorwerth of St Peter ad Vincula Church, Pennal, also cut up pages from the King James Bible to create an artwork.

Unveiling it at a church event, he said it revealed a “cruel and vile God”.

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He revealed his controversial piece of art at an event to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

He said: “I find it highly offensive that people would think I have given my life to serving that type of God and that I would regard the words of the King James Bible as sacred truth.

“I cut out all the nasty bits of that Bible, the language of which is being celebrated all over the place this year, because I don’t think you can separate that language from the God it is representing.

“I was gobsmacked no programmes or articles are representing the cruelty, revenge and hatred of this version of God.”

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“The King James Bible should be praised for its language but not for the God it represents – the two need to be separated.”

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He said he also planned to create a “wall of shame” at the church naming all of God’s “cruel actions”.

If he thinks the unmolested version of the Bible reveals a god of cruelty, revenge and hatred, one wonders why the Reverent became a Reverent in the first place.

To his credit, I suppose, is that he is open about the fact that he is sitting in judgement over the Bible and is purging it of the parts that don’t fit his particular brand of idolatry.

Many other Anglican priests and bishops secretly believe as he does but don’t have the guts to come out and admit it.

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This is an Anglican church which is inclusive (it advertises Changing Attitude), has a rector who asks, “why do some Christians exalt the Bible so much?” and announces its anti-Semitism with this extraordinarily crass cartoon at the top of the About page:

Update: the carton has now been removed.

 

 

 

Oddly enough, there are no riots in Jerusalem, no-one has been beheaded and Anglicans wander unmolested in Israel. But the Anglican bishop of Jerusalem, Suheil Dawani just can’t understand why he is less than welcome in Israel. It’s not fair.

h/t mcj

Manchester Cathedral embraces tarot cards and fire breathing vicars

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Manchester Cathedral is to host a ‘new age’ festival featuring tarot card readers, crystal healers and ‘dream interpretation’.

Local Anglican leaders have agreed to throw open the doors of the historic cathedral in a bid to embrace alternative forms of Christianity.

Fortune tellers, meditation experts and traditional healers will fill the pews during the day-long festival in May. The Bishop of Manchester, Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, said he wanted to celebrate ‘all forms of spirituality’.

The Spirit of Life festival on May 2 will also feature stalls and workshops on angels, prayer bead-making and massage.

Fire-breathing vicar Rev Andy Salmon, of Sacred Trinity Church and St Philip with St Stephen in Salford, will also perform.

Where are the dancing bears, and ritual voodoo sacrifices you are probably thinking.

Is it any wonder the Anglican Church has become a universal laughing stock as it self-parodies its former seriousness by solemnly pondering the virtues of sodomy, opening its places of worship to practitioners of the occult, employing fire-breathing performing vicars and calling the whole mish-mash a celebration of ‘all forms of spirituality’.

One can only hope that someone brings a Koran and the fire-breathing vicar ignites it in a Koran flambé.