When I saw the sign “Church open for quiet prayer”, I thought at first it was merely a safe space where the Episcopal faithful could curl up in foetal positions, cry and suck their thumbs.

But there was more to it than that, as is evidenced by this church which has not quite grasped the concept of democracy, let alone the idea of rendering unto Caesar what is Caesar’s or upholding one’s rulers in prayer. For All Saints Church in Pasadena, opening the church for the weekend was an opportunity to indulge in Sacred Resistance.

I expect the individuals who removed the rainbow fish from the Port Perry church thought they were engaged in Sacred Resistance, too.

A Weekend of Prayer & Sacred Resistance

January 20-22, 2017

At All Saints Church we will enter this new era in our nation’s history with prayers for our country and a recommitment to sacred resistance. We will stand in resistance to the systemic evils that oppress and marginalize any member of our human family – including but not limited to racism, sexism, nativism, homophobia, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. Grounded in our baptismal promises, our resistance to public policies that perpetuate those evils is how we put our faith into action in the world.