http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/internet-weighs-in-on-thew-forrester-setback Religion editor Frank Lockwood's spirituality blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:06:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/internet-weighs-in-on-thew-forrester-setback/comment-page-1#comment-16922 Caleb Powers Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:38:22 +0000 http://biblebeltblogger.com/?p=1280#comment-16922 Frank is right that the comments to these posts are quite interesting, particularly the ones telling conservative theologues not to start gloating quite yet; Bro. Genpo's failure to secure the requisite number of votes was not because of his theological ideas, but was because he had, without proper authorization, changed the liturgy in the Book of Common Prayer. Many moderates and liberals apparently saw this as the manner in which Bro. Genpo stepped over the line, not his attempt to merge some of the best parts of Christianity and Buddhism. Frank is right that the comments to these posts are quite interesting, particularly the ones telling conservative theologues not to start gloating quite yet; Bro. Genpo’s failure to secure the requisite number of votes was not because of his theological ideas, but was because he had, without proper authorization, changed the liturgy in the Book of Common Prayer. Many moderates and liberals apparently saw this as the manner in which Bro. Genpo stepped over the line, not his attempt to merge some of the best parts of Christianity and Buddhism.

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