From Egypt to the Promised Land and back to Egypt
by David Virtue, VOL:
The Rev. Dr. Shawn McCain Tirres of Resurrection (church) South Austin in Texas wants you to believe that after a sojourn of eight years in the Anglican Church in North America, that it was all a “misaligned” mistake and the Episcopal Church was now a better fit for him and 80% of his parish.
He wrote at length about it here.
However, a review of his reasons for leaving the ACNA and moving to TEC do not hold up under scrutiny. In fact, they are misleading, pearl clutching, woke nonsense.
He writes: “The ACNA and many in our parish were unaware … that we needed to discuss, especially regarding the treatment of women, people of color, and sexual minorities. And, while within contemporary Anglican politics there’s a tendency to fixate on matters of sexuality (important as they are), I want to resist this oversexualized reductionism. Our concerns include sexual minorities, but range far wider. Most of the sexualization of the question of our affiliation has come from outside our parish, not within.”
“As the rector, I could see and feel the misalignment with the ACNA as a whole mounting in ways that concerned the future of our parish. Simply put, it became clear that more would have to change for our parish to remain in the ACNA than if we were to find a new ecclesial home.”
“Black and Brown leaders in our church pointed us in the right direction and applauded the risks we took. Women leaders and clergy shared their experiences of exclusion and harm in male-centric church cultures. Sexual minorities shared what it was like to be them and challenged overly simplistic assumptions about sexuality. It was humbling to be mentored by the sisters and brothers who had disproportionately borne these issues’ costs. But like living sacraments, these beloved people were a means of grace to me. I found Jesus among them in a special way, present and at work, which meant that if we were to join him in that work, we had to keep going.”
VOL: Allow me to untangle this.
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