Bishop Mariann Budde's Fantasy Theology: Her Manipulation of the Christian Faith
Bishop Mariann Budde's Fantasy Theology: Her Manipulation of the Christian Faith
By Sarah Frances Ives
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
August 1, 2012
On July 30, 2012, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington, an article published on a Washington Post blog "Rediscovering the Reasons for Our Existence: Liberal Christianity Can Be Saved."
Budde has based her career on this plan; during her 2011 election, she openly declared this as her signature notion at public forums. As she presented her plan, she noted accurately that only orthodox and conservative churches are growing. With their vibrant faith, these churches refer to Jesus and God in their preaching and in their prayers. So, Budde concludes, ultra-liberal Episcopal churches should keep their same values but should talk about these values by simply using the name of Jesus. Incredibly, she has told both ordained and lay leaders to use more religious language in public meetings. Yet Budde's plan for using the name of Jesus as a rhetorical device endangers the very reality of redemption: now in her vision for the Episcopal Church, members are not seeking the will of God but marketing faith through the manipulative use of the name of Jesus. She takes personal idiosyncratic ideas that appear narcissistic and then labels them with the name of Jesus.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Sarah Frances Ives
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
August 1, 2012
On July 30, 2012, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington, an article published on a Washington Post blog "Rediscovering the Reasons for Our Existence: Liberal Christianity Can Be Saved."Budde has based her career on this plan; during her 2011 election, she openly declared this as her signature notion at public forums. As she presented her plan, she noted accurately that only orthodox and conservative churches are growing. With their vibrant faith, these churches refer to Jesus and God in their preaching and in their prayers. So, Budde concludes, ultra-liberal Episcopal churches should keep their same values but should talk about these values by simply using the name of Jesus. Incredibly, she has told both ordained and lay leaders to use more religious language in public meetings. Yet Budde's plan for using the name of Jesus as a rhetorical device endangers the very reality of redemption: now in her vision for the Episcopal Church, members are not seeking the will of God but marketing faith through the manipulative use of the name of Jesus. She takes personal idiosyncratic ideas that appear narcissistic and then labels them with the name of Jesus.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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