tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4976959001140115582..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Circ de Soleil -- From Church to CircusPastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-49264829199033454322010-07-30T12:59:43.022-05:002010-07-30T12:59:43.022-05:00Just saw the procession for the PCUSA's conven...Just saw the procession for the PCUSA's convention over at 'Bad Vestments.' Someone posted that it looked like they were having Presbyterian camp at Burning Man. <br /><br />So often this tedious visual palaver is an attempt to imply 'see how diverse we are.' When what it really says is 'we're divergent.' How much better would a church's unity be demonstrated if clergy from all geographic regions of the church process wearing similar vestments, singing a hymn that everyone knows, bearing scripture and cross showing reverence to Christ and not to our considerable human folly.Rev. Allen Bergstrazernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-56658372567042445432010-07-29T21:04:17.879-05:002010-07-29T21:04:17.879-05:00Our forefathers never meant for this to be the mea...Our forefathers never meant for this to be the meaning of religious freedom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-47660560718675117592010-07-29T09:03:03.058-05:002010-07-29T09:03:03.058-05:00Is it not true that the early entrance rites were ...Is it not true that the early entrance rites were accompanied by the people's "kyrie" sung over and over.? "Lord have mercy" seems an appropriate way to enter into the holy space and presence of God. Humility is hard to come by these days.<br /><br />Thank you so very much for your incites on this blog. I read them faithfully.<br /><br />Pax,<br />Elsa QuanbeckElsa quanbecknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-9664744576710187952010-07-29T08:52:40.877-05:002010-07-29T08:52:40.877-05:00Pews. It all went down hill with Pews. Before the...Pews. It all went down hill with Pews. Before then the Entrance was simply a "Hey, get out of the way, we need to get up front." Now, it has become spectacle.Rev. Eric J Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747919365522145094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-64860157871302917562010-07-29T08:35:56.964-05:002010-07-29T08:35:56.964-05:00Fr. Peters,
Have seen the vid from the first photo...Fr. Peters,<br />Have seen the vid from the first photo. There were "tasteful" liturgical dancers with it, too. I personally think we can leave that idea off, too. We'd have to reeducate just about everyone to a foreign artform to include dance in the introit. The folk who like to say, "well, King David danced..." don't really want to go there.Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.com