Oh Rick

In September we wrote this post about Rick Warren offering space to break away Episcopal churches. At the time, we couldn't find a reliable source to confirm that Warren actually made the offer. Looks like it is true. Warren, the man who while making an argument against rudeness in society said that bloggers need to "get a life" and who defines restoring civility to civilization as one of his life goals has an interesting way of practicing his preaching. Painting large groups of people (all bloggers, the entirety of the Episcopal Church) with a big, negative brush is neither polite nor is it particularly civil. BC wants to be very clear here. We're not anti-Rick. We don't always agree with him and we think his sermons are really long but he's a brother. We're all for the civility Rick proclaims, we just think it's got to come with a little more humility, respect and love. We stand by our initial post, we think staying in relationship even an uncomfortable relationship is the unambiguous commandment that Jesus gave. The more other denominations meddle, the greater the wedge and the less likely the communion will heal in our lifetimes.