Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Stand Firm | Rev. Greg Fry (Qua Man) is Now Rev. Gwen Fry (Qua Woman)

Stand Firm | Greg Fry is Now Gwen Fry









Greg Fry is Now Gwen Fry



Okay then.




Today The Rev. Greg Fry, priest-in-charge of Grace Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, changed his Facebook page to reflect his new name - Gwen - and changed his/her profile pic from the one on the left, to the one on the right.




So now the only question is: What will Arkansas Bishop Larry Benfield do now? Will he continue to encourage the parish to “learn” and “discuss” the matter of Gwen’s transgenderosityness? Will he encourage Grace Church Pine Bluff to join Gwen on his/her “journey”?




Word is the bishop will be holding a parish meeting soon, possibly as early as tonight, to decide Fry’s fate as priest-in-charge of Grace Church. Let’s hope common sense carries the day, but if history is any indication, that’s probably just wishful thinking.




Bishop Benfield is between a rock and a hard place (possibly of his own making): Remove a priest who is “living into” the New Hotness in the Episcopal Church - transgendered clergy - and infuriate the militant wing of the gay activists who have taken over the church; or leave in place a priest whose appointment now invites intense scrutiny, particularly the question of whether the bishop, the canon to the ordinary, and some vestry members knew of Fry’s situation but kept it from the parish.

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