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Its Done

I just got a call from the conference. The US House of Bishops has voted to confirm Rev. Robertson as Bishop of New Hampshire…

OUTSTANDING!

There is the expected rancor and statements from the opposition requesting to call in the Archbishop of Canteburry to intervene but he has no jurisdiction over the churches in the United States so this is pretty much a done deal.

With each tiny step we get that much closer! 🙂 This feels more like a big step to me though.

Rev. Robinson

So the following report was posted by the AP News wire recently:

Excerpts From Report on Rev. Robinson

Based on this report the Church has cleared Rev. Robinson of all charges.. THANK GOD!!!
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Freedom of Speech

Just found this article over at Electric Venom. My favorite quote from that article is this:

Austin told the judge Monday he “wasn’t really thinking” when he created the Web site. “I’d be devastated if someone used this information to harm others,” he said.

Read on if you want to hear my rant – but I’ll spare the rest of you! 😉
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I need a cocktail

Not sure this could have been a more typical Monday… Anyone wanna meet me for a drink? 😉

Vote on Gay Bishop

This is irritating at best:

Episcopalian Vote on Gay Bishop Postponed

I was getting regular messages yesterday from a friend of mine who is an Episcopal priest about the state of the vote regarding the ordination of a Gay Bishop in the church. It was very exciting to hear that the vote not only passed (which wasn’t clear going in to the vote) but passed by a 2-1 margin.

That all makes it that much more discouraging to hear this news today and makes me question the integrity of the allegations. If the person making the allegations was truly trying to raise a concern about Rev. Robinson’s appropriateness as Bishop wouldn’t it have made sense to provide this information at a time when everyone involved in making the decision would have access (i.e. before the initial vote)? In addition, based on what I’ve read (and I’ll admit there may be more that hasn’t been published) the allegations seem like a flimsy attempt to demean Rev. Robinson’s integrity without substance to back it up.

Don’t get me wrong – I believe that in the church the clergy above all need to ensure that the church is a safe place for everyone in the congregation to be and there is no place for interactions of any sexual nature when dealing with parishioners. I’ve been appalled at what I’ve seen in the Catholic church and I definitely don’t want that in any other church. I just hope these allegations, however ill timed, are based on facts and a concern for individuals rather than a contempt for the sexual orientation of a good man and a respected member of the church.

It all just strikes me as slimy and underhanded.

iStumbler

i just ran across this in my morning news hopping and it makes me wonder what folks think about ‘sharing’ of wireless networks. In general my attitude toward my AirPort connection in my house is that, as long as people are respectful in their usage of my base station and don’t clog up my bandwidth to the point that I can’t use it I don’t mind sharing. However if I start seeing excessive traffic at times when i need to be using it I’ll start shutting it down.

I’m a fan of the whole ‘communal’ networking idea where people around the city help provide the infrastructure that would allow wireless access from wherever you choose to be. This would benefit me when I want to use my powerbook in a coffee shop in someone else’s neighborhood and it would benefit others when they’re in my ‘hood. New York City has started this in a public way in many of its parks already – the city is setting up access points in many parks so you can hang out in the fresh air and still get work done..

That said, I have seen a number of cars near our house lately with people sitting in them with notebook computers on their laps. I’m kind of assuming that they are ‘borrowing’ airtime from our block (which is particularly full of access points) and probably documenting this fact for others… I’m not sure if this should make me feel uncomfortable or not. I like the idea of sharing and if I wanted my airport locked down I would do it (and have before) but this kind of feels back handed to me. It does seem like many of these folks are perfectly OK with sneaking in the back door of someone’s connection without permission regardless of whether they’re wanted or not… Kind of like plugging an extension cord into an outlet on someone else’s house..

I’m kind of conflicted about this so for now I’m going to stick to sharing my airport without telling anyone how to find it and if I see the flashing light going nuts at times when I’m not using it locking it down…