'Religion' a la carte

A woman in Washington State recently proclaimed herself to be both an Episcopalian priest and a practicing Muslim (with heightened emphasis on Islam on Fridays, and the Episcopal Church on Sundays, or so it appears) - and her bishop thinks this is an exciting interfaith statement??? To make it even more interesting, the woman recently was director of faith formation at her church. (Pass the smelling salts and a catechism, please. Not necessarily in that order.)

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the two-track priest and her bishop appear to be a bit confused. Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, takes it on in a bit more detail here. (Also has links to news coverage.)

It's views and actions like this that are driving not just individuals and families, but whole congregations, out of the Episcopal Church. For more on Anglicans in the United States who refuse to follow the Episcopal Church on its march away from Anglican teaching, see the American Anglican Council website and Anglican Mission in the Americas, for starters.