Archbishop Jonathan Blake

The Most Reverend Jonathan Blake, Presiding Archbishop of the Open Episcopal Church B.A. (Hons), Dip. Pastoral Studies. Mobile: 07767 687711 www.bishopjonathanblake.com archbishopjonathanblake@gmail.com www.openepiscopalchurch.org The Church is a member of The International Council of Community churches and the World Council of Churches. Married and a proud Dad.

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Gassed Tehran, seized Kabul, helped Mother Teresa, funded TB hospital, priest 1981, went Auschwitz, wrote on Parliament, convicted, began 1st inter-faith NHS chapel, 12 yrs Anglican cleric/vicar - left, baptised 1000's in homes/Mt Snowdon/at circus, wedding underwater, wrote ‘For God’s Sake Don’t Go To Church’, nailed 95 Theses 2 Canterbury cathedral, arrested, co-founded the Society for Independent Ministry, consecrated a bishop, co-founded the Open Episcopal Church, did 1st gay wedding on morning TV, sued Associated Newspapers, co-consecrated 1st women bishops 4 England,Wales,Scotland, accommodated the homeless, posted Mass/took it 2 sex workers, elected Archbishop, arrested 4 climbing with sons,founded ‘When No One’s Watching',made ICV, did Jade Goody's wedding,invited 2 Downing St, wrote 'That Old Devil Called God Again', conviction 4 campaigning against child abuse quashed on appeal, convicted 4 successful blogging 2 stop paedophile. His Christmas Lights raising £79,000 4 Water in 4 Gambian villages. Published "The Tales of Henry the Lovable Hedgehog", the SAFE New Testament + Psalms + radical Book of Common Prayer, ordained priests for UK,US,Thailand,Spain,Ireland

Thursday, February 20, 2014

HOW THE CHURCHES SCAR EUROPE

Oh how cheap life is. How easily we can discard others that stand in our way. How we have recourse so quickly to murder. How we deny the sanctity of life through bullets and bombs. How like a tinder box the world remains, ever on the edge of flames and fury. How empty have been the centuries of Christendom, the trillions of 'holy' words preached and prayers offered. How the churches scar Europe as symbols of impotent grace. How the clergy haunt its nations with their cheap doctrines of salvation and their plastic Christ. How all this fantasy faith must immolate that a phoenix generation can arise, cleansed of the old myths and ready to put death behind them and tread only on the pathways of peace, love and respect for all.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article4011509.ece

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