As an ex-Episcopalian, I am fond of saying that if you really want to do Easter/Pascha right, you need to be Orthodox, but if you want to do Christmas right, you need to be Anglican. Of course, “Anglican” may be too strong a term. Given the Church of England’s death spiral into all things DEI (along with the government), a flat tire on a February morning in downtown Duluth, Minn., is probably more festive than anything the COE is doing, even when it comes to Christmas.
Writing for the Telegraph, Celia Walden notes that as Advent got underway, priests in England began to receive emails “suggesting” that the musical selections for the various services be altered so as to be more inclusive. For example, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” was seen as potentially problematic because it suggests that non-Christian faiths may be “outside of God’s grace.”
Also on this year’s naughty list was “Lo, He Comes With Clouds Descending.” The issue with that song was that the second verse is troubling since it contains words that state Christ is the true Messiah. What did they expect churches to do? Have everyone stand around with their little hand-held candles and sing “Jingle Bell Rock?”
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