Assays toward General Convention 2000 and afterwards

Assays toward General Convention 2000 and afterwards

assay 'aySAY'
n.
  1. the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality.
  2. [Chem.] etc. the determination of the content or strength of a substance.
v.
  1. tr. make an assay of (a metal or ore).
  2. tr. [Chem.] etc. perform a concentration on (a substance).
  3. tr. show (content) on being assayed.
  4. intr. make an assay.
  5. tr. [archaic] attempt.

"Assay Office" an establishment which awards hallmarks.

Note: Most recently posted items appear first

  1. Peter Hausman's Analysis of Resolutions Passed at GC 2000
  2. Peter Hausman's Catalogue of Resolutions Passed at GC 2000
  3. A Circular Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Other Primates of the Anglican Communion from a group of bishops upset with ECUSA and GC 2000
  4. Notes on General Convention 2000 by Bruce Garner
  5. An Open Letter to the Conservative Clergy of the Diocese of Colorado by the Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner
  6. Witchcraft and Secession, Grace and Pain at GC 2000 by The Rev. Katherine M. Glenn
  7. "There is a great disorder under heaven, and the situation is excellent": A Rumination following General Convention by The Rev. Mark Harris
  8. Three recent ones from the extreme right
  9. We Have Been Here Before by the Rev. Sam Buice.
  10. Post GC issue of THE WITNESS, includes:

    Acceptance Speeches
    Remarks from the award winners:
    Baldemar Velasquez
    Betty LaDuke
    Wally & Juanita Nelson
    Douglas Theuner

    Money: God's principal rival
    Comments from Peter Selby

    Risking Spiritual Rigor Mortis
    By Louie Crew

    General Convention MM -- the Middle
    has Moved
    by Katie Sherrod

    Resolutions on peace and justice concerns

    Oppose oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
    by Jack Winder

  11. Five Words As One Lens to Understand the 2000 General Convention by The Rev. Dr. Kendall S. Harmon
  12. The Center Has Held, a reflection on General Convention by Rt. Rev. Peter Lee, Bishop of Virginia
  13. A Response to D039 [the sexuality resolution at GC 2000] by The Rev. Susan Russell
  14. Lesbigay Issues at the 73rd General Convention by Louie Crew
  15. Bishops in the Playground by Nat Brown
  16. Traditional Anglicanism Recovered, Statement currently circulating in the Church of England
  17. A Call to Dynamic Orthodoxy Prepared by The Reverend Dr. Frederick W. Schmidt and The Reverend Dr. Erica B. Wood
  18. Divine Maleness and Justice by Geography by Katie Sherrod
  19. What Authority? Joe Monti's Review of S. Noll's Two Sexes, One Flesh: Why the Church Cannot Bless Same-Sex Marriage.
  20. Can the Spirit Blow Where She Chooses? by the Rev. Michael Hopkins, President of Integrity.
  21. Bless the Lord, O my soul: A Brief Meditation on Blessings by The Rev. Canon Elizabeth M. Kaeton
  22. Hope & Prayer for General Convention by Stephen B. Snider
  23. I Promise I Will Never Hurt Women by Katie Sherrod
  24. Christianity for Grownups by The Rev. Mark Harris.
  25. Same Sex Relationships - The Unresolved Questions by the Rt. Rev. Richard Harries, Bishop of Oxford.
  26. Changing the Church: Lessons Learned in the Struggle to Reduce Institutional Heterosexism in the Episcopal Church by Louie Crew
  27. Who is and is not Anglican by the Rev. Dr. Ian Douglas
  28. What Do Lesbian and Gay Men Want? by the Rev. Canon Elizabeth M. Kaeton.
  29. The Story is the Answer by Rt. Rev. Robert Shahan, Bishop of Arizona
  30. The Colorado Proposals for GC 2000
  31. Easter at General Convention 2000 by the Rt. Rev. Martin Townsend.
  32. Courage and the Plow by the Rev. Mark Harris.
  33. Pain and Hurt by The Rev. Rev. James Lee Walker
  34. A Vision of the Expanding Living Fountain by The Very Reverend Donald W. Krickbaum, Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Miami, Florida
  35. Dr. Dan Beck's Response to the Primates' communique from Portugal, March 2000
  36. The Centrist Moment by The Rev. Pierre Whalon
  37. The Diocese as the 'Local' Church by James E. Mackay.
  38. Respectful Balance Required - A Look at the Current Crisis in Leadership within the Anglican Communion And the Recent Report of "The Commission on Liturgy and Music of the Episcopal Church by The Very Rev. John Chane, St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego.
  39. Conscientious Objection to the SCLM Report by the Rev. Hank Dwyer
  40. Ballistic Bishops by John A. Mckinney, Jr.
  41. Mucking About in the Fields of the Lord by the Rev. Mark Harris.
  42. Why People Are Willing to Embrace Schism over Homosexuality, by Dr. Gordon W. Gritter, psychiatrist and chair of the deputation from El Camino Real
  43. Let the Church Be the First to Issue an Emancipation Proclamation by the Rt. Rev. Mary Adelia McLeod, Bishop of Vermont
  44. Heresy or Schism: Which Is Worse? by The Rev. Pierre W. Whalon
  45. Slavery Mustn't Divide Us by The Rev. Grant Maurico Gallup, Missioner to Managua.
  46. Accepting What Cannot Be Changed by Dr. David G. Myers, a psychologist and centrist supporter of family values, at Hope University.
  47. Homosexuality and the Episcopal Church by the Rev. Pierre W. Whalon
  48. New in Our Lives, an essay by Most Rev. Edmond Browning, retired Presiding Bishop.
  49. In the Spirit of Happiness, a review essay by the Rev. Saundra D. Richardson.
  50. Resolution to Reform General Convention proposed by the Colorado deputation and passed by the convention of the Diocese of Colorado. Summary: would move gc from every 3 to every 5 years; would reduce max. no. of deputies per order per diocese from 3 to 4; would increase PB term from 9 to 10 yrs; would limit Pres. of HoD to 2 terms. See The Rev. Stuart Brooks Keith's support for this resolution.
  51. Vote No on Knight. Very Rev. Alan Jones, Dean of Grace Cathedral in San Fransisco, attacks the Definition of Marriage Act on the ballot in California.
  52. A Liberal's Annotation of The Cox Report. Ted Mollegen, deputy from Connecticut, responds to The Episcopal Church Reconciliation Initiative, proposals of The Rev. Brian Cox, rector of Christ the King in Santa Barbara, California (Diocese of Los Angeles). The Living Church recently featured two articles excerpted from Father Cox's proposals.
  53. Seven Rules of Spiritual Warfare for Justice Workers. By the Rev. Canon Elizabeth Kaeton.
  54. Not for Heterosexuals Only: The Revolutionary State of Marriage. By the Rev. Canon Elizabeth Kaeton, Deputy from the Diocese of Newark and Missioner to the Oasis, the diocese's ministry with the lesbigay community.
  55. To Vote or Not to Vote. Correspondence Regarding Lesbigay Issues at General Convention, 2000, from The Rev. Warner Traynham and Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold.
  56. Speaking to Lambeth with One Voice, The Rev. Dr. Bonnie Ring, chair of the Task Force on Homosexuality and Scripture of the Diocese of California.
  57. The Anglican Future - The Church has always been changing. By Ted Mollegen
  58. Anglican Authority, by Garry Lovatt.
  59. On Proclaiming "The Acceptable Year of the Lord" and the Millenium Moment. By the Rev. Mark Harris
  60. How to Expedite the Process and Get On With It. By The Rev. Warner R. Traynham
  61. Bp. Barbara Harris' sermon at at the Church of the Advocate, Philadelphia July 29, 1999 on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Ordination of Women.
  62. Consensus and credibility: Sources of Authority in the Anglican Tradition. by Becky Robbins-Penniman.
  63. Spiraea by Molly Wolf. A poigant reminder of who needs to be on our agenda at Denver.
  64. But What If? by the Rt. John W. Howe, Bishop of Central Florida
  65. Primus of Scotland to the Presiding Bishop of the Southern Cone. Most Rev. Richard Holloway writes to Most Rev. Maurice Sinclair.
  66. No Jurisdiction in this Realm: on the matter of intervention and autonomy in the Anglican Communion., by the Rev. Mark Harris.
Persons with items to be considered for this series should submit them to Louie Crew, lcrew@newark.rutgers.edu. Send them in HTML format, RTF format, Word format, or as plain text. They should not be short comments, but sustained reflections addressing issues of concern to the Convention. Be sure to identify yourself and any connection you have with the convention and with the Episcopal Church


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