What more did I have to do to get tried? Oh yes, I took the bishop to the Human Rights Tribunal for discrimination against a gay man in a committed relationship who sought to be in the ordination process. I regularly preached that a bodily resurrection had not happened, which is what got Lloyd Geering tried for heresy 50 years ago this year. I refused to refer to the Bible as the “Word of God.” I had preached a series of sermons on Jesus being just a man. I had mocked the virgin birth on a billboard that went viral globally. I had already eliminated the creed from the liturgy. He did not say why other than he wasn’t going to muzzle one of his priests, but it wouldn’t have been because he thought I was not guilty. Their case seemed reasonable to me, but he didn’t pursue it. I was truly disappointed when the bishop chose not to meet their demand. I have had many highlights in my ministry, the greatest being our giving sanctuary to the Indian students, but that is closely followed by two instances of delegations approaching the Anglican bishop to demand that I be tried for heresy. Unitarian Universalist Association – International.A Unitarian Universalist Map of New Zealand.Management Committee = everything else, Snailmail, Phone.Quest – journal of the Australia & New Zealand Unitarian Universalist Association.The History of Unitarian Universalism, in 15 Minutes or Less. ![]()
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