<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Please see below I just wrote the Bishop — I was steaming — Charlie Cook and Becca Ingle were right on this morning at the Dean’s hour - and lots of clapping loud clapping in support of what they said. Especially Charlie when he said the Bishop was talking out of both sides of his mouth. I so hope this helps - but with his image of himself as doing the right thing for the “minority”” opinion certainly gives me no hope of his changing his mind. Are there ways to make that happen? I am 73 years old and indignant at this “Christian” behavior. <br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><b class="">From:</b> carole sergent <<a href="mailto:carolesergent@icloud.com" class="">carolesergent@icloud.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Date:</b> December 6, 2015 at 12:14:10 PM CST<br class=""><b class="">To:</b> <a href="mailto:info@edtn.org" class="">info@edtn.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b> <b class="">For the bishop </b><br class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><span class="">Dear john. You may remember me as you and your wife stayed in our home in Sewanee one time. It was our pleasure.</span><br class=""><span class=""></span><br class=""><span class="">I was at Christ church cathedral this morning. I have been a parishioner there for 40+ years. Here is what I heard this morning </span><br class=""><span class=""></span><br class=""><span class="">You said we should be forward looking according to the times </span><br class=""><span class="">We should go out and gather others to Christ</span><br class=""><span class="">The general convention voted overwhelmingly to approve gender non specific marriage</span><br class=""><span class="">The United States Supreme Court has approved gay marriage</span><br class=""><span class="">It was left up to bishops to decide whether they will follow the rules of the canonical changes and trial litanies. </span><br class=""><span class="">You and one other person on the committee continued to vote no on the proposal to allow gay marriage. And yet you take it upon yourself to say after reflection study and prayer and in the minority you had the right to stand for that minority. A voice for them. Was I hearing badly? How on earth were you "persuaded" to come to this decision. Obviously you heard what your major congregation felt. Your cathedral. And you have the audacity to suggest our members head to Kentucky to be married. You insulted our intelligence, John. Even the pope said who am I to judge. I feel maybe your position has changed you into believing what you do is always right. I thought better of you. And am deeply sorry that you have " persuaded" yourself you are doing the right thing. Carole Sergent. I have instructed the clergy to withhold any funds from my increased pledge to the diocese. Please pray and reflect on that. </span><br class=""><span class=""></span><br class=""><span class="">Sent from my iPhone</span></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>