[Oe List ...] Info on Tom Oden and the IRD

[John Montgomery]

Two resources on the IRD - first the blog site Talk2Action and book by the
bloggers Steeplejacking - I don't have a copy in front of me right now, but
it traces the IRD tactics in the UCC and now in the UMC, Episcopal church
and the Presbyterians.

 

 

John C. Montgomery

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From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf
Of Janice Ulangca
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 9:30 PM
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Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Info on Tom Oden and the IRD

 

To those interested in Tom Oden and the IRD:

 

As Marshall said, the IRD (Institute for Religion and Democracy) is "an
extreme fringe of the Religious Right that, among other things, is trying to
cause a scism in United? Methodism. Just wait till April. 

 

"And it's particularly sad that Tom Oden has flip-flopped on his
understanding of TWLI and has jumped into their waiting arms. His book, The
Rebirth of Orthodoxy: Signs of New Life in Christianity..."

 

The book plugged below (Hard Ball on Holy Ground) is about the work of the
IRD. Because Abe was on several UM annual conference committees, we got on
the mailing list of their newsletter that's aimed at Methodists.  They are
indeed extreme - always up in arms about the UMethodists being unbiblical re
homosexuality, way too tolerant of other religions, way too political (for
peace and justice, against war and poverty) etc. The UN is not popular,
anything military is quite justified. They have very specific action
suggestions, urging UMethodists to write to Bishops or national boards to
complain, and get their local congregations to come out with statements and
withhold contributions.  The whole reason mainline churches have been losing
members, they keep pronouncing, is that they have gotten away from the real
faith, the traditional teaching.  They've also been active in trying to get
sympathetic people elected as general conference delegates.  Clever and bad
people, in my judgement.  As mentioned below, they also target Presbyterians
and Episcopalians - out of the same office.  

 

Bob Edgar served 12 years as a democratic congressman from PA and was
General Secretary of the National Council of Churches before moving to
Common Cause last September.  (I didn't remember all this - just checked
google.)

 

Janice Ulangca

 

 

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