Now that you have read the previous entry which has the full text of the RNS story, read the Albany version. Compare the two and note what has changed–Houston, we have a problem.
Now that you have read the previous entry which has the full text of the RNS story, read the Albany version. Compare the two and note what has changed–Houston, we have a problem.
Her incredibly idiotic child abuse analogy?
The partial statement below, at least gives you “street cred” as being “well regarded”. That in itself is unusual. LOL
“Rev. Kendall Harmon, a well-regarded conservative theologian from South Carolina.”
Gloria
I must be missing something, but hopping back and forth between these two stories makes it difficult to see significant differences in the texts.
The headlines are indeed rather different. Usually the responsibility for a poor headline rests with two people: A copy editor, and whichever copy-desk supervisor reviews all the headlines in a day’s paper.
Also, the Albany paper cuts the final two paragraphs from RNS and adds the local angle of the Via Media meeting.
Am I missing something else?
Katy comes out looking a good deal prettier in the Times Union article. The tone is much more flattering to her there.
James Brooks-MacDonald has been enjoying a close working relationship with the ATU — he often feeds their “info” directly to them.
Something strange is going on – Daniel Burke is also credited with the Albany article but if you compare the two the following appear to have been left out:
[blockquote] “She has the hardest job in the world,” said Diana Butler Bass, an Episcopalian and author of “Christianity for the Rest of Us,” who had high praise for Jefferts Schori’s leadership. “What a terrible time to come into a job.”
It would be easier to let U.S. conservatives secede to join another Anglican province without a fight, said Jefferts Schori, “but I don’t think that’s a faithful thing to do.”
Episcopal leaders are stewards of church property and assets, protecting past generations’ legacies and passing them on to future Episcopalians, according to the presiding bishop. Allowing congregations to walk away with church property condones “bad behavior,” she said.
“In a sense it’s related to the old ecclesiastical behavior toward child abuse,” when priests essentially looked the other way, she said.
“Bad behavior must be confronted.”
But [/blockquote]
and
[blockquote] “To be so directly and explicitly and publicly and intentionally involved in these processes is terribly counterproductive to the church’s mission,” said Harmon.
But resolving the internal squabbles is part of the church’s mission, Jefferts Schori insists, “because it’s about how we live together.” [/blockquote]
Some fairly explosive bits left out by the Albany paper particularly the bits about bad behaviour and child abuse.
The RNS story quotes Canon Harmon as opposing the Presiding Bishop; the Albany story quotes him making a comment that can reasonalby considered complimentary. It refers to Canon Harmon disagreeing, but omits the quote. Arguably, both stories are biased in her favor, the Albany version more so.
I agree that the child abuse is silly, more so since it’s the PB herself who abuses. However, I wouldn’t point it out, leaving it, rather, to the reappraisers to claim nefarious comparisons when none are intended; that’s their game. Besides, I’m sure the PB didn’t mean to compare Bob Duncan to a child abuser.
Not sure what KH was referring to, but look at the sum total of the Mitchell and Harmon comments, then track the concluding paragraphs’ themes:
1. From Harmon’s first comment, you would not know why he is “conservative”.
2. Mitchell’s comment (“heavy handed”) is a naked accusation, without substance.
3. Schori is given extensive bandwidth to explain herself.
4. In 3rd from last paragraph conservatives are described as critical (without substance).
5. The final “wanna know more?” reference is to a Schori friendly group.
If I was ignorant of the current situation, I’d think Harmon and Mitchell are eccentric cranks.
If I may, here’s a feature request for such compare and contrast posts: Please consider selecting the relevant paragraphs in the longer story and using HTML coding for [strike]strikethrough[/strike] and [u]underscore[/u] to indicate the differences.
It would go a long way toward clarity and reader-friendliness.
Oh, puhleaze, people. Newspapers work under space constraints. Editors have to use their judgment about what to include. Just because the Albany version didn’t include stuff you think makes +KJS look bad, or supporting arguments for Kendall’s and Michell’s assertions, doesn’t mean the editor(s) were slanting the story “against” you.
Kendall, the Albany version doesn’t make you or Michell look at all like eccentric cranks [to use Tom Roberts’s phrase from #7]. Your complaint about media bias, on the other hand ….
The news judgement of the editors is precisely the question here.
Good catch, Kendall. Very good.
People need to make certain to send out the RNS story — so we can properly grasp the “parental” statements of KJS — to their email lists, and not the Albany story.
10 agreed, [i]Pravda[/i] even during its boom times worked under a space constraint.
Yes, the Albany edit removes the inflammatory and insulting line about child abuse. That’s not nice, and the editor wanted the PB to be the one taking the high road.
[blockquote]The PB’s quoted words are correct and there is no reason to question RNS so far then:
It would be easier to let U.S. conservatives secede to join another Anglican province without a fight, said Jefferts Schori, “but I don’t think that’s a faithful thing to do.â€
Episcopal leaders are stewards of church property and assets, protecting past generations’ legacies and passing them on to future Episcopalians, according to the presiding bishop. Allowing congregations to walk away with church property condones “bad behavior,†she said.
“In a sense it’s related to the old ecclesiastical behavior toward child abuse,†when priests essentially looked the other way, she said.
“Bad behavior must be confronted.â€[/blockquote]
then the lie has been the official line that she has no option under her fiduciary duty than to litigate.
It is clear that the policy has been wilful and deliberate and reads as full of malice and spite. Not attributes I recollect as gifts of the spirit.
The treatment of an 86 year old bishop in this way is shameful. We in other parts of the Communion are shamed by association.