tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post3206221538830783960..comments2023-11-10T09:15:40.084-08:00Comments on The Friends of Jake: "Subsidiarity" at GCDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124314924693077453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-67923389369240167412012-07-09T09:14:01.219-07:002012-07-09T09:14:01.219-07:00One must remember that Prop8 was passed by a major...One must remember that Prop8 was passed by a majority.... ;-)<br /><br />I think the key is many voices. <br /><br />ITAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-2783834842111842982012-07-09T04:22:37.539-07:002012-07-09T04:22:37.539-07:00Very interesting article. Not quite sure I entire...Very interesting article. Not quite sure I entirely agree with the changes in the church being entirely "top down." As I recall, they were more the initiatives of small groups within the church that went "rogue" and then managed to enlist a sympathetic bishop, who then enlisted a few more sympathetic bishops, who were able to influence enough opinion to create critical mass for change. I notice that the right wing that left the church used these same tactics, though with much more limited success in creating the critical mass for change in their direction.<br /><br />I think it's a very fine balancing act. I'm all for a democratic church (that's why I joined this one 30 years ago), but as John Adams warned, democracy can be the worst form of tyranny. The Southern Baptist Convention is arguably a democratic institution where majorities rule, and it makes life extremely uncomfortable for those who do not conform to the will of the majority.<br /><br />I think center and periphery need each other to keep each other honest, that a certain amount of conflict is actually healthy for any institution.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.com