What is Happening with LEAC? Update

November 14: update. Notice has been published on Christian News Wire that the Lay Episcopalians for the Anglican Communion have had to reschedule their planned conference noted in this article. Two of the bishops planning to attend are ill. The article noted that one of the leaders died earlier, but that was already noted in the lead up to the conference. The report said that the conference has been rescheduled for February 28th to March 1, 2007, claiming that that time would be better since more would be known about the Primates concerns. I am puzzled that two bishops in the hospital would lead to a postponement. If there had been very many people apply I think there would have been other speakers secured. Something is not right here.

Nove 13, 2007

Lay Episcopalians for the Anglican Communion, LEAC, is having a conference on November 20-21 in Orlando. LEAC says of its strategies, “With deployment of the teachers’ educational models and strategies across the country by cadres oriented at Orlando, there is a better chance for survival of more than a tiny remnant in Anglicanism in America.”

But what good is a cadre without a nifty emblem to wear on your bombardier jacket? Just in time LEAC has provided one, suitable for each new cadre member to wear so that we can tell the good guys from the bad.

Here it is, in all its glory.

It's lightening bolts reminds me a bit of the emblem for the Stratigic Air Command.

Lightening bolts have been part of other emblems as well. Lightening quick swords, etc, ought to make us all just a bit watchful.

I have heard almost nothing about this event since it was first announced, billed by LEAC as “‘BEST EVER’ EVENT FOR SURVIVAL OF ROBUST U.S. ANGLICANISM” and “The Right Stuff for the Right Church.” The speakers include two AAC/Network bishops, one AMiA bishop, a variety of clergy who have had a difficult time in the Episcopal Church, and a gaggle of lawyers. Interestingly, for a Lay group, Conference leadership as advertised is remarkably clergy heavy.

The propositions driving this conference assume the worse about lay people in the Episcopal Church – that they are lazy, ignorant or just uninterested – and condemn the Episcopal Church. LEAC states:

“Without effective education in the parishes, illuminating the grave schism from true faith by radical revisionists, many of the “The Middle 80%” will innocently be taken from Anglicanism, virtually trapped in the hold as hierarchical leaders sail off to a non-Christian spiritual destination.” And,

“It probably is already too late for educational initiatives to reach more than half of the nation’s Episcopalians or half of the parishes, but the faithful true believers owe, as a matter of Christian accountability, to do the best we can. Every soul we save from non-Christian poison is a victory for Jesus.”

Well, these are grim doings. Drastic measures for drastic times, or so they say. If the cadres are marching will the thought police be far behind?