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...Stuart Buck sets out to criticize Memorial Church administrators for allowing Bishop Spong to deliver the William Belden Noble lectures (Op-Ed, March 6). He claims to be upset because Bishop Spong's beliefs do not coincide with the doctrinal requirements set out by Nannie Noble in 1898, the founder of the lectures. I say "claims," and although I have no doubt that this situation does upset Buck, he seems to be lying when he tells us he is concerned with W.B. Noble's spirit. Instead, Buck directs his criticism at Bishop Spong himself. The body of Buck...
Buck calls Spong "self-congratulatory," accuses him of "racism," and throws in a sarcastic, willfully ignorant comment about one of the Bishop's parallels being an "unexplainable" analogy. How do these points relate to the Bishop's religious doctrine and its compatibility with Noble's stipulations...
Buck does not like Bishop Spong. But if, as Buck asserts, the fact that we may share Spong's beliefs does not imply that it is right for him to give the lecture, then why does the fact that Buck does not share Spong's beliefs imply that it is wrong for him to give the lecture...
Hardly a ringing defense of Spong's ability to fulfill Noble's conditions. That Spong was able to remain an Episcopal bishop despite his abandonment of every vestige of traditional Christianity proves only that the Episcopal Church will tolerate even those who wish to destroy its heritage...
...might expect, the African bishops were quite upset. "He is really looking down on us,'' said a Ugandan bishop. "I am portrayed as someone who does not know Scripture or doctrine...