Sunday, August 31, 2008

THE "PLAYAS"

I am relatively new to the world of blogging. I am very new to the world of "lets see how many people we can hate, disenfranchise and otherwise despise" and I am disappointed to know that many of these people are learned individuals who unfortunately appear to be out to get something for themselves.

One of the many things I have learned over my lifetime is to find out who is playing since those people that like to play tend to bring their own set of strengths, weaknesses and biases to the game. In essence, it helps to explain when and how things are going when one understands who is playing. It helps to have a scorecard.

So, in the interest of filling out everyone’s scorecard here are a few names. What I would appreciate from all of you is filling in the gaps so that if you need to add a name please do. If you can give some background on one or more of these individuals please do. It is hard to hide when you are standing in the light of day!

In the first tier, these are the “playas”. These are looking for the pointed little hat that the guy in Rome wears. The immortals.



The Most Rev Peter Akinola, Primate of Nigeria
The Most Rev Gregory Venables, Primate of The Southern Cone
The Most Rev Emmanuel Kolini, Primate of Rwanda
The Most Rev Valentino Mokiwa, Primate of Tanzania
The Most Rev Benjamin Nzmibi, Primate of Kenya
The Most Rev Henry Orombi, Primate of Uganda
The Most Rev Peter Jensen, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia


In the second tier, those that have got theirs and are looking for a little more:

The Rt. Rev’d Bill Atwood, Anglican Church of Kenya
The Rt. Rev’d John Guernsey, Anglican Church of Uganda
The Rt. Rev’d Don Harvey, Anglican Province of the Southern Cone
The Rt. Rev’d Martyn Minns, Church of Nigeria (CANA)
The Rt. Rev’d Chuck Murphy, Anglican Church of Rwanda
Mr. John David Schofield, Anglican Church of Southern Cone
The Rt. Rev’d John Iker, Episcopal Diocese of Forth Worth, TX
The Rt. Rev’d Robert Duncan, Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, PA
The Rt. Rev’d John Howe, Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida

In the third tier, the bottom feeders:

The Rev’d Canon Neal Michell
Diocese of Dallas
The Rev’d George Willcox Brown III
Diocese of Dallas
The Rev’d Anthony F. M. Clavier
Diocese of Northern Indiana
The Rev’d Daniel K. Dunlap
Diocese of Texas
The Rev’d Joseph B. Howard
Diocese of Tennessee
The Rev’d Nathan J.A. Humphrey
Diocese of Washington
The Rev’d Richard Kew
Diocese of Tennessee
The Rev’d Canon Dr. Graham Kings
Vicar, St. Mary’s Islington (Church of England)
The Rev’d Daniel H. Martins
Diocese of Northern Indiana
The Rev’d Dorsey McConnell
Diocese of Massachusetts
The Very Rev’d Dr. Jean McCurdy Meade
Diocese of Louisiana
The Rev’d Matthew S. C. Olver
Diocese of Dallas
The Rev’d Dr. Ephraim Radner
Diocese of Colorado
The Rev’d Bruce M. Robison
Diocese of Pittsburgh
Mr. Dale A. Rye
Diocese of Texas
Mr. Dave Sims
Diocese of Dallas
Mr. Craig Uffman
Diocese of Northern Indiana
Mr. Christopher Wells
Diocese of Northern Indiana

Once again, with these names in place please help by adding names and by adding what you know about the person's background. (It is interesting to note that there is not a woman among them). Once we have a bunch on information in place I will sort it out and bring it back in some semblance of order so we all can understand what is going on – at least in part.

Next week we will begin the work on those who can/will work to restore the Episcopal Church and its place in the Church militant.

Remember the following lines from a prior post. I believe this is a driving force:

You sharpen the human appetite to the point where it can split atoms with its desire; you build egos the size of cathedrals; fiber-optically connect the world to every eager impulse; grease even the dullest dreams with these dollar-green, gold-plated fantasies, until every human becomes an aspiring emperor, becomes his own God... and where can you go from there?

18 comments:

James said...

Pretty good list if you ask me, which you didn't. :)

Frank Remkiewicz aka “Tree” said...

James,
Ah, but I did and do. James, yo usee mt ohave been around for a while. If you can add a name or share some solid info on some of these people it will prove to be helpful.

Lynn said...

Fred, you have made quite a list here. People will bring in others (particularly the bottom-feeders) coming from different places and perspectives. Do you think Matt Kennedy ranks for the third tier? Or just a wannabe. I might put Mark Lawrence in the wannabes, too. But maybe that's not how they play into all of this.

It will be fun to see what others say. about this, and related comments. Thanks for putting this up.

Frank Remkiewicz aka “Tree” said...

Lynn,
Thank you, Mark Lawrence will be added to the list as well as Matt Kennedy. Help give up some idea of where they are from and what they are doing.

lost-sheep said...

I may have overlooked his name, but doesn't Frank Lyons belong somewhere in there?

Frank Remkiewicz aka “Tree” said...

Thanks Lost-sheep. His name will be added.

PseudoPiskie said...

Pittsburgh is Duncan's lair. Pittsburg is elsewhere.

Frank Remkiewicz aka “Tree” said...

Thanks,
I stand corrected. Pittsburgh it is!

Padre Mickey said...

I was confused when I first read this post, as "playas" means "beaches" en español. But then I thought, "perhaps he means Sons of Beaches."

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Thanks folks! I'll be here all week. Try the veal and don't forget to tip your waitress!

Anonymous said...

Fred,

Brilliant. Are you sure you have covered all the consecrators and co-consecrators of the Bishop of South Carolina?

Frank Remkiewicz aka “Tree” said...

Scott,
I do not know for sure. Can you help me out?

Anonymous said...

Fred,

Partially, here....

http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2008/1/28/south-carolina-celebrates-bishop-lawrences-consecration

Anonymous said...

Fred,

A very long time ago, you were the one who sent me the names of the 40. Can you remember how you did it?

Frank Remkiewicz aka “Tree” said...

Scott,
I plead old age. That is why I am asking for and getting the help my memory needs. Thanks to everyone, please keep those names and offices coming!

Anonymous said...

Fred,

So many of these "track back" to the Rev. Robert Wright, GTS, NYC. I am especially disappointed to see the name of the brilliant Dorsey McConnell on this list.

Bob Wright is a hot potato, for sure. We tried our best to stop him, but he's another teflon Bill Clinton-like figure.

Bob's misconduct has certainly been wiped off the web. By whom, I have no idea.

Probably il papa.

Leonard said...

ATTENTION:

The Most Rev Peter Akinola, Primate of Nigeria
The Most Rev Gregory Venables, Primate of The Southern Cone
The Most Rev Emmanuel Kolini, Primate of Rwanda
The Most Rev Valentino Mokiwa, Primate of Tanzania
The Most Rev Benjamin Nzmibi, Primate of Kenya
The Most Rev Henry Orombi, Primate of Uganda
The Most Rev Peter Jensen, Archishop of Australia.

These gents don't want to go to ROMA! Are you nutso? These boys what to rape, pillage and burn (well, maybe Jensen might not want to think about it that way)...there is nothing "first" about any of these second-rate bigots...please, we're talk'n preachers who instigate exclusion and hate in exchange for inflated egos and a shot at bigtime TIN GODLINESS...Rome, wouldn't want more "defective" goods, they've got plenty tucked away in the attic already (besides, then they'd have to have their almost non existent young priests walk'em around St. Peters endlessly until they were housebroken and "trained" to shut up and take ORDERS)!

Pleazzzze!

The Bottom Feeders really are mix and match with the second tier, it's a pig in the poke...rabble rousing blowhards with gumtion and tenacity...mudwrestling for Christ.

Alcibiades said...

One small correction: Jensen is only Archbishop of Sydney, not Australia. And since most of the rest of the country (as well as a sizable monority here in Sydney) thinks he's as big an asshat as most folks do here he's got about as much chance of becoming Oz Primate as Schofield has of running ECUSA.

Lynn said...

alcibiades & pseudopiski - corrections made, thanks for catching them