The Embarassment of Being Anglican It seems that ECUSA no longer has a monopoly on headline grabbing politically correct nuttiness within the Anglican Communion. Now, according to the Church of England General Synod, the Wise Men may not have been wise or even men. Now, they'll be just the "magi" because, you see, it's not totally impossible one of them just might have perhaps been possibly a woman. When it comes to prayer, the CofE's new motto should be: "Even if the odds are slight, you must re-write!" Also, I guess "three kings" was not an option and given ECUSA's recent actions the inclusive "three kings and queens" would probably give the wrong impression. Accordingly, the Synod rushes to force this newfound revelation on the Church's liturgical life. Thank God for the feminists who are ever vigilant and gladly show others just how wrong the established language and worship has been for so many centuries. It makes one wonder how the English people ever truly worshipped before this startling fact was known. After ECUSA consecrated an openly gay bishop, I was embarassed to use the term "Episcopalian." Now, I am experiencing similar embarassment over the title "Anglican," which previously I used with pride. For most people (Christian or otherwise), the debate over the title for the "wise men" is completely ridiculous. I note the article was filed under the Yahoo! News "Oddly Enough" section. While the CofE revisionists applaud their valiant efforts to remove oppressive and exclusive terms, it appears to the rest of the world that Anglicans are just...well...odd. I love the remarks made by the CofE spokesmanperson: [The Scriptures are] "completely silent about whether [the Magi] are men or women. The gender of the Magi is completely unimportant." Uh huh. "Unimportant" indeed. So unimportant that the liturgy must be changed to be more inclusive of gender! And once again, Anglicanism becomes a laughingstock to the rest of the world.