#empoblognov03 Tolerance circa 2003

Back in November 2003, I linked to a Michael Hanscom post that could have been ripped from today's headlines. It turns out that the discussion of practicing inclusiveness with people who may not practice inclusiveness themselves is not a new phenomenon.

For the first time in their three decades of existence, the disco band The Village People have inducted an openly Episcopal man, igniting a controversy that threatens to tear the fabled group asunder.

Read the rest here, and thank Michael's dad for sharing it with his son.

And there's a recent bit of news that the Hanscoms may not have envisioned back in 2003. Retired Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson is divorcing his husband.