No, wait. My mistake. I would have thought that the obligation to safeguard the legacy of previous generations of Episcopalians would lead the Diocese of Central New York to ensure that the building previously occupied by Good Shepherd, Binghamton would remain an Episcopal church or at least a Christian church. But, not so......
Instead, the Bishop and/or Standing Committee has opted to sell, not for the assessed value (which the former congregation of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, now the Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd was willing to pay) but for 1/3 that value to a.... oh, take a guess. Will it be a night club? A grocery store? A restaurant? Some sort of non-profit group? NO.
Well, actually, I guess it IS a non-profit group after all, because the Diocese has sold the building to an Islamic group. The Islamic Awareness Center, to be exact.
This is the best comment regarding the Diocese that I have read:
Think about that for a minute - The Episcopal Church (tm) put an active Christian parish out of their traditional home because that parish believes homosexual practice is a sin... and instead sold it to a faith that believes homosexual practice deserves death.
Above there is a "before" shot of the building. And now, here's what it looks like:
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