WORKING BELIEFS OF MOST EPISCOPALIANS
- Episcopalians occasionally believe in miracles and sometimes even expect them, particularly during stewardship canvasses or when electing bishops or vicars, or recruiting church school teachers.
- Episcopalians believe in ecumenical dialogue because they are certain that after all is said and done, everyone else is bound to be an Episcopalian.
- Episcopalians strongly believe in Scripture, tradition and reason. While they aren't sure what they believe about these three things, there is almost universal agreement that this is hardly the point.
- Episcopalians believe that everything in their life and faith is improved by the presence of good food and drink, not including lime-carrot Jell-o-o, tropical punch Kool-Aid, or canned tuna fish in any form.
- Episcopalians believe that anything work doing is especially worth doing if it has an obscure title attached to it - for example: dean, sexton, thurifer, suffragan, canon.
- Likewise, Episcopalians believe that any place worth visiting is greatly enhanced by a name that only obliquely describes it - for example, narthex, nave, sacristy, undercroft, church school supply room.
- Episcopalians firmly believe that coffee hour is the eighth sacrament, but only if the coffee is caffeinated.
- Episcopalians believe that anthems are most efficacious if sung in Latin or German, especially during Lent.
- Episcopalians generally believe that they are the only people God trusts to take summers off from church.
- Some Episcopalians believe Rite I is the best expression of the liturgy. Some believe that Rite II is better. Most Episcopalians haven't noticed the difference: they just hope the whole thing gets over before noon.
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