Tuesday, May 5, 2009

New Leaders at Eddyworld

Mirabile dictu, white smoke has issued from the chimney, and the Journal has made it official: We have new leaders! No, none of them is Mrs. Eddy, but tant pis. We have also learned that everything, including responsibility, is being outsourced. And hosanna, our new leaders have already proven their worth by bravely and skillfully leading the Church out of the Promised Land and back into the wilderness.

The Discoverer of Christian Science, the Founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist, and its Leader in perpetuity has been nonchalantly and perfidiously tossed overboard, apparently for being a constant aggravation, annoyance, and wet blanket. Mrs. Eddy is now a jetsam, free-agent commodity available for exploitation by any feminist, immoralist, or carney who can turn her into a little ready cash. Legal work is also, it would seem, being put into the capable hands of at least one attorney who is a woeful tabula rasa where Christian Science is concerned.

Russ Gerber's cotton-puff interview in the April Journal with attorney Steve Lyons is certainly hair-raising, if not hackle-raising. For some tastes Mr. Lyons may come off as sickeningly obsequious to the church leaders, especially [genuflect] leader Nate Talbot. One can visualize during the "interview" the carefully orchestrated play of strings and cue cards. Mr. Lyons dutifully hammers home his laughable concerns about possible marginalization of the musty Christian Science belief system. Yoo-hoo, Rip, this is 2009, not 1989! You're at least a couple of decades late with that worry. Check your Guccis, sir; that's a fetid backwater you're standing in now, and it didn't show up unexpectedly last night. You come across like an archaeologist who has just unearthed a weird, pre-historic artifact, but who doesn't want his serious misgivings about it to show and spoil a profitable gig.

There's a method in our leaders' madness, though. The new MC motto seems to be the familiar saying: "Better to remain silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." If someone like a Gill or Lyons commits a boo-boo, let him be the naughty girl or boy and expendable fall guy and not a denizen of our pantheon of leaders.

Those interested in the interview, and any loyal Christian Scientist should be, can peruse it with spot-on running commentary from "a sheep". The document should be fairly easy to obtain. Do so and be prepared to weep.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not for you obviously, blogger, nor for me to have any other Leader but the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science--no matter what "they" do.
You started off your May blogging in fine style.

California fan said...

Clever title! In fact, the entire blog post is very well done. As usual.
Thanks for doing what you are doing for our Cause.

Cambridge said...

So enjoy your website. So well written, and always address important issues confronting this religion we love so much.
Heartfelt thanks to you, blogger.

Anonymous said...

Since I no longer subscribe to the periodicals, missed what you're referring to. I prefer to stay with our Leader's (Mary Baker Eddy) inspired writings myself. And I imagine more and more of us out here are feeling the same.
Thanks much,

C.S. Practitioner (FL) said...

Love your blog, and love the loyalty you express for Christian Science and its forever Leader, Mary Baker Eddy.
Keep up your needed work!

Boston friend said...

Want to take a moment out of a busy day to thank you for caring so much about our Leader, that you will post what you do on your website. You are a loyal follower!

London (UK) said...

You are so good at what you do! A blessing to the Field, without a doubt.
God bless you, dear blogger...

A New York reader said...

Dear Friend,
Really enjoyed this posting. And owing the Discoverer and Founder of CS more than I can ever make up for, will always think of Mary Baker Eddy as my Leader!

A voice from New England said...

Another fine blog offering. So appreciate your using your marked gifts to uphold the high standards our Leader left us.
Best wishes to you,

E. J. (Texas) said...

First-time visitor to your blog, and I like what I see. You're an exceptional writer, and I intend to come back for more blog posts.

Anonymous said...

Goodmorning,
I've read many of your entries, and find them most interesting. With your skill in writing, why not do something on the current flu scare? I bet it would be solid.
Thanks,

From New Hampshire said...

Thanks for keeping us up on what's going on. I have no interest in reading more about this sad business, as I intend to remain true to the woman who discovered and founded CS. She will forever be my Leader.

Regular reader, Ohio said...

Just want to say how much I appreciate all the giving you've been doing through your blog. We need you thinking and keeping us posted on vital issues regarding CS.
All my best to you,

A long-time fan said...

Give us something new, o talented one. As our Leader says, the talents God gives us, we must improve!