Respectfully Silent, Silent No Longer

Being an outspoken Southerner, and a hothead in general, it has been difficult over the past 2 years to be respectful of certain members of our leadership when they have BEEN THE OPPOSITE of truthful and transparent to the clergy and the laity. I have decided to not comment myself being ignorant and uninformed in general; so I present the only two websites offering commentary on the subject:

www.savetheoca.org

Here is the text from their mainpage:

Update: Thanks go out to all those generous people who helped pledge over $20,000 in our first 24 hours. While not enough to throw a party at the Athletic Club, it's a good start. Please spread the word about SaveTheOca.org!

Throughout the ongoing scandal, the members of the OCA have stood quietly by waiting for leadership and action by those managing our church. However, the hierarchy of our beloved church has failed to act, and now is the time for us, together, to pledge our support for change and accountability.

How can we help? By proving that we, the community of the church, are willing to contribute and help rebuild what is left of our beloved church. We ask that all OCA members complete our pledge form. To be clear, we are not taking your money. We are taking your word - a promise to help rebuild the OCA when the conditions of our fundraising effort are met. Those conditions are:

1) The currrent leader of our church, Metropolitan Herman, must step down either by resignation or by termination;
2) All results of the Special Commission will be legally distributed to all dues paying members of the Orthodox Church in America and publicized in its entirety on OCA.org;
3) All parties implicated by the special commission will receive a just penalty for their parts in any activities against the by-laws of the church; likewise; if the report specifies that any illegal activities ensued, that those responsible parties will be turned over to the proper civil authorities.


The second is OCANEWS.ORG

A more indepth review of all OCA correspondence, information, and disinformation from the scandal.


READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.


I hope you all have had a blessed and fruitful Lent and are preparing your hearts for the Feast of Feasts, the celebration of the Ancient of Days become man and dwelt AMONGST US, because He loves us and does not want any distance between us and Him, no scandal, no secrets, no lies, no deception, no leading astray of "little ones" like you and me. Pray for our leaders and our brothers and sisters, to repent and "prepare the way of the Lord". and pray for me, a sinner.

-Kevin