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Progressive Episcopalians of Pittsburgh Contacts: Christopher I. Wilkins January 10, 2004: For Immediate Release David Virtue Gets It Wrong Again Once again David Virtue has pieced together half-truths, misreadings, and misrepresentations about those who disagree with him. This time his target is Lionel Deimel, Ph.D., the president of Progressive Episcopalians of Pittsburgh, who maintains a web site reflecting his interests in, among other things, poetry, public affairs, the Episcopal Church, computer science, and language. Apparently David Virtue needs some lessons in reading fiction. Virtue’s misrepresentation “Pittsburgh ‘Progressive’ Episcopalian Leader Upholds Incest” is based on a few snippets from Deimel’s web site and a long quote from an article by another conservative blogger, Christopher S. Johnson. Virtue quoted from a Deimel short story about sibling incest without recognizing the difference between fiction and advocacy. Johnson engaged in his own form of creative fiction, putting in quotation marks what he thought a person supporting inclusivity in the Episcopal Church (like Deimel) would say. Virtue quotes Johnson’s fictional statements as the actual words of Deimel. Johnson wrote in a way that would deceive a sloppy reader. Virtue fell into the trap. For the record, Dr. Deimel has stated that he does not "uphold" incest. "I can write about incest without advocating it," he said, "just as Agatha Christie can write about murder without endorsing homicide." Virtue does get one thing right. Progressive Episcopalians of Pittsburgh is an inclusive organization. It welcomes all who are interested in maintaining the traditional “middle way” of the Episcopal Church, and its membership includes conservatives as well as liberals. It welcomes all who share the goal of maintaining a church that can worship together while holding differing interpretations of the Scripture. The organization is not working to unseat Bishop Duncan, but rather has tried to warn the Bishop against taking actions that might provide grounds for removal. See the listed references for the original materials. References: David Virtue's report: Christopher Johnson essay: http://mcj.bloghorn.com/456 Lionel Deimel's web site: http://deimel.org PEP web site: http://progressiveepiscopalians.org
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