Today I have been up-dating myself on the situation at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. While quite a bit has been written about recent events there, much of what appears on line is speculative, even wild. The article referenced below seems to be pretty well-written and essentially accurate.
One speaker has said that the main reason for the departure of Robert A. Schuller from The Hour of Power was simply that he did not want to be one of several rotating preachers. The speaker indicated that there really was nothing more to the matter. Somehow this rings true, although it is hard to say for sure.
Although feeling Robert H. Schuller's philosophy was incomplete, I have found much good in it and have personally benefited in important ways several times in my life. For this I am grateful to him. And I have long respected his original commitment to quality music, though in recent years, he seems oblivious to the fact that quality includes quality of composition as well as performance. Not always has the music presented (especially by singers) been of superior quality.
Because of the place of this ministry in our national religious life, it is important to get the facts -- something which has not been easy to do. It is important not to become hysterical or to jump to conclusions. For now, it seems there may have been simply a difference of opinion, though one surmises there may be many details leading up to this change of personnel. The article gives some of the basic facts.
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct/27/local/me-schuller27
Monday, January 12, 2009
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