Church news

This Sunday, March 23, the sermon title at the First Church of Rosedale will be “He Is Rezzin’.” Services are at 2:00 PM, Second Life Time.

Last week, we were honored by the presence of JT Linden:

(He’s the one on the left.)

Naturally, we could not resist the temptation to ask him about the single most pressing issue of the day, what with Our Lord moving from CEO to Chairman of the Board. I am pleased to report that he assured us that Philip has no intention of giving in to the heretics, but plans to keep His hair as-is. We at the church were much relieved.

Our Lord works in mysterious ways

Before getting to the most recent development, I should say a few words about the First Church of Rosedale (Immersionist).

The First Church of Rosedale is founded on the recognition of one simple truth: in Second Life, Philip Linden is God. We leave all beside that to the individual parishioner. You may see Him as the Zeus-like head of a squabbling pantheon; you may see Him as the One and Only True God; you may like to think of a Trinity consisting of Philip Rosedale the Father, Philip Linden the Son, and the Holy Asset Server. To quote the Grand Flack from the First Latitudinarian Church of Celebrity Saints (in John Varley’s Steel Beach):

I don’t know if he was ever a true believer; hell, I don’t know if I’m a true believer. That’s why we call ourselves latitudinarian. If you have different ideas on the divinity of Tori-san, for instance, we don’t drive you out of the church, we give you a time slot and let you talk it over with people who agree with you. We don’t form sects, like other churches, and we don’t torment heretics. There are no heretics.

With that said, the latest message from the Lord clearly represents a significant spiritual moment. Is God being replaced? Is He moving to a higher level of divinity? Are we going to have to change our letterhead? I don’t think any one person can hope to have the answers, which is why I’m calling a special service for tomorrow, Sunday, March 16, at 2:00 PM Second Life Time.

I welcome believers, skeptics, and everybody else with open arms. Together we can get through this!