This Sunday we bring you this bit of insanity from one of those mainline churches.

Several years ago when the Episcopal Church decided that Romans 1 was a bother and the book of Leviticus was right out, they approved the church's first openly gay bishop. At the time, Scott Ott wrote a bit of satire headlined: "Episcopal Church Appoints First Openly-Muslim Bishop"

Well, Ott is perhaps the world's most prescient satirist.

Shortly after noon on Fridays, the Rev. Ann Holmes Redding ties on a black headscarf, preparing to pray with her Muslim group on First Hill.

On Sunday mornings, Redding puts on the white collar of an Episcopal priest.

She does both, she says, because she's Christian and Muslim.

Redding, who until recently was director of faith formation at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, has been a priest for more than 20 years. Now she's ready to tell people that, for the last 15 months, she's also been a Muslim — drawn to the faith after an introduction to Islamic prayers left her profoundly moved.

The first words that come to mind are: "Is she %$#^# crazy?"

The second question is, what does the Episcopal Church think about it?

Redding's bishop, the Rt. Rev. Vincent Warner, says he accepts Redding as an Episcopal priest and a Muslim, and that he finds the interfaith possibilities exciting. Her announcement, first made through a story in her diocese's newspaper, hasn't caused much controversy yet, he said.

And people wonder why the faithful flee these sorts of "churches." You don't need to go someplace Sunday mornings, put money in the plate as it's passed around and listen to a sermon when you're just going to make it up as you go along -- you can do all that in your parents' basement.