Talk:Michael Curry (bishop)

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Name[edit]

News articles about the installation of the new Presiding Bishop today tend to use his full name Michael Bruce Curry in first use. For example, see these sources in The Living Church and this from today's Washington Post. As his name is in the news, the article should be as easy to find as possible. To do that, we should use natural disambiguation, not "Michael Curry (Presiding Bishop)" or "Michael Curry (bishop)". Jonathunder (talk) 23:50, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Additional Information on Ministry[edit]

The article currently lacks information about Curry's ministry since his installation service at Washington National Cathedral. I propose adding sections similar to those of his predecessor Katherine Jefferts Schori. I would like to see the contents changed to note subsections for: Ministry as Diocesan Bishop, Ministry as Presiding Bishop, and Views. Ministry as Presiding Bishopcould include his early decision dismissing senior staff, relationship with other Anglican Communion primates, and recent announcement of revival meetings throughout the United States. What do other users think? Sjrplscjnky (talk) 19:28, 6 January 2017 (UTC)sjrplscjnky 6 January 2017[reply]

Requested move 2 November 2015[edit]

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The result of the move request was: moved. The consensus is that his middle name is not part of his common name. Jenks24 (talk) 05:15, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Bruce Curry → Michael Curry (bishop) – WP:COMMONNAME & WP:BISHOP, Without having done a complete and thorough survey is seems that a google search yields as many references to "Michael Curry" as there are to "Michael Bruce Curry", so I don't think I agree that Michael Bruce Curry is what he is COMMONLY known as. I'm sure his mother called him Michael Curry and not Michael Bruce Curry (except when she was really angry with him)) Wayne Jayes (talk) 13:18, 2 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support His full name evidently is not the WP:COMMONNAME: 15k GNews hits for "Bishop Michael Curry" vs. ~400 for "Michael Bruce Curry". 58.176.246.42 (talk) 14:45, 2 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Michael B. Curry appears to be most common in online sources according to Google. It's also how his name appears on his books: Crazy Christians and Songs My Grandma Sang. (According to the later book, his grandmother largely raised him, but I don't know what she called him.) Jonathunder (talk) 16:56, 2 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support original nomination. I don't know if author credits count as the proper source for common name. I know I might publish under Antonio even though I am known as Tony. I am not sure that is an uncommon situation. I am willing to support whatever is determined to be the most common name by outside sources. Although he publishes with the B., it does not appear in headlines in the references section of the article.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:43, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — we might see a lot of results for "Michael Bruce Curry" and "Michael B. Curry", but a lot of those results may be simply because of that American 'thing' of over-formalising in particular (though broad!) contexts. I'm not sure how cultural name use practises influence our naming policy, but as I read it now, I feel like "Michael Curry (bishop)" is where WP:COMMONNAME & WP:BISHOP would place his article. DBD 10:44, 4 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe it's an American 'thing' or an African-American 'thing' or just his 'thing', but since he uses it, we should respect that. Jonathunder (talk) 01:38, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Royal wedding[edit]

The information about his participation in the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is included in his personal life section, but I'm wondering if it should be moved under the section covering his role as presiding bishop as he is attending the wedding as a senior Anglican clergyman and the groom is the grandson of the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. -- Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 23:16, 14 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you think that improves the article, be bold and do it. Jonathunder (talk) 04:38, 15 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Oh boy, I think we will need a whole article on his sermon. This will be the biggest thing that people remember from the wedding! - dimkadimon — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:44B8:272:5700:6D3D:6C84:30F8:4030 (talk) 14:03, 19 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Here is some analysis from the New York Times with the text of the sermon. Jonathunder (talk) 05:10, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The text says that the sermon was well received but I don't think that's the case. Most people looked stunned and some were even laughing! This needs to be mentioned — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:44B8:272:5700:4086:6EA4:21F7:13EA (talk) 07:48, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A well-received address may have humor and elements of surprise but dull ones have neither. That's my opinion and you have yours. In the article, let's stick to what sources say. Jonathunder (talk) 13:10, 21 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Birth place?[edit]

In the infobox for Rev. Curry, it says that he was born in Chicago, but in his early life section, it says he was born in Maywood. Does anyone know which is the right one? Lbr123 (talk) 18:57, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]