Though the Episcopal Church's canons and formularies still state that marriage is between a man and a woman, the church at its General Convention in July of 2009 decided to allow "bishops, particularly those in dioceses within civil jurisdictions where same-gender marriage, civil unions or domestic partnerships are legal, may provide generous pastoral response to meet the needs of members of this church."
Read moreCHENG: As an openly-gay theologian, ordained Christian minister and seminary professor at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, I agree that the truth will make us free. However, the anti-gay Christians have it backwards. As the groundbreaking events of 2010 have demonstrated, it is actually the truth of the fundamental goodness of LGBT people and our lives that will make us free.
Read moreCHENG: As an openly-gay theologian, ordained Christian minister and seminary professor at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, I agree that the truth will make us free. However, the anti-gay Christians have it backwards. As the groundbreaking events of 2010 have demonstrated, it is actually the truth of the fundamental goodness of LGBT people and our lives that will make us free.
Read moreCHENG: As an openly-gay theologian, ordained Christian minister and seminary professor at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, I agree that the truth will make us free. However, the anti-gay Christians have it backwards. As the groundbreaking events of 2010 have demonstrated, it is actually the truth of the fundamental goodness of LGBT people and our lives that will make us free.
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8. The return of PA Bishop Charles Bennison - the bishop nobody wants.
9. Episcopal seminaries in decline. Episcopal cathedrals face uncertain future: Washington National Cathedral layoffs.
10. Haiti earthquake. Rebuilding Episcopal presence.
11. Revision of Title IV Canons. TEC more hierarchical. Sovereign rights of dioceses now in jeopardy.
Read more6. Fr. Dan Martins an orthodox priest's election and consents.
7. Anglican and Episcopal Blogs go viral.
8. The return of PA Bishop Charles Bennison - the bishop nobody wants.
9. Episcopal seminaries in decline. Episcopal cathedrals face uncertain future: Washington National Cathedral layoffs.
10. Haiti earthquake. Rebuilding Episcopal presence.
11. Revision of Title IV Canons. TEC more hierarchical. Sovereign rights of dioceses now in jeopardy.
Read more6. Fr. Dan Martins an orthodox priest's election and consents.
7. Anglican and Episcopal Blogs go viral.
8. The return of PA Bishop Charles Bennison - the bishop nobody wants.
9. Episcopal seminaries in decline. Episcopal cathedrals face uncertain future: Washington National Cathedral layoffs.
10. Haiti earthquake. Rebuilding Episcopal presence.
11. Revision of Title IV Canons. TEC more hierarchical. Sovereign rights of dioceses now in jeopardy.
Read more"An archbishop may hold a strong position on a particular theological debate, but that should not be a reason to silence those of his colleagues with an alternative opinion as representatives of their dioceses," Dr. Idowu-Fearon wrote. The Nigerian Bishop was a member of the Lambeth Commission which produced the Windsor report.
Read more"An archbishop may hold a strong position on a particular theological debate, but that should not be a reason to silence those of his colleagues with an alternative opinion as representatives of their dioceses," Dr. Idowu-Fearon wrote. The Nigerian Bishop was a member of the Lambeth Commission which produced the Windsor report.
Read more"An archbishop may hold a strong position on a particular theological debate, but that should not be a reason to silence those of his colleagues with an alternative opinion as representatives of their dioceses," Dr. Idowu-Fearon wrote. The Nigerian Bishop was a member of the Lambeth Commission which produced the Windsor report.
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