Weiss, Jeffrey,
Episcopal Leaders and Churches Weigh Possible Action. Jeffrey Weiss. - Dallas Morning News, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 37, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Episcopal Leaders and Churches Weigh Possible Action, Aug. 20, 2003; pp. n.p..
"More than a week after the Episcopal Church's tumultuous triennial convention [Aug. 2003], the effects of its votes related to gay rights continue to reverberate....The convention, meeting in Minneapolis, approved the denomination's first openly gay bishop, the Rev. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire. It also recognized locally created blessings for same-sex unions as being in keeping with church doctrine." (DALLAS MORNING NEWS) This article reveals how the debate over a gay bishop and gay unions threatens to split the Episcopal Church.
1522-3256;
Episcopal Church
Anglican Communion
Bishops
Gay clergy
Homosexuality--Religious aspects
Schism
AC1.S5
050
Episcopal Leaders and Churches Weigh Possible Action. Jeffrey Weiss. - Dallas Morning News, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 37, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Episcopal Leaders and Churches Weigh Possible Action, Aug. 20, 2003; pp. n.p..
"More than a week after the Episcopal Church's tumultuous triennial convention [Aug. 2003], the effects of its votes related to gay rights continue to reverberate....The convention, meeting in Minneapolis, approved the denomination's first openly gay bishop, the Rev. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire. It also recognized locally created blessings for same-sex unions as being in keeping with church doctrine." (DALLAS MORNING NEWS) This article reveals how the debate over a gay bishop and gay unions threatens to split the Episcopal Church.
1522-3256;
Episcopal Church
Anglican Communion
Bishops
Gay clergy
Homosexuality--Religious aspects
Schism
AC1.S5
050