Priests in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut may also officiate at the civil marriage of a same-sex couple as a “generous pastoral response” to lesbian and gay couples seeking to be married. +Douglas is a member of the Anglican Communion Standing Committee.
God still seems to have a use for this Church, if we can remember our central focus – to love God and our neighbors as ourselves, wherever we go, and wherever we find ourselves. May God bless the journey, and may we learn to travel light.
From The State today in Columbia, S.C.: The leader of Midlands and Upstate Episcopalians said this week he remains in prayer and open talks with
Three of the Episcopal Church’s leading voices, including the new President of the House of Deputies, counter claims that the Church is paying the price for espousing a liberal political agenda.
Rhode Island Bishop-Elect Nick Knisely, on his blog Entangled States, shares the experience of moving from the House of Deputies to the House of Bishops:
In the category of Mainline Summer:
More reactions to the reactions to the reactions to General Convention and the Episcopal Church. Popular bloggers, AKMA in Rachel Held Evans both discuss the
I hope I’m being clear, I believe our decline is a sloughing off of the baggage of establishment and American Empire and not quickly enough embracing an expansive view of humanity within our Eucharistic communities. We became irrelevant to all but the most faithful and those far too in love with Jesus to leave the church despite its hypocrisy. But don’t worry, we’re on that now.
During General Convention I frequently heard people speak about the kind of church that they wanted to help bring into being. My question posed not as a challenge, but to gather information was: What is stopping you?