The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected a lesbian as assistant bishop Saturday, the second openly gay bishop in the global Anglican fellowship, which is already deeply fractured over the first.I guess the Episcopal Church is just desperate to weed out any of those churches that still believe in traditional Biblical values. During my church insurance days I wrote policies for a number of new churches that split off from the Episcopal congregations over the issue of gay clergy and gay marriage. This will start another wave of defections.
The Rev. Mary Glasspool of Baltimore needs approval from a majority of national church leaders before she can be consecrated as assistant bishop in the Los Angeles diocese.
Still, her victory underscored a continued Episcopal commitment to accepting same-sex relationships despite enormous pressure from other Anglicans to change their stand.
The head of the Episcopal Church, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, has said she would consecrate any elected bishop as long as church rules for selection were followed.
Sunday, December 06, 2009
L.A. Episcopal Diocese Accelerates the Split in Their Denomination
This isn't going to go over well with a lot of local congregations:
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I guess these gay clergy members must read a different Bible from the one accepted by most Christian
religions. I find it hard to believe that congregations don't vote these leaders out of their offices. A great religious movement is going down the tube because of being overtaken by the queer movement.
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