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"NEW YORK (AP) — The Episcopal Church moved Monday toward affirming their acceptance of gays and lesbians for all roles in ministry, despite pressure from fellow Anglicans worldwide for a decisive moratorium on consecrating another openly gay bishop.
Bishops at the Episcopal General Convention in Anaheim, Calif., voted 99-45 with two abstentions for a statement declaring "God has called and may call" to ministry gays in committed lifelong relationships.
Lay and priest delegates to the meeting had comfortably approved a nearly identical statement, and were expected to adopt the latest version before the meeting ends Friday.
Leaders of the Anglican Communion have been pushing Episcopalians to roll back their support for gays and lesbians since 2003, when the U.S. denomination consecrated the first openly gay bishop, V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire. The Episcopal Church is the U.S. Anglican body.
Robinson's election brought the 77 million-member Anglican fellowship to the brink of schism. Last month, breakaway Episcopal conservatives and other like-minded traditionalists formed a rival national province called the Anglican Church in North America.
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Praying for them to change their ways.
As God will need to pray for the church to change their hearts.
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That move will further alienate members of the Episcopal Church.
More and more people are leaving the church and forming their own more conservative branch of Anglicans, and I don't blame them at all:
http://www.charismamag.com/index.ph...orth-american-anglican-body-officially-formed
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agreed.
The believers are leaving that church by the droves....driving it to a more and more anti-Biblical, anti-Christian position.
They will soon deny every facet of the basics of the Faith.
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If the Episcopal Church wishes to extend a blessing to gay unions, they at least need to acknowlege the fact that they are not adhering to scripture as their primary authority on the topic.
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Johnv, well it's been a while. Hope all is well with you.