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Louie & Ernest Clay-Crew
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12/21/1974

8/17/2006

Do justice.

A series of essays in the Episcopal Church

Geoff Curtiss and Marge Christie, both colleagues on the Newark deputation, have pointed out to me a dangerous mistake on page 847 of the Book of Common Prayer: "Question: What response did God require from the chosen people? Answer: God required the chosen people to be faithful; to love justice, to do mercy, and to walk humbly with their God." That's not what Scripture says: "He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6:8)

God is calling us to do justice and love mercy. It is easier to love justice than to do it; it is easier to be merciful than to love mercy. -- Lutibelle/Louie

D007. A resolution to correct the Book of Common Prayer

Note: Items are in reverse chronology of their being posted here, the most recent items coming first.

What To Do When a Samaritan Crashes the Christmas Party. by The Rev. Michael W. Hopkins
The Armies of the Righteous Are Once Again Girding Themselves for Battle -- Trinity XVIII -- 2011. By David B. Taylor
I Think That's What It Takes: A Matthew Shepard Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Derek Penwell.
Sermon for the funeral of Adrian Gupton. By the Rev. J. Carr Holland
Letter from Professor John Poynter to Secretary of State Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton Re: David Kato .
The Big Bang, The Baptism of Jesus, and the new Creation by the Rev. Joseph Summers.
Compassion Struggling with the Law. By the Rev. J. Carr Holland
Freedom to Love. By Ms. Lee Cheek.
Are Homosexuals Not to Receive the Kingdom of God? By Guy S. Johnson.
So I need the language of the lament. By The Rev. Clare Fischer-Davies
A Loudspeaker, a Bullhorn, a Whisper. By The Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian
Inside Out and Upside Down. By The Rev. R. William Carroll
I Have Wrestled with God! . By The Rev. J. Michael Povey
Making the People of God. By The Rev. Perren Hayes
A Blazing Row. By David B. Taylor
The Bread of Life. A homily at the ordination of The Rev. Peggy Bryan by the Rev. Ernest Cockrell
The 1991 Sexuality Debate at General Convention. By Pat Waddell (El Camino Real) with input from Jane Garrison+ (Vermont) -- the first two lgbt deputies to come out at General Convention. They were already out to their dioceses before they were elected. Note: this is a pdf file and requires a pdf reader, such as Adobe.
- Behind the Scenes in Phoenix at GC 1991. By Bruce Garner
A homily at the Requiem for John Maurice Gessell . By The Rev. John Lane Denson.
A Modest Proposal. By the Rt. Rev. Douglas Theuner, Retired Bishop of New Hampshire
In His Right Mind, At Last. By the Rev. Blake Rider
Wonderings of an American Anglican on the Cusp of the 21st Century. By the Rt. Rev. Douglas Theuner, Retired Bishop of New Hampshire
Beyond Anglo-Saxism. By the Rt. Rev. Douglas Theuner, Retired Bishop of New Hampshire
Change: Loss or Freedom?. By The Rev. Vicki Mouradian. This is an audio stream (17 minutes) of a sermon preached at St. Bede's in Los Angeles, on June 13, 2010
Responding to the ++ABC. By the Rev. Michael Russell
To a Young Man from an Old One. By Larry Graham
Sermon for Affirmation Scotland -- 23 May 2010 . By The Rev. Kelvin Holdsworth, Provost of St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow. If Kevlin Holdsworth were a part of the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian), he would be gagged and not allowed to preach this sertmon, but he's a member of the Scottish Episcopal Church (Anglican) and able to live into the claim that Presbyterians make but deny to themselves, namely, "Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever"!
Impressions of the Consecration of +Mary Glasspool. By John Poynter
God's Revolution. By The Rev. R. William Carroll
Dancing in the Temple. Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson speaks at the Cathedral of Hope.
Wise Men, a Wedding, and Consents. By The Rev. Lee Shaw
An Update on Haiti by The Rev. Kesner Ajax. January 23, 2010 .
The Communion of Saints. A recording of Louie Crew's sermon at All Saints in Columbus, OH, on All Saints 2009.
A Manifesto: The Time Has Come!. By Rt. Rev. John S. Spong
What I Believe. By Very Rev. Thomas Luck
A Homily for the Celebration of a Marriage . By the Rev. Sam Portaro
"I Have a Dream". By the Rev. Ed Lundin
Why Do We Have This Special Charism? . By The Rev. Peter Carey.
A Biblical Love Triangle. By The Rev. John Kirkley.
Sex and the Sins of the Fathers: Fertility Religion versus Human Rights. By Marilyn McCord Adams, Regius Professor of Divinity & Canon of Christ Church, Christ Church, Oxford
The Church of the Cowardly Lion: Time for a Transplant! . By Clark West
An Open Letter to the Theology Committee of the House of Bishops . By Christopher Evans, ObSB
A Highly Dramatic Time. By The Rev. Peter Keese.
A Litany for Healing Homophobia. By The Rev. Joseph A. Harmon
Broken Windows. By The Rev. Terry Pannell.
Homosexuality and the Episcopal Church (1976-2007) . Bill Moyers Journal
God's World Within Our World. By the Rev. James B. Flowers
Opening Prayer to Kick Off Inaugural Events of President Barack Obama. By Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire.
The Last Word: Reflections on Four and A Half Decades of Ordained Ministry. By Canon Richard T. Nolan
At the Nationwide Protest Against Proposition 8 On the steps of City Hall in Napa, California Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 10:30 AM PST . By Gregg DesElms.
Matthew Shepard Day Sermon . By By Jordan Goldwarg.
A Liberation of Love. By the Rev. Terry Pannell.
On Lambeth. By The Rev. William Coats.
Circles: A Meditation on the Eve of Lambeth, by Lawrence L. Graham.
Pride. A sermon by the Rev. Canon John Rettger, St. Mark's Cathedral, Minneapolis, MN
Anglican Covenant - a bad idea whose time has come?. By Dr. Wayne Whitson Floyd, Education Program Manager, The Alban Institute
The Gay Challenge and Charismatic Episcopalians. By the Rev. Canon Gray Temple
God Shows No Partiality. By Corey Spence
Most Reverend and Dear Archbishop Williams. The 8th Bishop of New Hampshire writes about the exclusion of the 9th Bishop of New Hampshire from Lambeth 2008.
Hearing the Stone Rolling Away from our Tombs. Venerable Kelvin Holdsworth, Provost of St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
An Open Letter. By the Rev. Dr. Gayle Baldwin.
Along the Way to Market to Buy a Fag Pig. By The Rev. Christopher Hofer, C1 from Long Island in 2009
Fruit of the Light. By Barbi Click
Out of the Darkness. A sermon by Jeff Martinhauk
Holy Irrelevant? The Church and LGBT Affirmation - A sermon preached at Trinity College, Dublin, by The Rev. Colin Coward, The director of Changing Attitude in the U.K.
Magi, TEC, and the Anglican Communion>. By the Rev. John Hartnett. St. Elizabeth's in Ridgewood, NJ
A Child of God: Why I Believe the General Convention Should Rescind B033 and Authorize Rites for the Blessing of Same Sex Unions. By the Rev. Warner Traynham
Orthodoxy and Trust: A Plea to Rowan Williams. By Clark West.
Into a Dark Night in a Dark Time. By The Rev. James B. Flowers.
Epiphany 2008. By David B. Taylor
What's In and What's Out in 2008 for The Episcopal Church . By the Rev. Robert Russell Smith
Trials: The Episcopal Church VS. Cana. By Robert L. McCan, Ph.D.
My Gay Grandpa Paul: 'I've got his blood inside my veins'. By Clark West.
Matthew Shepard Memorial Sermon – October 7, 2007. By Nathaniel Brown
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them. By Clark West, child abuse.
A Reflection in a Hard Time. By The Rev. Craig Burlington
The Great Betrayal - Rowan Williams and the end of the Anglican Communion as we know it. By Nigel J. Taber-Hamilton. See also the letter of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Bishop of Central Florida to which Father Taber-Hamilton responds.
A Proposal for the Anglican Communion Getting a Divorce AND Staying at the Table. By Clark West
An Open Letter to the Gay Community. By Bishop Gene Robinson
Sinning Aagainst the Holy Spirit. By The Reverend Canon Marilyn McCord Adams
A Quiz for the Bishops of the Episcopal Church. By The Rev. Paul Woodrum
JSC Report Is Released. By Rt. Rev. Catherine Waynick
Harry's Dinner with Katharine. By Father Jake
A Way Forward and a Huge Missed Opportunity. By Louie Crew
Honestly! By the Rev. Harry T. Cook
Impressions from the Week of the Bishops. by The Ven. Ormonde Plater
Response to the House of Bishops Statement from New Orleans. By The Rev. Barry M. Signorelli
My word to the church. By The Rev. R. William Carroll in response to the House of Bishops statement from New Orleans
Are We They?. By Deniray Mueller
I Drive Home. By The Rev. Dr. James Bradley
Williams: The Voice of the Ages. By The Rev. Paul Woodrum
A Prayer for Senator Larry Craig. By James E. McGreevey in the Washington Post
Anglican Communion Constitution: Relation to Current Disputes. By The Rev. Canon Robert Brooks.
Blue-Eyed Devil. By Gordon W. Gritter.
Louie Responds to "Reality Check". By Louie Crew.
The Limitations of Like Minds. By The Rev. Barbara Crafton.
And They Morph Again... . By Katie Sherrod. A report of the July 30-31 meeting of the Anglican Communion Network.
Bishop Kelsey's Mantle . By The Rev. John Kirkley.
Canterbury: Necessary or Not?. By the Rev. Mark Harris.
Memories of Bishop Pike. Compiled by The Rev. William B. Easter. Reflections by Ms Amy Abercrombie The Revd Robert Brueckner, The Revd Dr Kenneth R. Clark, The Revd James R. Crowder, Mr Richard W. Ditewig, The Revd George H. Easter, The Revd William B. Easter, Ms Jean M. Hayden, The Rev. Robert B. Hedges, Mr Rockwood Jenkins, The Revd John W. Parker, The Reverend Jay R. Pierce, The Revd John F. Smith, The Rt Revd Morgan Porteus, The Revd Dr Christopher S. Rubel, The Right Revd R. Stewart Wood, Jr., Ms Jeanette Renouf, D.Min., Ph.D., Mr Lou S. Schoen, The Revd William S. Wade, and The Revd Tom Woodward
Charity versus Obedience. By David B. Taylor
What Is It, and Is It Worth It? By Deniray Mueller
A letter to The Rev. Bill Terry, Rector of St. Anna's in New Orleans. By Louie Crew
A letter to the Nigerian Church from an Episcopal priest. By the Rev. Holly Lyman Antolini.
The Anglican Covenant Process and the Theological Ethics of Committed Same-Sex Partnerships. By Rt. Rev. David Russell, Bishop of Grahamstown, SA (Retired)
The Lambeth Invitational Gulp! Tournament. By the Rev. Robert Russell Smith
Standing with +Gene. By Lee Clark
Davis Mac-Iyalla's Visit to Athens, Ohio. By Ilona Carlson, 15-years-old.
The Anglican Church of Canada towards schism Or Genuine Traditional Anglicans' Reclaiming Orthodox Christiandome. By The Rev. J. C. Martin, Rector, St. Jose de Gracia Cathedral, Mexico
Regarding the Decision Not Include the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson. By the Rt. Rev. John Bryson Chane, Bishop of Washington
The Most Noxious Point of the Windsor Report Becomes Reality. By the Rt. Rev. Marc Andrus, Bishop of California
I would not go to Lambeth: Would you? By the Rev. R. William Carroll
The Gospel Agenda. By The Rev Susan Buchanan. Note: This reflection received an "Award of Excellence" from the Episcopal Communicators annual conference in the category of Theological Reflection.
Response to the Canadian House of Bishops' Statement . By the Rev. Canon Rod Gillis, St. James, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Report of the House of Bishops' Task Force on Property Disputes.
Stay in the City>. By Rt. Rev. Richard Shimpfky
Jesus' Family Values. By Deirdre Good
Leaven in the Lump of Lambeth. By The Rev. Marilyn McCord Adams, Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford, Canon of Christ Church
The Episcopal Church: A Half Century of Turmoil and Transformation. Rt. Rev. Arthur E. Walmsley at the Whole Message Conference, Ottawa, 14 April.
If we are 'demoted to a second tier in the Anglican Communion,' who cares?. By the Rev. Susan Fortunato.
The "Communion" Afterthought. By Sarah Dylan Breuer.
A gentle call to stay strong. By Most Rev. Michael Peers, Retired Archbishop of Canada, in the Toronto Star April 14, 2007
Sex and Christianity: Re-Thinking the Relationship. By Rt. Rev. Michael Ingham, Bishop of New Westminster, Anglican Church of Canada.
On Class Fairies and Resurrection. By The Rev. John Kirkley.
The Michelson-Morley Experiment and the Experience of Gay and Lesbian Christians. By Very Rev. Nick Knisely
A New Thing. By Deacon Timothy E. Ervolina
A Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury. By the Rev. Katherine M. Glenn.
Responses to the Communiqué from the Primates meeting in Tanzania
- Bishop of Arizona
- Bishop of Atlanta.
- Bishop of California.
- Bishop of Chicago.
- Bishop of Florida.
- Bishop of Long Island
- Bishop of Minnesota
- Bishop of New York.
- Bishop of New Hampshire.
- Bishop of Newark.
- Bishop of Northern Michigan
- Bishop of Washington.
- Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Canada
- Bishop of Christ the King, Southern Africa
- Bishop of Southwark
- Archbishop of Wales
- Additional bishops' statements at Telling Beads Blogspot
  Selected clergy and lay:
- The Rev. Frank J. Alagna
- Bonnie Anderson, President of the House of Deputies.
- Paige Baker.
- Todd Bates.
- The Rev. Peter Carey.
- The Rev. R. William Carroll.
- Barbi Click.
- Very Rev. Ronald Clingenpeel, St. Louis.
- Louie Crew
  - Tick, tock, tick, tock.
  - "Instruments of Unity"?
  - Come No Closer!
- Very Rev. Ward Ewing Dean and President of General Theological Seminary.
- The Rev. Dr. Giles Fraser.
- The Rev. Canon Robert Gage.
- The Rev. Andrew Gerns.
- Laurie Gudim.
- The Rev. Christopher Hofer.
- The Rev. Michael Hopkins.
- Jim Hutcherson.
- Bradford Dov Lewis
- Very Rev. Tracey Lind, Cleveland.
- The Rev. Lucia Lloyd
- Bob McCan.
- Muffie Moroney.
- The Rev. Susan McGarry.
- Robert C. Melucci.
- Sharon Moon.
- Judith Morton.
- The Rev. William H. Stokes
  - Sermon for 5 Lent after the House of Bishops March 2007 Communication
  - Persist in Love and Take the Lowest Seat
- The Rev. Terry Pannell
- The Rev. Brian C. Taylor.
- David Bruce Taylor.
- Jack Taylor, Jr.
- The Rev. Wm. McCord Thigpen.
- The Rev. Warner Traynham.
- The Rev. Warner Traynham. Second letter to the PB
- The Consultation.
- The Executive Council
- Diocese of Utah.
- Integrity: LGBT Episcopalians.
- Op-Ed in New York Times for 2/27/07.
- NPR broadcast on 2/27/07.
- Statements collected by The Episcopal Majority
Base Two. By The Rev. Dan Martins
An Open Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury Regarding Requests for "Alternative Primatial Oversight".
Where Have All the Christians Gone?. By Rt. Rev. Pierre Whalon, courtesy of anglicansonline
Father Matthew on Christian Unity. A youtube presentation.
An Open Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury. By Jeff Martinhauk.
Address to the Convention of the Diocese of North Carolina. By Rt. Rev. Michael Curry. 1 hour and 15 minutes of streaming audio. Hold on to your seat.
AMiA has BHAG... but it will pass.. By the Rev. Mark Harris
What an Awesome Day to Become a Priest!. Rt. Rev. Michael Ingham, Bishop of New Westminster
Nothing Will Be Lost. By Tobias Stanislas Haller BSG
You are not far from the Kingdom of God. By Bruce Garner
Dorcas House Thanksgiving. A youtube video (8:32 minutes) of a project of the Diocese and cathedral of San Diego to serve children of prisoners in Tiajuana.
Enough: it is time to move on. By the Rev. Mark Harris
If the Pope can go to Turkey, Can the ABC go to Texas? By the Rt. Rev. Paul Marshall.
Double-Crossers. By The Rev. Lane Denson
An argument based in Holy Scripture and/or the unbroken tradition of the Church for blessing same sex unions or ordaining men or women involved in them. By The Rev. Susan Russell
Episcopal Church: A Question. A youtube presentation by The Rev. Mark Harris
Honoring Boldness, Courage, and Open Brave Action. By The Rev. Mary Goshert
What's In and What's Out in 2007 for the Episcopal Church. By The Rev. Robert Russell Smith
How "Historic" Are Truro Church and The Falls Church?. By Joan R. Gundersen, Ph.D.
The Truth Be Told, We... By The Rev. James B. Shumard
God Welcomes All People: Reply to Cal Thomas . By The Rev. Dr. R. William Carroll
Let Justice Ross. By The Rev. Dr. R. William Carroll
Twee Faders. Kinderen voor Kinderen song - Two Fathers
The Authority of the Bible. By David B. Taylor
The World Is Flat. The Bible Says So. By Larry Graham.
Who Is Outside Our Circle. By The Rev. Wm. Blake Rider
The Vox Crying in the Wilderness. By The Rev. Bob Smith
Pulling Off One of Life's Little Miracles: A Sacramental Wedding. By The Rev. Phillip Dana Wilson
Mickey Mouse's Dog No Longer a Planet. By The Rev. Lane G. Hensley
ALPO: Some questions heard around the church and my responses . By E. Kim Byham
Waging Fragmentation. By Daniel J. Webster
Some Hard Choices to Make. By Dr. Mike Homfray
A Place at the Table. By Very Rev. Ronald H. Clingenpeel.
The Hijacking. By The Rev. Donald P. Goodheart.
'Episcopal Majority' Blogspot.
General Convention 2006: Its Response to the Requests of the Windsor Report, and Subsequent Reaction . By Charles Walthall
Don't Call Them Conservatives. By Teresa Mathes.
Verge of Jordan: Christian Paolino's Blog.
Lisa Fox's 'My Manner of Life' Blog.
A Point of No Return for the Episcopal Church in the USA. By Charles V. Willie, PhD
My Manner of Life Presents a Challenge to the Wider Church. By The Rev. Robert R. Smith
An Address to the American House of Bishops. By David B. Taylor
A Meditation on What Went Wrong in Columbus. By The Rev. Peter Carey
Impressions of a First-Time Visitor to General Convention by Robert L. McCan, Ph.D. .
A Christian’s School Unchristian Act and the Newspaper’s Failure to Report the News – Only in Texas? . By Kim McLaughlin
A Manifesto. By the Rev. William R. Coats
Marriages and Anniversaries. By the Rev. Lowell Grisham
The courage and the vision to be the GC of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. By The Rev. Roger Ard
Is Opting Out What Jesus Wants? By the Rev. Christopher Hall
A cancer of anger, fear, intimidation or (worse yet) separation. By The Rev. Frederick E. Mann
Singing Different Words to the Same Music: A Response to General Convention.. By the Rev. Phillip Dana Wilson
How to live with the Archbishop's lack of clarity . By the Rev. Stephen Gerth.
Help with Tomorrow's Sermon. By James Edward Mackay.
What should have happened: a Swiftian catena. By the Rev. Tobias S. Haller, BSG
The Other Side of Life with Jesus. By the Rev. Terry R. Pannell
20 Reasons for Not Leaving the Episcopal Church. By the Rev. Canon Paul Edwards [Require a pdf reader, such as Acrobat]
Teacher, the storm is raging. Don't you care?. By the Rev. Sheila N. McJilton
Presentation to the 75th General Convention. By the Rev. Sandye A. Wilson
The Summative History of the Episcopal Church Policies Regarding Slavery and Segregation. By Biswajit Pierce, edited and presented by Clarence Bolden Deputy, Diocese of Alaska 2003, 2006
'Mere Expediency Will Serve No One': A Response to the Bishop of Exeter. By the Rev. Michael Hopkins
James Alison, Scapegoats, Class Fairies, & God. By Katie Sherrod
Why I Still Care About the Anglican Communion. By the Rev. Professor Ian Douglas
Saving Anglicanism. By Dr. Lionel Deimel
The Witness Magazine Special GC Feature: Presiding Bishop Nominees Interviewed. By Louie Crew
The real danger to the Anglican Communion is our arrogance. By the Rev. Nick Knisely
PEP Issues Guide to General Convention 2006 Resolutions.
Authorize Use of Marriage Rite in Book of Common Prayer for Same-Sex Couples. A resolution to be submitted to General Convention 2006 by Louie Crew, Chair of the Newark deputation.
Reflections on the Bishop Walkabouts. By the Rev. John Kirkley [Diocese of California]
Following the Money. By Jim Naughton, Diocese of Washington. "When the General Convention of the Episcopal Church meets next month in Columbus, Ohio, a small network of theologically conservative organizations will be on hand to warn deputies that they must repent of their liberal attitudes on homosexuality or face serious consequences. The groups represent a small minority of church members, but relationships with wealthy American donors and powerful African bishops have made them key players in the fight for the future of the Anglican Communion...."
It's Like This…I Just Wanted You to Know…. The 20th Anniversary Sermon of The Rev. Deven Hubert
O Lord, you have enticed me: A sermon for Good Friday, by the Rev. Bill Carroll
There's nothing "Anglican" about the Anglican Communion any more…. By The Rev. Dr. James Bradley
You Will Find Him in Galilee: An Easter Sermon . By the Rev. Paul Woodrum
Discerning the Body: A Maundy Thursday Homily. By the Rev. John L. Kirkley
Dr Langrish's Dubious Errand: A Reflection. By David Bruce Taylor
A Pastoral Letter TO the House of Bishops. By Marcia Blake
What Makes Us Anglican. By the Rev. John-Julian, OJN
A Novel Outcome for Lent . By The Rev. Michael Hare Duke
A Good Friday Sermon from 2005 that speaks to anxieties still lingering. By Rt. Rev. William Swing, Bishop of California.
WWJD about Consensus?. By the Rev. Nigel Taber-Hamilton
Time for a Columbus Tea Party?. By the Rev. Winnie Varghese on the site of Oasis California
A Gospel of Intolerance. By Rt. Rev. John Chane, Bishop of Washington
- For discussion of the article .
With Bishop Desmond Tutu in Haiti. By Louie Crew
The Bishop of Bangor , the Right Revd Anthony Crockett, responds to Dr Andrew Goddard's article on the recent statements of the Bishops of the Church in Wales.
Who (or What) Caused the Decline in Membership in The Episcopal Church? By the Rev. William R. Coats
Thank God for Christmas!. By the Rev. Ernest Cockrell
On the Importance of Marriage. By Jack Taylor.
Celebrating 50 Years. Sermon by Very Rev. James Kowalski, Dean of the Cathdral of St. John the Divine, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of marriege of The Rev. Canon Richard Nolan and Robert C. Pingpank. Click here to access the service leaflet.
Keep Awake: Loving Kindness is at the Door. By the Rev. Mark Harris
Our Unbloody Sacrifice: A Way Forward Together Through The Via Negativa. By. W. Christopher Evans
The IRS Goes to Church. By the Rev. Ed Bacon, Rector of All Saints in Pasadena
Reflections on Rosa Parks and the Iraq War . By the Rev. Bill Carroll
Simulacrums and Simulations in Recife. By Dr. Jaci Maraschin
Stanley Hauerwas and the Iraq War: Did he tell us so? By The Rev. Richard Wrede
Still in Darkness. By the Rev. Canon Robert Gage, Precentor of Wakefield Cathedral
Rt. Rev. Joe Doss's Exchange with Senator Edward Kennedy. Regarding the devastation on the Gulf Coast
A Horribly Good Little Boy. By The Revd. J. Michael Povey
Making Room for Love. By the Rev. Terry Pannell.
Akinola the Pope? Letters by Bishop Jubal Neves, Bishop of Southwestern Brazil; Archbishop Peter Akinola, Primate of All Nigerial; and Archbishop Orlando Santos de Oliveira, Primate of Brazil.
- A call for ACC action regarding the South to South Encounter. A Response to the issues raised in the correspondence. By The Rev. Mark Harris.
- The Deposition of Bp. Cavalcanti of the Brazilian Diocese of Recife .
In Ten Days. By The Rev. James L. Walker
Vacation confessions of a PMT. By The Rev. Elizabeth M. Kaeton
Gay Life Transfigured: What Would It Look Like?. By the Rev. Canon Richard T. Nolan
Is God Still Calling? The Ancient Church in the Post-Modern World. By Lydia Evans
A Modest Proposal. By Lisa Fox.
On the Island of Silence. By The Rev. Tobias S. Haller, BSG.
An Independence Day Homily. By The Rev. Bill Carroll.
Unbinding God. By The Rev. John Kirkley
An Open Letter to the House of Bishops, Episcopal Church USA . By The Reverend Bradford G. Whitaker
The Gospel as the unique witness of Jesus to the heart and longing of God for all people. By Rt. Rev. Cate Waynick
The Difference Between the Idea and Actually Seeing. By the Rev. John Hamilton.
What Does It Mean to be Christian? By the Rev. Phillip Dana Wilson
Emerging Corporate Megalomania. By the Rev. Mark Harris
An Ontological Argument. By The Rev. Susan Russell
Church, It Is Time to Move On. By the Rev. Michael W. Hopkins at Evensong for the Anglican Communion.
Groucho Marx Baptized as an Episcopalian. By The Rev. Bob Smith
Tobias Haller's Blogspot .
Andrew Gerns' Blogspot.
How Episcopalians Discern God's Will. By E. Kim Byham
An Episcopalian speaks to the Anglican Consultative Council. By The Rev. C Nigel J. Taber-Hamilton
When Resurrection Is Not What We Expect. By The Rev. Susan Russell
A Tangible Proclamation of Our Hope. By The Rev. J. Carr Holland.
Annunciation. By The Rev. Bill Carroll. It also includes a reflection on April 4, 1968.
The Schiavo Case: What's So Wrong with Dying? by Robert Corin Morris
What Can You Expect?. An Easter reflection by the Bishop of New Hampshire, in The Witness
A Contest Between the Normalcy of Civilization and the Reign of God By The Rev. John L. Kirkley
A Parable. By the Rev. Canon Christopher Hall
Our Growing Impasse: A Political Science Perspective. By The Rev. Andrew T. Gerns
Anglicanism: A Church Under Canterbury, or a Communion with Many National Churches? By The Rev. William Coats
Imagine What Might Be. By Kate Bishop
An Invitation to Fall in Love with Jesus. By The Rev. Willa Goodfellow
Some Historical Realities. By The Rev. Edward J. Mills III
This Past Year. By Rowan Williams.
A Pastoral Letter. From the Right Reverend Dean Elliott Wolfe IX Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, regarding the departure of Christ Church in Overland Park
Eucharist. By Gordon W. Gritter, MD
Why the so called crisis in the Anglican Communion is no crisis of mine. By the Rev. Mark Harris
Who's Coming to Dinner? By the Rev. Stephen Gerth, Rector of St. Mary the Virgin, Manhattan, NYC, NY
Taking Back Christianity. By the Rev. Canon Lesley Northup, St. Steven's Episcopal Church in Coconut Grove, Florida
The Case of the Windsor Report Considered: Innovation-Diffusion Considerations for Crafting an Episcopal Church Response to the Windsor Report. By the Rev. Dr. John T. Sorensen. Note well: This is a PDF document and requires Acrobat Reader.
Toward a Christian Ethic for Same-Sex Marriage. By Dr. Robert L. McCan
Report of the Task Force on the Blessing of Persons Living in Same-Gender Relationships. From the Diocese of Vermont. Note well: It is in PDF format and requires Acrobat Reader.
A Commission to Study Reparation for Slavery. Resolution passed by the Episcopal Urban Caucus, February 25, 2005
At Jacob's Well. By the Rev. Kelvin Holdsworth
Irish Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) members comment on recent devlopments in the Anglican Communion.
Making Lemonade. By the Rev. Paula M. Jackson
Response of the Diocese of Newark to the Windsor Report.
Comments on "The Windsor Report" By House of Bishops, Nippon Sei Ko Kai.
Listening to and engaging in dialogue with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Anglicans. By the Rev. Colin Coward
Living Together For Mission. By Rt. Rev. Stacy Sauls.
Toward Genuine Conversation: On Radner’s Response to Russell . By The Rev. Bill Carroll
When Unity Becomes an Obstacle to Communion. By the Rev. Michael W. Hopkins
Spring and Love are in Bloom in the Old Country. By John Gibson
Fort Worth Via Media Writes the Windsor Group.
A Scottish Response to the Windsor Report.
Responses to the Windsor Report. By Inclusive Communion (U.K.)
Recommendations for responding to the Windsor Report. By Changing Attitude (Britain)
Broken Promises Result in Broken Communion. By The Rev. Michael W. Hopkins
A California Yankee in King Arthur’s Communion. By the Rev. Susan Russell.
Response to the Windsor Report. Published by the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (UK)
The Beatitudes and the Windsor Report. By the Rev. Ruth Innes.
Reflections on the Windsor Report. By the Rt. Rev. Ann Tottenham.
Who Am I That I Should Go?. By Bruce Garner
The Birth Process. By Rt. Rev. Otis Charles.
A Response to the Windsor Report. By the Rev. Susanne Watson Epting
Understanding What is and What Must Be? Responding to the Windsor Report . By Fr. John-Julian, OJN Be sure to see Fr. John-Julian's addendum added on January 15, 2005
Anglican Complicity in the Genocide in Rwanda And Lessons for the Anglican Communion Today. By Kim Byham
Let Us Now Praise Famous Persons: A Challenge to Our Winter Reality. By The Rev. John Rettger
Who's in charge: Judging the Scriptures. By The Rev. Tobias Haller
While Our Ecclesial Institutions Figure This All Out. By Christopher Evans
Christ the King by the Rev. Bill Carroll
The Interdependency of the Created Order by The Rev. Canon Michael Wyatt
Sermon preached on the 220th Anniversary of the Consecration of Samuel Seabury by The Most Reverend Bruce Cameron, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, Primus
What Will We Have? In The Witness Magazine Very Rev. Tracey Lind asks whether lesbigays should stay in the church.
The Windsor Knot by The Rev. Tobias Stanislas Haller BSG
Bruce Garner's Acceptance Speech for the "Faith in Action" Award . The award was the first of its kind presented by Atlanta Interfaith AIDS Network.
Talking Past Each Other. By John S. Morgan
Tension Headaches. By Christopher Evans
Subsidiarity. By the Very Rev. Canon Jim Newman
We Agree Different by The Rev. Canon Dr. Neal O. Michell
Affection and Affiliation. By Very Rev. Scott Richardson, Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego, CA
The Windsor Report.
- The Windsor Report, Resources for Study and Understanding. Gathered by Claiming the Blessing.
- A Way to Read the Windsor Report . By Dave Walker. Caveat: Requires a ticklebox in good repair.
Holy Scripture and the Consecration of Gene Robinson. By The Rev. Jeffrey Krantz
Calling All Couples to Live by Biblical Values. By the Rev. David Klutterman
A Sermon for Social Justice Sunday. By Valori Sherer
The Lowest Place. By The Rev. Bill Carroll
The Gift of Brothers and Sisters Who Differ From Us. By The Rev. Bill Carroll
In the Still of the Night. By The Rev. Canon Mark Harris
Tested with Fire. By The Rev. Tobias Stanislas Haller, BSG
Salty Vicar Questions Frank Griswold.
Bishops' Warfare. By John S. Morgan.
Mother Goose's Preparations for October 18, 2004 .
A Modest Proposal. By Michael Witmer, Esq.
Questions. By the Rev. John Rettger
Faithful in a Little. By The Rev. John Kirkley
A Famine of Hearing the Words of the Lord. By The Rev. J. Carr Holland
What's in a Name? by The Rev. Canon Mark Harris: On the Matter of the Archbishop of Canterbury naming, suggesting or otherwise initiating the Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes Note: On September 17, 2004, Canon Harris corrected/updated this earlier (see the bottom half of the document).
The Cost of Discipleship. By the Rev. Susan Russell
Exposición Del Obisop Sobre Las Razones en el Consentimento al Canonigo Robinson en la 74ta. Convencion General de ECUSA. By Rt. Rev. David Andrés Alvarez, Bishop of Puerto Rico
Gospel Echoes of the Strife. By Victoria Mouradian
A Message to the Emmanuel Community . Signed by the leadership of Emmanuel/Boston
Politics & Divisions. By the Rev. Thomas B. Woodward
Biblical Orthodoxy. By The Rev. Susan Russell.
St. Mary the Virgin. By The Rev. Deacon Jim Flowers
One pilgrim's report from Hayneville, pop. 969, seat of Lowndes County Alabama. By Louie Crew
The Freeing of Anglican Identities A Proposal Submitted to The Eames Commission. By The Reverend Dr. Lorraine Cavanagh, Cardiff University Anglican Chaplain. Note: This document is in pdf format and requires Acrobat Reader.
An appeal to the Bishops of the West supporting the Bishops of the Global South. By The Rev. Deacon Richard Kirker, General secretary of the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement
A Submission to the Lambeth Commission. By W. Christopher Evans
Whose Is the Episcopal Church?. By David Cook
A Submission to the Lambeth Commission By Via Media
A Submission to the Lambeth Commission. By Very Rev. Tom Woodward
The Church Is Afraid to Teach How to Become Transformed . By The Rev. Paul Edwards
Unlikely Heroes . By Terry Pannell
"Equal Rites for Women: A History of the Ordination of Women in the Episcopal Church by Jennifer Sinclair. [Note: this report requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or any other program that will read PDF files. Click here to visit the report more directly rather than through my headers. -- LC]
Some Thoughts on Cognitive Development and the State of the Church. By David Cook
Further Reflections on Homosexuality, Christian Faith and the Church. By The Rt. Rev'd Terry Brown Bishop of Malaita, Church of the Province of Melanesia
What then will this child become? by The Rev. Elizabeth Kaeton
Eunichs, Lesbians, and Others Cast Out By Lori Sbordone Rizzo
Modern Demoniacs by the Rev. John Kirkley
A Melanesian Reflection. By Rt. Dr. Rev. Terry Brown Bishop of Malaita, Church of the Province of Melanesia
Review of Byrne Fone's Homophobia: A History by Edward J. Mills.
An open letter from the Most Reverend Martín Barahona, the Diocesan Bishop of El Salvador and Primate of the Anglican Church of the Central Region of America
A Short Diatribe on Anglican Biblical Interpretation. By The Rev. Michael Russell
Questions Regarding Realignment, Etc., in the Episcopal Church. By the Rev. Canon Mark Harris
A Visit to Israel. By The Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Miller
Easter Day Sermon. By Rt. Rev. William Swing, Bishop of California.
Dear +Tom. The Rev. Professor Carter Heyward writes to Rt. Rev. Tom Shaw, Bishop of Massachusetts>
'Dear Canon Roseberry.' A letter by Carla and Doug Kerr. They inquire about pastoral oversight for liberals in Network dioceses.
Uncertainty and Disturbance in Our Church: Two Sons. By The Rev. John Rettger
Homosexuality in a Trinitarian Context. By The Rev. William R. Coats
Letter to The Rev. Thomas R. Finnie, Diocese of Pittsburgh . By Jennifer Sinclair
Re: Kevin Martin's The Future of the Episcopal Church -- A Hard Look at the Numbers. By Bruce Ford
The State of the Church: In Times of Disquietude. By The Rt. Rev. William Lawrence
Open Heart Surgery Required for All Christians. By The Rev. Dr. Ruth Bradbury LaMonte
Christianity and Homosexuality. By Dr. Steven Schäufele, Soochow University Taipei 11102, Taiwan
Fare Forward: Routes Toward the Fire and the Rose: An Address for "Episcopalians Seeking Unity in Diversity," The Episcopal Forum of South Carolina. By The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler
The Body's Grace. By Most Rev. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
"Have you only one blessing, Father?" By David Frazelle
We Cannot Say 'I have no need of you' . By The Rev. James A. Creasy, who was asked not to return after preaching this sermon

The Consecration of Gene Robinson as Bishop of NH
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Talking with Bishop Gene Robinson . By Jonathan Ratican
Reply to Dean Paul Zahl's Last Signal to the Carpathhia. By The Rev. Tobias Stanislas Haller, BSG
Spring's Coming, Right? . By the Rev. John F. Stanton
Creative complementarity. Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane's Sermon for Washington Diocesan Convention, January 30, 2004
Having the Wrong Expectations About Jesus. By the Rev. Terry Pannell.
The Biblical Case in Favor of Gene Robinson's Election, Confirmation, and Consecration. By the Rev. Gray Temple. This site requires Acrobat Reader
God's Forgiveness Sets Us Free. By The Very Rev. Ronald C. Crocker
Sectarianism in Orthodoxy and Orthodoxy in Sectarianism by by Archbishop John (Shahovskoy) of San Francisco [Russian Orthodox].
Beginnings, Ends, and Friends. By The Rev. Tobias Stanislas Haller, BSG
Bishop Stanton's Analogy. By Terrence Doyle
Trying to Understand the Nature of the Opposition to Bishop Robinson. By Robert Schneider
Episcopal Hardball: A Comedy Skit. A Comedy Skit Which Satirizeth the Current Crisis in the Episcopal Church. By The Rev. Robert R. Smith
Bishop Spong Advises Progressives in a Schismatic Diocese.
Shall the Fundamentalists Win? . By The Late Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Doing Justice at the Christ Mass. By The Rev. Lee Shaw
Addresses by Keynote Speakers at the Halfway to Lambeth Conference. By Rt. Rev. Michael Ingham (Canada), Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson (USA), Christopher Senteza (Uganda), Mario Ribas (Brazil), and Rowan Smith (South Africa). Bishop Robinson's presentation is in audio and requires RealPlayer.
How can the Episcopal Church approve of an action that violates Scripture? . By John S. Morgan
Report on an AAC meeting in Atlanta. By The Rev. Paul Cosby
The Episcopal Church offers a Model for How a Community Can Disagree and Yet Remain United Behind a Common Purpose. By The Very Reverend Todd M. Donatelli
Subversive Thoughts on Healing Touch. By Ann Carlson
A Vision of The Earth. By the Rev. Franklin E. Vilas
African Clergy and Their Racist American Friends. By Ed Sebesta.
On Being Legal. By Tom Ehrich.
As the World Groans By Ronald E. George.
A Way Opening: Reflections for the Diocese of Tennessee. By The Rev. Lisa Hunt.
God's Handkerchiefs. By the Rev. John Lane Denson.
Serve Him Day and Night in the Temple. Sermon at the Consecration of V. Gene Robinson as Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of New Hampshire. By The Rt. Rev. Douglas E. Theuner
We Drew a Circle That Took Him In. By Richard Schisler
Inclusivity: A Never Ending Journey. By The Rev. Phillip Dana Wilson
Can the Bible be Wrong? By the Rev. William Coats.
Why Anglican schism would hurt those who force it. By Muriel Porter.
Matthew Shepard Memorial Sermon. By Nathaniel R. Brown
American Anglican Council Excels at Shutting Doors. By Kevin Jones
'This I command you, to love one another'. By the Rev. Canon John L. Peterson, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
An Open Letter to the Dissenting American Bishops and Priests and to the Anglican Primates. By Ted Mollegen
Winds of Change. By the Rev. Tobias Haller
Stewardship of the Faith. A response to the AAC's Call to Action by John A. McKinney, Jr.
A Suggested Response to the Primates Meeting. By the Rev. Canon Mark Harris
Accounting for those who pledged to punish The Episcopal Church at the October 2003 Summit of American Anglican Council.
Let's be honest here: Do we believe that the Holy Spirit moved through the great councils? . By The Rev. Howard Anderson
Unity May Seem Tenuous. By The Rev. Sheila Nelson-McJilton
American Anglican Council Bans National Church Leader, Women's Caucus Editor, Others from Dallas Conference. Louie Crew's Sexuality May Be Factor . By Jack H. Taylor, Jr.
Draft Diocesan Resolution on Same-Sex Blessings.
The Cock is Crowing. By the Rev. Pierce W. Klemmt pklemmt@historicchristchurch.org
Who Owns the Parish? By the Rev. William Coats
Rejecting the Commandment of God In Order to Keep your Tradition. By the Rev. Al Shands
How to face the Ordination of a Bishop of homosexual orientation? By Rt. Rev. Jubal Neves, Bishop of Southwestern Brazil
The General Issues That Are At Stake Here . By Most Rev. Dr Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales archbishop@churchinwales.org.uk
Proclaim Jubilee : Do Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly with God. By Dr. Linda Gaither
The Bible and Moral Change. By The Rev. Warner White.
Demanding Accountability and Keeping the Faith. By The Rev. Canon Mark Harris.
Points for Primates to Ponder in Preparation for October Meeting. By The Very Rev. Andrew Furlong.
Arguments and Divisions in the Church. By the Fred Barber preached at Trinity Church in Fort Worth on 9/21/2003 anticipating the diocese's special convention on 9/27/2003
By Schisms Rent Asunder, By Heresies Distressed. By the Rev. Dr. Harold T. Lewis, Rector, Calvary Church in Pittsburgh.
American Anglican Council and Institute for Religion and Democracy . By Jack L. Taylor, Detective
Dealing with Conflict as Anglicans . By L. William Countryman. Note: This site requires that you have the Acrobat Reader.
This Old Creaking Ship of Faith is Struggling with Things That Matter. A Series of Reports to BELIEFNET.COM from General Convention. By The Rev. Mark Harris. This is one deputy's summary of the unfolding of General Convention offered lest we forget that people of good will worked hard in their struggles with the issues, one another, and did what they were called to do - make decisions.
God's Word, Not God's Last Word. By Dr. James G. Carson
A Tale of Two Closets. By Dr. James G. Carson
"Let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another." By The Rev. Mary Frances Schjonberg
To the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of Sao Paula. A Letter from the Rt. Rev. Hiroshi Ito, Bishop of Sao Paulo
Some Progressive Episcopalians Write to the Bishop of Texas
Letter in Response to Bishop Herlong's 'Pastoral' By The Rev. John Lane Denson
A Transfigured Church. By The Rev. Jim Bradley
God Made Me Gay. Letter to Louise: A Biblical Affirmation of Homosexuality
Bridging the Chasm. By the Rev. Elizabeth M. Kaeton
An Open Letter to Episcopalians on the Issue of Homosexuals and the Church. By Dr. J. Carl Ficarrotta, A Parishioner of Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Vestry Removes Rainbow Flag to Decide Whether GC's Decisions May Be Reconciled with Both Scripture and the Church's Traditional Stance on Human Sexuality, A letter from the Senior Warden to a gay parishioner
Parish Newsletter: Response to General Convention 2003. By the Rev. John F. Stanton
General Convention's Actions and the Constitution of the Episcopal Church. By the Rev. Canon Mark Harris
There is no Sin in Love By Candace Chellew-Hodge in Whosoever, a comment on the consents to the election of the Bishop of NH
Expelling The Episcopal Church from the Anglican Communion? By Jeffri Harre
Breaking God's Heart, a contrary view by The Rev. Ellen A. Donnelly after General Convention 2003
Anglican Authority and Homosexuality By The Rev. William Coats
Jason Green's Collection of Pastoral Responses of Bishops to General Convention 2003
The Fires of Intolerance by Ken Shimamoto. This site will take you away from the series. Use your BACK button to return
God's Buffer by J. V. Michael Motes
Snakes in the Churchyard, Lightning in the Sky A Rumination on the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, 2003 by The Rev. Canon Mark Harris
A Letter to the Parish by the Rev. Andrew Sloane, Rector, St. Paul's 'K' Street, Washington, DC, an historic Anglo-Catholic parish.
The Mount of God's Unchanging Love, a sermon at General Convention 2003 by Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry
A Difficult Teaching: Blame It on Jesus. By the Rev. Kelly Koonce, Autin, TX
Living with the Reality of General Convention Down Home: Speaking the Truth in Love. By The Rev. John Dews
Be Subject to One Another Out of Reverence for Christ. By The Rev. Charles Hawes
Stop the Mean-Spiritedness. By Bob Hilliard
35th Anniversary Celebration Eucharist of The Union of Black Episcopalians, a Sermon by The Rev. Sandye A. Wilson
The Episcopal Church is thriving in joyful Christian ministry. A statement by the leadership of the Diocese of West Tennessee (who voted against C051 & C045 at GC 2003)
A Lesbian's Testimony in House of Deputies by The Rev. Dr. Lee Allison Crawford
A Statement Favoring the Blessing of Same-Sex Unions by the Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler
Christianity as the earthiest and least otherworldly of all religions by the Rev. Lane Denson.
Crossing Lines, by the Rev. Lowell Grisham
Preparing for General Convention as a Congregation, by The Rev. Raewynne Whiteley.
Nate Knows Nada, the Blog of Nathan Paxton, a Ph.D. candidate in Government at Harvard. With his permission, eavesdrop on his reflections. Young people are watching our convention; it behooves us to listen to them.
We Are Not an `Issue'; We Are Children of God, by The Rev. Canon Richard T. Nolan
No Longer Strangers or Strange, by the Rev. Michael Hopkins.

Lawfully Joined: Same-Sex Marriage in Light of the Church.s Traditional and Liturgical Practice, by The Rev. Tobias S. Haller, BSG. A Honors Thesis for an M.Div. Degree at the General Theological Seminary.

A Reflection
by Thomas Bushnell, BSG

Responding to the Blessings in the Canadian Diocese of New Westminster, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams writes:

In taking this action and ignoring the considerable reservations of the Church, repeatedly expressed and most recently by the Primates, the diocese has gone significantly further than the teaching of the Church or pastoral concern can justify and I very much regret the inevitable tension and division that will result from this development.

Young children define words by giving examples of their use. If you ask young children to define the word cooperate, they give examples that do not fit that word, but instead fit the word obey. The reason is obvious: it's because adults around them keep telling them to cooperate, when the adults have no interest in simple cooperation, and demand instead obedience.

The same newspeak is going on here in Williams' comments. The Diocese of New Westminster has not ignored the reservation of the church. It has listened, taken it into account, and then proceeded as it does best. The rest of the church has a right to be heard, and heard they were. But our structures do not require New Westminster to obey the Primates' Meeting.

Rowan Williams has thus greatly confused the two. The Primates' Meeting doesn't even have the right to demand to be heard (unlike the ACC or maybe Lambeth); if they want to be heard they must stop the silly seclusion and secrecy attached to the meeting. But regardless of whether we must listen to the Primates' Meeting, we have listened.

Ironically, the Primates' Meeting does not listen. They shut themselves up behind closed doors, proudly announcing that it's just a private conversation, and then issue magisterial statements from on high, which the Archbishop of Canterbury now thinks must be obeyed by each and every diocese of the Anglican Communion.

But listen and obey are different things. Williams seems to think that if you don't obey, then you must not have been listening. This is a dangerous thing to say. We are now on the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church who talks a nice line about the inclusion of gay people, but when push comes to shove, doesn't really speak up for us. (Remember Lambeth and his abstention? My bishop at the time, Tom Shaw, SSJE, did speak up.) I believe we are now witnessing the slide of Rowan Williams into the miasma of selling us out to preserve a facade of unity.

An Open Letter to the Bishop of Texas by Muffie Moroney.
Between Heaven and Earth: In a Shape of (African) Women's Spirituality by Sybille Ngo Nyeck
Position papers of The Witness Magazine
How to Fight in Our Civil War by The Rev. Malcolm Boyd
Open Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury by The Rev. Frank Doe
Walking Humbly Yet George? by protest.bmgbiz.net
The Steadfast Love of God by The Rev. Dr. Lloyd A. Lewis.
How will we discern? by Hays Junkin, President of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of New Hampshire
Going with Jesus the Extra Mile by Elizabeth G. Calhoun
Authority to Bless Same-Gender Relationships by Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Prayers for General Convention -- A collection from several sources
Unions by Kurt Ellison
Who Is This that Darkens Counsel Without Knowledge? An audio tape of Louie Crew's Gay Pride sermon at All Saints in Atlanta, June 26, 2003. Requires Real Player. Sermon begins 20 minutes into the recording and last for 20 minutes.
Through the Dust by the Ven. Ormonde Plater
Peace! Be Patient by The Rev. Ruth Bradbury LaMonte
Positions on the Election of V. Gene Robinson collected by Lionel E. Deimel, Ph.D.
A Psychological Issue Continually Overlooked in the 'Gay' Debate by Rob Voyle.
The storm on the 'High Seas of Anglicanism' by The Rev. Elizabeth Kaeton
Act of Penitence from Changing Attitudes in the U. K.
Breaking News by The Rev. Susan Russell
...one holy, catholic, and apostolic... by The Rev. John D. Lane
Having Gone In Separate Ways by Ann Carlson.
Same-sex issues letter sent to Bishop and Deputies of WV for General Convention by Joan S. Kuiken
An Unexpected, Yet Bidden, Journey by The Rev. Edward J. Mills III
What if they gave a schism and nobody came? by The Rev. Susan Russell
The Revisionists Who Scare Me by Louie Crew
Be Ye Different: Sacramental Inauthenticity, the dis-em-Body-ment of Christ, Spiritualities of Resistance, and Queer Pride by Christopher Evans.
That They May Be One As We Are One By The Rev. Michael Hopkins
One Beginning to a Conversation on Human Sexuality by The Rev. Louie Skipper
Reading the Primates' Statement Carefully by The Rev. Tobias S. Haller
Recite Them to Your Children by the Rev. Susan Russell.
Longing To Hope Again: The National Reconciliation Conversations by The Rev. Susan Russell.
Can we talk? A reaction to True Union in the Body & to The Theology Statement Claiming the Blessing by The Rev. Elizabeth Kaeton
- True Union in the Body
- The Theoogy Statement Claiming the Blessing
Something is very wrong here: Christian law on sexuality 'not right' by Rt. Rev. Terry Brown, Bishop of Malaita in the Church of the Province of Melanesia.
Episcopal Elections that will come to the General Convention for Confirmation
Sexuality is a Rock: The World of Human Intercourse is a Hard Place: Ruminations on the Report of the Theological Committee of the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church by The Rev. Mark Harris
How a Traditionalist Clergyman Might Rethink His Position by John S. Morgan.
Is Marriage at Risk? I Hope So! by Julie Wortman.
What Authority? by The Rev. Susan Russell.
A Message to the Church by The Rev. Michael Hopkins.
- Draft theology statement on same-sex unions.
EXSURGAT DEUS (LET GOD ARISE) by The Rev. Dr. Mark Harris.
A House of Prayer for All People. Very Rev. Sam Candler's sermon suppressed from appearing in the program at the U.S. Anglican Congress.
Keep Awake: AIDS in the World by Earl Grout.
Claiming the Blessing by The Rev. Elizabeth Kaeton.
A Persistent People by The Rev. Susan Russell.
When I Can't See Christ for the Christians by Steve Sedberry.
Report on Confessing the Faith Conference by Kevin Jones.
Opposition to Resolution One in the Diocese of Pittsburgh Prepared by an ad hoc committee in that diocese.
Autonomy in the Anglican Communion by the Rev. Tobias Haller
Mystic Sweet Communion is one thing and the Anglican Communion is another by The Rev. Dr. Mark Harris
Letter to Archbishop of Canterbury Designate Rowan Williams by Mark Brunson
Heterosexism and the Stranger: A Reflection on Judges 19:9-30 by Lyn Headley-Moore.
Transgender Counseling: Beyond Afterthoughts and Into the Margins by Dr. Ann Carlson.
How Many Times Do I Have to Forgive? By the Rev. Elizabeth M. Kaeton.
Why Trials Are Good Things, or Why Non-Resident Licensed Clergy Are Not by Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Holy Penguins! Taking Risks in the Episcopal Church by The Rev. Dr. Robert Stiefel
ECUSA's Response to the Aging. The Report to Executive Council by The Congregational Ministries Cluster and the Board of Episcopal Society for Ministry on Aging (ESMA)
Resolution on Reparations at GC 2003 by Louie Crew
Imposing Agendas in the Anglican Communion by The Rev. Tobias Haller
The Episcopal Church Welcomes...Me a transgendered person's response by Thomas Lewis
Life and Witness in a Country at War by the Rev. Canon Mark Harris
To Those Who Say 'Now Is Not the Time for Blessing Same-Gender Unions' by Chris Mackmay
Iglesia Episcopal Bienvenidos by the Rev. Ernesto Obregon
An Open Letter to God by The Rev. Gary Steele
The Politics of Loving Kindness in a Heartless World: Working for the good beyond the boundaries of contention. By the Rev. Canon Mark Harris
The Rev. Dr. Harold Lewis Writes to The Rt. Rev. Robert Duncan Regarding The Bishop of Delaware's Intention to Bless Lesbigay Relationships
Ruthless Realism and the Situation in which the Church actually finds Itself. Notes Towards a Mission Focus for the 21st Century by The Rev. Dr. Mark Harris

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