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Anglicans split over election of lesbian bishop
Times on line ^ | 12/6/09 | Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent

Posted on 12/06/2009 6:45:58 PM PST by Nachum

The future of the worldwide Anglican Communion was in jeopardy last night after the Archbishop of Canterbury said that the election of a lesbian bishop in the United States raised “very serious questions”.

Dr Rowan Williams added that the choice of Canon Mary Glasspool to be a suffragan bishop in Los Angeles had “important implications”. The election of Canon Glasspool, who has lived with the same female partner since 1988, is the second appointment of an openly homosexual bishop in the US Episcopal Church

(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anglicans; christianright; ecusa; election; homosexualagenda; homosexualbishop; lesbian; religiousleft; split
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After careful consideration and looking at this women's face.....

Guilty! Guilty!

1 posted on 12/06/2009 6:45:58 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

The Anglicans - like the Catholics, except without the congregation.


2 posted on 12/06/2009 6:50:06 PM PST by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (There are only two REAL conservatives in America - myself, and my chosen Presidential candidate)
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To: Nachum

Something is fishy here.


3 posted on 12/06/2009 6:51:02 PM PST by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: Nachum

no wonder why I left that church.

For some reason those at the top seem to think that appeasing homosexuals/perverts.left wing loons like at Kos will somehow make more come to church and pay for that roof.

The idiots have not understood that it does not.

The archbishop who said that to have better peace and understanding with muslims then maybe some parts of sharia law could be implemented in the UK.

AARRGGHHH.


4 posted on 12/06/2009 6:52:52 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman, end of. -end racism end affirmative action)
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To: manc

The thing is, this appointment did not come from the top down. This woman would have been elected by a) the clergy of the Diocese and b) the lay representatives of the various parishes, voting as two houses with a majority of each needed for election. Then at least (IIRC) 2/3 of the other Dioceses’ Standing Committees must concur.


5 posted on 12/06/2009 6:55:34 PM PST by RonF
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To: Nachum

This is their second ‘gay’ bishop. Why are they whining now?

On a separate note, why do women have a special name ,’lesbian’, and men don’t?


6 posted on 12/06/2009 6:57:19 PM PST by UCANSEE2
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To: Slump Tester

“very serious questions....

A carpet licker causes very serious questions? No duh your highness.


7 posted on 12/06/2009 6:58:43 PM PST by Radl
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To: RonF

agreed but it shows the shambles of the church

I heard that there was a segment of the church trying to break away from the more liberal kooks, is that true and do you have info on that please.?

I


8 posted on 12/06/2009 6:59:11 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman, end of. -end racism end affirmative action)
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9 posted on 12/06/2009 6:59:27 PM PST by narses ('in an odd way this is cheering news!'.)
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To: Nachum
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10 posted on 12/06/2009 6:59:30 PM PST by massmike (...So this is what happens when OJ's jury elects the president....)
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To: Slump Tester

As that famous of all Brits have said, “It’s a man baby!”
That is one ugly women. No wonder she turned into a dvke.


11 posted on 12/06/2009 7:00:59 PM PST by cameraeye (A happy kufir!)
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To: Nachum

This is what happens when you have a denomination with no doctrinal standards. Episcopalians are in actuality Atheists with a liturgy.


12 posted on 12/06/2009 7:04:22 PM PST by Nosterrex
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To: Nosterrex

There’s lots of that out there.


13 posted on 12/06/2009 7:12:53 PM PST by c-b 1 (Reporting from behind enemy lines, in occupied AZTLAN.)
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To: Nachum

Great. The Anglicans have a Bishop who drinks from the fuzzy cup.


14 posted on 12/06/2009 7:16:31 PM PST by rsobin
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To: Nachum

The headline says it all. We should send this to Jay Leno.


15 posted on 12/06/2009 7:49:22 PM PST by Paul Pierett (Paul Pierett)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Genuine Episcopalians appear to have no refuge but to accept Benedict’s offer of Anglo-Catholicism ...


16 posted on 12/06/2009 8:26:05 PM PST by dodger
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To: Paul Pierett

That was a dirty crack.


17 posted on 12/06/2009 8:26:45 PM PST by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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To: RonF

But, doesn’t this election have to be ratified by the House of Bishops? The action of that body will be quite telling.


18 posted on 12/06/2009 8:32:58 PM PST by LiteKeeper (When do the impeachment proceedings begin?)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

So how many more Anglicans will now become Catholics?


19 posted on 12/06/2009 9:00:37 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Nachum

Some headlines just write themselves......


20 posted on 12/06/2009 9:02:22 PM PST by G Larry (DNC is comprised of REGRESSIVES!)
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