[Brad from Tennessee]

Having grown up in the Episcopal Church I know how tolerant and liberal an institution it is. The church has always been open to gays. The problem today is that many newly arrived gay Episcopalians are attempting to make the Church a beacon and a political stage for their movement. This is not acceptable to many in the church who are leaving in droves for new Anglican Churches which are being founded all over the U.S. The rallying cry is: "Who wants a bishop in a pink robe?"

[joylyn]

A good summary. I believe there's room for everyone in the church, including gays. But I don't think that means that the church should become a wing of the gay rights movement. Christianity doesn't promise any of us the right to seek happiness by following our own desires -- if that becomes the message, then the church has become a temple dedicated to self-love.