I am continually aghast at the fact that the so-called "leaders" of the ECUSA are hell-bent on its destruction.
I grew up with Frank "The Heretic" Griswold as my pastor in Philadelphia at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill.
The bent towards destruction was present back then in his anti-pastoral tendencies (i.e. if someone comes to you wishing to discuss a real problem ... run!), and his feeling that he was authorized to do whatsoever he wished in running his parish (i.e. make up the Liturgy as he went along), change any tradition or canon to suit his own whims, etc. (imagine my shock when my grandmother wouldn't let me go and receive Holy Communion while visiting her because I was not yet confirmed - living with Frank "The Heretic" who would have known?)
My brother and I concluded as we grew up that the only thing a Frank "The Heretic" Griswold type Church was really useful for was (a) hearing pretty music on Sundays, (b) delicious post-Mass refreshments, (c) providing pretty rich girls to chase after and flirt with, (d) teaching hypocrisy.