[sionnsar]

Here it is in all its "glory."

[lightman]

It is also time for the ECUSA to take a good look around at the religious landscape; they will notice that others have already run ahead of them to lift up the prophetic banner of justice for gays, lesbians, and all God's marginalized children, foremost among them being the United Church of Christ (UCC) which has recently fully embraced the GLBT community and same-sex blessings.

The author ballyhoos the action of the United Church of Christ (UCC) while conveniently failing to mention that subsequent to this "prophetic" action of "inclusion" in July of 2005 102 congregations have left the UCC. I know of at least one other in Pennsylvania that has withdrawn after this list was published, another that is about to leave and two others that are "in the pipeline" and actively looking.

Connecticut

1.. Congregational Church, Stafford Springs, CT
2.. First Congregational, Torrington, CT
3.. Stanwich Congregational Church UCC, Greenwich, CT

Florida

4.. Bradford Congregational Church, Zephyrhills, FL

Hawaii

5.. Central Kona Union Church, Kealakekua, HI
6.. First Leeward Samoan Congregational, Waianae, HI
7.. Kahikolu Congregational Church, Napoopoo, HI
8.. Samoan UCC, Waianae, HI

Illinois

9.. Christian Union Church, Metamora, IL
10.. Congregational, Atkinson, IL
11.. First Congregational Church, Kewanee, IL
12.. First United Church, Gridley, IL
13.. Hampshire Colony, Princeton, IL
14.. St. Paul's UCC, Petersburg, IL

Illinois - South

15.. St. John's UCC, Metropolis, IL
16.. Zion UCC, Millstadt, IL

Indiana - Kentucky

17.. Bethel Freelandville UCC, Edwardsport, IN
18.. Bethel-St. Paul, Louisville, KY
19.. Cross UCC, Berne, IN
20.. Ebenezer UCC, Fort Wayne, IN
21.. First UCC, Bluffton, IN
22.. Salem-Darmstadt UCC, Evansville, IN
23.. St. Luke (Honduras) UCC, Decatur, IN
24.. St. Peter First UCC, Huntington, IN
25.. Trinity UCC, Mulberry, IN

Kansas - Oklahoma

26.. First Congregational Church, Tonganoxie, KS
27.. Peace UCC, Hudson, KS
28.. St. John's, Hardtner, KS
29.. Trinity UCC, Hudson, KS
30.. Whitewater Federated Church, Whitewater, KS

Maine

31.. Congregational UCC, Oxbow, Maine
32.. Second Congregational Church, Brewer, ME

Massachussetts

33.. Bethany Congregational Church UCC, Lynn, MA

Michigan

34.. McGraft Memorial Congregational, Muskegon, MI

Missouri Mid-South Conference

35.. St. Paul UCC, Jamestown, MO

Nebraska

36.. Congregational UCC, Hemingford, NE

Ohio

37.. Columbus Grove UCC, Columbus Grove, OH
38.. Emanuel UCC, Wooster, OH
39.. Emanuel's UCC, New Bavaria, OH
40.. First UCC, Sandusky, OH
41.. Pilgrim Church UCC, Toledo, OH
42.. Redeemer Church, Hamilton, OH
43.. St. John's UCC, Wheeling,WV
44.. St. Johns UCC, Archbold, OH
45.. St. Paul's UCC, Piqua, OH
46.. St. Paul's, Wheeling, WV
47.. St. Peter UCC, New Bremen, OH
48.. Versailles UCC, Versailles, OH

Penn - Central

49.. Bethlehem Steltz Reformed, Glenn Rock, PA
50.. Heidelberg UCC, Marion, PA
51.. Salem UCC, Reamstown, PA
52.. St. John's UCC (Mausdale), Danville, PA
53.. St. Peter's UCC, Freeburg, PA
54.. Trinity UCC, Marysville, PA
55.. Zion UCC, Bellefonte, PA

Penn - Northeast

56.. Jacob's Church, New Tripoli, PA
57.. Redeemer UCC, Dushore, PA
58.. St. Paul's, Overton, PA
59.. St. Peter's, Forksville, PA

Penn - Southeast

60.. St. John's UCC, Friedensburgm PA
61.. St. Peter's UCC, Hilltown, PA
62.. Zions Church - Windsor Castle, Hamburg, PA

Penn - West

63.. First UCC, Everett, PA
64.. Jerusalem United Church of Christ, Greenville, PA
65.. St. John's, Hollidaysburg, PA
66.. St. John's, Loysburg, PA

South Central

67.. Burlington UCC, Burlington, TX
68.. LaPorte Community Church, LaPorte, TX
69.. St. Paul UCC, Cibolo, TX

South Dakota

70.. Salem Reformed UCC, Menno, SD

Southeast

71.. Antioch Congregational Christian, Roanoke, AL
72.. Center Congregational UCC, Atlanta, GA
73.. Corinth CC, Wadley, AL (Schedule 2 Church)
74.. Elder UCC, Dadeville, AL
75.. North Main Cong. Christian, Roanoke, AL
76.. Pleasant Grove Cong. Christian, Lafayette, AL
77.. Russell Woods Cong. Christian, Phenix City, AL

Southern

78.. Amelia UCC, Clayton,NC
79.. Bethany UCC, Sedalia, NC
80.. Bethel UCC, Burlington, NC
81.. Bethlehem UCC, Winston-Salem, NC
82.. Christ UCC, Monroe, NC
83.. Damascus Christian, Sunbury, NC (Schedule II)
84.. Grace Lower Stone, Rockwell, NC
85.. Holy Neck UCC, Suffolk, VA
86.. Liberty Spring Christian Church, Suffolk, VA
87.. Long's Chapel, Burlington, NC
88.. Lyerly UCC, Rockwell, NC
89.. Mount Carmel Christian Church, Walters, VA
90.. New Hope UCC, Norfolk, VA
91.. Rocky Ford UCC, Cana, VA
92.. Shallowford UCC, Elon, NC
93.. Shiloh UCC, Faith, NC
94.. Spoon's Chapel UCC, Asheboro, NC
95.. St. Lukes UCC, Salisbury, NC
96.. Suffolk Christian Church, Suffolk, VA
97.. Union Ridge UCC, Burlington, NC

Wisconsin

98.. Royalton Congregational Church, New London, WI
99.. Spider Lake UCC, Hayward, WI
100.. St. Paul UCC, Elkhart Lake, WI
101.. St. Peter UCC, Elkhart Lake, WI
102.. Zion, Sheboygan, WI

The list can be found at http://faithfulandwelcoming.org

[Kolokotronis]

Well, this fellow's theology is an heretical mishmash, but nevertheless, his ultimate point right, absolutely right. Its time for ECUSA's yes to be yes and its no to be no. At least this fellow has the courage of his convictions, and doubtless sincerely believes, if demonically influenced, what he is saying. The Evil One isn't hiding in this fellow. He's right out front for all to see. Its a comment on the situation in ECUSA that the devil would be so open about what he's up to. The real danger is from the likes of the Network and COE bishops whose commitment to the fatally and ontologically flawed Elizabethan Compromise has so weakened the Faith in the Anglican Church in the first world that this heresy can be taken seriously.