[Siobhan]

Those Episcopalians were no more Calvinists of your ilk than my Irish Wolfhound is a Calvinist, which is to say NOT.

[Gophack]

It's my understanding that Episcopalians are basically American Anglicans, particularly during the colonization of America because we didn't want "the Church of England", or a government church of any kind, in our country. Some Episcopalian denominations are quite close to Catholicism, which is why many Episcopalian ministers can become Catholic priests when they convert.

But, like many of the Protestant denominations, the Episcopalians have split in their theology, some retaining the early beliefs, and others becoming more "liberal" for lack of a better word.