Keyword: sarahfisher https://freerepublic.com/tag/sarahfisher/ en-us Thu, 28 May 2026 17:13:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 Sarah Fisher installed as first openly lesbian Episcopal bishop in the South https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4381326/posts The Rev. Sarah Fisher has been installed as bishop of an Episcopal Church diocese, reportedly becoming the first woman in a same-sex relationship to be elevated to that position in the southern United States.Fisher, who is in a same-sex union with the Rev. Mandy Brady, was installed as the ninth bishop of the North Carolina-based Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina on Saturday.Although there have been other openly gay bishops in The Episcopal Church, a spokesperson for the denomination told The Christian Post on Wednesday that, to her knowledge, “Bishop Fisher is the first openly lesbian Episcopal Church bishop for a... Christian Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4381326/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2026 17:13:50 GMT