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Article: UPSET CONSERVATIVES MULL EPISCOPAL CHURCH OPTIONS.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- October 24, 2004
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Byline: KEVIN ECKSTROM Religion News Service -
Two months after the Episcopal Church formally approved an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire last year, thousands of distraught conservatives gathered at a Dallas hotel looking for ``A Place to Stand.''
On Monday, they got their answer. They were told that to remain in the Anglican Communion they must also remain in the Episcopal Church, not outside of it.
A 17-member panel headed by Irish Archbishop Robin Eames issued a report that said the Anglican Communion should not establish a separate North American province for conservatives. It also called on overseas bishops who have aligned themselves with U.S. ...