Article: Anglicans vow no schism over gays, dogma; Leadership conference pledges to work within the church.(WORLD)(Conference news)

Article: Akinolas power play: with antigay rhetoric as his tool, a Nigerian archbishop has made himself a central player in the fight over America's Episcopal Church. But in chasing his ambitions, has he failed his own country?(RELIGION)(Peter Akinola and Martyn Minns)
The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine);  July 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......branch, the Episcopal Church USA. Peter...and miter, Archbishop Akinola exited the...direction of the Episcopal Church, but few as...ties with the Episcopal Church, stopped accepting...CANA on May 5, Archbishop Akinola effectively...urging the ...

Article: For flocks, a painful fork: Some parish members say they had no choice but to leave the Episcopal Church.
Daily Press (Newport News, VA);  December 19, 2006 ;     700+ words ......likes to point out that the Episcopal Church has always honored diverse...rector at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Newport News, notes that...growing rift within the Episcopal Church that has seen several large...

Article: After U.S. visit, Africa's top Anglican leader denounces Episcopal Church on gays
AP Worldstream;  April 3, 2004 ;     645 words ......denounced the gay policies of America's Episcopal Church on Saturday, following a two-day caucus...minority opposition groups within the Episcopal Church. He also said unless conditions change...meetings alongside the leader of the Episcopal Church, Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold...

Article: A mean-spirited attack on the Episcopal Church.(Local)
The Virginian Pilot;  January 15, 2007 ;     378 words ......and Os Guinness, Why we left the Episcopal Church. It is full of mean-spirited bile...Episcopalian, and then define the Episcopal Church by his writings. They claim that the American Episcopal Church no longer believes the historic...

Article: EPISCOPAL CHURCH FACES TUMULT.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  December 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ......consecrate an openly gay bishop, the Episcopal Church has been gripped by unprecedented...are prepared to cut ties with the Episcopal Church, which is the U.S. branch of the Anglican...hold, even though the head of the Episcopal Church, Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold...

Article: After U.S. visit, Africa's top Anglican denounces Episcopal Church on gays
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  April 4, 2004 ;     443 words ......the gay-rights policies of America's Episcopal Church on Saturday, following a two-day caucus...minority opposition groups within the Episcopal Church who oppose gay marriage and the church...approval of an openly gay bishop. The Episcopal Church is the U.S. branch of the Anglican...

Article: Repenting of Slavery: The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas
Anglican and Episcopal History;  March 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ......of Slavery: The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia...General Convention of the Episcopal Church when it met in Columbus...Resolution A-1 23 called on the Episcopal Church to acknowledge its history...

Article: The Extra-Canonical Ordination of Bishops and the Episcopal Church
Anglican and Episcopal History;  December 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Anglican Christianity. In America, the Episcopal Church, following Scottish precedent, took...which also has bishops.2 The Methodist Episcopal Church, as the principal body was called...duties. By contrast, bishops of the Episcopal Church are more numerous, have smaller ...

Article: Gay bishop's consecration shakes up Episcopal Church
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 6, 2003 ;     594 words ...Gay bishop's consecration shakes up Episcopal Church Parishioners take sides, Anglicans...consecrate an openly gay bishop, the Episcopal Church has been gripped by unprecedented...are prepared to cut ties with the Episcopal Church, which is the U.S. branch of the Anglican...

Article: Seeking new leadership: Debate in Episcopal Church continues over the ordination of homosexual bishops.
Record (Stockton, CA);  July 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ......But that doesn't mean your local Episcopal church will be changing its sign anytime...the Anglican Communion, of which the Episcopal Church is a member. The sticking point is...Rev. Daniel Martins, priest at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist in Stockton...

Article: Episcopal Church faces change, turmoil, Split called 'most: far-reaching crisis'; for denomination
Charleston Daily Mail;  December 6, 2003 ;     654 words ......consecrate an openly gay bishop, the Episcopal Church has been gripped by unprecedented...are prepared to cut ties with the Episcopal Church, which is the U.S. branch of the Anglican...hold, even though the head of the Episcopal Church, Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold...

Article: Episcopal Church Applauds Senate Action on Religious Persecution Bill; Senators Credit Church with 'Key Leadership'
U.S. Newswire;  October 8, 1998 ;     424 words ......stalled in a Senate committee, the Episcopal Church led the charge to build support for...both principled and practical. "The Episcopal Church jump-started the bill by pulling together...urch's government relations office. "The Episcopal Church brings tremendous credibility and...

Article: Episcopal Church decisions unsettle worldwide Anglican communion.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  August 8, 2003 ;     700+ words ......call it heresy or call it genius, the Episcopal Church USA made history last week by approving...Robinson's election as evidence that the Episcopal Church was open to the movement of the Spirit...threatened to break communion with the Episcopal Church over the issue. Those tremors ...

Article: Episcopal Church decisions unsettle worldwide Anglican communion.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 9, 2003 ;     700+ words ......call it heresy or call it genius, the Episcopal Church USA made history last week by approving...Robinson's election as evidence that the Episcopal Church was open to the movement of the Spirit...threatened to break communion with the Episcopal Church over the issue. Those tremors ...