https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to episcopal church en https://religiondispatches.org/2022/07/01/episcopal-church-assault-data-reveals-dark-side-inclusive-christianity When representatives of The Episcopal Church gather in Baltimore for the denomination’s General Convention taking place from July 8-11, they’ll be asked to consider a proposed overhaul to the church’s sexual violence prevention policy. Currently, Episcopal canon law requires those… Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:09:46 EDT Charlotte Dalwood 9c8cb811-72f1-44a6-82d8-4c6753e276ea https://religiondispatches.org/2021/09/08/new-york-times-adds-kinder-gentler-anti-gay-authoritarian-christian-its-roster If you’re a progressive American who strives to keep up with the world of news and punditry, I’d wager real money you’ve never thought to yourself, “You know what sort of writer the New York Times desperately needs to add… Wed, 08 Sep 2021 03:38:52 EDT Chrissy Stroop 27447669-751d-40e1-a389-cb79dc41013c https://religiondispatches.org/2016/11/11/liberal-christians-come-out-swinging-trump-mostly How liberal and mainline Christian leaders are reacting to Trump’s election Fri, 11 Nov 2016 01:23:26 EST Daniel Schultz 82f77210-e71f-40b0-99f2-d61601036b52 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/06/28/sorrynotsorry-what-us-christian-denominations-teach-about-homosexuality The massacre of 49 individuals in an Orlando gay nightclub on June 12 has ignited a fierce and ongoing public debate about whether anti-LGBT laws and rhetoric lead to violence. Yesterday’s New York Times lists some of the more horrific… Tue, 28 Jun 2016 02:00:22 EDT Stephanie Russell-Kraft 18f49f88-6788-4ed0-b679-567b7914c9b4 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/05/17/female-deacons-pope-francis-walks-it-back-women-clergy-weigh The recent flurry of headlines over the possibility of women deacons in the Catholic church may be good for news, but it’s also good for a question: what does women’s ordination really mean today, at a time when more and… Tue, 17 May 2016 01:17:27 EDT Kaya Oakes 38d11870-5834-4798-9af5-10923b3ddff7 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/01/15/anglican-bishops-punish-episcopal-church-over-lgbt-inclusion-secularizations-role-moving Anglican Communion: Episcopal Church ‘Suspended,’ Anti-Gay Bishops Not Satisfied We reported last week that conservative Anglican bishops were threatening a walk-out of this week’s primates’ gathering, and talking about splitting the communion over issues including the Episcopal Church’s ordination of… Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:53:01 EST Peter Montgomery de16cc46-396c-4e0c-8b31-4d9892f9cbad https://religiondispatches.org/2015/09/19/brutality-life-syrian-lgbts-saving-anglican-church-dissolving-it-backlash-hindu-gay Syria: ISIS not the only source of brutality against LGBTs Dan McDougall’s feature story in the Sunday Times of London Magazine examines the situation in Syria, “where gay people are being persecuted and murdered – and not just by Isis.”… Sat, 19 Sep 2015 01:33:49 EDT Peter Montgomery 7012c0cb-594c-42e2-b1d3-195995f85de1 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/07/31/african-religious-leaders-complain-about-obama-advocacy-lgbt-rights-ultra-orthodox-man Africa: Religious leaders criticize Obama comments on LGBT human rights A story from the Catholic News Agency rounds up critical commentary from members of the church hierarchy in response to U.S. President Barack Obama’s advocacy for the human rights of… Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:01:20 EDT Peter Montgomery 3122d501-cc72-4af7-a824-c84d8c4fda5a https://religiondispatches.org/2015/07/27/gay-christian-pagan-artist-how-matt-morris-defies-borders-spiritual-identity An interview with musician Matt Morris, millennial Christian (with a Pagan detour). Mon, 27 Jul 2015 09:37:22 EDT Jesse James DeConto d47940af-d8f9-4d8f-b9c0-8806c9e857b2 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/22/episcopal-church-driving-drunk For many of her critics Heather Cook’s crime spree began with her ordination. Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:38:28 EST J. Terry Todd 054a071c-4af4-4841-ad1a-afcfd6fc47bf https://religiondispatches.org/2014/10/01/eight-general-seminary-professors-resign-without-their-knowledge Things have gone off the rails at NYC’s General Theological Seminary in a spectacular way. Wed, 01 Oct 2014 12:28:59 EDT Anthea Butler 57037bf1-6c7a-451e-abfd-1637ad2c5233 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/07/21/right-wing-morality-costing-church-england-dearly At last. The Church of England’s General Synod has voted to allow women bishops. A disastrous failure to do so in 2012 preceded Rowan Williams’s departure as Archbishop, and led to huge public and political pressure to secure the “Yes”… Mon, 21 Jul 2014 10:26:15 EDT Linda Woodhead 89691571-3dc2-4b82-8290-4cb1249ff0b3 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/06/10/marriage-not-sacrament-protestants-and-why-matters-lgbt-christians Recently, well meaning Episcopal clergy and lay leaders have been urging the church to “extend the sacrament of marriage” to lesbian and gay Episcopalians, moving beyond the blessing of same-sex unions that was approved at the last General Assembly of… Tue, 10 Jun 2014 06:47:39 EDT Elizabeth Drescher c06e4e3d-a9d3-4cc0-9911-f0c0d4e841bf https://religiondispatches.org/2013/06/11/god-gay-pride-parade As LGBT Pride Month gets under way, more religious groups are joining the celebration. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:58:59 EDT Peter Montgomery 80149db2-7c90-44ca-ace9-497cbbfbbb26 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/04/18/va-supreme-court-gives-episcopal-church-victory-over-breakaways Court says conservatives can’t take historic property with them when they leave. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:55:35 EDT Peter Montgomery 084f5abe-0cda-4482-8aae-c4c80087a8b4 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/12/07/episcopal-church-removes-bishop-who-split-following-lgbt-inclusion-vote Still wrangling over the property. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:16:49 EST Elizabeth Drescher 1a1391a9-482f-4573-b5d4-4a3276be7604 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/12/03/episcopal-church-bain-capital-investor “I thought about asking my church’s pension fund to invest, but I didn’t.” Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:43:52 EST Elizabeth Drescher ca17d37f-745e-4c2a-8857-683afc6397d0 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/05/preaching-moveable-middle-bishop-gene-robinson-marriage-equality-and-election In the book, Gene Robinson tackles questions like why marriage is an issue for LGBT people, why straight people should support it and why civil unions, while they are a good first step, simply won’t be enough to satisfy the LGBT community. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:09:37 EST Candace Chellew-Hodge 0faa78f0-17ac-473c-ba10-9b0963dbd72b https://religiondispatches.org/2012/07/18/episcopal-church-takes-flying-leap-controversies-old-and-new It goes almost without saying that mainline Protestantism is in an extended period of at least numerical, if not spiritual, decline, and many commentators have taken the occasion of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church—still an important symbol of normative American religiosity—to mark the beginning of the End Times for liberal Christianity and perhaps religion in general. Others have strained mightily to see glimmers of hope even in the confusion and controversy that swirls such gatherings. We of course have no idea how it will all play out. Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:37:10 EDT Elizabeth Drescher d24ecec0-1a88-41b5-8c80-eca6c4b77b03 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/07/17/douthat-church-either-uncompromising-or-secular-den-promiscuity-and-irrelevance A Sweet Valley High primer on liberal Christianity. Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:59:05 EDT Sarah Morice-Brubaker f495269c-24e0-4a5c-bee3-1927fa89b832 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/06/27/truth-transgender-will-episcopal-church-amend-its-rules If the Episcopal Church decides to clearly articulate its intention that all aspects of participation in the life of the church—including ordained ministry—are open to transgender persons, it will be the first mainline Protestant denomination to do so. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:32:38 EDT Elizabeth Drescher 44f72e8f-f244-435d-b25f-e408705729ea https://religiondispatches.org/2012/04/17/mass-conversion-changing-churches-stop-church-changing The decision of Episcopal churches like St. Luke’s to convert en masse to Roman Catholicism while retaining a quasi-medieval Anglican liturgy is not, however, a decision to move into this ever-emerging ecclesial reality. It is a solemn retreat into an imagined past where a priest’s sacramental office itself, his back turned to the congregation, protects him from the conflicted desires and diverse stirrings of the wider church. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:46:07 EDT Elizabeth Drescher ff7dd654-9266-4c89-8c0f-cccdff9d2389 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/02/23/first-gay-bishop-give-me-break The crowd favorite at the DC screening I attended was the filmmaker’s interview with Bishop Barbara Harris, whose 1989 consecration as the first female bishop in the Anglican Communion also shook up the church. Harris is memorably direct. About the idea that Robinson is the first gay bishop, Harris snorts, “Give me a break.” In response to some of the rhetoric at the bishops’ gathering, she says, “if assholes could fly, this place would be an airport.” Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:35:19 EST Peter Montgomery 218aea0b-1072-4580-a852-776f57c6fa60 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/01/25/evidence-mass-graves-sudan RD recently reported that Sudanese Anglican Bishop Andudu Adam Elnail thought that if he not been in the U.S. for medical treatment, he might now be in a mass grave back home. A dramatic new report may prove him right. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:50:11 EST Frederick Clarkson fa73e0cd-4d93-4518-a279-d9e4014fed00 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/01/13/catholic-priests-celibacy-and-marriage-loophole The creation of the Ordinariate is about sex, and resoundingly so. It affirms, not questions or challenges, the Catholic teaching on priestly celibacy and procreative marital sexuality. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:08:27 EST Sara Ritchey 1eaeb10e-9cb1-47e5-9f1b-417828e4a891