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September 23, 2006

Time To Tell The Kids?

Another Episcopalian Diocese is considering a gay man to be their Bishop

The Episcopal Diocese of Newark was voting for a new bishop Saturday, with an openly gay priest among the six candidates.

The election in the historically liberal diocese comes at a time when divisions over the Bible and sexuality are threatening the denomination and the worldwide Anglican family.

A win by Canon Michael Barlowe, 51, would put the diocese at the center of a crisis over whether Anglicans who disagree about ordaining gays can stay in the same fellowship.

Now, I'm not a member of the church, and I'm not "rooting" for anyone to be elected. But what this does show, in my opinion, is that it's probably time for the church to do what the rest of us see coming - split.

Splitting isn't something anyone really ever wants to do. But sometimes, when you have two groups in the same church going in two very obviously different directions, it's for the best for both parties to go their own way.

I just hope that they are able to do it in a Christian way.

Posted by Alan at September 23, 2006 07:37 AM