The Disciplinary Board for Bishops has certified its finding that the Bishop of South Carolina abandoned the communion of the Episcopal Church. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has restricted the ministry of the Rt. Rev. Mark J. Lawrence, bishop of the diocese since 2008, “until such time as the House of Bishops shall investigate the matter and act thereon.”The … [Read more...] about +Lawrence’s Ministry Restricted
Archives for October 17, 2012
Civility Embodied
The Rt. Rev. Stephen Lane, Bishop of Maine, and three other church leaders joined in a “Civil Discourse on Same-sex Marriage” last month in Portland. The event, sponsored by the Maine Council of Churches and the University of Southern Maine’s Interfaith Chaplaincy, was an effort to show how believers may converse civilly about their deepest differences.Four states will vote on … [Read more...] about Civility Embodied