Hanging on The Rt. Rev. Tony Clavier July 11, 2012 Commentary Inclusion means more than a minimal tolerance for those deemed intolerably unenlightened. Inclusion means encouragement, it means refusing to erect barriers to growth and survival.
Bishops: Covenant can wait Douglas LeBlanc July 10, 2012 News By Joe Thoma. The House of Bishops concurred with the House of Deputies July 10 to “decline to take a position on the Anglican Covenant,” but affirmed participation in the wider Anglican Communion.
President Jennings Douglas LeBlanc July 10, 2012 News By Lauren Anderson. The House of Deputies has elected the Rev. Gay Jennings president with 426 votes — five more than what she needed.
Bishops: a provisional yes Douglas LeBlanc July 10, 2012 News By Joe Thoma. The House of Bishops authorized a provisional rite July 9 for blessing same-sex relationships.
Mr. Rehill for the defense Douglas LeBlanc July 9, 2012 News “This is not a discernment process,” Michael Rehill tells conference panels. “You are a court.”
Sing out! Douglas LeBlanc July 9, 2012 News By Matt Townsend. Shedding tears of joy, the Rev. Canon Gay Jennings, Ohio, sang the hymn “Sing a New Church” with the Rt. Rev. Samuel Johnson Howard, Bishop of Florida, after the Committee on Structure approved a resolution on structural reform.
Birth of a task force? Douglas LeBlanc July 9, 2012 News Video by Matt Townsend. Members of General Convention’s Structure Committee discuss their progress on Resolution C095, which would establish a task force for structural reform.
Conflicting passions Douglas LeBlanc July 8, 2012 News By Matt Townsend. Same-sex blessings emerged again as a subject of complex and fervent debate July 7, as the Committee on Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music heard testimony on a resolution that would authorize such blessings in the Episcopal Church.
