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• U.S. vote threatens Anglican unity | The threat of schism hung over the 70 million-strong worldwide Anglican communion last night as the US Episcopal church moved a giant step closer to electing its first openly gay bishop (The Guardian, London)
  
  
• U.S. gay bishop appointment reignites row in Britain | Anglican groups in Britain were split down the middle today as the appointment of an American gay clergyman to the post of bishop moved a step closer (PA, U.K.)
  
  
• Anglicans unite in condemnation | In a rare show of public agreement, the Anglican archbishops of Sydney and Melbourne have condemned the Episcopal Church for its decision (The Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  
• Also: Archbishop angry over U.S. gay move | Melbourne's Anglican Archbishop, Peter Watson, said Episcopal Church had separated itself from the worldwide church (The Age, Melbourne, Australia)
  
  
• Gay bishop-elect struggled with his homosexuality | The 56-year-old clergyman spent half his life suppressing or ignoring his homosexuality, and even now refuses to use his position as a platform for gay rights (AFP)
  
  
• 'I'm Gene. I'm gay and aim to be bishop' | A risk of schism is hanging over the worldwide communion as the Episcopal church moves to elect an openly homosexual bishop (The Guardian, London)
  
  
• Episcopal gay priest wins vote | He is one step away from becoming a bishop, a move that threatens to divide the church (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• U.S. Episcopal body approves first openly gay bishop (Reuters)
  
  
• Gay bishop-elect awaits final vote | A final vote Monday will decide if a New Hampshire clergyman will become the first openly gay elected bishop in the Episcopal Church (Associated Press)
  
  
• Episcopalians debate blessing same-sex unions (The Dallas Morning News)
  
  
• Gay bishop-elect gains ground | One of two legislative bodies of the Episcopal Church, this one made up of clergy and laity, confirmed the election of the Rev. Gene Robinson as a bishop in New Hampshire (The Dallas Morning News)
  
  
• A church's choice | The nomination of the first openly gay bishop, the Reverend V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, has sparked a debate over homosexuality in the Episcopal Church — even prompting threats of schism in the church (NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS)
  
  

Other stories on the Episcopal Church:

• All God's children | As Episcopal leaders debate gays and the church, one Washington parish already has its answer (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Episcopalians are latest to square off over gay rights | Why the debate should matter to the 99 percent of Americans who are not Episcopalians (The Dallas Morning News)
  
  
• Episcopalians recall last great debate, over women | Anglican Communion held together after schism threats 27 years ago (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Episcopalians' debate on gay issues may be pivotal | The national convention is debating whether a homosexual priest can be a bishop and whether to have rituals drafted for same-sex unions (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Episcopal conference puts Christianity's future on display | Look at who's saying what in the Episcopalian debate. That will tell you which way Christianity is heading (William McKenzie, The Dallas Morning News)
  
  

Sexual ethics:

• Sodomy ruling spurs challenges to military's policy on gays | The first aftershocks of the Supreme Court's landmark decision striking down a Texas sodomy law have reached the U.S. military, where the ruling is sparking new court challenges to the armed forces' ban on openly gay personnel and other rules affecting sexuality (The Washington Post)
  
  

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August (Web-only) 2003, Vol. 47