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• Church takes no stand on gay unions | Episcopal group acknowledges that some dioceses bless same-sex couples but steers clear of either endorsing or forbidding such actions (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Episcopal leaders okay same-sex blessings | Bishops rejected creating an official liturgy for the ceremonies, but affirm that same-sex blessing ceremonies are "an acceptable practice in the church." (Associated Press)
  
  
• Episcopalians recognize same-sex unions (Reuters)
  
  

Episcopal Church's first gay bishop:

• Anger as first gay bishop heads for Britain | Anglicanism's first actively homosexual bishop will deliver a keynote speech to gay Christians during a visit to Britain which is certain to inflame tensions within the Church of England (The Daily Telegraph, London)
  
  
• Worshiping character | Naming the first openly gay bishop to the Episcopal Church is an encouraging sign that society is increasingly willing to embrace character over stereotypes and innuendo about sexual orientation (Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle)
  
  
• Evangelical regret at gay bishop decision | Standing up for a traditional Christian view of sexual morality nowadays requires someone who is not afraid to stick his head above the parapet (Ben Davies, BBC)
  
  

• Episcopalians, Lutherans still seeking union | The idea of full communion survives, but it's complicated (Jean Torkelson, Rocky Mountain News, Denver)
  
  

• Anglicans in a spin over gay bishop (The East African Standard, Nairobi, Kenya)
  
  
• Anglicans in furor over new gay bishop (The Nation, Nairobi, Kenya)
  
  
• Church firm against homosexuality (The Monitor, Kampala, Uganda)
  
  
• Gospel of inclusion? | Its Episcopal disciples leave little room for Scripture (Katherine Kersten, The Wall Street Journal)
  
  
• Liberals still ready to call evangelicals' bluff | Protest after endorsement of gay bishop may not herald a total split (Jonathan Petre, The Daily Telegraph, London)
  
  
• Episcopal Church embracing gay bishop a good step toward progress | The church has no rule against gay clerics and Robinson has, by all accounts, been an effective spiritual leader in New Hampshire (Editorial, Detroit Free Press)
  
  
• This is not your Father's church anymore | An Episcopalian friend of mine, reacting to the elevation of an openly homosexual priest to the office of bishop, said to me, "If you're a heterosexual clergyman and you're having sex outside marriage, you can be expelled. But if you're a homosexual clergyman having sex outside marriage, they rejoice." (Cal Thomas)
  
  
• Earlier: Torn-again Anglican Church | It is hard to see how the haughty "Me, Me, Me Christianity" of North American and European Anglicans can be reconciled with the faithfulness of their African and Asian brethren in the trenches (Uwe Siemon-Netto, UPI)
  
  

Gay marriage:

• The future of gay marriage | Human beings are free to adopt self-destructive ideas, but we are not free to make them work (Maggie Gallagher)
  
  
• Catholics may opt to set own course | Catholic politicians can't play dodge much longer (Thomas Keane, Jr., Boston Herald)
  
  
• Also: Separation of church and state | Same-sex marriage is a civil matter (Deirdre Bourdet, San Francisco Chronicle)
  
  
• Also: Separation of church and state | Let religion define matrimony (James Harold, San Francisco Chronicle)
  
  

Sexual ethics:

• Church unity without justice has no value | If some Christians continue to unjustly condemn homosexuals, the stones indeed will cry out (Donna Schaper, Newsday)
  
  
• Ariz. group takes on Allentown's gay-rights law | The Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal-aid group with an army of lawyers and a pile of court victories, has extended its reach far beyond its Arizona base (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
  
  

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