The Gay Bishop Debate

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The Schism Begins

Conservative Episcopalians make their first move to break with the U.S. church

By Diana Keough

Africans and Gay Rights

Many Africans have bigger things to worry about than homosexual church leaders.

By Gus Niebuhr

Gay Issue Derails Catholic-Episcopalian Talks

Bishop Who First Ordained Women Dies

Former Archbishop Carey Says Gay Bishop Harms Anglicans

Risking Schism, Episcopalians Consecrate Robinson

The Prospect of Fracture

Will parts of the Anglican Communion declare themselves separate from the Episcopal Church?

By Stephen Bates

Defender of the Faith

Why all Anglican eyes in London are nervously fixed on a powerful African archbishop.

By Philip Jenkins

Dispute Affects Other Christians

The fight over homosexuality in the Anglican Communion is more than an internal squabble.

The New Hampshire Episcopal Diocese Responds

"We grieve that others in the Anglican Communion have felt deep pain with these issues," says New Hampshire bishop.

Anglican Leaders Rebuke, not Discipline, Episcopalians

A gathering of Anglican primates reminds Episcopal Church USA of 1998 agreement on gay issues, but vows to keep unity in the Communion.

A Statement by the Primates of the Anglican Communion

The text of a group statement issued after an emergency two-day meeting called by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Archbishop of Canterbury Calls Meeting of Anglican Leaders

The primates of 38 countries will gather in London in October to discuss the Episcopal Church USA's recent decisions.

'It's a Wrap'

A final dispatch from the front lines of the Episcopal Church General Convention

By the Rev. Mark Harris

'Now Begins the Grieving'

A conservative Episcopalian says the election refocused her allegiance

By Diane Knippers

Why the Conservatives Won't Schism

The women's ordination battles of the '70s will determine their next step

By Deborah Caldwell

Episcopalians Approve Church's First Openly Gay Bishop

Report to the House of Bishops

The results of the investigation into allegations of misconduct

Gay Bishop Delayed

Episcopal church officials decry 'a touch of evil in the air'

By Deborah Caldwell

'God is Doing a New Thing in the World'

A conversation with the man poised to be confirmed as the Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop

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