As church governance geeks, the staff here at Anglican Watch love to read really banal stuff. That includes minutes, reports, studies — all the stuff that people in the church say they read, but usually just skim. And in digging through the mountains of paper coming out of the Diocese of Virginia
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Breaking News: Charlie Holt elected bishop coadjutor
The numbers are in, and Charlie Holt has been elected bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Florida, despite profound opposition by many in the diocese and contrary to Anglican Watch’s recommendation, which was to focus on healing and delay the election. Votes were as follows: 132 lay votes cast 67 needed
Continue readingHow I found Christ in a Costco
It’s rare for Episcopalians to ask, “Where did you find Christ?” But in Stinkbomb’s case, he found Christ in a Costco. Not in church, in a Costco. For the record, we’re not talking about a painting on black velvet of some blonde-haired, blue-eyed dude with a bad haircut holding a
Continue readingMore questions arise about the Diocese of Western Louisiana
After Anglican Watch discovered that the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia now is almost four years behind schedule in adopting the “new” model safe church policies, we did some additional digging. Our attention quickly turned to the Diocese of Western Louisiana, where we continue to hear reports of nonfeasance, malfeasance, and misfeasance. Turns
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