Unofficial Watchdog of the Episcopal Church
As we continue to explore challenges at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue, one issue that continues to trouble us is the presence of porn producer Erich Erving among the children of the St. Thomas Choir School. Specifically, we do not think he should live in the same building, since the building
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Ed.: The following was written and published by Tom Ferguson aka Crusty Old Dean, for his blog previously located here. Reprinted with permission. Reposted 28 December 2024 with new title. With just 4 percent of Episcopalians being black, versus 13.4 percent of the US population as a whole, the church’s
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A prominent friend of Anglican Watch, who also is a well-known pastoral counselor, once told us that his best estimate is that 30 percent of clergy meet the clinical definition of having narcissistic personality disorder. As for bishops and other senior officials, his best estimate is 40-50 percent. That’s scary stuff, particularly
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Earlier today, the Episcopal Survivors Network, a national advocacy group formed by victims of abuse in the Episcopal Church, issued a second statement about St. Paul’s Alexandria and the church’s refusal to condemn torture: St. Paul’s Alexandria continues to ignore issue ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Episcopal Survivors Network (ESN) today
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