Screen cap of “Saint David of Wales” by porn producer and St. Thomas resident Erich Erving. Full frontal nudity redacted. Original is exclusively the property of the creator. One of the amusing things for those of us who cover the church abuse beat is how clueless church officials are about
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Op-ed: Reflections on the decision to overturn Cayce Ramey’s Title IV conviction
There’s a perception in some quarters that Anglican Watch is hostile to the Diocese of Virginia (DioVA). We’ll leave that to others to decide, but we want to be clear on our position about Cayce Ramey and the Diocese. Specifically, DioVA had it more right than wrong in going after
Continue readingThe Episcopal Church is still the church of presidents. It’s just that, like the rest of us, the presidents no longer attend. And the church has no street cred to be the engine of anything.
Sean Rowe recently made a statement in which he said that the Episcopal Church, once the church of presidents, now must be an engine of resistance. To that we say, “Actually, the Episcopal Church is still the church of presidents. It’s just that presidents, like the rest of us, long
Continue readingUpdate: St. Thomas’ Fifth Avenue launches defamatory smear campaign against alleged victim of sexual assault
Earlier, Anglican Watch reported on the arrest of two St. Thomas Fifth Avenue employees over allegations of sexual assault. Now, the church’s rector, the Rev. Carl F. Turner, has made matters far worse, sending out a notice about the alleged victim that we believe to be defamatory. A copy of
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