Episcopalians reach out to conservatives
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Episcopal leaders offered conservatives more independence from the national church Thursday, just ahead of a California diocese's vote on whether it should split from the denomination.
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On the campaign trail, Christian conservatives speak their minds about the field of G.O.P. candidates and what matters to them.
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William Atwood and William Murdoch are among a growing number of conservative U.S. clerics pledging allegiance to African bishops who take a tough line against homosexuality.
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The event on the National Mall was part of an effort by Christian evangelical leaders and lobbying groups to mobilize religious conservatives.
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Anglican leaders met on Friday to consider a report about the U.S. church's response to criticism of its backing of gay clergy and same sex unions, in a row threatening to tear the church apart.
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Episcopal clergymen in Central New Jersey yesterday weclomed further discussions about their faith but showed no sign of giving in to an Anglican Church commission that urged the US Episcopal Church not to elect any more gay bishops.
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Religious conservative leaders, sensing declining alarm over same-sex marriage, are warning that the debate over homosexuality has prompted attacks on religious freedom.
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Anglican leaders discussed on Thursday the U.S. response to a report criticizing the church there for backing gay priests and same-sex unions, a row that could split the third-largest Christian denomination.
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A leading conservative critic of the U.S. Episcopal Church said on Wednesday its bishops have turned their back on pleas from global Anglican church leaders to take a clear stand against consecrating gays as bishops or blessing same-sex unions.
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Episcopal leaders offered conservatives more independence from the national church Thursday, as a California diocese quietly backed down from its threat of a swift break with the denomination.
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FRESNO, California  - A California diocese of the Episcopal Church on Saturday took a major step toward breaking with the U.S. church because of its position on issues including homosexuality, a move unseen since the U.S. Civil War.
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The war in Iraq; jobs and the economy; terrorism. For voters nationwide, those issues seem sure to determine the outcome on Election Day. But in several critical swing states, the conservative push to amend state constitutions and ban gay marriage is giving delegates and party officials a way to lure a group of voters &#151; especially traditional churchgoers &#151; who could tip these states to President Bush.
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An Anglican Church report issued this  week lays the groundwork for resolving a potential schism  between liberals and conservatives over homosexuality, the gay  U.S. bishop at the heart of the dispute said on Wednesday.
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In a direct challenge to the leadership of the U.S. Episcopal Church, an influential Anglican archbishop from Africa is exploring ways to allow American congregations upset over the election of a gay bishop to realign themselves under his jurisdiction.
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Fears of a split with the Anglican Communion have been growing as Anglican leaders seem set to demand an end to the consecration of gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions by the Episcopal Church.
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As Anglicans around the world try to resolve their deep rift over homosexuality, the gay American bishop at the center of the fight is offering a concession to his critics.
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Republican White House hopefuls Friday tried to convert skeptical Christian conservatives to their causes, wooing a crucial party power base taking a dim view of the party's 2008 line-up.