Episcopal Church

Hello Fellow DUers,

I am not too big on organized religion for the most part although I do participate in actions with some religious groups. I have attended my local Unitarian Church on occasion and they are all wonderfully progressive people. They host the local gay rights group in their church and they have a committee on environmental protection. There is also a Jewish Synagogue in my town that labels itself "Liberal" and has done a lot of good for our town, recently creating an annual Diversity Festival. I know the Episcopal church has come a LONG way on gay rights by recently making an openly gay man a Bishop. Does the Church bless unions for gays or is this decided by individual congregations? What about womens right to choose? What about women in leadership positions? I read an interesting book by a Episcopal Bishop titled "Why Christianity Must Change or Die". Basically it talked about leaving behind dark age era ideas on religion and moving in a more universally accepting and self analyzing direction. Thanks for any help regarding these questions!

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and lots of folks here would find a home there...but they are going through some BIG divisions.

I think if you like "ceremony and pomp and circumstance and great music...as opposed to "pared down" and "discussion," you might find it worth a look.

I think right now I view the Episcopal Church the way I veiw Tom Daschle.

I leave it up to you to decide what I mean by that. But, I remain an Episcopalian...I don't have choices. I've checked the others out...but I'm NOT a Happy Camper Episcopalian...but I realize that this church taught me to be skeptical of POWER...for that I owe them much...:shrug: