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No Verdict Yet
For Bishop Love


By Kirk Petersen
A Hearing Panel heard three hours of legal presentations on June 12 in the Title IV disciplinary case against the Rt. Rev. William Love, Bishop of Albany. He is the only diocesan bishop defying the General Convention's decision that same-sex marriage should be available in every diocese.
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Michigan Bishop Suspended for Affair

By Kirk Petersen
The Rt. Rev. Whayne M. Hougland, Jr.,, bishop of the combined dioceses of Eastern and Western Michigan, agreed to a one-year suspension after admitting he had an extramarital affair with a person who is not a member or employee of the Episcopal Church.
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Funds for MN, KY Amid Budget Trauma

By Kirk Petersen
The Executive Council approved $150,000 grants each to the dioceses of Minnesota and Kentucky for racial reconciliation work, despite concerns about a coming financial crunch that may involve layoffs.
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Retired UK Bishop Accused of Racism 

By Mark Michael
The Rt. Rev. Mike Hill, the former Bishop of Bristol, withdrew from public ministry after acknowledging that he used “racial stereotypes which were unacceptable and offensive. . ." regarding a priest of South Asian ethnicity he had ordained.
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Making Lemonade 
In the 
Auvergne


By Simon Cotton
Despite lacking access to high-quality stone such as marble and limestone, church builders in the Auvergne region of France created structures out of volcanic rock that have endured for nearly a millennium.
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Clear-Sighted Preaching

By Sarah Cornwell
In our series of lay-written essays on preaching, a ballet teacher and mother of five from New York suggests priests should focus on a simple message: "Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again."
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Anglicanism and
The 'Black Future'


By Brandt L. Montgomery
American Anglicanism’s past racism has caused black Christians to pass down through the generations a perception that Anglicanism “isn’t for us.” Still, I would say we are making steps in the right direction.
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Pandemic Reshaping Churches in Kenya 

By Joseph Wandera
Bishop Wandera reports that churches in Kenya are not only places for worship; they are symbols of the sacred within the community, sustaining social stability. They affirm the existence of community in compelling ways and are revered even by avowed atheists. The closure of churches has disturbed the religious sensibilities of the people.
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