The bishops at General Convention discuss the danger of poorly nuanced statements about hot-button issues.

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** Monday, July 11, 2022
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Bishop Moises Quezada Mota of the Dominican Republic (Randall Gornowich photo)


** Bishops: ‘Political, From a Faithful Point of View’
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By
Mark Michael

The House of Bishops rejected a resolution that “denounced many crisis pregnancy centers” on General Convention’s third day, responding partly to discussions on the floor about the danger of poorly nuanced statements about hot-button issues in a deeply divided nation. Read on ([link removed])


** Indigenous Priest Elected Vice President of Deputies
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By
Kirk Petersen

The House of Deputies elected the Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton of the Diocese of Olympia on July 10 to serve as vice president for the shortened triennium, or biennium, that runs through the 2024 General Convention. Read on ([link removed])


** It’s ‘Bishop Suffragan,’ Not ‘Suffragan Bishop’
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By
Kirk Petersen

It’s all too easy for an outsider with no skin in the game to make snarky comments about the sausage-making inherent in any large legislative process. Ridicule is the lowest form of commentary. Read on ([link removed])


** Bishop Sutton on Repairing the Breach
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By
Neva Rae Fox

Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton of the Diocese of Maryland charged the church Sunday morning to take “great strides to tear down all walls of inequity and injustice and start building bridges across the divides in our communities, in our churches, in our dioceses, and across the Episcopal Church.” Read on ([link removed])


** Who’s There and Who’s Where
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By
Neva Rae Fox

Here are some interesting statistics and details about the 80th General Convention. Read on ([link removed])

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