AP: Gay US bishop, Robinson, fights exclusion from once-a-decade Lambeth Conference

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080713/ap_on_re_eu/britain_bishop



By RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer Sun Jul 13, 2:46 PM ET

LONDON - The first openly gay U.S. Episcopal bishop was barred from a once-a-decade Anglican meeting so he wouldn't become a focus of the global event.
Anglicans on all sides of the issue agree: The strategy has backfired.

New Hampshire Bishop Gene Robinson has been embraced by sympathetic Anglicans in England and Scotland who view his exclusion as an affront to their Christian beliefs.

Robinson plans several appearances on the outskirts of the Lambeth Conference to be what he called a "constant and friendly" reminder of gays in the church.

"I'm just not willing to let the bishops meet and pretend that we don't exist," Robinson said in an interview Sunday with The Associated Press before preaching at St. Mary's Church Putney. "They've taken vows to serve all the people in dioceses, not just certain ones."

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1. A surprisingly good article

Thank you for posting the link. :hi: