More news

More news -- mostly negative stories, collected by Christianity Today -- on the election of Gene Robinson as the first openly gay Episcopal bishop in the U.S.:

• My love is sacred, gay candidate for bishop tells American church (The Guardian, London)
  
  
• Vote on gay bishop a mixed blessing | Robinson's standing isn't even the most emotional issue in the Episcopal Church (Charles W. Bell, New York Daily News)
  
  
• Gay bishop says he'll stand by his mandate | Robinson claimed his confirmation as bishop would encourage the disillusioned to return to going to church (The Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  
• Anglicans on the brink over gay bishop | In the worst scenario, the Anglican Church in Australia could fracture along doctrinal lines (The Age, Melbourne, Australia)
  
  
• U.S. vote threatens Anglican unity | The threat of schism hung over the 70 million-strong worldwide Anglican communion last night as the US Episcopal church moved a giant step closer to electing its first openly gay bishop (The Guardian, London)
  
  
• U.S. gay bishop appointment reignites row in Britain | Anglican groups in Britain were split down the middle today as the appointment of an American gay clergyman to the post of bishop moved a step closer (PA, U.K.)
  
  
• Anglicans unite in condemnation | In a rare show of public agreement, the Anglican archbishops of Sydney and Melbourne have condemned the Episcopal Church for its decision (The Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  
• Also: Archbishop angry over U.S. gay move | Melbourne's Anglican Archbishop, Peter Watson, said Episcopal Church had separated itself from the worldwide church (The Age, Melbourne, Australia)
  
  
• Gay bishop-elect struggled with his homosexuality | The 56-year-old clergyman spent half his life suppressing or ignoring his homosexuality, and even now refuses to use his position as a platform for gay rights (AFP)
  
  
• 'I'm Gene. I'm gay and aim to be bishop' | A risk of schism is hanging over the worldwide communion as the Episcopal church moves to elect an openly homosexual bishop (The Guardian, London)
  
  
• Episcopal gay priest wins vote | He is one step away from becoming a bishop, a move that threatens to divide the church (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• U.S. Episcopal body approves first openly gay bishop (Reuters)
  
  
• Gay bishop-elect awaits final vote | A final vote Monday will decide if a New Hampshire clergyman will become the first openly gay elected bishop in the Episcopal Church (Associated Press)
  
  
• Episcopalians debate blessing same-sex unions (The Dallas Morning News)
  
  
• Gay bishop-elect gains ground | One of two legislative bodies of the Episcopal Church, this one made up of clergy and laity, confirmed the election of the Rev. Gene Robinson as a bishop in New Hampshire (The Dallas Morning News)
  
  
• A church's choice | The nomination of the first openly gay bishop, the Reverend V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, has sparked a debate over homosexuality in the Episcopal Church - even prompting threats of schism in the church (NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS)