Unofficial Watchdog of the Episcopal Church
The troubling case of Tommie Lee Watkins, the only openly gay African-American Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Alabama, is moving forward. As we said in a previous post, the fact he’s the only openly gay black priest in a diocese where 25.9 percent of the population is black speaks volumes. Nor
Continue reading
Earlier this month, Episcopal presiding bishop Michael Curry was again on the revival trail, bringing his message of “loving, liberating, life-giving (L3)” to the Diocese of San Diego. But Curry and the church are wasting their time. As a slogan, L3 isn’t bad. Indeed, a little alliteration is always welcome.
Continue reading
Well-placed sources today provided further details about Greg Lisby, a former Episcopal priest convicted in a child pornagraphy case. Specifically, then bishop of the diocese of Newark Mark M. Beckwith ignored repeated complaints from an individual at General Theological Seminary (GTS) about Lisby allegedly bullying them over that person’s gender identity. These should have
Continue reading
Michael Gardner, a lay member of Falls Church Episcopal and prominent Democratic activist in Northern Virginia, pled guilty in 2015 to a series of child molestation charges. One case involved his niece, then 12. A separate case involved two girls who participated in a slumber party at his home. The Virginia
Continue reading