Friday, September 08, 2006

Episcopal bishops hit 'inappropriate' speech
By David R. Sands
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
September 8, 2006

Some leading Episcopal bishops have sharply criticized the decision to invite former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami to speak at the Washington National Cathedral, the seat of the presiding bishop of the church's American branch.

Citing the Iranian regime's stance on women's rights, homosexuality and Israel, Bishops John Lipscomb of Florida, Edward Little of Indiana and Geralyn Wolf of Rhode Island said in a statement earlier this week that the event was "ill-conceived and inappropriate" and should be called off.

The Rev. Keith Roderick, an Episcopal priest and secretary-general of the Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights, which focuses on the plight of religious minorities in the Islamic world, said cathedral officials should have invited critics of Iran's Islamic regime to speak alongside Mr. Khatami.
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