Conservative Anglicans denounce election of lesbian as anti-biblical

by Lillian Kwon, Christian Post
Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Anglican leaders across the global body say the election of a second openly gay bishop demonstrates the direction The Episcopal Church has been heading all along – away from biblical Christianity.

"Unfortunately, this election provides further clarity to the rest of the Anglican Communion," said Bishop David Anderson, president and CEO of the American Anglican Council.

"Should the rest of The Episcopal Church consent to this election, there can be no more pretending that The Episcopal Church holds to Anglican Communion doctrine and 2,000 years of biblically based Christian teachings."

The Rev Canon Mary D Glasspool, a lesbian who has been with her partner for 19 years, was elected Saturday to the office of bishop suffragan in the Diocese of Los Angeles. the rest