Episcopal-Anglican Church Dispute

     Storm clouds are brewing over the Episcopal Church's acceptance of same-sex marriage.

CNN reports The  International Anglican Communion has suspended their Episcopal member churches for three years.

Traditional Anglican doctrine, "upholds marriage as between a man and a woman in faithful, lifelong union."

Last June, Episcopalians voted to change their canons -- church law -- to allow same-sex marriage and adopted new wedding rites that can be used by straight or gay couples.

By doing so, the international archbishops said, the church contradicted Scripture, impaired the bonds among the provinces in the Anglican Communion and sowed mistrust among its members.

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This could mean an eventual split with the International Anglican Hierarchy.


UPDATE: For a much more in-depth investigation into what happened, try THIS story---though I will warn you it may take some real effort to work through the minutia of the Anglican/Episcopalian interactions. Have fun.
[And thanks for Religion Editor Jay, now a resident of Yankeeland, for pointing me to the analysis! Tim]