[Alia]

hm. During CA's Prop 209, SF Bay Area black church leaders were PUBLISHED as saying they'd banish from their churches anyone who didn't actively FIGHT 209. Of course, they mumbled afterwards, that it wasn't about politics; but *real* civil rights. I can only be glad I wasn't a "dissenting" member of that church, right? Right.

Churches are not public office or public entities. Furthermore, the SF Episcopalian leadership went even further -- locking out parishioners who didn't go along with taking the host from gay or lesbian clergy. And? The church will survive or it won't.

But given the numbers, the liberal "Episcopalian Church" is smarting given their own policies of the past 30+ years.

And wasn't it Democrats over the past year suggesting that "churches" should be audited or somesuch for "politicking" in the church? Right. No one is noticing...

[johnb838]

I'd have a problem with receiving the Host, oh make that small 'h' host since its the Episcopal church, from someone I knew to be homosexual. No telling where that hand has been. Nor wanting to know, nor knowing whether it has been washed.