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The Church of England can learn from Episcopalians on same-sex marriage

Episcopalians in the US and 21 other countries offer their experience to the Church of England, who are embroiled in conflict over same-sex marriage. LGBTQ Anglicans are 'pretty boring' and 'just want a room on the same floor as everyone else.'

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  • The Episcopal Church in the US ordains openly LGBTQ people and officiates same-sex marriages.
  • LGBTQ Anglicans are 'pretty boring' and 'just want a room on the same floor as everyone else.'.
  • The rector of All Saints' Church in Brooklyn has noted an atmosphere of welcome and a tripling of membership in the past decade.
  • The statement from 10 renegade provinces regarding the Archbishop of Canterbury has no concrete institutional impact on the Anglican communion.
  • The Episcopal Church is a 'fairly peaceable kingdom' and the Church of England's will soon be peaceable too.
The Church of England can learn from Episcopalians on same-sex marriage
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