TEC: At a Fork in the Road

In the last week, there were two notable Episcopal elections: receiving the most fanfare was the election of The Rev. Glasspool, a non-celibate lesbian as suffragan bishop. Receiving less attention was the election of The Very Rev. Thompson in the Diocese of Louisiana to replace the retiring Bs. Jenkins.

Back in 2003 when V.G. Robinson (a non-celibate gay man) was elected and consecrated bishop there was all sorts of backlash in the Anglican Communion. The eventual outcome was: don't do that agaian! To which TEC essentially said "we will show restraint". See how well that worked out?

No doubt many diocesan bishops and their Standing Committees are not going to give consent to Glasspools election. But, will these no votes also apply to Thompson? After all he is an all-American, red-blooded white male, wife, children, the ideal Bishop package. Or, is he?

Morris Thompson believes in and has voted for all the right resolutions at General Convention that will help to produce more Glasspools and Robinsons down the line in TEC.

So, Bishops and Standing Committees, if you vote against Glasspool you had better vote against Thompson also: they are one and the same thing.