At the Episcopal Church's General Convention in August 2003, the two houses of the church government, the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies, made a highly controversial decision that has threatened to split the church in half. They voted to elect Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, as bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire. I do not believe that this was the right decision for several reasons.
Gene Robinson divorced his wife and moved in with another man thirteen years ago. Since that time, he has been living in a sexual relationship with that man outside the bounds of marriage.…
