South Carolina Episcopalians
Bearing Witness to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ through the Episcopal Church
Not exactly an official site of either diocese in South Carolina
NEW! Three S.C. Parishes Trying to Separate
from the Episcopal Church
December 21, 2009
St. Andrew's, Mt. Pleasant ready to bolt: Bishop says
St. Luke's, Hilton Head and Trinity, Myrtle Beach are
not exactly leaving
Commentary: Rejection of right-wing candidates, parishes
in rebellion, shocker from Africans create "perfect storm"
for Bishop Lawrence in 2010
Read full story
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Convention Rejoices as Minnesotan Elected
Bishop of Upper South Carolina
December 12, 2009
Alabama native, Sewanee grad gains majority on 3rd ballot: Delegates say new Bishop is "traditional Episcopalian"
Election is third consecutive shut out for Church critics
and self-styled "orthodox" candidates
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NEW! Key Global South Ally Says Life Sentences
for Gays more Effective than Execution
December 9, 2009
Diocese of SC makes no comment as allies in Uganda back life
in prison over execution "if the (gay) person is still alive."
Parents & priests failing to report them would be imprisoned
Moral and political corruption of Church in Uganda
reveals absurdity of "Anglican Covenant"
Read full story
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Diocese of South Carolina is on Its Own
after Special Convention
October 24, 2009
Delegates roll through resolutions "protesting" General Convention: Lawrence says they do not separate the Diocese from the Church.
Read full story
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Also in this edition ...for Gays more Effective than Execution
December 9, 2009
Diocese of SC makes no comment as allies in Uganda back life
in prison over execution "if the (gay) person is still alive."
Parents & priests failing to report them would be imprisoned
Moral and political corruption of Church in Uganda
reveals absurdity of "Anglican Covenant"
Read full story
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Diocese of South Carolina is on Its Own
after Special Convention
October 24, 2009
Delegates roll through resolutions "protesting" General Convention: Lawrence says they do not separate the Diocese from the Church.
Read full story
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On the following pages are commentaries on the Episcopal Church, especially in its two very different dioceses in South Carolina. They are intended as alternate points of view, and not presented with any malicious or disrespectful purpose. Our view is that all of us in the Episcopal Church are trying to fulfill our call to ministry and service in ways we believe God has intended.
You can access the following pages by clicking on the menu in the right column or just clicking on the links below.
The Church Dishonest
How careless rhetoric has taken the Diocese of South Carolina down a dangerous and unnecessary path. read more
The Anglican Communion
Relevant commentary from Anglicans around the world including a great essay "The Imagined Community of the Anglican Communion" by Frank M. Turner. read more
Relevant commentary from Anglicans around the world including a great essay "The Imagined Community of the Anglican Communion" by Frank M. Turner. read more
News from Diocese of South Carolina
Learn more about the challenges facing the Diocese as three large parishes consider leaving the Church. read more
News from the Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Formed in 1922, learn more about this Diocese which has taken a very different path from its "parent" and neighbor. read more
Other SC News
News briefs from around the Dioceses of South Carolina &
Upper South Carolina read more
The 2009 Special Convention
Delegates put Diocese of South Carolina on increasingly slippery slope, as Bishop assures Special Convention that we are not leaving the Church. read more
Learn more about the challenges facing the Diocese as three large parishes consider leaving the Church. read more
News from the Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Formed in 1922, learn more about this Diocese which has taken a very different path from its "parent" and neighbor. read more
Other SC News
News briefs from around the Dioceses of South Carolina &
Upper South Carolina read more
The 2009 Special Convention
Delegates put Diocese of South Carolina on increasingly slippery slope, as Bishop assures Special Convention that we are not leaving the Church. read more
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NEW! Diocesan History Lesson. Bishop Lawrence is not the first Bishop of South Carolina to encounter the so-called Theology of Indiscriminant Inclusion. click
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The site content is edited by Steve Skardon in Mount Pleasant. Anyone with an interest in offering any comments, criticisms, questions of accuracy, or other perspectives is welcome to submit them to scepiscopalians@aol.com
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SC Episcopalians is not affiliated with any group or organization. However, you are encouraged to join the Episcopal Forum of South Carolina and visit its website. www.episcopalforumofsc.org
You can learn more about the work of the Diocese of South Carolina by visiting its website at www.dioceseofsc.org. The full texts of Bishop Lawrence's key addresses can be found here.
