More on Episcopalianism and Homosexuality

On the same subject, also from the NYTimes:

In Virginia, the two large churches are voting on whether they want to report to the powerful archbishop of Nigeria, Peter Akinola, an outspoken opponent of homosexuality who supports legislation in his country that would make it illegal for gay men and lesbians to form organizations, read gay literature or eat together in a restaurant.

Insane.

Secession Among Episcopal Churches Over Homosexuality

Latest idiocy on the religious front. From the NYTimes:

Two large and influential Episcopal parishes in Virginia voted overwhelmingly yesterday to leave the Episcopal Church and to affiliate with the Anglican archbishop of Nigeria, a conservative leader in a churchwide fight over homosexuality.

Remind me again why homosexuality is so taboo in most faiths? No, I mean, really... In Christianity, the arguments citing Biblical text seem spurious at best, given the fact that all source text in the Bible is of questionable origin, authorship, and authenticity, and that today's popular editions of the Bible have been heavily edited for at least as long as there's been a Bible.

But, hey, I'm not really trying to get into that here, although I'm always open to a discussion about historical documentation (sadly, that's true.) Instead, I'll just sign off with mentioning that I was raised an Episcopalian, and based on the congregation in which I was raised, this insipid anti-homosexuality crap would not stand.