Views on the splinter

On Faith asks "Should conservative Episcopalians who disagree with U.S. church leaders about homosexuality, women's ordination, biblical literalism and other issues leave and form a separate denomination?" Panel responses so far (added as they appear):

Randall Balmer - Conservatives Leaving or Left Behind?

Samuel T. Lloyd III - Division Weakens the Body of Christ

John Shelby Spong - Splinter Episcopalians: Giving Gravitas to Trivia

Willis Elliott - Freedom In, With, and From the Bible

Richard Mouw -

Honor Moore - Walking the Episcopal Tightrope
Episcopal Church Needs Evangelicals

Martyn Minns - A New Start for the Anglican Church in North America

Brad Hirschfield - Defining Loyalty and Betrayal in the Episcopal Church

Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite - Episcopal Conservatives, Check Civil War History

John Mark Reynolds - Anglicans and Their Unwelcome House Guests

Chuck Colson - No Choice But To Separate from Apostasy

William Tully - Episcopalians Falling Out of Love

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