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Conservative Episcopalians Form Rival Branch

By the Associated Press

Posted Dec 3, 2008 6:38 PM CST

(AP) – Theological conservatives upset by liberal views of US Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American province today. The development is the culmination of a five-year rift that erupted when Episcopalians in New Hampshire consecrated the first openly gay bishop. The split represents a...   Read full story »

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