CHARLOTTE: BOILING OVER IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

By Warren Smith

St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Charlotte became a flashpoint on February 22, 2004—when Bishop Michael Curry (a Robinson supporter) visited.

Before the service, a parishioner held a sign: "Bishop Curry Is A Heretic."

During the service, another stood to confront him—before Curry delivered his sermon.

This followed a five-page letter from Pastor Filmore Strunk and 11 clergy calling on Curry to repent for supporting Robinson's consecration.

Strunk predicts: "Within three years, you will have two Anglican bodies on this continent."

Yet he remains—for now: "My Lord Jesus went to the temple with the very people who would crucify Him."

The rise of continuing Anglican bodies—like the Anglican Mission in America (AMIA), with 200+ parishes—shows the "war of attrition" is already underway.

"The question is no longer whether it's possible to drink cool, clear water from a boiling well—but whether anyone should try."