1. In a victory for LGBT-affirming Episcopalians, a conservative Fort Worth group that left the church over its acceptance of gays has been ordered to surrender the property it tried to steal from the six-county diocese. A state district judge on Friday ordered the group to turn over the property — which includes 55 parishes and missions as well as several schools — within 60 days. The group says it plans to appeal the decision, but hopefully this ruling will mean schools like St. Vincent’s can no longer discriminate against 4-year-olds like Olivia Harrison (above) who happen to have lesbian parents.
2. Daniel Hernandez Jr., the gay intern credited with saving the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, will sit next to first lady Michelle Obama during Tuesday’s State of the Union address. Tuesday also happens to be Hernandez’s 21st birthday.
3. Battles over same-sex marriage are intensifying in Maryland, Wyoming and Iowa.
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The geographic reach of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is much larger than 6 counties; it comprises 24. (See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ECUSA_Fort_Worth.png and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Diocese_of_Fort_Worth_(Southern_Cone) .
But here’s something really scary – the title page of the Iker led version of the diocese has a letter to him from Exodus International (the long discredited “gay reparative therapy” group) citing common beliefs in “biblical sexuality” and Iker has posted a link to the Exodus International web page for those interested in seeking “the cure.”
Oh — here’s a link to the web page of the Iker breakaway diocese. Scroll down a bit to see the Exodus stuff:
https://www.fwepiscopal.org/index1.php