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	Gay Bishop: 'Being Honest' - CBS News
		Gay In The U.S.A. State-by-state laws on gay issues, the marriage debate and photo essays.
		In a practice dating back to the apostles, the bishops laid their hands on Robinson, officially blessing him as a bishop.
		Bishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop, talks to Correspondent Ed Bradley in his first extensive national television interview.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/03/04/60minutes/main604060.shtml (1855 words)

	Church elects its first gay bishop - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Robinson twice ran unsuccessfully for bishop — in the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, N.Y., in 1999 and in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, N.J., in 1998.
		Bishop Michael Ingham, who leads the Anglican diocese of New Westminster, British Columbia, agreed to authorize clergy in some of his parishes to carry out the ceremonies for same-sex couples.
		The prospect of a homosexual bishop in a senior position infuriates traditionalists, among them the archbishop of Nigeria, who broke communion with the Canadian diocese last weekend when the bishop allowed the homosexual "marriage" to be performed.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20030608-124346-1938r.htm (849 words)

	New bishop: Gay marriage a 'civil right' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The embattled bishop of the Episcopal Church in New Hampshire is not making any apologies for his openly gay lifestyle and said he and his male partner of 14 years would be married if New Hampshire legalized marriage or civil unions between partners of the same sex.
		Bishop V. Gene Robinson also said he is "saddened" by the controversy surrounding his consecration, but believes more people have joined the Episcopal Church than have left because of it.
		"Gay marriage or civil union as a civil right is different from what the church does to bless these unions," Robinson said yesterday in a telephone interview.
	www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20031208/NH_003.htm (1190 words)

	Gay Bishop Fears Chill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The U.S. bishop at the heart of a global Anglican maelstrom over homosexuality says he fears he'll be the first and last openly gay priest appointed for a while to his church's hierarchy as a result of an international commission's report on future Anglican unity.
		He has cut relations with the Episcopal Church and Bishop Ingham's diocese and predicted "the end of the road" for the world church -- which is why the Eames commission was created: to try to keep together a multicultural church with differing values and biblical interpretations.
		Bishop Robinson said he was astounded that the commission had no declared homosexuals among its 17 members, all senior church officials from around the world.
	www.nhepiscopal.org /artman/publish/printer_49.shtml (637 words)

	Telegraph \| News
		The Rt Rev Gene Robinson, the Bishop of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church of the United States, said that Jesus was an unmarried, "non-traditional man" who did not uphold family values, "travelled with a bunch of men" and enjoyed an especially close relationship with one of his disciples.
		Bishop Robinson, who married his partner, Mark, said that he had come to reconcile his sexuality with his faith and could feel "God's light and God's life ooze over me like warm butter".
		"Bishop Robinson is saying that the culture has moved in his direction and that it's all becoming accepted, so he's looking for ways to interpret scripture to support that instead of realising that scripture asks us to do the unpopular thing and stand against the prevailing culture."
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/04/03/ngay03.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/04/03/ixhome.html (827 words)

	First openly gay bishop consecrated. 03/11/2003. ABC News Online
		Bishop Robinson, his voice trembling, told the congregation he felt deeply honoured but also urged compassion toward church members angered and upset by his consecration.
		Outside the arena, mounted police stood by as protesters opposed the church for appointing an openly gay bishop and members of the congregation hailed the historic event.
		One of the fiercest critics of Bishop Robinson's consecration is the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Peter Jensen.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200311/s980778.htm (665 words)

	The Bristol Press - News - 04/13/2005 - Bristol church may leave over gay bishop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		BRISTOL -- Acceptance of a gay bishop by Connecticut Episcopal Bishop Andrew D. Smith is threatening to rive a Bristol congregation from the church.
		Six retired Episcopal bishops issued a scathing rebuke to Smith Tuesday, accusing him of "brutal and unconscionable ecclesiastical tyranny" for threatening to remove six priests who disagree with his support for the church’s first openly gay bishop.
		I have no doubt that Bishop Robinson is able to perform his worldly duties as Bishop, but I have serious reservations as to his ability to perform his spiritual obligations with his present attitude toward homosexuality.
	www.bristolpress.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=14335114&BRD=1643&PAG=461&dept_id=10486&rfi=6 (890 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Gay bishop kept under 24-hour FBI guard
		The Anglican Church's first openly homosexual bishop is under 24-hour protection from the FBI after receiving death threats from Christian fundamentalists.
		Bishop Michael Ingham, the liberal Canadian bishop of New Westminster who has authorised homosexual "marriages" in his diocese, said in a sermon yesterday that homosexuals often felt they were in the wilderness.
		Downing Street refused to comment on reports that Canon Jeffrey John, the homosexual who was forced to withdraw as bishop of Reading in the summer, might be nominated as the next dean of Norwich.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/10/27/wbish27.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/10/27/ixnewstop.html (640 words)

	New Gay Episcopal Bishop Furor - CBS News
		It further urged those archbishops and bishops who have intervened with Episcopal churches to seek an accommodation with the Episcopal bishop or bishops involved.
		The commission also said that, when electing bishops, national churches should consider whether that appointment would prejudice relations with other provinces and whether that individual would be recognized and received if he or she visited another province.
		A 1998 conference of all Anglican bishops declared gay practices "incompatible with Scripture" and opposed gay ordinations and same-sex blessings in a 526-70 vote with 45 abstentions.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/03/15/national/main606202.shtml (828 words)

	USATODAY.com - Gay bishop leads Episcopal diocese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bishop Douglas Theuner, who officially retired Sunday, handed Robinson the ceremonial staff that transferred the diocese into his hands.
		Robinson is the first openly gay man to be elected as a bishop in the national Episcopal church, as well as the worldwide Anglican Communion of which it is a part.
		In the United States, a dozen conservative bishops are organizing an alternative network of dioceses and parishes that object to Robinson's lifestyle.
	www.usatoday.com /news/religion/2004-03-07-gay-bishop_x.htm (508 words)

	Gay bishop consecrated - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bishop Robinson, 56, then urged his audience at a college sports arena to be "hospitable, loving and caring" toward those Episcopalians who disagreed with his election.
		Bishop Robinson was accompanied into the arena by four presenters: his partner, Mark Andrew; his ex-wife and two daughters.
		Bishop Griswold was the chief consecrator for yesterday's ceremony.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20031103-123335-2192r.htm (913 words)

	Gay bishop predicts Anglican schism -- Queer Lesbian Gay News -- Gay.com
		Gay.com > News > Gay bishop predicts Anglican schism -- PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church is predicting a division in the Anglican Communion two years after U.S. church leaders triggered global outrage by approving his election.
		PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church is predicting a division in the Anglican Communion two years after U.S. church leaders triggered global outrage by approving his election.
		Robinson said he underestimated the opportunity his election gave conservatives to organize within the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion of which it is a part.
	www.gay.com /news/article.html?2005/09/26/2 (439 words)

	Gay Bishop Wins in Episcopal Vote; Split Threatened (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Moments later, more than 12 conservative bishops, their faces grim, marched slowly to the front of the House of Bishops to denounce the decision as an affront to church teaching that would split the denomination in two.
		Bishop Duncan, one of a group of church leaders who had fought Bishop-elect Robinson's approval for weeks, said he and his colleagues would call on the top leaders of the Anglican Communion, the 38 primates around the world, to intervene in the "pastoral emergency that has overtaken" the church.
		Bishop Scruton, of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, said he had interviewed David A. Lewis, a church member in Manchester, Vt., who sent an e-mail message to bishops on Sunday night that accused Bishop-elect Robinson of harassment in November 1999 at a church conference in Holyoke, Mass.
	www.nytimes.com /2003/08/06/national/06BISH.html?ex=1375588800&en=471a5ccfb5fb9117&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (1167 words)

	THE BATTLE OVER SAME-SEX MARRIAGE / Gay bishop proves it's never too late to fall in love / With grandson in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The bishop says he was guided by his belief that all human beings are called upon to live as fully as they can.
		Charles, who served as bishop of Utah for 15 years and then president of the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass., was married for 42 years and has five children.
		The church had long held that it was possible to ordain gay priests, as long as they were celibate, but Robinson's election created a furor because he has a longtime partner.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/04/29/BAGTN6CD4E54.DTL (965 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Gay bishop's fate turns on report
		The consecration of openly gay Bishop V. Gene Robinson in New Hampshire last year shocked conservative Episcopalians and Anglicans, prompting a report on gays and the church due out Monday.
		WASHINGTON — The openly gay bishop whose consecration threatens to split the Anglican Communion said he is not anxious about a report due Monday that will likely raise pressure on him to resign.
		Bishop V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire said the Episcopal Church and his diocese will survive whatever recommendations come from a panel headed by Irish Archbishop Robin Eames.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002064646_gaybishop16m.html (323 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Episcopal bishop caught amid split over gay marriages
		Episcopal Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, caught between his support for gay marriage and the clear prohibition against it in canon law, is facing scattered opposition from liberals and conservatives as he labors to keep both in the diocesan fold.
		Shaw, the bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts, met in late April with seven liberal priests unhappy with the ban on ofﬁciating at same-sex marriages and is scheduled to meet next week with clergy and laypeople from several conservative parishes.
		Shaw defended his record on gay rights, pointing out that a decade ago he began ordaining noncelibate gay and lesbian clergy, that he has allowed the blessings of same-sex unions, and that he was a leading supporter of the elevation of an openly gay priest, V. Gene Robinson, to bishop of New Hampshire.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/06/03/episcopal_bishop_caught_amid_split_over_gay_marriages (523 words)

	My Way - News
		NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop said on Monday he would like to marry his longtime partner, but only if it becomes legal in New Hampshire, where they live.
		Gene Robinson, who became the ninth bishop of New Hampshire last week, said he and partner Mark Andrew hoped they could wed someday, but they did not plan to go to parts of Canada or to Massachusetts -- if same-sex marriage became legal there -- to get married.
		Robinson's consecration as bishop in November sparked fury among conservative Anglicans both within the United States and around the world, and threatened a rupture within the 70 million-member church.
	news.myway.com /odd/article/id/391482\|oddlyenough\|03-16-2004::10:29\|reuters.html (191 words)

	USATODAY.com - Gay Episcopal bishop says 'Holy Spirit led us' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Robinson also said Wednesday that the "big news" in the report is that it "opens the door to worldwide discussion" about the roles of gays and lesbians in the church.
		The report reflects "patronizing" efforts by North American churches to "subvert the Christian faith," said Bishop Peter Akinola, head of the 17 million-member Anglican Church in Nigeria and an outspoken critic of gay participation in church leadership.
		At their last meeting, dissenting conservative bishops refused even to stay at the same conference hotel as bishops who gave Robinson their blessing.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-10-21-bishop_x.htm (621 words)

	gay news blog
		A handful of teenagers, weary of running scared because they happened to be gay or lesbian in a world not quite ready to accept their kind, somehow found the nerve to gather in one place and start looking out for one another.
		Bishops of the United Methodist Church are urging the denomination's top court to reconsider its ruling that allowed a Virginia pastor to withhold church membership from an actively homosexual man. The United Methodist Judicial Council reinstated the Rev. Ed Johnson as pastor of his Virginia church last November in a ruling with multi-faceted implications.
		However, the SJC - the same court that made Massachusetts the first state in the country to legalize gay marriage in 2003 - sent the cases of three couples from New York and Rhode Island back to a lower court to determine whether gay marriage is prohibited in those states.
	gay_blog.blogspot.com (4549 words)

	Cheers and anger at gay bishop's consecration - www.theage.com.au
		Bishop Robinson is hugged by his partner Mark Andrew after the ceremony.
		With the ceremonial laying on of hands by a cluster of bishops, Canon Gene Robinson was consecrated on Sunday as the next bishop of New Hampshire and the first openly gay prelate in the US Episcopal Church.
		The consecration went ahead despite proclamations from the primates who lead Anglican churches in parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America that a gay bishop will not be recognised in their churches, and will prompt them to break ties with their American affiliate, the Episcopal Church USA.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/11/03/1067708135032.html (509 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Anglicans torn over gay bishop
		Conservatives met on Friday with the Bishop of Oxford to try to persuade him to reverse a decision to appoint Dr Jeffrey John as an area bishop.
		The appointment of a gay man has angered conservatives within the Worldwide Anglican Communion, which is locked in an increasingly hostile battle over the issue of homosexuality.
		He is known to personally support the gay priests and the blessing of same sex unions, but he is also sensitive to the concerns of the conservatives at home and abroad.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3007568.stm (839 words)

	Northeast Florida Episcopal diocese split over gay bishop - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Six northeast Florida Episcopal congregations upset that their bishop has not opposed the consecration of an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire have asked the archbishop of Canterbury to help them find a new leader.
		The letter to the archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Community, informed him they were "in serious theological dispute" with Bishop John Howard and said it was impossible to remain under his leadership within the Jacksonville-based Diocese of Florida.
		The Rev. Sam Pascoe, rector at Grace Church in Orange Park, said the churches' believe that getting another bishop would allow them to conduct their ministries "with a clean conscience." The churches opposed the 2003 consecration by the national church of V. Gene Robinson, a gay bishop in New Hampshire who lives with a partner.
	www.boston.com /news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2005/08/18/northeast_florida_episcopal_diocese_split_over_gay_bishop (441 words)

	Marshfield News Herald - St. Alban's quiet regarding gay bishop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Russell Jacobus, the bishop of the Diocese of Fond du Lac.
		Several Anglican bishops in Africa, Asia and Latin America have condemned the convention vote, with some threatening to sever ties with the U.S. church.
		Bishops from dioceses that oppose a broader role for homosexuals said they have been inundated with e-mails from disgruntled parishioners, some of whom say they will no longer donate to the church.
	www.wisinfo.com /newsherald/mnhlocal/278383220832475.shtml (927 words)

	Southern Voice Online
		The U.S. Episcopal Church’s first openly gay bishop said the Anglican archbishop of Nigeria is committing “idolatry” for using sexual orientation as a tool to divide the church.
		Bishop V. Gene Robinson made his comments during a stop last week in Atlanta to address an Episcopal gay-rights conference at All Saints Episcopal Church in Midtown.
		Robinson’s appearance at All Saints Church in Atlanta was criticized by three gay activists protesting outside the church, who said the gay-friendly conference and gay bishop should avoid the facility over its sponsorship of a Boy Scouts of America troop.
	www.sovo.com /2004/10-15/news/national/bishop.cfm (774 words)

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