male and female we ordain them.

[arely staircase]

Top 10 Reasons to be an Episcopalian
(from the comedian Robin Williams, who is an Episcopalian, on a recent HBO special)

10. No snake handling.

9. You can believe in dinosaurs.

8. Male and female God created them; male and female we ordain them.

7. You don't have to check your brains at the door.

6. Pew aerobics.

5. Church year is color-coded.

4. Free wine on Sunday.

3. All of the pageantry - none of the guilt.

2. You don't have to know how to swim to get baptized.

And the Number One reason to be an Episcopalian:

1. No matter what you believe, there's bound to be at least one other Episcopalian who agrees with you.

http://www.saint-augustine.org/_sep02/ef0902b.htm

[hrmjustin]

1. It is a lot of fun being Episcopalian.

[arely staircase]

2. indeed it is eom

[Marrah_G]

3. 6. Pew aerobics.

LOL awesome!

[arely staircase]

5. you clearly get it eom

[hrmjustin]

4. Brunch is the 8th sacrament.

[arely staircase]

6. lol

no kidding

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7. update

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in a statement that the Episcopal Church “will pray for the new Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis I, and for the possibility of constructive dialogue and cooperation between our churches.”

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby also issued a statement, saying “We wish Pope Francis every blessing in the enormous responsibilities that he has assumed on behalf of Roman Catholics around the world.” He called the new pontiff “a compassionate pastor of real stature who has served the poor in Latin America, and whose simplicity and holiness of life is remarkable.”

http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2013/03/13/francis-i-is-a-pope-of-firsts/