S.C. diocese plans to defy bishop, hold a second vote

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[Winston-Salem Journal] 20 Apr 2007--The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina will again attempt to elect the Very Rev. Mark Lawrence as its new bishop. His election was invalidated last month by the head of the national church.

Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori took the unusual step of invalidating the election in a diocese that has rejected her authority because of her liberal theology.

The diocesan standing committee agreed Tuesday to hold an annual meeting in June and make plans for a special meeting to again elect Lawrence, said the Rev. J. Haden McCormick, head of the committee.