Bonnie Anderson: Mischief Maker, Trouble Maker and Meddler

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[VirtueOnline] 24 Jan 2008--Wherever she goes, Bonnie Anderson, President of the House of Deputies, stirs up trouble. She is a mischief maker. She does it with a smile and the promise of good things to come, if one simply stays with The Episcopal Church.

She made big trouble in the Diocese of Ft. Worth, recently when she went there to consult with the handful of remaining Episcopalians who might, on a good day, fit into a Chinese rickshaw. She managed to tick off Bishop Jack Iker who ripped her presence in his diocese by saying, "This visit by Mrs. Anderson further exacerbates an already tense, adversarial relationship that has developed between national leaders and diocesan officials. Unfortunately, she has sought to further divide the people of this diocese rather than to promote reconciliation. I regret that Mrs. Anderson has chosen to fan the flames of division and to advocate a rather one-sided view of the controversies that have overtaken The Episcopal Church in recent decades."