US Anglican leaders look to replace Episcopal Church

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/04/religion-episcopal-anglican-us

[Guardian] 4 Dec 2008--US conservative Anglican leaders unveiled yesterday the constitution and laws for a new organisation intended to replace the Episcopal Church as the American arm of the Anglican Communion, which has 77 million members worldwide.

The move is the most telling sign yet that the debate over the role of gay and lesbian Christians has torn apart the first church to appoint an openly gay bishop.

Central to the new organisation's constitution is a declaration that the Bible is regarded as the "final authority and unchangeable standard". The new organisation says the Bible's complex messages about issues such as the ordination of women call for conversation. But the group says the Bible gives a clear message that homosexuality is a sin.