Officials of the Diocese of South Carolina have filed a lawsuit against The Episcopal Church, saying it needs to protect its property from the national body.More >>
Officials of the Diocese of South Carolina have filed a lawsuit against The Episcopal Church, saying it needs to protect its property from the national body.More >>
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The Diocese of South Carolina is ending its affiliation with the Episcopal Church after the national church said the South Carolina bishop has abandoned the national church.More >>
The Diocese of South Carolina is ending its affiliation with the Episcopal Church after the national church said the South Carolina bishop has abandoned the national church.More >>
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Episcopal congregations in eastern South Carolina remaining with the national church say they will abide by a court order restraining them from using the name the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina.
A state judge issued the order in a lawsuit brought by the diocese that split with the national church last year in disputes over ordination of gays.
Nineteen parishes and six worship groups are remaining with the national Episcopal church. The presiding bishop comes to Charleston this weekend for a convention to elect a provisional bishop for those parishes staying with the national denomination..
A spokeswoman for the group, Holly Behre, says the group will adopt a name that will comply with the spirit of the court order until the matter is resolved.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>
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State lawmakers have passed a compromise on how to spend $6.7 billion in state taxes. Only two House Democrats voted for the plan. The $6.7 billion spending plan includes $106 million from this year's rainy day fund....More >>
A Connecticut gun manufacturer is moving to South Carolina after Connecticut state lawmakers passed stricter gun control laws after the Sandy Hook School shootings.More >>
A Connecticut gun manufacturer is moving to South Carolina after Connecticut state lawmakers passed stricter gun control laws after the Sandy Hook School shootings.More >>
