Litigation, Depositions and Other Purging
Bennison Trial: Episcopal Priest Wishes Bishop Had Spoken Up
6-11-2008 · Father James Armstrong Trimble, of Philadelphia, testified yesterday before an ecclesiastical court that Fr. Charles Bennison, when he was a candidate for bishop in 1996, should have disclosed the sexual…
Bennison Trial: Victim Describes Bishop Swing as ‘argumentative and disrespectful’
6-10-2008 · Like an onion… “Was any adult present at youth group activities involving John Bennison,” church attorney Larry White asked this morning while questioning Martha Alexis. “No,” replied Alexis. “Was John Bennison…
Lurid Details Emerge in Bennison Trial
6-10-2008 · In the courtroom, held in the Marriott Hotel in downtown Philadelphia, June Alexis, now 76, described her daughter in her early teens as “sweet, earnest and a high achiever who was…
Alberta Pastor Fined $7000 and Ordered to Publicly Apologize and Remain Silent on Homosexuality
6-9-2008 · I eagerly await the impassioned protests from those who objected to the infamous “Nigerian Legislation”. Here is a man being fined for his views on homosexual behavior. Can prison sentences be far behind?
Still On Patrol: On “Disturbing the Peace and Unity of the Church”
6-9-2008 · David Trimble knocks one out of the park: Have you ever watched how an earthworm will wriggle when it finds itself on a hot sidewalk in…
Bennison Church Trial Starts Monday
6-8-2008 · The church trial of inhibited Bishop of Pennsylvania Charles Bennison (“we wrote the Bible, and we can re-write it”) begins Monday in Philadelphia: nine judges from around the country will consider whether Bennison improperly concealed…
TEC Expands Lawsuit
6-5-2008 · From the Fresno Bee:The U.S. Episcopal Church has expanded its lawsuit to take church property back from the breakaway diocese in Fresno. The amendment filed Monday seeks to prevent the…
Poor +Jerry Lamb…turns out he’s Not the bishop of the “only Anglican diocese in all of inland CA”
6-3-2008 · But wait a moment…hold on…wasn’t Bishop Schofield legally and canonically deposed?
All is Well™ in Connecticut: Trinity (Bristol) still without a flock after lawsuit
6-2-2008 · Heh: Despite the fact that the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut recently won possession of the Trinity Episcopal Church property on Federal Hill, the pastor in charge will still be holding services at a…
Anglican Curmudgeon: Short Primer on the Deposition Controversy
6-2-2008 · Hie thee hence, read the whole thing. etc., and don’t miss the excellent Q&A section.
