From Sarah Hey of Stand Firm in Faith

The List of Dioceses Whose Standing Committees Did Not Consent to Mark Lawrence's Election

The following list of dioceses are those whose Standing Committees did not consent to the election of Mark Lawrence as bishop of South Carolina. I have tried to be as accurate as possible, taking into account those dioceses who changed their vote in the last five final hectic days of the process, but if you notice an error, please let me know in the comments section.

Please note that the list does not distinguish between those dioceses who did not bother to send in a response to the request for consent and those who sent in a "no" response, as both are counted as rejections of consent. I have also listed which of these dioceses had deputations that consented to the election of Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire, since the contrast in those votes is so stark and clarifying.

I think that it is important to acknowledge how great an effort was put into gaining consents by everyone on the reasserter side [and some moderates and progressives as well]. We should be appropriately humble and confident in our efforts and in our ability to work within the process, research the facts and the people involved, connect with one another, and communicate with the Standing Committees. I was honored to work with so many allies on this blog and on other blogs -- and even with those who do not surf the net but still entered in.

We also learned a lot! We learned more about our Standing Committees and we learned more about our regional media outlets. We also learned that some Standing Committees in some very unexpected places actually were capable of listening to reason, listening to their fellow parishioners in their dioceses, and changing their minds based on facts.

All of that is greatly to the good!

Furthermore, because this process was so closely engaged in and so thoroughly tracked, we now have the list, offered below.

Please consider doing a few things if your diocese is, regrettably, on this list.

1) Consider going through your email address book, choosing the names of Episcopalians in your diocese, and emailing them this link, as well as one or two other appropriate links from Brad Drell's site and Kendall Harmon's site concerning this unfortunate rejection of Mark Lawrence, the Diocese of South Carolina's choice by an overwhelming vote on the first ballot. I think it is important that as many Episcopalians in dioceses that did not consent to the Lawrence election know about this action by their Standing Committees. There is an abundance of other background links as well.

2) Consider taking those names of Episcopalians in your diocese, and putting their email addresses into an email address group so that you can email your friends and acquaintances in your diocese some interesting ECUSA/Anglican news links every few weeks. Now is as good a time as any to begin sharing the information that you find out in cyberspace and that is so sadly limited to most Episcopalians.

3) Consider emailing this link, along with some background thoughts, as a story idea to the editors and religion writer of three of your largest state newspapers -- especially if your diocese's deputation voted to approve of Gene Robinson as the bishop of New Hampshire at General Convention 2003. The bald hypocrisy of those two actions -- voting to approve of Gene Robinson, a man in violation of the teaching of the Episcopal church, based on the purported values of "inclusion and diversity", and voting not to approve of Mark Lawrence based on theology that they disagree with -- is simply a compelling regional story.



PROVINCE I

Connecticut
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Maine
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Massachusetts
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

New Hampshire
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Rhode Island
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Vermont
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.


PROVINCE II

Central New York
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Long Island
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Diocese of New York:
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Diocese of Newark:
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Rochester
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Western New York
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.


PROVINCE III

Bethlehem
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Central Pennsylvania
The clergy and bishop voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003. The lay deputation was "divided" and thus recorded as a No.

Delaware
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Easton
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Maryland
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Southwestern Virginia
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Washington
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

West Virginia
Lay deputation and bishop voted AGAINST the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003. The clergy deputation was divided and thus recorded as a No.


PROVINCE IV

East Carolina
The bishop voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003. The lay and clergy deputations were divided and thus recorded as a No.

Lexington
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

North Carolina
The lay deputation and bishop voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003. The clergy deputation voted No.

Western North Carolina
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.


PROVINCE V

Chicago
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Eastern Michigan
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Indianapolis
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Michigan
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Milwaukee
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Northern Michigan
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Western Michigan
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.


PROVINCE VI

Montana
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Nebraska
Lay deputation and bishop voted AGAINST the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003. The clergy deputation voted FOR the consecration.

South Dakota
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Wyoming
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.


PROVINCE VII

Arkansas
Clergy deputation and bishop voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003. The lay deputation was divided and thus recorded as a No.

Kansas
Lay deputation and bishop voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003. The clergy deputation was divided and thus recorded as a No.

Northwest Texas
Clergy and lay deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003. The bishop voted No.

West Missouri
Lay deputation and bishop voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003. The clergy deputation voted No.

Western Kansas
Deputations voted AGAINST the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.


PROVINCE VIII

Arizona
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

California
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Eastern Oregon
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

El Camino Real
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Idaho
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Los Angeles
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Navajoland
Clergy deputation and bishop voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003. The lay deputation was divided and thus recorded as a No.

Nevada
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Northern California
Clergy deputation and bishop voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003. The lay deputation was divided and thus recorded as a No.

Olympia
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Oregon
Clergy deputation and bishop voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003. The lay deputation was divided and thus recorded as a No.

Spokane
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Taiwan
Deputations voted AGAINST the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.

Utah
Deputations voted FOR the consecration of Gene Robinson at General Convention 2003.