Episcopal Church 'hijacked' with election of gay bishop.(NATION)(THE CAPITAL PULPIT)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: August 18, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The following are excerpts from a sermon given recently by the Rev. Steven R. Randall at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Catonsville, Md.

Our country was shocked and shaken down to our very core [on September 11, 2001] as terrorists who had no regard for the lives of thousands of people but served a false god of violence and blind destruction attacked our country.

Like many of you, I feel like our church has been hijacked by misguided and in some cases evil terrorists. And like those planes of [September 11], our church is being used to ...

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