Episcopal standoff.(Samuel L. Edwards and Bishop Jane Holmes Dixon)(Brief Article)

From: The Christian Century | Date: June 6, 2001 | Copyright information

A STANDOFF BETWEEN a conservative rector of a Maryland parish and the woman bishop of the Diocese of Washington has dramatized the tense ideological battle within the Episcopal Church. The Memorial Day weekend clash in Accokeek, not far from the Potomac River, saw supporters of Samuel L. Edwards, appointed rector in December, turn away Bishop Jane Holmes Dixon from entering the small Christ Church for Sunday liturgy, forcing her to hold a service for dozens of parishioners outside. ...

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