Conservative voices still heard

Many of our votes have seemed quite lopsided with more than two thirds of the Deputies and sometimes the Bishops in agreement on a variety of subjects. This is good in one way because large majorities eliminate the fussing about what we mean when votes are 51% to 49%.

At the same time I noted in the one vote where votes by orders were read for all divided dioceses that the reconstituted dioceses of Fort Worth and Pittsburgh voted "No" preserving their tradition of being strong conservative voices. This is a good thing.

So the change in voting composition is not about movements of peoples but of movements of hearts and convictions among those long faithful in TEC. But we continue to have the presence of ALL voices and they are being heard and this is a good thing.

Michael Russell