Wednesday, June 13, 2018

No 'winners' in bitter Episcopal church dispute

From Charleston-

What is a church? Is it a group of like-minded people? A set of common beliefs? A tradition? A building?
For so many South Carolina churches, the answer is a combination of all of those things, which makes the dispute over 29 properties between the Episcopal Church in South Carolina and the breakaway Diocese of South Carolina so painful.
The 29 properties in question have centuries of history. They have offered places of worship to generations of Charleston area families and helped shape the city’s spiritual culture almost since its founding. They are buildings and places, but they are much more than just walls and land.
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