Ed, the information I was given painted a totally different picture from the ENS report, and I deeply regret that I relied on this second-hand information, and did not check with you personally.

It is no excuse, but we have had major family distractions. My mother had a massive stroke on July 23, and subsequently died on July 28; and then my one year old granddaughter has had life-threatening illness this past week - on opposite sides of the continent.

The Most Rev'd Louis W. Falk
Primate of the ACA
Bishop of the Missouri Valley

The Rt. Rev'd Louis Campese
Bishop of the Eastern States
The Rt. Rev'd George Langberg
Bishop of the Northeast

The Rt. Rev'd David L. Moyer
Bishop of the Armed Forces
Episcopal Visitor to Britain (TAC)

The Rt. Rev'd James Stewart
Bishop of the Southwest

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The closing of St. Peter's has sparked anxiety among former parishioners, preservationists, and members of the art world, all of whom are concerned about the fate of the buildings and of the art and furnishings housed there.

Of particular concern are two unusual 1909 stained-glass windows executed by the esteemed muralist Violet Oakley, a former student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and considered one of the greatest American muralists.

So rather than saying the ACC endorsed divestment from Israel, it would be truer to say that it endorsed divestment from companies or organisations on the grounds that they refuse to condemn Israel's attempt to defend itself against attack -- since that's what its 'occupation' is all about, and of territory that is also not 'Palestinian' but no man's land; companies or organisations which accordingly refuse to go along with the grotesque campaign of lies, libels and delegitimisation being mou