Now Bishop Chane's article is being reprinted in certain newspapers around the country. Interestingly enough - the two places where we have so far seen Chane's article reprinted have been Pittsburgh and Albany. The Rt. Reverend Robert Duncan, Bishop of Pittsburgh, is the Moderator of the Anglican Communion Network, and the Rt. Reverend Daniel Herzog, Bishop of Albany, is a "Network" bishop.

According to this optimistic way of seeing things, the ECUSA bishops and ECUSA clergy are all prepared to walk out of their well paid positions and trust in the Lord to supply their needs as new congregations and organizations of congregations are formed.

While there are a number of related points raised in the editorial the underlying issue is the proposed legislation in Nigeria with regard to Same-Sex Marriage. If enacted, this legislation would include the possibility of a jail sentence for those who either participate in or promote same-sex marriages. Not unexpectedly, Bishop Chane has responded in a very negative manner.

The first option is to get out. There are faithful men and women in the Anglican Church who say: "To stay in an unfaithful church like ours would be an intolerable compromise. In order to retain our Christian integrity, we have no alternative but to drop out." Now we should not altogether dismiss this as a possible option. If the Church were to deny one of the central truths of the creed, like the incarnation, the atonement or the resurrection, it would cease to be a church.