Robinson’s consecration drew them in as it did Maria Easton of Hillsboro.

Easton had stopped coming to the church, but returned after Robinson became bishop. Her sister is gay, which made the decision personal.

"For me, it was really a reminder of one of the things I like so much about the church: its inclusiveness," she said. "I always loved the fact that women could be leaders in the Episcopal Church."

He would speak of the common ground between Christianity and Islam with their shared inheritance as "children of Abraham", the report said.

"It is a very significant moment in the history of our two faiths and especially coming from a man of his stature and learning," Zaki Badawi, the founder of the Muslim College in London, told the newspaper.

Members of the new Church of Christ the King held their first service June 6 in rented chapel space at the Levere Memorial Temple, 1856 Sheridan Road, spokesman Wes Schneider said last week. They hold both high and low rite services at 9 a.m. each Sunday and plan to expand the service schedule when the fledgling congregation's two rectors are able to do so, he said.

Many contend religion and politics shouldn't mix. The fact is they do mix and always have. Nothing could more clearly illustrate such a "mix" than marriage customs, especially in eras and cultures where property is the primary "stake" in both marriage and governing systems.

Then, too, the value of justice is integral to both religious and political traditions.