A congregation north of San Francisco has become the latest to break ties with the Episcopal Church. Members of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Petaluma voted to leave the denomination, which has become alienated from other parts of the Anglican Communion since consecrating an openly homosexual bishop. The rector of what will now be known as St. John’s Anglican Church says, “The Bible has already spoken regarding homosexuality, and it says it is sinful behavior.” But the rector of another Episcopal congregation in nearby Santa Rosa notes that “Jesus had nothing to say about homosexuality.”

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