Celtic,
Thank you! Of course, my church is going through it's own throes of pain at the moment. There are a group of American Southern Churches and African Churches of the Episcopal/Anglican denomination who are threatening to cause a schism within the church because of the ordination of gays/lesbians and the election of a woman as a bishop. It will be interesting to watch it as it plays out.

I try to live my beliefs rather than defend them. Although as you can see from my rather long-winded reply to New Leaf, I do explain my beliefs from time to time. I try to look for the good in all and work for a common ground based in love. Am I always successful? No. I'm a work in progress! :-))

As my children (and many others) taught me -- people believe what they see you do over what you say you do.

In spirit,