I am also really grateful that all of the people we met were so welcoming to us, a group of strangers who simply wanted to help. We all helped one another, regardless of who the other person was or where they came from, and I think that’s the way God wants us to be.
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Bishop Harry Lee Doll diary entry, 1957 by Mary Klein, diocesan archivistWhen our bishop goes on...
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As Christians, we must work actively to dismantle the systemic racism that is part of our country’s founding narrative and that continues to fuel mass shootings and urban gun violence today. We must insist that both our fellow Christians and our elected leaders repudiate white supremacy and white nationalism and embrace humane immigration policies that follow God’s command and the Biblical imperative to welcome the stranger in our midst.
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After the Revolution, being a member of a church called The Church of England, was obviously unpopular, and the name Protestant Episcopal Church was coined at a meeting of clergy and laity in Chestertown, Maryland, in 1780.
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Separation of church and state is an ingrained tenet of American democracy, but it was not always practiced in Colonial American colonies. In fact, several colonies had “established” (or state supported) churches during their history, including Maryland.
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