[LisaCA]

don't forget Episcopalians! we have a gay (and out) bishop here in the US. Worldwide some anglicans have issues (may split the church) with his appointment, but most american episcopalians are fine with it. The episcopal church isn't perfect, but as far as we're concerned, they're moving in the right direction.

I have to say that both dh and I were baptized episcopalian, and didn't intend to baptize our children. Then the episcopalians appointed gene robinson, we decided to send money to the national church (along with a note expressing our support of this decision) and have our kids baptized episcopalians in my family church back east in support of this move. as an aside, the rev. performing the baptism is a black woman and the rev. performing the blessing is a black man-all this in parts of town that are predominantly white-very cool).

and the church has a formal blessing ceremony for the adoption of a child, which we will have at dh's family church back east.