This week the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas voted and took strong stands against the consecration of Gene Robinson and against same-sex marriages. They also gave parishes the option of withholding funds from the national church. This is good news. I didn’t think that diocese was that conservative.

Of course, I’m paying special attention to the Diocese of West Texas because that’s the diocese I’m moving into. Although it’s still unlikely I’ll join the ECUSA, the diocese’s stand leaves the door slightly open for my possibly joining an ECUSA church down there.