THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH'S ELECTION of its first female presiding bishop has made a split with the Anglican Communion even more likely. Katharine Jefferts Schori delighted Episcopalians who support gay bishops, same-sex unions, and other liberal social policies. But her victory also confirmed what…

"CAN YOU HEAR THE SILENCE?" Bishop Steven Charleston, president of the left-wing Episcopal Divinity School in Boston, asked. "You and I can speak for them in silence. We must let our country's leaders know this war must end and never be repeated."

After its general convention in Columbus, Ohio, which took place from June 13 to 21, the Episcopal Church is facing trouble ahead--and perhaps schism. By electing Katharine Jefferts Schori as its first female presiding bishop, and by failing to comply with the recommendations of a committee formed…

NEW YORK OFFICIALS, along with the New York Times and other media, recently blasted Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff for announcing cuts in anti-terror funding to New York City. Instead of the $208 million given last year, the city will receive $124 million.