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Is there a big gay schism ahead?

Funny timing, isn’t it?  The Episcopal/Anglican Church is beginning to break apart over its acceptance of gay marriage and gay clergy… just as Jewish Conservatives are heading the same direction.

And I find myself wondering if there’s anything we can learn from our Episcopal friends?  How can we head in this direction (which I feel we MUST do), and still find a way to respect and accept that not all Conservative Jews are going to understand this path (and certainly not without time, effort and education)?  How do we keep ourselves from splintering? 

We all know the line:  two Jews, three opnions…. Right? 

It’s inevitable this is going to lead to a big fight.  The question is, how do we keep the fight a good debate, and not a cause for further factions?  What does our own history have to teach us about this?  Our texts?

Anyone out there, have any thoughts, know more than me?  Anyone?  Anyone?

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