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Episcopal Church Elects Openly Gay Bishop

By Lisa Peakes on Tuesday, June 10, 2003.

This weekend, the Reverend Gene Robinson was elected to be the new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire.

Robinson is the first openly-gay priest to be elected an Anglican Bishop.

He will not be ordained until he receives approval at the General Convention in Minneapolis later this summer.

Reverend Robinson joins Morning Edition Host Lisa Peakes to talk about his election and what it means for the Church.

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Montana's Loss Could Hold Lesson for NH

By Trish Anderton on Tuesday, June 10, 2003.

A beloved stone formation tumbles to the ground. immediately, a cry goes up to rebuild it. That's been a familiar story here since the Old Man of the Mountain fell from his mountaintop perch last month. But it's also a familiar story in Montana. NHPR's Trish Anderton reports.

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