Do I think the appointing of Gene Robinson as an Episcopal bishop is big news? No. This is only another milestone on downward path, a logical outcome of many earlier decisions, not something in itself that is news.

I'm referring to earlier decisions such as (a) moving away from a doctrinal statement of Scriptural inerrancy -- that means nothing can be disallowed, and (b) allowing Mr. Robinson to remain a practicing minister while "partnering" with another man for thirteen years.