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Iker, Jack. Fort Worth

#880 ((no email))
Thu, 31 Aug 1949 12:28:39 EDT

Jack Iker
Bishop of Fort Worth
6300 Ridglea Pl, Ste #1100
Ft Worth, TX, 76116

Voice: 1817-738-9952
Fax: 1817-738-9955
Bishop Iker has email but has asked for it not to be included on any
list which I maintain. -- Louie Crew
http://www.fwepiscopal.org/

Email address for the diocese: diocese@fwepiscopal.org
Province: 7

#880 consecrated in 1993
Bp of FtW 95-.
Born: 8/31/1949, Cincinnati OH

U Cinc BA 71. GTS MDiv 74.
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Ordained deacon: 4/74, Priest: 11/74
Marriage: 22 Jun 68 Donna Marie Bowling c3.

Assignment when elected: Redeemer, Sarasota, FL. R. Size of Parish.
14 Rank of size: .10

Current interim body membership:
Legislative committee at the 97 General Convention: Church in Small
Communities. Stewardship and Development.

Law on homosexuality in TX: 4

Law:
'+' = No sodomy law
1 = Sodomy is a felony for lbs & straights
2 = Sodomy is a misdemeanor for lbgs & straights
3 = Sodomy is a felony, but only for lbgs
4 = Sodomy is a misdemeanor, but only for lbgs

Statistics for Diocesan bishops:
13,406 communicants in 1995, Rank: 45
13,293 communicants in 1996. Rank: 47

Median Congregation: 153
Average Congregation: 249

Number of congregations with 1,000+ members: 4

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How votedYrThe Issue
1=Yes
0=No
blank=not known
ne=Not eligible
99 e.g. Actions in green are votes that if 'yes' are favorable to lesbigays
Actions in red are votes that if 'yes' are unfavorable to lesbigays
Actions in black are votes that are neutral to lesbigays

Voting Record
1 94 Signed the Province 7 Statement
0 94 Signed Bishop Spong's Statement of Koinonia
1 95 Signed the Presentment Against Walter Righter.
0 95 Signed the "Mea Culpa too" statement in support of Bp. Righter.
1 95 "Signed Peter Lee's compromise of the C004sa
0 95 Voted for C004sa to empower women's ministries in all Sees.
1 96 Signed letter condemning all gays as promiscuous as Penthouse said.
1 97 Voted to endorse the Kuala Lumpur Statement
0 97 Voted to insist on women's ministries in every diocese.
1 97 Voted to oppose homosexuality at Lambeth
1 98 Signed "Declaration" to disassociate from Bishop Spong's Call for a New Reformation
0 00 Voted for Blessing of Same-Gender Unions to be added to Book of Occasional Services (8th resolve to D039)
0 00 Recognizing and affirming fidelity in relationships outside (D039)
12002 Signed Complaint to Bishop William Smalley (Kansas) who planned to bless unions other than marriage
003Says will consent to NH election http://www.fwepiscopal.org/news/NHbishop.html
103Signed Truro Statement Threatening 'Re-Alignment' if GC Consents to NH election or drafts liturgy for same-sex Blessings
003 Consented to the consecration of Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire
103 Threatened to re-align the Anglican Communion in re sponse to the consecration of Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire and the approval of blessing life-long, monagamous same-sex commitments
1 03Voted to Endorse Certain Historic Anglican Doctrines and Policies -- Bishop Ackerman's resolution at GC 2003
103Participated in the AAC Summit which pledged to Punish TEC for consents to NH and for acknowledging blessings of gay relationships
103Signed statement read by Bishop David Bena objecting at the consecration of the Bishop of New Hampshire
104Signed The Memorandum of Agreement of the Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes meeting in Plano, January 20, 2004
103Signed a minority report of the House of Bishops, Acceptance and Submission to the Windsor Report, January 2005

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