Skilton, William. South Carolina

#915 (BSKILTON@dycon.com)
Thu, 16 Aug 1940 12:28:39 EDT

William Skilton
Resigned Bishop Suffragan of South Carolina
P. O. Box 20127
Charleston, SC, 29413

Voice: 1803-722-4075
Fax:
BSKILTON@dycon.com
Province: 4

#915 consecrated in 1995
Bp Suffr SC 96-06.
Born: 8/16/1940, Havana Cuba

Cit BS. U So LTh.
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Ordained deacon: 7/65, Priest: 1/66
Marriage: 26 Aug 63 Lynda Dale Padgett c2.

Assignment when elected: St. Thomas, North Charleston. R. Size of
Parish. 1 Rank of size: .107

Current interim body membership: The Standing Commission on World
Mission
Legislative committee at the 97 General Convention: Education.

Law on homosexuality in SC: 1

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:
na communicants in 1995, Rank: na
communicants in 1996. Rank:

Median Congregation:
Average Congregation:
Number of congregations with 1,000+ members:

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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
ne 79 Voted "Not appropriate to ordain."
ne 79 "*" means signed to dissent from the vote not to ordain.
ne 88 Signed the General Synod Resolution (C of E).
ne 90 Voted to Disassociate from the Diocese of Newark.
ne 91 Signed the conservative "Irenaeus Resolution."
ne 91 Voted for the Frey resolution (via Howe).
ne 94 Signed the Province 7 Statement
ne 94 Signed Bishop Spong's Statement of Koinonia
ne 95 Signed the Presentment Against Walter Righter.
ne 95 Signed the "Mea Culpa too" statement in support of Bp. Righter.
ne 95 "Signed Peter Lee's compromise of the C004sa
ne 95 Voted for C004sa to empower women's ministries in all Sees.
0 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.
97 Voted to oppose homosexuality at Lambeth
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)
103Signed Truro Statement Threatening 'Re-Alignment' if GC Consents to NH election or drafts liturgy for same-sex Blessings
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
103Signed statement read by Bishop David Bena objecting at the consecration of the Bishop of New Hampshire
103Signed a minority report of the House of Bishops, Acceptance and Submission to the Windsor Report, January 2005

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