Rt. Rev. John S. Thornton
Retired Bishop of Idaho
Telephone:
Fax:
taucrossfarm@aol.com
#857 consecrated in 1990
IN U AB 54. SFTS MDiv 62. Albertson Coll-ID DD.
Ordained deacon: 6/62, Priest: 12/62
Assignment when elected: Christ the King Mission, Stayton, Oregon,
Current interim body membership:
Law on homosexuality in ID: 1
Law:
Statistics for Diocesan bishops:
Median Congregation: 70
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Bp of Ida 90-98.
Born: 10/2/1932, Somonauk IL
Phi Beta Kappa
Marriage: 1) 24 Dec 59 c2; 2) 9 Jun 78 Janylee DeBoer.
Vicar. Also Director of Taucross Farm Mnistry. Size of Parish.
0.5 Rank of size: .74
Legislative committee at the 97 General Convention: Church in Small
Communities. Communications.
'+' = 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
3,580 communicants in 1995, Rank: 93
3,787 communicants in 1996. Rank: 92
Average Congregation: 112
Number of congregations with 1,000+ members: 1
How voted Yr The Issue 1=Yes
0=Noblank=not known
ne=Not eligible99 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
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).
90
Voted to Disassociate from the Diocese of Newark.
91
Signed the conservative "Irenaeus Resolution."
0 91
Voted for the Frey resolution (via Howe).
0 94
Signed the Province 7 Statement
0 94
Signed Bishop Spong's Statement of Koinonia
0 95
Signed the Presentment Against Walter Righter.
95
Signed the "Mea Culpa too" statement in support of Bp. Righter.
0 95
"Signed Peter Lee's compromise of the C004sa
1 95
Voted for C004sa to empower women's ministries in all Sees.
96
Signed letter condemning all gays as promiscuous as Penthouse said.
0 97
Voted to endorse the Kuala Lumpur Statement
1 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
1 98 Signed A Pastoral Statement
to Lesbian and Gay Anglicans from Some Member Bishops of
the Lambeth Conference 1 00
Voted for Blessing of Same-Gender Unions to be added to Book of
Occasional Services (8th resolve to D039)