Religion to Politics

Recently a gay bishop was barred from attending an Anglican event. While he was barred for the right reasons, to prevent the focus of the event being removed from focus, the fact that he was barred is an obvious sign that the issue deserved the time it would have taken to deal with it. As seen in many events such as this, the religious overtones are followed quickly by the political events. In this case, it brought up a new protest against the church for allowing an openly gay bishop and against the church for not allowing him more of the same rights. It is a far cry from hate crimes and public protest, but the fact remains that what the church allows will be seen in the political world in the near future.