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NEWPORT BEACH, CA: St. James Priest Resigns over "Inappropriate Conduct" Charges
By David W. Virtue
The Rev. Praveen Bunyan, priest of the breakaway congregation of St. James Newport Beach has resigned from his duties as priest of the parish over allegations of "inappropriate conduct" toward a female parishioner.
A terse three paragraph statement issued by the church, said The Rev. Praveen Bunyan has resigned his position as rector of St. James Anglican Church, having confessed to the inappropriate behavior. The vestry, wardens and bishop were informed of the inappropriate conduct, promptly investigated, and then accepted the resignation last week.
The 1,200 member congregation was informed at Sunday services yesterday.
Pastoral duties are now being provided by the church's Rector Emeritus, the Rev. Canon David C. Anderson, and by its Associate Rector, the Rev. Richard Menees.
Anderson told VOL; "I will commute one or two Sundays a month to provide continuity and stability."
St. James Church in Newport Beach is one of three churches, (a fourth, St. Luke's later departed) that left the Episcopal Church in August 2004 because of differences over homosexuality and the rejection of the authority of Holy Scripture. The parishes placed themselves under the ecclesiastical authority of The Most Rev. Henry Orombi, Archbishop of the Province of Uganda who placed them immediately with The Rt. Rev. Evans M. Kisekka, Bishop of Luweero.
At that time Fr. Bunyan exhorted his parishioners to "stand by the word of God that is never changing."
I think this must win the FYM award for longest time ever taken to answer a question.
Did you find out why you got purged from the rolls?
My polling place is in a church as well. I can see the steeple from my bedroom window.
It doesn't bother me.
What if your voting place was a Synagogue, Mosque or Scientology reading room?
Mine is a very famous anti-Gay Church
that broke away and tried to take the buildings and land.
I think it is really strange that people have to vote in churches. Schools and other public institutions seem appropriate, but churches have agendas, and do preach them, even sometimes testing the limits of their tax-exemption.