Interesting that the Archbishop of Canterbury reflects the position of the Episcopal laity more than our Presiding Bishop and the House of Bishops [TLC, March 23]. The study by Gallup prior to the '91 General Convention indicated only 21 percent of the laity approved sanctioning same-sex unions. To continue to ignore this has put the Episcopal Church at risk.

John Stott, another Anglican of some theological weight, when asked last year by Christianity Today to give reasons why he would leave the Anglican Communion, listed four. These were denial of the Virgin Birth, the Resurrection and the Incarnation, and the approval of same-sex unions. I share his opinion.

James Kirk Nitro, W.Va.