Virginia Churches Secede to Nigeria

Two large Episcopal Churches in Virginia -- the most anti-gay state in America -- have unsurprisingly bolted the U.S. Episcopal Church to join the Nigerian Episcopal Church, whose leader advocates criminilization of homosexual activity.

Said a congregant:

"I want to do what's right in the Lord's eyes," said Vicki Robb, 53, an Alexandria public relations executive, who said the church's leftward drift was becoming intolerable. "It's kind of embarrassing when you tell people that you're Episcopal."

But soon it may be embarrassing to tell people you're from Virginia.