At some point, the Episcopal Church USA is going to realize how much damage its liberal wing has done. With the ordincation of a gay bishop in New Hampshire, the church has only served to underline how far it’s drifted from its orthodox roots. In the wake of moves like this, parishes are jumping off the sinking ship, in search of more orthodox Anglican communions. The two most recent are in L.A.:

Two Southern California Episcopal parishes announced Tuesday that they had broken with the national church over the issue of homosexuality, placing themselves under the jurisdiction of a conservative Anglican bishop from Africa.

The announcement by All Saints Church in Long Beach and St. James Church in Newport Beach escalated a confrontation in the Episcopal Church over the role of gay clergy and the interpretation of Scripture.