Which of these mainstream Protestant denominations ordained its first openly gay bishop in 2003, which drove some more conservative church members to form a rival church?

A. United Methodist Church
B. Presbyterian Church (USA)
C. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
D. Episcopal Church


Answer: D

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