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Bishop Arrested
Abstract: Episcopal Bishop Mark Andrus arrested in Iraq War protest in San Francisco.
Bishop Marc Handley Andrus of the Episcopal Diocese of California was arrested December 7 for blocking the front door of the San Francisco federal building to protest the deaths caused by the Iraq war.
Andrus, carrying his crosier and singing "Down by the Riverside", was among 250 protesters, who marched from Grace Cathedral to the Federal Building in San Francisco.
A small group of protesters led by Quakers have gathered once a week to hold a silent vigil. Once a month the vigil is followed by the "die-in." Andrus has attended a number of the weekly vigils, but this was his first participation in a "die-in."
Adnrus and 11 other protesters were handcuffed and detained in a room inside the federal building for about two hours. They were cited for unlawful assembly and told they could either pay the charge's $125 fine or appear in court at a later date. They have chosen to appear in court.
