abernethy: coming up: the u.s. episcopal church says gays and lesbians are eligible to become bishops. we have a special report. also, new scientific research on the effects of meditation on the brain. we ve learned that being religious or spiritual has a very profound effect on who we are has a very profound effect on our biology and on our brain. captioning sponsored by the lilly endowment abernethy: welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. after decades of debate and division, the u.s. episcopal church this week said, overwhelmingly, that gays and lesbians are eligible to become bishops, or serve in any other ordained ministry of the church. at their general convention, episcopal leaders also moved toward developing an official rite for blessing same sex unions. these decisions are likely to widen the divide between episcopalians and the worldwide, 77-million-member anglican communion of which they are a part. kim lawton has our special report from