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Gay Church Of England Dean Considers Suing For Discrimination

Posted 01.15.2012

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Britain's most senior openly gay cleric is reportedly threatening to sue the Church of England for discrimination after being rejected from being prom...

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The Desperate Catholic Clerical War On Gays

Erica Keppler | Posted 12.31.2011

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Erica Keppler

The Catholic Church doesn't commit all resources to ending legal divorce, enacting Sunday closing laws, or getting Ash Wednesday made a national holiday. No, gay issues are different, and I've come to only one reasonable explanation.

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The Presentment -- Father Doesn't Know Jack!

Ellen Snortland | Posted 11.01.2011

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Ellen Snortland

I highly recommend The Presentment, though I would love this show to play in areas that aren't "the choir" but rather the persecutors and haters of its message.

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Pentecost: The Flaming Dove Of Upper Room Roman Catholicism

Michele Somerville | Posted 08.18.2011

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Michele Somerville

At the mainstream Roman Catholic mass I attended this past Pentecost Sunday, two prayers for loving acceptance of "homosexual" Catholics were incorporated into the Prayers of the Faithful.

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Anglican Archbishops End Summit On A Quiet Note

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Daniel Burke Religion News Service (RNS) Anglican archbishops concluded their six-day summit in Ireland on Sunday (Jan. 30) by issuing statements ...

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Science, the Bible, and the Vote to Ordain Gays

Ben Daniel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Daniel

In the face of a conflict between science and the Bible, Calvin urged his readers not to reject science nor to ignore the Bible, but to understand the Bible differently.

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Gay Priests Not Wanted, Catholic Church Tests For Gays To Keep Them Out

New York Times | PAUL VITELLO | Posted 05.25.2011

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...Since the abuse crisis erupted in 2002, curtailing the entry of gay men into the priesthood has become one the church's highest priorities. And tha...

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It's Not About Homosexuality: Blaming the Wrong People for the Sexual Abuse Crisis

Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. James Martin, S.J.

There were clearly some gay priests who were attracted to adolescent boys, and who preyed on them. But not the vast majority of gay priests, who never abused anyone. This is a critical point.

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Memo to Rome: Some of Us Like the Reformation

Rev. Astrid Storm | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Astrid Storm

The Anglicans that the Vatican probably comes into the most (perhaps sole) contact with seem to wish they were Roman Catholic.

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3 Gay Priests On Short List For Episcopal Bishop Posts

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Episcopal churches in California and Minnesota moved toward appointing gay bishops over the weekend, less than a month after the denomination lifted a...

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