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Bishop’s dying plea in farewell letter calls on church to support gay marriage

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

His cancer diagnosis and the support he received from gay parishioners made him rethink his previous opposition to same-sex marriage.

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Clergy vote shows there is no compromise on LGBTQ rights in Anglican church

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Clergy members voted against a report because it maintained opposition to same-sex marriage, while others thought it wasn't homophobic enough.

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Retired bishops say Church of England ignores gay Christians

Monday, February 13, 2017

Responding to a study from the church, they say "while the pain of LGBT people is spoken about in your report, we do not hear its authentic voice."

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Churches driving gay and bi people to suicide warns major Christian charity

Friday, February 10, 2017

Oasis Foundation is out with a report highlighting how Christian churches cause "anguish for far too many people who are lesbian, gay or bisexual."

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Holy church combo! Catholic-Anglican merger stymied by same-sex marriage divide

Thursday, October 6, 2016

The Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury said even though Catholics oppose marriage equality, their effort to unify their churches is “undeterred.”

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Church of England faces biggest split since Henry VIII over same-sex marriage

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

A dozen parishes met this week to consider splitting from the church and forming a new conservative "shadow synod."

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Will the Anglican church split this week over LGBT issues?

Monday, January 11, 2016

Officials from the Church of England are bracing for a split after next week's summit to discuss the issue of homosexuality.

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Anglicans sign open letter urging Church of England’s gay bishops to come out

Saturday, October 4, 2014

LONDON -- More than 300 Anglican priests, parishioners and other Christians have signed an open “love letter” to bishops in the Church of England who are secretly gay urging them to “come out” about their sexual

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Leaders of Anglican Communion speak out against anti-LGBT violence, laws

Thursday, January 30, 2014

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, spiritual heads of the worldwide Anglican Communion, have called upon Church leaders and the presidents of Nigeria and Uganda to support and care for all people “regardless of sexual orientation.”

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UK reverend: Gays ‘manipulate police,’ you can quit being gay like quitting smoking

Thursday, July 11, 2013

LONDON – Being gay can be given up similar to smoking or drugs, claims a U.K. reverend who also alleges that the British police force is being “manipulated by homosexuals."

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