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Methodists trying to avoid church split over LGBTQ rights
Delegates at the Methodist General Conference voted 428-405 to delay all consideration of LGBT-related proposals.
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Episcopal leader: Church will not reverse gay marriage stand
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said Friday the U.S. Episcopal Church will not roll back its acceptance of gay marriage despite sanctions imposed this week by Anglican leaders.
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Will the Anglican church split this week over LGBT issues?
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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Episcopalians vote to allow same-sex wedding ceremonies in churches
Episcopalians overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to allow religious weddings for same-sex couples, solidifying the church’s embrace of gay rights that began more than a decade ago with the pioneering election of the first openly gay bishop.
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U.S. Anglicans to vote on allowing same-sex marriage in churches
Episcopalians are set to vote Wednesday on allowing religious weddings for same-sex couples, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide.
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Ex-Massachusetts Episcopalian Bishop Thomas Shaw dies
BOSTON — Thomas Shaw, a gay monk who served as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts for nearly two decades and championed Palestinian, minority and other causes, has died. He was 69.
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Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese approves same-sex marriages
PITTSBURGH — The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh says its clergy may sign marriage certificates between same-sex couples. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Monday that the rule is spelled out in a recent letter from Bishop Dorsey McConnell. McConnell has expressed reservations about the theology behind the church’s marriage rite…
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First openly gay Episcopal bishop to divorce husband
NEW YORK — The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, who became a symbol for gay rights far beyond the church while deeply dividing the world’s Anglicans, plans to divorce his husband.
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Pittsburgh Episcopal bishop approves same-sex blessings
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s Episcopal bishop has decided to let local priests decide whether they will conduct blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples.
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Gay Anglican bishop says God leading change to understand homosexuality
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The first openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church told a Purdue University audience he believes God is leading people to a deeper understanding of homosexuality.