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NEWS ABOUT: Episcopalian

Episcopalian stories: 7 news summaries

Episcopal Church Lifts
Ban on Gay Bishops

Deeper rift with conservatives looms

Jul 15, 09 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Leaders of the Episcopal Church voted overwhelmingly yesterday to allow the ordination of gay and lesbian bishops, risking further fissures with conservative parishes and the Anglican Communion. The new policy reverses a 2006 compromise that prohibited the consecration of homosexual clergy, in line with other Anglican churches. Episcopalians will vote... More »

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Episcopal Church • Anglican Church • Gene Robinson • Christian conservatives • Episcopalian • clergy • bishop • homosexual clergy • gay

'Father Oprah,' Fiancée Set Wedding Date

Former Catholic cleric plans Episcopalian nuptials

Jun 12, 09 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The onetime Catholic priest whose cavorting with his then-girlfriend led to his departure from the church is headed for the altar—as the groom. The Rev. Alberto Cutié, aka the "kissing priest," and his girlfriend of 2 years plan to wed this month in the Episcopal church,... More »

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Catholic Church • Episcopal Church • Miami • God • Episcopalian • scandal • Roman Catholic Church • Catholic priest • Alberto Cutié • celibacy • Ruhama Buni Canellis

Openly Gay Bishop Tapped for Inauguration

Robinson will speak Sunday, has been critical of Warren

Jan 12, 09 12:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has asked Bishop V. Gene Robinson, the only openly gay Episcopal bishop, to deliver the invocation at the opening event of Inauguration Week, the Boston Globe reports. Robinson had been among those who criticized Obama for asking same-sex marriage opponent Rick Warren to deliver the main inaugural... More »

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Barack Obama • gay marriage • Episcopal Church • Gene Robinson • Episcopalian • inauguration • Rick Warren • gays • President Obama

OPINION

 DC Churches Woo Obamas 

Picking the  inclusive National Cathedral would send a powerful message 

Nov 22, 08 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The new first family will be looking for a place of worship in Washington, DC, and area congregations are feverishly offering up their advantages: presidential tradition; diversity; proximity to the White House; community activism; connections to Trinity, the Obamas' former Chicago church; a pastor who hails from Hawaii. A historian... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington DC • church • Episcopalian • Jeremiah Wright • President Obama • Obama family

California Episcopals Split Over
Gay Rights

Legal battles likely to ensue after
diocese breaks with church

Dec 8, 07 6:13 PM CST
(Newser) - A California diocese split with the Episcopal Church today over its defense of gay and women's rights, Reuters reports. The Diocese of San Joaquin, home to 47 churches and 8,800 congregants around Fresno, voted for the break by a vote of 173-22 among delegates. “This is the first... More »

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gay rights • California • Episcopal Church • gay priests • Episcopalian

Episcopalians Affirm Gay Rights Stand

But pledge 'restraint'
in naming gay bishops  to avoid schism

Sep 26, 07 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Episcopal leaders wrapping up their meeting in New Orleans yesterday pledged to “exercise restraint” in selecting gay bishops and blessing same-sex marriages, but declined to disavow either practice. The move was designed to appease Anglicans, who sought a ban. “This is a ‘try to keep your foot... More »

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gay rights • Episcopal Church • gay priests • Anglican Church • Anglican • Episcopalian

Church Near Breaking Point over Gay Priests

World Anglicans frown on homosexuals among top US Episcopalians

Sep 20, 07 5:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - US Episcopal bishops are about to sit down to talk with leaders of the greater Anglican communion on the simmering issue of homosexuality within the church, but the fact that a lesbian is under serious consideration as a candidate for bishop of Chicago may be a signal that the Americans... More »

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gay marriage • Chicago • New Orleans • lesbians • New Hampshire • archbishop • Anglican • Episcopalian • Archbishop of Canterbury

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