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  • August 2008

    • Wanna Feel Old? Check This List

      Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  |  Aug 19, 08 3:57 PM CDT

      Wanna Feel Old? Check This List

      (Newser) - A glance at this year's Mindset List, from Wisconsin's Beloit College, provides a glance into the facts of life for the 18-year-olds beginning their freshman year in college. Via the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel : Harry Potter, created in 1990, is old enough to be a fellow freshman. GPS navigation systems are about as standard in cars as the steering wheel. Gas stations fixing flat tires? Unlikely. But they're almost certainly serving cappuccinos. More »

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  • December 2007

    • California Episcopals Split Over Gay Rights

      Reuters  |  Dec 8, 07 6:13 PM CST

      California Episcopals Split Over Gay Rights

      (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 time that a diocese has finally said 'enough' to the liberal theology of the Episcopal Church,” said one bishop. More »

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  • November 2007

    • Chicago Episcopalians Pass on Lesbian Bishop

      Chicago Tribune  |  Nov 11, 07 3:43 PM CST

      Chicago Episcopalians Pass on Lesbian Bishop

      (Newser) - Chicago’s Episcopal Diocese today passed up lesbian Tracey Lind for its bishop post, instead electing popular Midwest-native Jeffrey Lee. But Lee is a firm supporter of gay inclusion, much to conservatives’ chagrin. “I believe God is calling us to full inclusion of gays and lesbians in ministry of this church,” Lee said. “The church has to catch up with God's vision.” More »

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      Chicago  • gay rights  • Anglican Church  • Episcopal Church  • gay priests

  • October 2007

    • Gay Vatican Priest Outed on TV; Ousted by Holy See

      Associated Press  |  Oct 14, 07 6:55 AM CDT

      Gay Vatican Priest Outed on TV; Ousted by Holy See

      (Newser) - The Vatican yesterday suspended a senior official caught on hidden camera making advances to a man and saying that he didn't believe he was sinning by being involved with gays. Italian television showed the priest with his face distorted, but Vatican officials recognized the office where he was filmed. The suspended priest, Monsignor Tomasso Stenico, works for the Vatican's Congregation for Clergy, which aims to ensure proper conduct by priests. More »

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  • September 2007

    • Episcopalians Affirm Gay Rights Stand

      Associated Press  |  Sep 26, 07 10:09 AM CDT

      Episcopalians Affirm Gay Rights Stand

      (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 in the door’ maneuvering effort,” an Episcopal leader told the AP. More »

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

  • June 2007

    • Former Gay Converters Apologize

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 28, 07 11:14 AM CDT

      Former Gay Converters Apologize

      (Newser) - Three ex-leaders of the country's largest Christian gay-conversion ministry apologized for their behavior yesterday, saying the group had caused psychological distress to those it claimed to help. An Exodus International co-founder, now out as a gay man, lamented that the organization had made people feel "compelled to try to change an integral part of themselves," the LA Times reports. More »

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      religion  • gay rights  • homosexuality  • Christianity  • apology  • gay priests

  • May 2007

    • McGreevey Makes a Leap Of Faith

      Star-Ledger  |  May 3, 07 7:29 AM CDT

      McGreevey Makes a Leap Of Faith

      (Newser) - James McGreevey, who resigned as New Jersey governor to avoid being outed by a former gay lover, plans to become an Episcopalian priest. McGreevey, who had been a Catholic, was received into the faith at St. Bartholomew's Church in Manhattan Sunday, and has been accepted into the Master of Divinity program at General Theological Seminary. More »

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