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Bishop John Shelby Spong, firebrand who championed LGBTQ inclusion, has died
By Bob Smietana — September 12, 2021
(RNS) — Spong made headlines when he ordained the first openly gay male priest in the Episcopal Church.
First Church of England bishop comes out as gay
By Jerome Socolovsky — September 2, 2016
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Nicholas Chamberlain, the bishop of Grantham, has come out as the first Church of England bishop to openly acknowledge he is gay.
African Methodists worry about the church that brought them Christianity
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 20, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) "People from the country that brought the gospel to us are now preaching a different gospel."
Top Conservative rabbi to resign over ‘sexual identity’ struggle
By Lauren Markoe — April 21, 2016
(RNS) A leader in the Conservative Jewish movement asks forgiveness from his Dallas congregation.
New Jersey priest fired as Seton Hall chaplain comes out as gay
By David Gibson — May 27, 2015
(RNS) The Rev. Warren Hall told Outsports, a magazine for gay athletes, that while he remained committed to his vocation as a priest and to his vow of celibacy, he was not going to hide his sexual orientation.
(Presbyterian) Church of Scotland OK’s gay ministers
By Trevor Grundy — May 20, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The move would allow openly gay clergy in the Church of Scotland, but conservative parishes that don't agree would be allowed to opt out.
Presbyterians to tackle gay marriage, divestment
By Gregg Brekke — June 25, 2012
(RNS) The Presbyterian Church (USA)'s biennial convention will revisit several thorny topics that have dominated church life for the past decade, including whether to allow same-sex blessings and whether to divest of companies that operate in Israel. By Gregg Brekke.
United Methodists to debate allowing gay clergy and same-sex marriage
By Daniel Burke — April 25, 2012
(RNS) As nearly 1,000 delegates from across the world gather in Tampa, Fla., for the United Methodist Church's General Conference, gay and lesbian activists have printed pamphlets promoting their cause in five languages, including Portuguese and Swahili. By Daniel Burke.
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