Some Lutheran Churches Consider Schism Over Gay Clergy Decision

KBCI CBS 2 Some Lutheran Churches Consider Schism Over Gay Clergy DecisionKEYCThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of America is facing a sizeable conflict.
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Right-wing faction decides to form its own Lutheran denomination

Source: Washington Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Bismarck Tribune

In August, leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) emphasized the role “bound conscience” and choice, when the the group—which is the largest US Lutheran denomination—voted at a church-wide meeting to allow some local congregations to ordain partnered gay or lesbian pastors, and to study ways to bless the partnerships of gay or lesbian Lutherans.
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Congregations Meet to Tackle HIV

Conference participants recognized the particular challenges of taking on the issue of the AIDS fight.
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Item: Minn. Episcopalians pick Spokane priest as next bishop

   ::: A 50-year-old priest from Spokane, Wash. was selected today to become the next bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... (KXMA-TV Dickinson)

The western North Dakota bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America says he's talked with pastors about a national church policy that allows gay and lesbian clergy.
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Matthew 25 Resource 10/14/09-Interfaith Works (Montgomery County, MD)

At Interfaith Works (formerly Community Ministry of Montgomery County) we are focused on helping our neighbors: people who live in poverty in one of the most affluent communities in the country.
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Top Democrats in WA appeal for Ref. 71 funds; TV ad debuts

The Approve Ref. 71 campaign in Washington appeals for donations to keep a new TV ad on the air through election day.
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N.C. Lutherans debate gay clergy

SALISBURY, N.C. — Hundreds of Lutherans from across the state met at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Monday to discuss their opposition to a recent denominational vote allowing partnered gay and lesbian people to serve as clergy, the Salisbury Post reported.
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Seattle: Hundreds Rally Against R-71

Several hundred anti-gay protesters, including many Slavic Eastern Europeans, rallied in Seattle yesterday to urge the defeat of Referendum 71, which would uphold Washington state's new domestic partners law.
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SNN Recommends 10/8/09-More Light Presbyterians

Our Mission...Following the risen Christ, and seeking to make the Church a true community of hospitality, the mission of More Light Presbyterians is to work for the full participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of faith in the life, ministry and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
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Mormon anti-gay efforts in Maine

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Why are my people doing this?  I just read "The Lucifer Effect" by Philip Zimbardo.
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100 congregations back ban on ministers

More than 100 Church of Scotland congregations have joined a movement which rejects the ordination of gay ministers.
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Local churches react to gay clergy vote

Indiana's NewsCenter Local churches react to gay clergy voteWoodbury BulletinA recent decision by the country's largest Lutheran denomination regarding gay clergy prompted local congregations to reconsider their ties to the .
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Religious life won’t be the same after downturn

Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances.
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What Lutherans Are About

The Associated Press What Lutherans Are AboutWashington Post25 news story "Decision on Gay Clergy Shakes Unity of Lutheran Denomination" focused primarily on one aspect of a larger story.
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Congregation stands up for same-sex marriage:

I serve as pastor to the Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor, a church with a long history of supporting justice and equity in our community.
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Joint Press Release of Unitarian Universalist Association and No On 1 Campaign

Just got the following presser:

Unitarian Universalist Association Stands on the Side of Love in Maine, Opposes Question 1

Portland, Maine (Friday, September 11, 2009) ---NO on 1/Protect Maine Equality and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) today jointly released the following statement from UUA President Rev.
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Church's Billboards Affirm Gay Love

"Four billboards along Interstate 30 between Fort Worth and Grand Prairie will likely send some drivers into fits.
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Lutherans ease path of gay clergy

Indiana's NewsCenter Lutherans ease path of gay clergyTulsa WorldSchoenhals: Under the previous policy, ELCA congregations could call qualified gay or lesbian persons to serve as pastors, but they were expected to remain .
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Gay marriage could still be on ballot...

Gay marriage could still be on ballot in 2010 - big meeting in SF ...San Francisco ChronicleDuring the Prop 8 fight, some conservative religious leaders spread fear -- falsely -- that a gay marriage law could be used to force congregations to .
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