The recently launched churchouting.org is a retaliation for the Catholic Church's strenuous efforts to fight gay marriage rights in Maine, DC and elsewhere.
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We all know that D.C. Catholics are working their rosaries off in order to derail marriage equality in the District.
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Who knew one of the most aggressive political operations in the U.S. in the year 2009 would be the Catholic Bishops?Last week, Maine's Bishop, Richard Malone, gloated after his campaign to repeal Maine's marriage equality took away the rights of same-sex couples in that state.
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At Saint Mary the Virgin Catholic Church, the 75-year-old priest is married, members sing from an Episcopalian hymnal and parishioners kneel at the altar to receive Communion.
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As previously reported this summer, some Catholic Churches of note in Maine are either closing, have been closed or even demolished this month.
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Funny how Malone has time or the nerve to ask for money, considering how many Catholic churches are closing in Maine right now.
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New press release from No On 1 Campaign:
Catholics for Marriage Equality Again Urges Support for NO on 1 to Protect Marriage Equality
Organization wants "the diocese to know it is not speaking for all faithful Catholics"
Portland, Maine (Sunday, September 27, 2009)---
Catholics for Marriage Equality (C4ME) today again urged Catholics and all Mainers to vote no on Question 1 on the November 3rd ballot, despite an appeal from Bishop Joseph Malone in opposition to marriage equality presented via DVD in parishes statewide today and tomorrow.
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Like any church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America can only survive with parishioners' donations.
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From Maine's Seacoast Online:Even as Catholic churches throughout Maine passed the collection basket a second time last Sunday to fight the state's gay marriage law, an Eliot couple is among a small but growing number of Catholics working in support of marriage equality.
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As called for by Bishop Richard Malone, yesterday Catholic churches across Maine conducted a special collection to be donated to Stand For Marriage Maine's ballot referendum.
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This just hit the in-box as well!
This is so exciting, to read of the strong support of the Maine faith community! :)
Catholics for Marriage Equality Issues Statement in Response to Diocesan Fundraising for Campaign to Repeal Maine's Marriage Equality Law
Portland, Maine (Friday, September 11, 2009)---
Catholics for Marriage Equality (C4ME), an organization urging Catholics and all Mainers to vote no on Question 1 on the November 3rd ballot, today issued the following statement in response to the Diocese of Portland's fundraising for the campaign to repeal Maine's marriage equality law:
"Catholics for Marriage Equality calls on its members and all Catholics who share our support for marriage equality to take two peaceful but effective actions in our parishes this Sunday so that the diocese will know it is not speaking for all faithful Catholics.
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The diocese of Portland plans to ask parishioners to give money to the
campaign to repeal the new same-sex marriage law in Maine.
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And when I thought it couldn’t possibly get to be any more blatantly ridiculous.
It’s been reported that due to the poor economy, and the shrinking number of parishioners, the Catholic church has been closing down locations and consolidating nationwide.
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Please click whenever you see the green and white No On 1" emblem shown here and give what you can- every little bit is needed and every little bit helps! :)
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Here we go yet AGAIN, folks!
I've said it before and will say it again: Portland Diocese and Bishop Malone! Show Us The MONEEEEEEY!!!11!!
Next weekend, Bishop Richard Malone has asked Maine churches to pass the collection plate AGAIN.
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A Baptist preacher in Arizona doing his part for the GOP hate fest:
A Phoenix-area pastor has started to draw protesters to his congregation after he delivered a sermon titled, "Why I Hate Barack Obama," and told his parishioners that he prays for President Obama's death.
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Arizona pastor Steven Anderson says "I hope that God strikes Obama with brain cancer so he can die like Ted Kennedy.
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Details Magazine has published a profile of Bash Back!, the "queer anarchists" who last November provided the right-wing with oceans of anti-gay ink when they invaded a Michigan church during services, shouted slogans, pulled the fire alarm, and threw leaflets at parishioners.
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Over the last seven days...California: Pastor E. Joshua Sims arrested for embezzling $800K from his church.
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Religious Intelligence Ltd
Gay bishops may further divide Episcopal ChurchSan Francisco ChronicleBishops in some states saw gay and lesbian parishioners getting civil marriages, but didn't have consistent rites for blessing them - a pastoral failure, .
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Two lifelong Catholic couples who are parishioners at St. Raphael’s Church in Kittery, Maine, are saying they find legal, moral and ethical problems with efforts of the Portland diocese to repeal the state’s same-sex marriage law.
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