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Anglican Church may have ‘two track’ structure

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:38:04 +0000

(London) The Archbishop of Canterbury says the Anglican Church may have to accept a “two track” communion in which believers can hold different opinions about gay clergy and same-sex(...)

Episcopal Church ousts 61 clergy in gay dispute

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:08:17 +0000

(Fresno, California) National leaders of the Episcopal Church have ousted 61 clergy who aligned with a former bishop in California when he broke with the national church in a dispute over the(...)

Church of Scotland appoints gay rev.

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:54:05 +0000

Updated 12:45 p.m. EST.

(London) The Church of Scotland has voted in favor of appointing an openly gay minister.

The church’s ruling body voted 326 to 267 to support the appointment of the Rev.(...)

Anglicans seek to extend moratorium on gay bishops

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:06:27 +0000

(Alexandria, Egypt) Anglican world leaders urged their churches Thursday to maintain a 5-year-old moratorium on consecrating another openly gay bishop and developing prayers for same-sex unions,(...)

LA Episcopal diocese OKs gay bishops, unions

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:42:27 +0000

The feud between liberals and conservatives within the worldwide Anglican Church has grown wider with the decision by the Los Angeles Episcopal Diocese to call for the lifting of a moratorium on consecrating gay bishops.

4th diocese breaks away from Episcopal Church over gays

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:55:17 +0000

(New York City) The theologically conservative Diocese of Fort Worth has voted to split from the liberal-leaning Episcopal Church, the fourth traditional diocese to do so in a long-running(...)

3rd Episcopal diocese splits from church over gays

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:36:07 +0000

(New York City) A third theologically conservative diocese has broken away from the liberal Episcopal Church in a long-running dispute over the Bible, gay relationships and other issues.

The(...)

Despite moratorium, UK may soon have first gay bishop

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:19:28 +0000

(London) An openly gay clergyman, who missed out for a post of bishop in England, is reportedly under consideration for a similar job in Wales, despite a call for a moratorium on elevating gays(...)

Anglican Confab Unlikely To Resolve Differences Over Gays

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:15:00 +0000

(Canterbury, England) The leader of the Anglican Communion said Sunday that the global fellowship faces “one of the most severe challenges” in its history, and he urged bishops at their once-a-decade Lambeth Conference to do the hard work of finding solutions. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said the Anglican family’s most immediate need is for [...]