Wh an timated 2.3 ln members, the Epispal Church is open and welg of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer muny.
Contents:
- GAY EPISPAL PRIT DECLAR GOD IS A WOMAN
- WHAT WILL FOLLOW EPISPALIAN VOTE FOR GAY CLERGY?
- EPISPAL CHURCH SPLS OVER GAY EQUALYEPISPAL CHURCH SPLS OVER GAY EQUALY
- OPENLY GAY EPISPAL PRIT RECEIV MORE NODS
- EPISPAL CHURCH WON'T BACK DOWN ON GAY RIGHTS DPE CENSURE
- ALL 4 NY EPISPAL BISHOP NDIDAT WILL ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE IF ELECTED
- EPISPAL CHURCH PICKS GAY PRITS FOR PROMOTN
- WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
GAY EPISPAL PRIT DECLAR GOD IS A WOMAN
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In 1976, both the Hoe of Deputi and Hoe of Bishops voted for a fully clive Epispal Church, statg, “homosexual persons are children of God who have a full and equal claim wh all other persons upon the love, acceptance, and pastoral ncern and re of the church.
(CNN) -- Epispal church California and Mnota moved toward appotg gay bishops over the weekend, ls than a month after the nomatn lifted a self-imposed eeze on promotg openly gay clergy to the top ranks of the church.
Los Angel announced six ndidat for posns as assistant bishops, cludg Mary Glasspool and John Kirkley, both of whom spoke openly about beg gay statements on the dce Web se.
WHAT WILL FOLLOW EPISPALIAN VOTE FOR GAY CLERGY?
Epispal church California and Mnota moved toward appotg gay bishops over the weekend, ls than a month after the nomatn lifted a self-imposed eeze on promotg openly gay clergy to the top ranks of the church. * episcopal church gay priests *
John the Evangelist San Francis, refers to himself as a gay man and is married to a man whom he lls "my hband, Andrew" on the Los Angel Dce Web se.
Five years ago, the Epispal Church appoted Gene Robson, an openly gay man, to be bishop of New Hampshire, a move that tore apart the Epispal Church and prompted a semi-official moratorium on namg new gay bishops. A number of Epispal dc broke wh the official church stcture, formg the breakaway Anglin Church North Ameri prott of the church's stance on homosexualy. " Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the worldwi Anglin Communn, has been tryg to bridge the gap between liberals and nservativ on homosexualy.
EPISPAL CHURCH SPLS OVER GAY EQUALYEPISPAL CHURCH SPLS OVER GAY EQUALY
Now that the nservative wg of the Epispal Church has walked out and is creatg s own rival church, liberals are left the vast majory. Wh that shift, Epispalians at the church's general nventn California on Tuday voted overwhelmgly to allow gay men and women to bee prits and bishops . * episcopal church gay priests *
"The ial is that both 'tracks' should be able to pursue what they believe God is llg them to be as Church, wh greater tegry and nsistency, " he said a lengthy statement on his Web se rponse to the new Epispal Church posn on homosexualy.
"No Anglin has any bs rercg prejudice agast [lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenred] people, qutng their human digny and civil liberti or their place wh the Body of Christ, " he wrote. But changg the Anglin theologil posn on homosexualy would have to be "based on the most pastakg biblil exegis and on a wi acceptance of the rults wh the Communn, " he wrote. It as no surprise that a practicg homosexual man would spise God for who he is — is likely that if this man uld fd a way to get pregnant, he would jt so he uld have an abortn.
OPENLY GAY EPISPAL PRIT RECEIV MORE NODS
Wayne of the Church of the Epiphany New York Cy preach that homosexuals “mt be accepted fully to the fellowship of the church” while they also mt seek unselg or psychologil treatment. 1967: November Durg a symposium on homosexualy sponsored by the Epispal Dc of New York, Connecticut, Long Island, and Newark, nety Epispalian prits agree that the church should classify homosexualy as “morally ntral” and “ some s…a good thg.
EPISPAL CHURCH WON'T BACK DOWN ON GAY RIGHTS DPE CENSURE
1975: Augt Integry ns to trouble when planng s first natnal meetg Chigo bee the promotnal materials mentn gay marriage, upsettg some lol church lears.
The Executive Council of the Epispal Church subsequently urg that homosexuals not be ordaed until the Church as a whole n fe the “posn of homosexuals.
ALL 4 NY EPISPAL BISHOP NDIDAT WILL ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE IF ELECTED
Augt Bishop William Frey of Colorado endors a mistry aimed at “nvertg” homosexuals to heterosexualy, which is cricized by many other members of the clergy.
They overwhelmgly adopt a theologil statement “that nmns homosexualy as un-Biblil, bars ordatn of homosexuals to the prithood, and forbids prits of the church om blsg homosexual marriag.
EPISPAL CHURCH PICKS GAY PRITS FOR PROMOTN
December A Commtee for Jtice the Epispal Church is formed of about 40 clergymen and lay people to “put prsure on Epispal bishops and puti on the issue of women and homosexuals as prits. 1979: June A report is submted by a natnal missn remendg that homosexuals be allowed to be ordaed if they are “able and willg to nform their behavr to that which the Church affirms as wholome.
The Conventn ultimately pass a rolutn statg that no “practicg homosexual” nor heterosexual person engagg extramaral sex should be ordaed, though homosexuals have “equal claim wh others upon the love, acceptance, and pastoral ncern of the church”. 1982: Undated (Likely June/July) The General Conventn pass a rolutn reaffirmg the actns taken by the 1976 and 1979 Conventns, holdg that “homosexual persons are children of God and are entled to full civil rights.
WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
1984 July Epispal Bishop of New York, a long-time supporter of gay rights, wr an edorial for the New York Tim which he nmns the Salvatn Army and the Roman Catholic Archdce, while praisg the NYC mayor a ntroversy over the employment of homosexuals publicly fund NYC church agenci. 1985: September The General Conventn pass a rolutn urgg each dce to “fd an effective way to foster unrstandg of homosexual persons, to dispel myths and prejudic about homosexualy, [and] to provi pastoral support. 1987: January-December (yearlong ntroversy) In January, John Shelby Spong, the Epispal Bishop of the Newark, New Jersey dce, backed by a report prepared by lol clergy and lay people, seeks approval to regnize and bls “nonmaral relatnships, cludg those between homosexuals.