2009年7月14日星期二

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Gay clergy eligible for all Episcopal ministry (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 04:50 PM PDT

AP - Episcopalians declared gays and lesbians eligible for "any ordained ministry" Tuesday, a vote expected to upset world Anglican leaders who had sought a clear moratorium on consecrating another gay bishop.

US Anglicans vote to allow ordination of gays (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 01:57 PM PDT

The Episcopal Church in the United States has voted to end a moratorium on the ordination of gays and lesbians as bishops, ignoring the rift the issue has already caused in the broader Anglican church. That resolution was aimed at healing and reconciling the Anglican Communion after the Episcopal Church consecrated its first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson, pictured here in April 2009.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevork Djansezian)AFP - The Episcopal Church in the United States has voted to end a moratorium on the ordination of gays and lesbians as bishops, ignoring the rift the issue has already caused in the broader Anglican church.


Former mine workers union chief Church dies at 72 (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 12:12 PM PDT

AP - Sam Church, former leader of the United Mine Workers of America, died early Tuesday after a long illness, the union announced.
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