2009年12月5日星期六

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


2nd gay bishop for Episcopal Church, Anglicans (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2009 04:58 PM PST

Delegates raise their ballots for Bishop Suffragan during the 114th Annual Meeting of the Diocese of Los Angeles for the Episcopal Church held in Riverside, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected the first female bishop, Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce, in its 114-year history. (AP Photo/Francis Specker)AP - The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected a lesbian as assistant bishop Saturday, the second openly gay bishop in the global Anglican fellowship, which is already deeply fractured over the first.


Vermont church selling Tiffany window to stay open (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2009 02:23 PM PST

In this Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 photo, Rev. Suzanne Andrews stands under the Tiffany & Co. stained glass window at the First Baptist Church in Brattleboro, Vt.  Pressed for cash, the First Baptist Church has reluctantly decided to seek bids on a Tiffany & Co. stained glass window that's been part of the building since 1910. The 9-foot tall window, which depicts St. John the Divine, will be removed and sold if a successful bidder comes forward, although pastor Rev. Suzanne Andrews says she's hoping a miracle will make that unnecessary. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - For almost 100 years, the multicolored image of St. John the Divine has gazed down from a stained glass window in the choir loft of First Baptist Church.


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