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Source: Times (London) , Guardian , BBC News Calls Sunday during opening ceremonies for an 'inclusive' church took a different tone as the Lambeth Conference continued at University of Kent as an African bishop issued a sharp condemnation of the US church. The Archbishop of Canterbury, who has...

Source: Times (London) , PinkNews , Stonewall press release Religious leaders in England are out of touch with what people in their congregations think about their fellow church members who are gay and lesbian. A report commissioned by UK LGBT advocacy group Stonewall concludes that faith leaders are...

Source: The Independent , New York Times , Daily Mail The Anglican leadership issued a stark message of inclusivity yesterday in a key sermon delivered to 650 bishops by a speaker invited by the Archbishop of Canterbury. "There is space equally for anyone and everyone, regardless of colour, ability...

Source: BBC News , Telegraph (London) , Ekklesia Conservative Anglican leaders have opened talks in Jerusalem on the future of the Church by criticizing its leader, the Archbishop of Canterbury, BBC News reports. The Archbishops of Nigeria and Uganda attacked his failure to discipline the US Episcopal...

Source: Guardian , Reuters , Times (London) A gay priest who angered conservative Christians by exchanging rings and vows with his partner in a church ceremony for his civil partnership in London last month has resigned, London's The Guardian reports. The Rev Dr David Lord, a New Zealander who tied...

Source: Telegraph , Independent , AFP , BBC News of a religious ceremony last month at an Anglican church in London that celebrated the civil partnership of two priests is causing a ruckus in London. Picking up the story first published by the Telegraph , the ceremony is called "the first gay marriage"...

Source: Washington Post , Christian Post , San Jose Mercury News CA marriage case Lesbian and gay couples will be able to get marriage licenses starting Tuesday from their local county clerk -- Monday evening in a few places -- but that doesn't mean they'll be able to formalize the union with...

Source: Albany Times Union , Virtue Online SPECULATOR, NY -- The conservative-led Episcopal Diocese of Albany staked out its defense of what it calls "tradition marriage" on Saturday -- a move that comes as gay unions have gained new ground in California and New York. The hundreds of clergy...

Source: Concord Monitor , Manchester Union-Leader , Reuters V. Gene Robinson, the Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire, was united in a civil union ceremony with longtime partner Mark Andrew yesterday afternoon at St. Paul's Church in Concord. Attorney Ronna Wise, a justice of the peace, performed the...

Source: allAfrica.com , Sydney Morning Herald , Virtue Online , Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel , Telegraph (London) A war of words among Anglican bishops is heating up in advance of two conferences this summer at which virtually all of them will meet. An anti-gay African bishop this week insisted that the...