LGBT story report
Methodists Reverse Decision on Defrocked Lesbian Minister
By RNS Blog Editor — April 30, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A Methodist appeals court on Friday (April 29) reversed a decision in the case of a defrocked lesbian pastor, restoring her clergy credentials because the church has not clearly defined its terms in banning homosexual ministers. In an 8-1 ruling, the nine-member regional appeals court of The United Methodist […]
NEWS STORY: Documentary Follows Trials of Church with Lesbian Pastor
By Kein Eckstrom — December 22, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) When filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond started a documentary on an urban church facing a new pastor, membership loss and financial troubles, they thought they had a compelling story to tell. But when the church’s associate pastor came out as a lesbian half way through filming and was later […]
NEWS STORY: Methodists Leave Gay Policy Intact, Uphold Acquittal of Lesbian Pastor
By Kein Eckstrom — May 5, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service PITTSBURGH _ The United Methodist Church voted Tuesday (May 4) to keep its policies on homosexuality intact, while its highest court said it had no power to overturn the controversial not-guilty verdict of a lesbian pastor who was charged with violating a ban on gay clergy. In a series of […]
NEWS STORY: Charges Dropped Against Methodist Clergy in Lesbian Wedding Case
By Adelle M. Banks — February 12, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED)-A United Methodist investigative committee has decided not to bring formal charges against 68 clergy who participated in a 1999 California same-sex union ceremony for a lesbian couple. The committee of the California-Nevada Conference of the United Methodist Church decided not to certify the complaint concerning the Jan. 16, 1999 […]
NEWS STORY: Charges Dropped Against Methodist Clergy in Lesbian Wedding Case
By Adelle M. Banks — February 12, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED)-A United Methodist investigative committee has decided not to bring formal charges against 68 clergy who participated in a 1999 California same-sex union ceremony for a lesbian couple. The committee of the California-Nevada Conference of the United Methodist Church decided not to certify the complaint concerning the Jan. 16, 1999 […]
NEWS STORY: Lesbian Couple Married by Creech Splits When One Becomes a Man
By Kein Eckstrom — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Three years after a Nebraska pastor performed a commitment ceremony for two women and touched off a swirling tornado of controversy in the United Methodist Church, the two women have split after one of them decided to become a man. The 1997 ceremony led to a divisive church trial […]
NEWS STORY: Lesbian Couple Married by Creech Splits When One Becomes a Man
By Kein Eckstrom — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Three years after a Nebraska pastor performed a commitment ceremony for two women and touched off a swirling tornado of controversy in the United Methodist Church, the two women have split after one of them decided to become a man. The 1997 ceremony led to a divisive church trial […]
NEWS STORY: Vatican bars activist nun and priest from ministry with gays, lesbians
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1999
c. 1999 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY _ Accusing an activist American priest and nun of causing confusion among Catholics and harming the church, the Vatican announced Tuesday (July 13) it has barred them from any future pastoral work with homosexuals. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith charged that the Rev. Robert Nugent […]
NEWS FEATURE: Alabama group hopes to open church doors for gays and lesbians
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1999
c. 1999 Religion News Service HUNTSVILLE, Ala. _ Keith Fowlkes is a newcomer to the Tennessee Valley, but he didn’t waste time in offering his support to those he feels are ignored or scorned by the local churches. Fowlkes came to Huntsville not quite a year ago. After attending several mainline churches and talking with […]
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