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...struggle in other churches," says the Rev. Eileen Lindner, a historian with the National Council of Churches. Lindner points out that Presbyterians, United Methodists and Evangelical Lutherans all have "substantial, active, gay faithful caucuses" that now will push to re-examine the question of gay clergy. In fact, Reverend Wright, who escorted "ecumenical observers" from other churches at last week's conference, said the prevailing view was that "a logjam had been broken...
...Reverend Canon David Anderson: We consider Gene Robinson's election invalid, null and void. It is illegal, in that it violates the moral standards the church has established and uses for the evaluation of who can be a bishop or even a priest. And the time of basically giving a wink and a nod to some people is not acceptable. When those 62 bishops voted, at that moment there was a shattering of the Episcopal church as we know it. The structural disengagement of the church has begun. The question is what will it look like? What will...
...loophole that the F.A.W.C., a government advisory body, wants to close. Muslim and Jewish leaders say the proposal smacks of cultural bias, and the shared threat has forged an unlikely alliance between them. At London's Central Mosque last week, some sat down together to plan their response. The Reverend Alan Greenblatt, representing Britain's Chief Rabbi, spoke for everyone when he said, "To use an appropriate metaphor, I'm stunned to find myself up here at all today." Most Jews and Muslims are confident that the government will reject the proposal in deference to cultural sensitivities...
...think Reverend Gomes was delightful,” Secretary of FAS John B. Fox, Jr. ’59 said. “He skillfully explored the edges of propriety...
...especially moving to see so many different elements of the community coming together at our parish to show unity and oneness of concern as they wait,” said the Reverend Leslie K. Sterling ’79, the assistant rector at All Saints Parish...