Christianity
Bishop attacks anti-gay movement
03 July 2008-
Uk-The Bishop of Durham has attacked the Anglican traditionalists behind a new
movement against what they consider liberal views on homosexuality...more
Anglican Church
schism recedes over gay issue with African leaders
24 June
2008- UK- The Church of England's leading conservative bishop told Anglicans
meeting in Jerusalem tonight that the greatest challenge facing the Church is
not homosexuality but "militant secularism"...more
Church woman 'bullied gay worker'
 10
June 2008- UK- A gay church worker claims he was bullied out of his job by a
manager who "would say something about gay sex every day"...more
Plea for unity over gay bishop
argument
14 May 2008- UK- The Archbishop of Dublin has urged Church of
Ireland
members not to split over the issue of ordaining gay men as bishops, which has
caused a crisis for the world-wide
Anglican Communion...more
Archbishop
condemned over gay issue
30 Apr 2008- The Anglican Communion's first gay bishop
has criticised the Archbishop of Canterbury for the controversy surrounding his
appointment...more
Leave, pastor tells gays
18 Apr 2008- Johannesburg, South Africa-
“No homosexuality in my house, I am a pastor.” These are the words of Pastor Ben
Dlamini of Belgravia, Johannesburg, a former gay man...more
Gay rights church bans weddings
 08
Apr 2008- Weddings have been suspended at a 300-year-old church in north
London in protest at "unjust" religious marriage rights of same-sex couples...more
05 Apr 2008- Spain- Locals in the La Mancha town of Abenójar are supporting
the 54 year old who has just married her lesbian partner of more than 15 years...more
Bishop's shameful attack on gay people has no place in modern Scottish life
13 Mar 2008- Anyone concerned for
social justice in Scotland should take Bishop Joseph Devine's latest hate speech
(your report, 13 March) as a spur to keep fighting for honesty, fairness and
truth in the politics of this country...more
Anglican bishop fined for refusing gay youth worker
12 Feb 2008- London,
England- An
Anglican bishop has been ordered to pay a heavy fine and undergo
“equal-opportunies training” for refusing to approve the hiring of an openly
homosexual man for a post in youth ministry...more
Fight
homosexuality, Kolini tells churches
06 Dec 2007-
Rwanada- Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini has called on churches in the East African
region to fight against homosexuality for the good of the society...more
UK
Churches call 'safeguards' on gay legislation
03 Dec
2007- Uk- The Church of England has joined forces with the Roman Catholic
Church in calling for safeguards to be included any government plan to change
the Public Order Act of 1986...more
Archbishop or Canterbury Dr Rowan William, at ‘secret’ gay ceremony
30 Nov 2007
– England- The Archbishop of Canterbury has encouraged gay Christians to
continue to engage with their opponents in the ongoing row over human
sexuality in the Anglican Communion...more
Church of Sweden split
over gay marriage
25 Oct 2007 - Sweden-
The Church of Sweden's governing body voted on Thursday in to retain the right
to carry out legally binding weddings. When all the votes were counted, 161
delegates had accepted the proposal, with 74 against...more
Christian foster parents condemn 'gay laws'
24 Oct 2007- UK- A Christian couple who
have taken in 28 children have been forced to give up being foster parents after
they refused to promote homosexuality...more
Anti-gay archbishop among 23 new cardinals
 18
Oct 2007- Rome, Italy-The Pope announced the names of 23 new cardinals
yesterday, including the controversial leader of the Italian Church who recently
compared homosexuality to paedophilia and incest...more
Vatican suspends cleric
for tv gay talk
 14
Oct 2007- Italy- Monsignor Tommaso Stenico has told the Associated
Press that he is the Vatican official suspended after an elaborate sting
conducted by a private Italian television network to expose gay
priests...more
Bible labels gay
sex an abomination 03 Oct 2007-
South Africa- While many gay people coming out of their closets has left
communities gaping with disbelief, most people have gradually taken a
stance on homosexuality...more
Homosexuality not a 'disease', says Archbishop
23 Sept 2007- UK- Dr
Williams's support for gays will fuel anger among conservative Church members
who will see his message of support as direct challenge to their deeply held
view that homosexuality is a sin...more
'Secret gay meeting' for Archbishop
18 Sept
2007- UK- The Archbishop of Canterbury is to meet in secret with homosexual
members of the Church of England, a newspaper has claimed...more
ev. Kasibante
erred on Sodom
11
Sept 2007- Uganda- Rev. Kasibante’s take on the ‘real’ sin of Sodom and
Gomorrah is interesting, to say it politely. His article is evidence to the
unflattering reality that the Bible is used as a resource for clergymen,
politicians and conmen...more
Anglican synod decries gay marriage
10 Sept 2007- Enugu, Nigeria-The first synod of the
Anglican Diocese of Nike was concluded in Enugu yesterday with a strong
condemnation of what it called the debasement of moral values exemplified in
same sex marriage and homosexuality...more
African
Anglican Bishop Expects 'Breakthrough' on Gay Row
06 Sept 2007- Anglican
churches will soon return to their mission to alleviate poverty, disease
and injustice and abandon a "fixation" with homosexuality, says Anglican
Bishop Trevor Mwamba...more
UK Prime Minister to
press for gay agenda
22 July 2007- UK- Religious leaders and pro-family advocates in the
United Kingdom are concerned that the new prime minister’s promise to
advance homosexual rights at home and abroad will jeopardize protections
for freedom of speech and religious expression...more
Assin south go gay
18 July 2007, Ghana- It was exactly twenty-five minutes after
five post meridien (5.25pm) when Cardinal Peter Kwadwo Appiah-Turkson
arrived from Cape Coast in his grey Nissan Four Wheel Drive with
registration number GE 6185V to join enthusiastic fellow Catholics at
the outskirts of Abura Kwadoegya in a Nyankomase-Ahenkro bound
procession...more
Church mum on
petition from gay members
01 June 2007-
South Africa- The Nederduitse Gereformeerde Church has remained
tight-lipped about a petition sent to it asking for gays to be fully
accepted in the church...more
Anglicans 'obsessed' by gay issue
27 May 2007-
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called on Africa's Anglican church to
overcome its "obsession" with the issue of gay priests and same-sex
marriages...more
Anglican church
turmoil over gay issues deepens
 09
May 2007-
An African archbishop's defiant intervention in the U.S. Episcopal
Church has sent new shock waves through a global Anglican church already
badly divided and facing possible schism over gay issues...more
Nigerian gay
Christian leader gets death threats
23 Jan 2007- Nigeria-The
argument over sexuality within the 77-million strong AnglicanCommunion
has been thrown into sharp perspective this month (January 2007), when
it was revealed that the leader of a group of lesbian and gay Christians
in Nigeria has received the latest in a series of death threats...more
Anglican Church split on
gay marriage
07 Nov 2006- South Africa- Cracks persist
within the leadership of the Anglican Church over the same-sex marriage
bill that is to be signed into law next month, Dispatch Online reported
on Tuesday...more
Catholic Church dismayed at gay appointment
14 Oct 2006-
Scotland- The Catholic Church last night expressed dismay over the
appointment of a lesbian and gay group to help run Scotland's new
anti-bullying service for schools.
Earlier this week the Scottish Executive
unveiled plans to extend its anti-bullying provision – which currently
focuses on schools – to address the problem in wider society...more
Final Showdown
Looms In Anglican Gay Dispute
 20
Sept 2006- Rwanda- Kigali- Conservatives within the worldwide
Anglican Church have rejected a bid for unity by the denomination's
spiritual leader and are preparing a document that is likely to lead to
a breakup of the Church...more
Churchgoers Confused By
Gay Divisions
17 Sept 2006-
London- The Archbishop of Canterbury said divisions in the church have
left many ordinary Anglicans confused and weary...more
Charismatic churches support ban on gay/lesbian conference
06 Sept 2006- The National Association
of Charismatic and Christian Churches (NACC) have congratulated the
Government for banning a scheduled gay and lesbian conference, saying it
reflected the voice of the vast number of people in Ghana...more
Gay, Lesbian
adventure catches fire
Christian Council goes all out and calls for aluta
05 Sept 2006-Ghana- The
activities and operations of a group calling itself the gay and lesbian
association of Ghana, coupled with their intention to play host to an
international conference in Ghana, has met fierce condemnation and
opposition from the Christian community...more
Archbishop does a U-turn on gay relationships
28 August 2006- London- The
Archbishop of Canterbury has told homosexuals that they need to change
their behaviour if they are to be welcomed into the Church. Dr Rowan
Williams has distanced himself from his one-time liberal support of gay
relationships...more
Archbishop fears gay divide
21 August 2006-London- The
Archbishop of Canterbury warned yesterday that the Church of England
could be torn apart by legal battles over property if he fails to
prevent Anglicanism splitting over gays...more
Pope Issues New Gay Condemnation As Senate Continues Marriage Debate
 06
June 2006- Vatican City -The Vatican issued a sweeping condemnation
Tuesday of contraception, abortion, in-vitro fertilization and same-sex
marriage, declaring that the traditional family has never been so
threatened as in today's world...more
 27
May 2006- Vatican City- Pope Benedict XVI told the new Spanish
ambassador to the Vatican May 20 that family based on marriage should
not be “replaced or confused” by other institutions an allusion to
Spain’s decision to marry same-sex couples...more
Catholic Church Hit
With New LGBT Scandals
 15
May 2006- London- The Roman Catholic Church was in the midst of
damage control on Sunday following the firing of a key aide to the
Cardinal in London for being gay and the reported arrest of a top
Vatican official in Rome for trying to pick up a gay or transsexual
prostitute...more
UK CARDINAL SACKS AIDE
FOR BEING GAY
 13
May 2006- THE Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal
Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, faced accusations of hypocrisy from gay rights
groups last night after it emerged that he dismissed a senior aide who
was homosexual...more
Pro-gay
church community established in Kenya, Uganda
10 April 2006- The church community of St Sebastian, based in the
Spanish Canary Islands, has announced the establishment of its first
fellowships in Africa, being prepared in Uganda and Kenya. The
all-inclusive church community is especially known for its outreach to
homosexuals. In Kenya and Uganda, both the government and local church
communities are strongly homophobic...more
Pope: No gay marriage
negotiations
30 Mar 2006-
The Church’s position on gay marriage is “non negotiable,” according to
the Pope.
Pope Benedict XVI has launched a fresh attack on gay marriage and
abortion just days before national elections in Italy, stating the
Vatican’s right to speak out on difficult issues...more
Desmond
Tutu: 'We can only be human together'
 24 Feb 2006- "A united church is no optional extra," said Archbishop
Desmond Tutu in an impassioned speech to the World Council of Churches
9th Assembly in Porto Alegre. Rather, he said, it is "indispensable for
the salvation of God's world"...more
'God-friendly, not
gay-friendly!'
18 Jan 2006- Not many people know this, but it appears that the
Rev Ken, as Kenneth Meshoe, the leader of the African Christian
Democratic Party (or ACDC for short), is known, is named after Barbie's
sometime boyfriend Ken...more
Gay Priests Slam Vatican
 15.12.2005-
A group of gay Italian clergy in the Vatican city said that their
sexuality has not stopped them from being good priests, a direct response
to a recent Vatican policy statement banning priestly candidates with
"deep-seated" homosexual tendencies...more
How far are we taking
Christianity in Zambia
Report by Mubanga.
23.11.2005-We do appreciate Zambia being a Christian nation, but to
what extent are we taking Christianity to? Most people in the ruling
government when they go abroad or neighbouring countries, its so shocking
what they do. They get all these rooms with all the porn channels in their
hotel rooms but it’s only when they come back to mother land Zambia to
continue their duties that’s when they come to say Zambia is a Christian
nation...more
Vatican ban on gay Seminarians
22.11.2005- The Vatican is toughening its stand
against gay candidates for the priesthood, specifying in a new document
that even men with "transitory" homosexual tendencies must overcome their
urges for at least three years before entering the clergy...more
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