Op-Ed
Keep Civil Marriage Civil
(Note: This was written on the day the California Supreme Court issued its ruling to uphold Proposition 8, which restricts civil marriage to one man and one woman.)
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Presbyterian Church Fails to Ratify Ammendment 08-B
Historic Shift Toward LGBT Equality as Presbyterian Church
(USA) Fails to Ratify Amendment 08-B
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Signs of Hope and Progress
When the news seems grim -the SoulForce Equality Ride bus defaced in Iowa; the anti-gay legislation in Nigeria - it's important to highlight signs of hope. The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church recently (re) affirmed the full dignity of LGBT people and refused to make the exclusion of LGBT people the price of unity in the worldwide Anglican Communion (click here for the full story). As an Episcopal priest, I am particularly heartened by the decision.
CLGS Marks the Death of Rev. Jerry Falwell
CLGS extends condolences to Rev. Jerry Falwell’s family and his congregation during this time of loss. We do not wish anyone harm nor do we take delight in anyone else’s grief. At the same time, we also hope this will be an occasion for Rev. Falwell’s own faith community to reflect on the truly inclusive message of the Gospel.
Article on Vatican Instruction
I find the recent Vatican Instruction on the admission of men with homosexual tendencies to seminary training and priestly ordination to be a queer sort of blessing for American Catholics in general and for LGBT Catholics in particular because it brings out of the closet something that has been a poorly-kept secret now for decades: the Roman Catholic priesthood in this country has become a significantly gay profession. By this I mean that the presence of a good many gay men both in seminaries and in the priesthood is an inescapable fact of American Catholic life today.
Recent Roman Rumblings
The Visitations, the Instruction, and the Cover Letter-that almost sounds like a C.S. Lewis/Disney Narnia sequel. But it summarizes by title the Vatican's three pronged attack on gay seminarians, professors and rectors that has caused much consternation, pain, and media attention.
Recent Vatican Instructions
Concerning the criteria for the discernment of vocations with regard to persons with homosexual tendencies in view of their admission to the seminary and to holy orders...
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CLGS Mourns the Passing of Coretta Scott King (1927-2006)
Martin Luther King, Jr. challenged America to live up to its ideals and to the vision of equality and justice for all. After his death, Coretta Scott King kept that challenge alive for a new generation. Her passing can remind us of the progress in civil rights this country has made even as many of the mechanisms of racism are still firmly in place.