Citations with the tag: GAYS -- Religious life

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• Gays, Lesbians, and Lutherans.
  Nuechterlein, James // First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion & Public Life; Jun/Jul1999, Issue 94, p8 

  Reviews the report `Congregational Ministry With Gay and Lesbian People,' released by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

• Preaching to the converted.
  Nuechterlein, James // Advocate; 07/08/97, Issue 737, p20 

  Features Steven Sabin, a gay minister who is being backed up by his 180 congregational members for being forcibly asked to resign by his superior. How the members of Sabin's congregation showed their support.

• Mazel tov!
  Nuechterlein, James // Advocate; 12/23/97, Issue 749, p16 

  Features Los Angeles' Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), the oldest gay synagogue in the world. BCC's fund raising for the establishment of a school; BCC's community services; Rabbi Lisa Edwards' comment on BCC.

• Spiritual experiences of gay men and lesbians.
  Barret, Robert; Barzan, Robert // Counseling & Values; Oct96, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p4 

  Focuses on the misunderstanding of the spiritual and religious lives of gay men and lesbians, by counselors who have little information about this population. Explanation of the challenges facing gay persons; Complication of the research on the lives of gay men and lesbians; Challenges faced by...

• The Goddess.
  Barret, Robert; Barzan, Robert // Lesbian News; Jan97, Vol. 22 Issue 6, p38 

  Reports on the religious practices of the the Los Angeles chapter of the Re-formed Congregation of the Goddess, the Circle of Aradia.

• Church of the Open Door hails 'Christian Men of Distinction.'
  Barret, Robert; Barzan, Robert // New York Amsterdam News; 11/30/2000, Vol. 91 Issue 48, p38 

  Reports that the Church of the Open Door held its first annual Men of Distinction 2000 luncheon to recognize the achievements, positive contributions and leadership of men in the Central Brooklyn community in New York City.

• A change of venue.
  Barret, Robert; Barzan, Robert // Advocate; 09/03/96, Issue 715, p18 

  Reports on the homophobia experienced by the organizers of the second annual `Claiming the Spirit' conference to discuss black gay experience, sponsored by the Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership.

• From This Clay.
  McCarthy, Thomas J. // America; 11/14/1998, Vol. 179 Issue 15, p8 

  Focuses on the meaning of a hate crime against homosexuals. Implication on the experience of a person in converting attitudes towards gays; Factors that will affect the genuine change in attitude; Problem faced by gay; How the Catholic mass has help gay.

• Speech, not preach.
  McCarthy, Thomas J. // Advocate; 09/16/97, Issue 742, p16 

  Reports about an executive order issued by President Bill Clinton regarding faith in the workplace. Effect of the order for gay men and lesbians; Aim of the executive order.

• All God's Children.
  Reeves, Kenneth E. // Essence (Essence); Nov99, Vol. 30 Issue 7, p220 

  Defends Afro-American Christians who are gays and lesbians. Misinformed pulpit pronouncements that the author is sometimes subjected to; Documentary meant to counteract the conservative Christian Coalition's attempts to inflame suspicion and hate in the Black Church against gays and lesbians.

• Special Easter service.
  Reeves, Kenneth E. // Lesbian News; Apr95, Vol. 20 Issue 9, p86 

  Announces that a special service for the gay and lesbian community is slated for Easter celebrated by Reverend Nancy Wilson, pastor of Metropolitan Community Church of Los Angeles in California.

• Bishop Gumbleton opens door for all to pass through.
  Reeves, Kenneth E. // National Catholic Reporter; 11/18/94, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p20 

  Comments on the attempts of Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton to reconcile the church and gays. Views on homosexual morality; Support for homosexuals.

• Priest assists gays, lesbians in claiming rights of baptism.
  Wirpsa, Leslie // National Catholic Reporter; 07/03/98, Vol. 34 Issue 33, p16 

  Features Father Peter Liuzzi as the head of Office of Ministry with Lesbian and Gay Catholics in the archdiocese of Los Angeles, California. Issues raised by the gay ministry; Approach of Liuzzi to gay and lesbian ministry; Baptismal rights of gays and lesbians.

• More Light churches plan conference.
  McGown, David // Network News; Fall94, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p21 

  Reports on the holding of the 11th annual conference of the More Light Churches Network, on April 28-30, 1995, in Baltimore.

• More Light Churches Network 11th Annual Conference April 28-30, '95.
  McGown, David // Network News; Winter95, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p21 

  Reports on the More Light Churches Network's 11th Annual Conference on April 28-30, 1995 at The First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Theme; Agenda; Tentative workshop leaders; Contact information.

• More light churches conferees hear Moderator Bohl.
  Ricciuti, Gail // Network News; Spring95, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p21 

  Reports on the on the holding of the 11th Annual Conference of the More Light Churches Network on April 28-30, 1995 in Baltimore, Maryland. Activities during the conference; Participation of Reverend Doctor Robert Bohl in the event; Increase in the number of participants in the conference...

• 12th annual conference More Light Churches Network.
  Ricciuti, Gail // Network News; Fall95, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p25 

  Reports on the holding of the 12th Annual Conference of More Light Churches Network on May 3-5, 1995 in Rochester, New York. Keynote speakers; Contact information.

• More Light Church Network 12th annual conference.
  Ricciuti, Gail // Network News; Winter96, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p8 

  Announces the More Light Church Network 12th annual conference slated on May 3 to 5, 1996, in Rochester, New York. Keynote speakers; Workshop; Contact information.

• RELIGION: Presbyterians Plan for Assembly.
  Ricciuti, Gail // Advocate; 5/21/75, Issue 164, p16 

  Reports on the plans by the Presbyterian Gay Caucus to submit documents for recognition at the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the USA.

• Can homosexuals feel at home in Catholicism?
  Zellern, Shawn // Commonweal; 07/14/2000, Vol. 127 Issue 13, p17 

  Focuses on Dignity, a recognized church group comprising homosexuals in the United States (U.S.). Views of the people in the U.S. regarding the organization; Background of the church group; Dignity's expression of anger with the church's active opposition to gay-rights initiatives.

• Fidelity Clause Retained.
  Jones, Jim // Christianity Today; 08/09/99, Vol. 43 Issue 9, p16 

  Focuses on the effort of the Presbyterian Church in the United States to resolve the issue of ordaining homosexuals. Year set by the church to resolve the controversy; Opposition of the majority members of the church to the ordination of the homosexuals; Details on the issue.

• Enjoying the Mind Feast.
  Allen, Lyman // White Crane; Spring2004, Issue 60, p35 

  Presents a letter to the editor about the dynamic of gay spirituality.

• reader forum.
  Nicholas, Richard J. // Advocate; 8/31/2004, Issue 921, p4 

  Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "Singing for God and Gays," by Bruce Simpson in the July 20, 2004 issue of "The Advocate."

• reader forum.
  Snyder, Rick // Advocate; 8/31/2004, Issue 921, p4 

  Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "Keeping the Faith."

• Ex-homosexuals find new purpose.
  Winter, Angela // Christianity Today; 8/16/93, Vol. 37 Issue 9, p43 

  Reports on seminars attended by Christian ex-homosexuals at the Exodus International. Overcoming homosexuality; Testimonials from attenders; Asbury Theological Seminary.

• Queer communion in Calgary.
  Woodard, Joe // Alberta Report / Newsmagazine; 8/28/95, Vol. 22 Issue 37, p34 

  Reports on Anglican homosexual lobby, Integrity's sponsorship of a mass for Lesbian and Gay Pride at the FCJ Christian Life Centre in Calgary. Comments of Paul McDonald of Niagara University; Gay interpretation of the Gospel; Protestant assessment of the gay identity; Defense of the center for...

• Notes from a community--Catholic and gay.
  Stoltz, Eric // America; 3/28/1998, Vol. 178 Issue 10, p10 

  Argues on the rights of gay in the Christian community. Perspective of most people about gay people; Religion of people who participate in the life of the gay community.

• Prophetic, unsettling times.
  Colbert, Chuck // National Catholic Reporter; 01/05/2001, Vol. 37 Issue 10, p19 

  Focuses on the baptism of gay couples' children under the auspices of the Jesuit Urban Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dismissal of Sister Jeannette Normandin and Father George Winchester from the center; Action taken by the Catholic Church to bridge the gap between gays and the church.

• Ministry with gays and lesbians celebrates 15 years.
  Jones, Arthur // National Catholic Reporter; 02/16/2001, Vol. 37 Issue 16, p5 

  Reports on the 15th anniversary of the Ministry with Lesbian and Gay Catholics at the archdiocese of Saint Dominic Church in Los Angeles, California on February 4, 2001. History of the ministry; Challenges and issues; Reactions to the ministry; Composition of the archdiocese.

• LETTERS.
  Jones, Arthur // National Catholic Reporter; 7/2/2004, Vol. 40 Issue 33, p23 

  Presents several letters to the editor referencing to the articles previously published in the "National Catholic Reporter." "Going to Byzantium," by Patrick Giles; "Juvenile Justice," by Arthur Jones; "Protesting Gays Denied Communion."

• Nugent `shocked' by commission's report on gay, lesbian ministry.
  Fox, Tom // National Catholic Reporter; 11/18/94, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p4 

  Reports on investigations into the religious ministries administered to gays by Fr. Robert Nugent and Sr. Jeannine Gramick. Charges of the investigating committee; Timetable given to the priest to respond to the charges.

• Gay, lesbian ministry growing.
  Fox, Tom // National Catholic Reporter; 9/22/95, Vol. 31 Issue 41, p7 

  Reports on the election of Jim Schexnayder as president of the National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries in September 1995 in Seattle, Washington. Necessity of a special ministry; Impact of religious and political extremism; Spiritual hunger of gays and lesbians.

• Acceptance of gays comes slowly on this town.
  Colbert, Chuck // National Catholic Reporter; 04/11/97, Vol. 33 Issue 23, p20 

  Reports on the acceptance of gays and lesbians in the church. Symposium on gay and lesbian participation in the Catholic church; Healing and inspirational experience of the attendees; Message of christmas and easter.

• Gay group is dropped from Catholic directory.
  Colbert, Chuck // National Catholic Reporter; 03/12/99, Vol. 35 Issue 19, p8 

  Reports that Quest, the British Roman Catholic organization for homosexuals, has been dropped from the 1999 Roman Catholic Directory for England and Wales. Reason for the rejection; Dialogue between Quest officials and Cardinal Basil Hume; How Quest described itself in the 1998 directory.

• A truly welcoming church can mean a lot.
  Lee, Larry // Network News; Fall2000, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p17 

  Recounts a gay Presbyterian Deacon's experience in being welcomed by his church. Difficulties in 'coming out' in public as a gay parishioner; Help extended by the pastor to facilitate his lover's membership to the church; Love and support garnered from the pastor and his fellow churchgoers when...

• RELIGION: Innovations at N.Y. MCC.
  Lee, Larry // Advocate; 5/21/75, Issue 164, p16 

  Reports on the launching of specialized religious services by the Metropolitan Community Church in New York City.

• Standing on ceremony.
  Nissing, Douglas F. // Advocate; 12/08/98, Issue 774, p11 

  Argues in favor of gay marriages. Churches' need to sanction same-sex marriages; Gays' need to assert their spiritual rights.

• Denver minister shows religious conservatives who's right.
  Nissing, Douglas F. // Advocate; 09/15/98, Issue 768, p14 

  Reports on the airing of Reverend Toni Cook's radio program `Religious Rhetoric' on KRRF-AM. Criticisms against Cook; Cook's efforts to welcome gays to her Saint Paul's United Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado.

• Poverty and Paradox.
  Johnson, Toby // White Crane; Spring2005, Issue 64, p13 

  Reflects on issues related to the impact of the abundance and scarcity of financial resources on the lives of gay people. Difference between chastity, poverty and obedience; Comments on societal perceptions towards money, sexuality and spirituality; Criticisms against the importance given by...

• Is it time the English were more afraid of God?
  Michael, George // Advocate; 6/21/2005, Issue 941, p126 

  This article shares the reflections of the author on whether gay Englishmen should be more God-fearing. In England, for every man or woman who goes to church on Sunday, there are 99 who do not. Less than 1% of the English are god-fearing people. Gay men who grew up in England could only describe...

• National Church Council Debates Admission of MCC S.F. Meeting.
  Schweikhart, Gary; Anderson, Scott P. // Advocate; 7/21/83, Issue 372, p12 

  Reports on a meeting in San Francisco, California to discuss the admission of the Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) in the National Council of Churches in Christ (NCCC). Views of a director of NCCC and other members regarding the meeting; Effects of the meeting and the resolution passed.

• More on the 'why we left' study.
  Schweikhart, Gary; Anderson, Scott P. // National Catholic Reporter; 4/13/2012, Vol. 48 Issue 13, p2 

  An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses Cardinal Christoph Sch�nborn's way of not excluding a 26-year-old gay Austrian in Catholic community.

• Gays and lesbians protest at church center.
  Schweikhart, Gary; Anderson, Scott P. // Christian Century; 7/13/94, Vol. 111 Issue 21, p676 

  Reports on lesbian and gay Christians' protest against alleged hypocrisy and homophobia in mainline churches. Organizers; Membership of the Metropolitan Community Churches; Other concerns of gay and lesbians.

• Gay and mainline.
  Dart, John // Christian Century; 03/21/2001, Vol. 118 Issue 10, p6 

  Focuses on the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), a religious congregation which gives high regard on homosexuality. Foundation of UFMCC; Actions taken by the members of the UFMCC in the establishment of the ministerial teachings; Political and social issues...

• High church drama.
  Dart, John // Advocate; 4/2/96, Issue 704, p12 

  Discusses the charging of Episcopal bishop Walter Righter for violating church doctrine by ordaining noncelibate gay man, Barry Stopfel as a deacon. Detailed information on trial; Resolution supporting ordination of certain gays and lesbians.

• No sanctuary.
  Dart, John // Advocate; 05/27/97, Issue 734, p22 

  Reports on the suit filed against the city of Corinth, Texas by the Harvest Metropolitan Community Church for refusing to build a church for gays. Comments of Collen Darraugh, church's pastor.

• THE ADVOCATE Poll.
  Dart, John // Advocate; 10/11/2005, Issue 948, p12 

  This section presents the results of a poll concerning the impact of gay-friendly straight clergy activism on anti-gay religious leaders in the U.S., released in October 2005.

• U.S. BRIEFS.
  Dart, John // National Catholic Reporter; 9/24/2004, Vol. 40 Issue 41, p3 

  Presents news on the Roman Catholic Church in the United States recent as of September 24, 2004. Findings of a study conducted by the National Association of Catholic Lesbian and Gay Ministries and the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate regarding support for gay and lesbian ministries...

• Marriage as we see it.
  Glaser, Chris // Newsweek; 9/16/96, Vol. 128 Issue 12, p19 

  Opinion. Discusses the author's homosexual marriage, in light of his Christian faith. The teaching of the Bible and of Jesus, regarding family and marriage; His work on a national Presbyterian task force, on the subject of homosexuals; His sadness that many Christians do not accept same-gender...

• Go Figure.
  Glaser, Chris // Christianity Today; Aug2009, Vol. 53 Issue 8, p16 

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