Category - gay

Outrage at free speech clamp on Pope's Australia visit

staff writers — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:33:53 +0100

Civil libertarians are infuriated at special regulations coming into force for the upcoming Catholic World Youth Day event in Sydney, Australia, where Pope Benedict XVI will be the guest of honour.

Anglican group's leader condemns 'shocking' anti-gay attack

staff writers — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:41:46 +0000

The head of Changing Attitude England, a group of Anglican Christians working for an inclusive church, has exposed a "shocking" act of anti-gay violence in Nigeria and called on the Church there to condemn it unequivocally.

Calendar makes Advent a time to remember AIDS struggle

staff writers — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:25:20 +0000

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, evangelical leaders Rick and Kay Warren and the Rev Gideon Byamugisha, the first African Anglican priest to openly say he is HIV-positive, are contributors to an Advent Calendar focussing on HIV-AIDS awareness.

Archbishop of Canterbury meets with Anglican LGBT clergy

staff writers — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:46:12 +0000

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has attended a confidential meeting of the Clergy Consultation - an ongoing support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and intersex clergy and their partners.

Faithworks responds to report challenging religious service providers

staff writers — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:58:53 +0000

The Christian agency Faithworks, which contracts with government and has 20,000 community and church partners, has made a critical response to a report challenging the contribution faith groups make to public service provision.

Staying equally in the pink

Simon Barrow — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:56:14 +0000

Understandably, there have been few in LGBT circles persuaded that the appointment of the head of the Evangelical Alliance to the new Commission on Equalities and Human Rights (CEHR) is anything other than a retrograde step.

North American Anglicans authorise trial blessings for same-sex couples

staff writers — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:34:55 +0000

Anglicans in Canada and the United States are pushing ahead with local procedures for blessing lesbian and gay people in the church. The US Episcopal Diocese of California has authorised the use of three trial rites for same-sex unions.

Evangelicals thinking again about sexuality

Simon Barrow — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:10:30 +0100

This week an initiative called 'Would Jesus discriminate?' will give evangelical Christians who question the anti-gay 'party line' a chance to make their voices heard.

US gay bishop accuses African opponents of 'slavery language'

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:04:14 +0100

Gene Robinson, an openly gay US Anglican bishop whose 2003 consecration has deeply divided worldwide Anglican Communion, says African critics who describe homosexuals as "worse than beasts" are using the kind of language once employed in the United States to justify slavery.

Archbishop of Canterbury says churches must be 'safe' for gays

staff writers — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:26:26 +0100

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that the churches of the Anglican Communion must be safe places for gay and lesbian people.