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  • 29 Jul 2009
    Williams' latest Anglican reflection produces mixed reactions

    Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams' reflections on the Episcopal Church's General Convention in California, are already provoking controversy and a variety of reactions.

  • 28 Jul 2009
    Quakers' conference begins discussion of same-sex partnerships

    Britain's Quakers formally began their discussions on same-sex partnerships at their Yearly Meeting yesterday. They are considering whether to carry out commitment ceremonies for same-sex couples on the same basis as heterosexual weddings.

  • 24 Jul 2009
    Same-sex commitment controversy likely to dominate Quakers' conference

    Around 1,600 Quakers will gather in York tomorrow for their week-long annual conference. The event is likely to be dominated by a decision on whether to carry out same-sex commitment ceremonies on the same basis as heterosexual weddings.

  • 24 Jul 2009
    US Evangelical Lutheran gathering will tackle sexuality

    The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will make decisions on issues related to human sexuality at its 2009 Churchwide Assembly from 17-23 August in Minneapolis.

  • 23 Jul 2009
    Public protests urged against 'gay exorcism' church harassment

    Human rights and Green activist Peter Tatchell is organising protests against hardline Christian churches in Britain performing "exorcisms" on lesbian and gay people.

  • 14 Jul 2009
    US Anglicans forty years after Stonewall

    The Stonewall riots in June 1969 in New York helped to transform society in the USA and beyond, says Savi Hensman. The General Convention of the Episcopal Church in July 2009 is far more sedate, but the issues facing Christians of all traditions are profound.

  • 7 Jul 2009
    Sexuality and the bishop
  • 1 Jul 2009
    In the pink

    For the Mennonite Church USA Assembly in Columbus Ohio (ending on 5 July 2009), Christians affirming of the place and ministry of lesbian, gay and transgendered people in the church have organised an imaginative witness

  • 25 May 2009
    Kirk seeks consultation rather than confrontation on sexuality argument

    After more than three hours of debate, the Church of Scotland's General Assembly meeting in Edinburgh has avoided a confrontation on sexuality and ministry, after a motion from anti-gay hardliners was withdrawn before it could be voted on.

  • 15 May 2009
    Anti-gay ‘Nazi’ slur causes Church of Scotland outrage

    Church of Scotland members have been horrified by a hard-line minister’s attempt to equate the inclusion of gay people in the Church with Nazism, say those involved in preparing for the denomination's upcoming General Assembly.