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Author: Jim Naughton

95 CoE churches want to hold Civil Partnership ceremonies

January 17, 2012 No Comments

“The 95 churches we have identified are the tip of the iceberg. Patience with the Church of England is wearing thin among lesbian and gay Anglicans and their friends and families. The church needs to learn to become inclusive and welcoming to all. We hope that measures will soon be taken so that individual parishes can opt into offering blessings and legal ceremonies.” ~Giles Godddard

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And one more story from Martin Luther King, Jr Day

January 17, 2012 No Comments

“We were vacationing in Virginia and stopped for lunch at an F.W. Woolworth store. There were no seats left in the ‘colored’ section, so we sat in the ‘white’ section. We sat for 30 minutes without anyone serving us. We sat for another 15 minutes. That’s when my mother put on her stern look that dared anyone to give us trouble. We got menus and were served.

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New York resolves

January 15, 2012 20 Comments

The Diocese of New York, meeting in convention, passed resolutions on marriage equality and on Occupy Wall Street.

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Haiti: 2 years later

January 12, 2012 No Comments

Two years after the earthquake leveled much of Port-au-Prince and other parts of Haiti- many still live in tents – awaiting promised aid. rebuild the

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