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The Anglican Church of Canada narrowly votes against a proposal to allow same-sex blessing rites.
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A Christian law group is fighting for a ban on gay members
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An urban ministry that aids the poor and homeless had its official recognition removed by Lutheran church officials in a dispute over an associate pastor who is in a lesbian relationship.
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A judge in Ireland has ruled that a lesbian couple who met in Boston and were married in Canada cannot be considered married in Ireland because the Irish Constitution limits marriage to a union between a man and a woman.
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MADRID, Spain The Catholic Church is slamming the Spanish government&#39;s plan to legalize gay marriage. The church is furious with the changes planned by the Socialist government, saying legalizing gay marriage
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Archbishop of Canterbury hits out at attempts by church leaders to undermine support for gay rights
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By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania  Seven conservative Anglican leaders refused Friday to take Holy Communion with the head of the U.S.
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Uganda's Anglican bishops will boycott a once-per-decade gathering of church leaders from around the world because of a fierce debate over homosexuality and scripture in the 77 million-member fellowship.
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ROME (Der Spiegel) - Echoes of an old culture war have been rippling through Europe, as a bishop in Germany calls for Catholics to keep their kids away from a sex-education musical and the Vatican condemns a new gay-rights campaign in Italy. A children's musical about sex and babies, organized by the German government, has been touring the country since 2003 without noticeable friction. But now it's arrived in the city of Fulda, near Frankfurt, and the local bishop has called for a boycott. The Fairytale of Nose, Belly and Butt should be avoided by right-thinking Catholic families, according to Heinz Josef Algermissen, because in the Church's view, "explanations about sexuality belong in the home," and "can't be left to a theater troupe." The show's Web site begs to differ, saying the theory behind the project is that humans are "sexual beings from birth onward," and that children experience "smooching and touching genitals as no less fun or significant than tickling their big toe." Uproar in Italy, too This notion of human sexuality is no doubt as offensive to the Church as the idea that humans might be wired from birth to be straight or gay - which is the assumption behind an Italian ad campaign protested recently by the Vatican. The regional government of Tuscany has planned to use a photo of a newborn child wearing a hospital bracelet with the word "homosexual" as part of a publicity push to combat homophobia. "Sexual orientation," reads the tag line, which will appear on billboards throughout Tuscany, "is not a choice."  Italy's political right, along with some Catholic groups, want the campaign to be withdrawn. The Church's declared position is that homosexuality is a psychological disorder, not exactly a sin - although indulging in gay sex is a sin.
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African Bishops condemned the Anglican Church&#39;s stance on homosexuality yesterday and said that they would stop sending priests to be trained in countries where same-sex relationships were accepted.
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Ghana's government bans a conference for gay men and lesbians, saying it would offend Ghana's culture.
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Christian Conservative groups have  issued a gay alert warning over a children's video starring  SpongeBob SquarePants, Barney and a host of other cartoon  favorites.
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Networks wont run church spot featuring gay couple; say ad runs contrary to company policies. By Steve Hargreaves, CNN/Money Staff Writer.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has written to conservatives in the Anglican Communion, asking them to refrain from using hostile words about homosexuals.
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An international commission formed to end a rift in the Anglican church over the issue of homosexuality recommended Monday a moratorium on the blessing of same-sex
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Compensation is awarded to a gay man whose appointment as a youth worker was blocked by the Church of England.
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By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY  DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Seven conservative Anglican leaders refused Friday to take Holy Communion with the head of the U.S. branch of the church, who supports ordaining gays and blessing same-sex unions, as the fellowship struggles to avert a split.