Gay U.S. Lutheran pastor stripped of ministry
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An appeals panel in the largest U.S. Lutheran body has ordered a gay pastor removed from his ministry because he is in a sexual relationship with another man, officials said on Thursday.
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WILLMAR, Minn. - After its last pastor allegedly bilked them out of $10,000, leaders of Rejoice Ministries church thought they were being extra careful when they hired James Poole.
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NEW FRANKEN, Wis. - A Catholic priest has removed his church's organist and choir director from her duties saying her sale of sex toys was not "consistent with Church teachings." Linette Servais, 50, played the organ and sung with the choir for 35 years.
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A Seattle pastor has been convicted -- and deported -- from a Chinese jail for moving people out of North Korea
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PUGHTOWN, Pennsylvania  - A lesbian Methodist  minister was defrocked on Thursday after being found guilty by  an ecclesiastical court of violating a church law that bars its  clergy from being practicing homosexuals.
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FRESNO, California  - A California diocese of the Episcopal Church on Saturday took a major step toward breaking with the U.S. church because of its position on issues including homosexuality, a move unseen since the U.S. Civil War.
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LONDON  - An Anglican church commission sharply criticized the U.S. Episcopal Church on Monday for consecrating a gay bishop and called on the church to apologize and refrain from promoting any other clergy living in a same-sex union.
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An appeals court Friday overturned the hate crimes conviction of a Swedish pastor who in a sermon had branded homosexuals a "cancer."
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The liberal U.S. church now faces a tough decision: give up its liberal policies on gay priests and same-sex marriage, or be shunned by the worldwide Anglican Communion
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A United Methodist minister who has changed gender since being chosen to lead a congregation in Baltimore will be reappointed there, church officials announced
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A Swedish appeal court overturns the conviction of a pastor sentenced for incendiary remarks against homosexuals.
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A study by the largest U.S. Lutheran  church group declined to recommend on Thursday that the  denomination bless same-sex unions or approve the ordination of  ministers involved in gay relationships.
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The megachurch founded by the Rev. Ted Haggard, who was fired over drug and sex allegations, has laid off 44 people amid falling income following the scandal.
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A transgender United Methodist minister will be reappointed to lead his congregation in Baltimore, church officials announced Thursday at a regional convocation.
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Bishops of the Episcopal Church rejected demands by leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion to roll back the churchâs liberal stance on homosexuality.
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By Lori Van Ingen  Some say gay issues fueled decisions  Theological differences with United Church of Christ have spurred three local congregations to sever ties with the denomination over the past two months.
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Description: Influential leaders of the Anglican Communion sharply criticize the US Episcopal Church for consecrating a gay bishop.