Lesbian Minister Defrocked
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In a twelve to one vote, a church jury assembled of fellow clergy has convicted the Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud, an associate pastor with the First United Method Church of Germantown, for violating the denominationâs ban on gay clergy.
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PUGHTOWN, Pennsylvania  - A lesbian Methodist  minister was found guilty by an ecclesiastical court on  Thursday of breaking church law by being openly homosexual.
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The marriage war rages, but lesbian TV hosts are all the rage
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One of Britain&#39;s top government ministers, under fire over allegations he fast-tracked a visa for his former lover&#39;s nanny, may have made a fatal mistake -- breaking into song.
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A Methodist minister who was defrocked for declaring that she's a lesbian living with her partner is taking her case to a church appeals court.
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No hacking in 'schoolboy prank' Newly demoted Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has fallen victim to pranksters who sent spoof messages in her name. Contrary to reports in The Independent a spokesman for the minister said the emails came from a bogus account set up with GMail and not as a result of a hacker breaking into any account she controlled.â¦
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One of Britain's top government ministers, under fire over allegations he fast-tracked a visa for his former lover's nanny, may have made a fatal mistake -- breaking into song.
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Â· Minister turns to sporting youth to pack pews  Â· Plywood ramp replaces pulpit as focal point
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LONDON: The British minister under investigation for allegedly fast-tracking a visa for a former lover's nanny was at the centre of a new political storm yesterday over slurs on his government colleagues.
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The United Methodist Church yesterday defrocked Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud over her relationship with her partner. The move is the first time since 1987 the church has taken such a move based on homosexuality.
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Conservative Anglicans suffer a setback in their efforts to expel the US Church over its liberal stance on homosexuality.
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The United Methodist Church defrocked the Reverend Irene Elizabeth Stroud for violating the denomination&#39;s ban on actively gay clergy.
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In response to an uproar from gay activists, Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign on Wednesday added a gay minister to the lineup for its weekend gospel tour.
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The pastor who said the funeral Mass for Victoria ``Torie&#39;&#39; Snelgrove yesterday blasted the riotous acts of a rowdy post-Red Sox pennant crowd for the circumstances surrounding her all-too-soon death.
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Conservatives and liberals alike battered White House counsel Harriet Miers during her 24-day rise and fall as a Supreme Court nominee.
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Description: Influential leaders of the Anglican Communion sharply criticize the US Episcopal Church for consecrating a gay bishop.
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A Methodist minister who was defrocked last month for declaring herself a lesbian said Monday that she will appeal the decision through church courts.