Lesbian Minister&#39;s Credentials Revoked
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A jury of Methodist ministers yesterday expelled a Pennsylvania woman from the Methodist clergy after convicting her of breaking church law by living openly as a lesbian.
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The Ministry of Defence has issued an apology to personnel who suffered discrimination during the ban on homosexuality
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The United Methodist Church yesterday defrocked a lesbian for violating the denomination&#39;s ban on actively homosexual clergy â-he first such decision by the church in 17 years.
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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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Â· Minister reasserts parents' rights after reviewÂ· No evidence that law 'is not working properly'
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A report by the Anglican Church issued in London today calls on the Episcopal Church USA to apologize for appointing an openly gay bishop and to refain from promoting any other clergy living in a same-sex union.
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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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BRASILIA, Brazil  - A Brazilian court on Fridaybarred the lesbian partner of the outgoing mayor of an Amazontown from trying to succeed her, citing a ban on politicaloffice passing between family members.
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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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Ministers are accused of trying to impose "a new morality" by ruling against an opt-out on gay adoption.
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After an appeal by the former Congressman's spurned first wife, the Vatican reverses a controversial annulment
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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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The health ministry has acknowledged that it asked for references to the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and gays to be removed from a series of Aids guides.
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Dutch politics had faced chaos Wednesday after the newly elected parliament censured Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk - nicknamed "Iron Rita" for her tough anti-immigration measures - after she refused to halt ...Comment
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CHICAGO _ Many conservative Anglicans would agree with Nigerian lay minister Davis Mac-Iyalla that the summer of 2003 _ when the Episcopal Church approved the first openly gay bishop _ left a gaping hole and wrenching pain in their hearts. But not for the same reasons.
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A government minister today dismissed the Prince of Wales as &quot;old-fashioned and out of time&quot; with &quot;patronising&quot; views on the education system.
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A sex scandal reminiscent of political romps that have embarrassed prominent Britons over the years now threatens the career of one of Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s top ministers as the nation heads toward a spring election.