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Episcopal Head Lashes Out at Anglican ‘Colonial’ Uniformity
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mconsoli
(RNS) Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has forcefully defended her church’s embrace of gays and lesbians, and firmly rejected efforts to centralize power or police uniformity in the Anglican Communion. Anglicans should be led by local communities rather than powerful clerics, Jefferts Schori argued in a Wednesday (June 2) letter to her church’s 2…
At Least 1 million Evangelicals March in Brazil
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mconsoli
SAO PAULO – At least 1 million evangelical Christians rallied in Sao Paulo on Thursday for the annual “March for Jesus,” an event that unites the faithful from hundreds of Protestant churches in the world’s largest Roman Catholic country. Now in its 18th year, the march is organized by the Reborn in Christ Church, whose…
‘Father Oprah’ Ordained an Episcopal Priest in Miami
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mconsoli
(RNS) The Rev. Alberto Cutie, the Miami media star who converted from Catholicism to the Episcopal Church last year after his romantic life became public, has been formally accepted as an Episcopal priest. Cutie, 41, pledged to conform to the “doctrine, discipline, and worship” of the Episcopal Church at a ceremony on Saturday (May 29)…
Muslims Push White House on Charitable Giving Rules
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mconsoli
(RNS) A Muslim legal advocacy group urged Muslims to flood the White House with phone calls on Friday (June 4) to complain about federal laws they say make it impossible for Muslims to contribute to charities without fear of being questioned or arrested. The campaign comes one year after President Obama acknowledged concerns about charitable…
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