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Church, Politics, & Church Politics: The Future of LGBT Issues

January 21, 2011

Come to our Southwest Regional Conference at St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, CA, March 4-6, for an engaging and provocative weekend about LGBT issues in church and politics, and about our hope for the future. Rev. Dr. Mel White is the plenary speaker, and Covenant Network Co-Moderator Mary Lynn Tobin preaches at the opening worship.

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The Christian Case for Gay Marriage

January 15, 2011

Dr. David Myers, in his plenary address at the recent CovNet Conference, affirms that “family values, a priority on covenant relationships, a celebration of marriage, a high view of Scripture: all these can co-exist with full and equal participation of gay and lesbian people in the life and the culture in the church.”
The complete address can be read here, including slides from Dr. Myers’ powerpoint presentation.

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Ethical Stances on Homosexuality

November 17, 2010

Kate Killebrew reflects on Stacy Johnson’s typology of stances on the ethics of homosexual practice, and notes that many are in the process of moving on the continuum.

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Fort Worth Pastor Calls Churches to Use Our Bully Pulpits to End Bullying

October 26, 2010

In a strong Op Ed, Fritz Ritsch, pastor of St. Stephen Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, calls on the church to reconsider and change its “bullying” teaching on homosexuality.

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Interfaith Clergy Statement of Support for GLBT Teens

October 18, 2010

In the wake of a rash of suicides after anti-gay bullying and violent attacks on gay people in New York, top faith leaders signed a pledge “to be LGBT and straight people of faith standing together for the shared values of decency and civility, compassion and care in all interactions.” PC(USA) Moderator Cindy Bolbach and Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons were among the national leaders signing the statement.

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Learning from the Lutherans

July 29, 2010

The 219th General Assembly (2010) sent to the presbyteries an amendment to G-6.0106b that emphasizes the high standard of joyful submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and ceases to rely on one contested interpretation of Scripture concerning sexual ethics.  Commissioners also voted to recommend that the PCUSA engage in dialogue about marriage. As these [...]

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