Friday, July 14, 2006

Rebel clerics split over gay clergy

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/rebel-clerics-split-over-gay-clergy/2006/07/13/1152637808235.html

[The Sydney Morning Herald] 14 Jul 2006--Conservatives in the Uniting Church have precipitated an internal split by moving to form their own assembly, comprised of members who oppose to the appointment of practising homosexuals as ordained ministers.

Evangelical leaders are angry because are angry because the church's 11th national assembly decided this week not to overturn a 2003 ruling that gave regional presbyteries the right to appoint homosexuals to the ministry.

Related article:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/gay-clergy-split-uniting-church/2006/07/13/1152637810677.html
Gay clergy split Uniting Church - The Age
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19783079-2702,00.html
Church rebels split over gay priests - The Australian

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