The Manhattan Declaration and the Archdiocese of Washington
Posted by The Editors
Friday, November 20, 2009 9:40 AM
Today at noon, a group of prominent Christian clergy, ministry leaders and scholars will release the Manhattan Declaration, which addresses the sanctity of life, traditional marriage and religious liberty.
A press release this morning previewed several excerpts from the 4,700-word declaration. Among them:
“We will not comply with any edict that purports to compel our institutions to... READ MORE
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Marriage Victory in Maine
Posted by The Editors
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 5:08 PM
Advocates of same-sex “marriage” hit a roadblock with yesterday’s vote in Maine to reverse a state law allowing the practice. The Catholic Diocese of Portland played a big part in educating voters, as Register correspondent Joan Frawley Desmond explains in this article. It will be running in the Nov. 15 issue.
The Maine Event:
Church Instrumental in Marriage Win
By Joan Frawley... READ MORE
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Lutheran No More
Posted by Tim Drake
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 5:05 PM
The fall-out continues from last Friday’s vote by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to allow homosexual clergy.
Not surprisingly, the reaction echoes that witnessed when the Anglican Church ordained its first homosexual bishop. A schism, within the Anglican Church in the U.S. and abroad, took place.
Immediately following the ELCA’s decision, Lutheran leaders from both Asia and... READ MORE
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Lutheran Church Passes Homosexual Clergy Hurdle
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:06 AM
What would Martin Luther say?
In a move to further liberalize the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), delegates meeting in Minneapolis yesterday rejected the opposition’s proposal to require a two-thirds supermajority rather than a simple majority when the measure to allow homosexual clergy is voted for on Friday.
In addition to voting on whether to allow practicing homosexual... READ MORE
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