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Transsexual Pastor Prompts Uneasy Questions for Methodists
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By Daniel Burke Religion News Service Baltimore – The Rev. Drew Phoenix is many things to many people. To St. John’s of Baltimore City, he’s the fun-loving pastor who counsels them, takes their kids hiking, explains Scripture, and plunges into worthy causes. To conservative Methodists, Phoenix embodies another front in the “culture wars,” a rebel…
U.S. Rolls Out Red Carpet for Dalai Lama as China Objects
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nsymmonds
By Daniel Burke 2007 Religion News Service WASHINGTON — Demonstrating an unprecedented show of support for Tibet, the U.S. on Wednesday (Oct. 17) awarded the Dalai Lama the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, despite strong objections from China. The nation’s most powerful political leaders, including President Bush and a bipartisan congressional delegation,…
Embattled ORU President Takes Leave of Absence
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nsymmonds
By Bobby Ross Jr. Religion News Service OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) The embattled president of Oral Roberts University will take an indefinite leave of absence but expects to return to the post “in God’s timing,” he said Wednesday (Oct. 17). The decision by Richard Roberts, son of the charismatic Christian university’s namesake founder, came amid intense…
Pope Names 23 New Cardinals
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nsymmonds
By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday (Oct. 17) said he will elevate 23 men, including two Americans, to the highest ranks of the Roman Catholic hierarchy when he makes them cardinals at a ceremony next month in Rome. Eighteen of the newest cardinals will be under…
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