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  • Pam Werntz Extended Interview

    Watch additional excerpts from our interview about same-sex marriage with Reverend Pam Werntz of Boston’s Emmanuel Episcopal Church. More →

    July 10, 2009 | 0 Comments

  • Mainline Protestants and Same-Sex Marriage

    Episcopalians will debate a proposal that would allow churches to conduct same-sex weddings in the six states that have legalized gay marriage. Most mainline denominations don't officially allow same-sex weddings. But the changing legal situation is adding new pressure.

    July 10, 2009 | Comments (24)

  • Rev. Bear Ride, Sally Craig & Mary Holder Naegeli

    Read more of the Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly interviews about same-sex marriage with three Presbyterian ministers in California.

    June 27, 2008 | Comments (1)

  • Bishop Gene Robinson Extended Interview

    Read more of Kim Lawton's April 22, 2008 interview with Bishop Gene Robinson, Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire and author of IN THE EYE OF THE STORM: SWEPT TO THE CENTER BY GOD (Seabury Books)

    May 2, 2008 | 0 Comments

  • Gene Robinson: In the Eye of the Storm

    Next month marks five years since the Episcopal diocese of New Hampshire elected that denomination's first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson, a move that has brought the U.S. Episcopal Church and the entire worldwide Anglican Communion to the brink of schism.

    May 2, 2008 | 0 Comments

  • U.S. Episcopal Church: What Now?

    BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Now the Episcopal Church divisions over homosexuality and the interpretation of Scripture. This week the U.S. Episcopal bishops went as far as they said they could to comply with the demand from the worldwide Anglican Communion that … More →

    September 28, 2007 | 0 Comments

  • Conservative Jews and Gays

    The question of whether to ordain gay clergy has challenged and divided many denominations, including Conservative Jews. The Orthodox strongly oppose gay ordination, but reform Jews accept it. Now, the Conservative movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has recommended that Conservative seminaries should be allowed to admit gays.

    February 2, 2007 | 0 Comments

  • Bishop Frank Griswold

    As presiding bishop, Frank Griswold is lead pastor and chief administrator of the 2.3 million-member Episcopal Church USA. It’s a prestigious job, and these days, he admits, a challenging one. More →

    November 26, 2004 | 0 Comments

  • Bishop Frank Griswold Extended Interview

    Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview with Episcopal Bishop Presiding Frank Griswold in New York City on October 6, 2004. More →

    November 26, 2004 | 0 Comments

  • Black Churches and Gay Marriage

    The national debate over same-sex marriage has posed big challenges for many African-American clergy. Traditionally, black churches have stressed an interpretation of Scripture that opposes homosexuality. But those congregations also have long been at the forefront in fighting for civil rights. What happens when those two values seem to collide? More →

    July 16, 2004 | 0 Comments