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UPDATE (with judgment): Dominica High Court rules punishment of homosexual acts as unconstitutional
22 Apr 2024 18:21 GMT
… Offences Act which punishes homosexual sex, is unconstitutional. … the Bishop of Roseau (Catholic Church) and the Anglican Church, and … and the role of religion in Dominica.
The … SOA) that criminalize consensual same-sex activities ruled unconstitutional. The …
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Dominica High Court Rules Sections of Sexual Offences Act Unconstitutional, Recognizing Right to Same-Sex Activity
22 Apr 2024 17:06 GMT
… Act Unconstitutional, Recognizing Right to Same-Sex Activity**
In a landmark … Sexual Offences Act, which criminalize homosexual sex, are unconstitutional.
This … the Bishop of Roseau (Catholic Church) and the Anglican Church, voicing concerns from religious …
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The Anglican Communion has deep differences over homosexuality – but a process of dialogue, known as ‘via media,’ has helped hold contradictory beliefs together
22 Apr 2024 12:43 GMT
… homosexual priests should not be consecrated as bishops and that same-sex … the Anglican Communion, even today.
The Anglican Church in … Church in the U.S. has ordained openly gay bishops … when making decisions about religious change. Leading reformers …
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A Schism Over Social issues: The United Methodist Church Has Been Here Before
22 Apr 2024 01:34 GMT
… followers separated from the Anglican Church to form several Methodist … formal statement asserting that homosexuality was “incompatible with … prohibiting clergy from conducting same-sex weddings — though the … as the first openly gay bishop of any gender in …
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Hiking, disc golf, flower arranging: UMC initiative connects people around non-church interests
19 Apr 2024 23:09 GMT
… emerged within the Anglican and Methodist churches 20 years ago. … by bishops of several regions of the United Methodist Church.
… over LGBTQ ordination and same-sex marriage. But it is … are the only growing religious group
“Churches are sensing that …
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LA Coptic bishop considers how dialogue will restart
18 Apr 2024 16:56 GMT
… the Faith which authorizes priests to give non-liturgical … our dialogue with the Anglican Church due to similar challenges. … statement reiterating the Church’s rejection of homosexuality as a “ … challenges
Kyrillos, 49, auxiliary bishop of the Coptic Diocese of …
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Diocese of Albany, Religious Groups Suing NY State for Requiring Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Plans
17 Apr 2024 21:24 GMT
… for the elderly and dying, Anglican sisters, religious social service agencies, and … on the free exercise of religion for churches and service ministries.
The … refusing to facilitate adoptions for same-sex couples.
“We asked the court …
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Forcing Nuns to Bankroll Abortions': NY Outrage Case Is Back in Court
18 Apr 2024 20:17 GMT
… coalition of Anglican and Catholic nuns, Catholic dioceses, Christian churches, and faith … promised to exempt employers with religious exemptions.
However, after facing … ;t violate its religious beliefs and place children with same-sex couples.
Becket …
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Dominican human rights group welcomes High Court ruling declaring buggery laws unconstitutional
23 Apr 2024 04:22 GMT
… we like it or not, homosexuality or same sex attraction exists … “gay individual” identified only as “BG” against the Attorney General, the Bishop … of Roseau, The Methodist Church and the Anglican Church. The Dominica …
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Dominica court overturns anti-sodomy law
22 Apr 2024 17:53 GMT
… Dominica’s law against consensual same-sex intimacy is unconstitutional.
The judgement … included the local Catholic and Anglican churches and the Dominica Association of … the public, government officials, religious leaders, regional and international bodies …