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Religion
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Friday, November 20
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Episcopal Vote Reopens A Door to Homosexuals
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Episcopal Church voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to open the door to consecrate more bishops who are openly homosexual, a move that is likely to send shock waves throughout the Anglican Communion, the global network of churches to which the Episcopal Church belongs. By
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‘Best Experience I’ve Had’
Joel Lobo with his mentor, Hilary Elias, sits in the sanctuary of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary in Tulsa. (Photo/Michael Wyke/Tulsa World) |
TULSA--Having been physically assaulted and nearly blinded, Joel Lobo fled his home country of India in 2006.He got a job on a cruise ship and followed more job leads until he found himself stranded at a Kansas airport with $300 in his pocket. Promised more work, Mr. Lobo made his way to Oklahoma, getting $2 or $3 an hour for odd jobs at restaurants. He lost his home and his family, but in the United States, he is free to practice his religion as he chooses. Now, thanks to the help of a University of Tulsa legal student and the immigrant law clinic where she works, Mr. Lobo has
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At Awards Banquet
TULSA--Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry will honor three Tulsa men and two churches tonight at its annual assembly and awards banquet. Tulsa philanthropist Henry Zarrow will receive the Russell Bennett Award, given to a person who provides courageous social justice leadership in the Tulsa area.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses Set District Convention
The district convention of the Jehovah’s Witnesses to be held this month at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita will have the theme, “Keep on the Watch.” |
“Keep on the Watch!” will be the theme of the district convention planned by the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and it will be held this month at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita.The convention will begin at 9:20 a.m. on Friday, June 19, and will continue for three days. “However, starting this weekend,” a spokesman said, “we will be launching a vigorous campaign to extend a personal invitation to everyone from Oklahoma City, Edmond and surrounding areas to attend the three-day event in Wichita.” “We want all to hear the interesting discussions
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Marriage Bill Tests Leader’s
Rev. Floyd H. Flake, a former congressman, a mentor to the majority leader, does not favor the same-sex marriage bill. |
NEW YORK--It was just three days after Gov. David A. Paterson introduced a bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry, and Rev. Floyd H. Flake had some thoughts for any lawmaker who wanted to change New York’s definition of marriage.“I don’t care what the politicians think,” Mr. Flake, a former Democratic congressman and one of the city’s most influential religious leaders, thundered the other week during Sunday services at the Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Queens. “Ain’t nothing perfect about laying down and
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