# I'm Proud of My Church

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-proud-of-my-church/192807>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 4, 2003, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-proud-of-my-church/192807 "2003-08-04T01:57:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-proud-of-my-church/192807/181 "2003-09-04T16:44:35Z")

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**Poly** , thanks for posting that link to Bishop Curry’s essay. I agree with many (but not all) of his points, and not his general conclusion about homosexuality; however I appreciate the his diligence in seeking the heart of Christ.

I was going to revive the other thread (“Will the Episcopal Church schism…?”) to link to [this](http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/03/09/38666894.shtml?Element_ID=38666894) article in yesterday’s _Tennessean_ about how some conservative parishes in our diocese are reacting.

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**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-proud-of-my-church/192807/182 "2003-09-04T20:31:01Z")

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[Somewhat related link](http://www.advocate.com/new_news.asp?id=9763&sd=09/04/03)

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> A lesbian and gay Christian group has been barred from holding a service at a cathedral in the United Kingdom, according to the Press Association. Organizers were hoping that Canon Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Anglican bishop, would preach at the service at England’s Manchester Cathedral. But the cathedral has “reluctantly withdrawn its permission” for the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement to hold the service, scheduled for October 26. The action was taken, it said in a statement, “in the light of sensitivities and timing in relation to the current debates in the Church of England and the Anglican Communion.” The service was to mark the end of a three-day conference at Manchester University held by the LGCM

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