Posts Tagged ‘the-issue’

Kennedy abortion debate puts politics, religion back in spotlight (CNN)

November 24th, 2009

A dispute over abortion between the only remaining Kennedy in Congress and his Roman Catholic bishop has highlighted the political volatility of the issue and the challenge it presents to the nation’s Catholics.

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Kennedy abortion debate puts politics, religion back in spotlight (CNN)

Stand on gays has long troubled United Methodist Church (The Providence Journal)

November 9th, 2009

As it has been with several denominations, the issue of homosexuality has remained a contentious issue in the last several General Conferences of the United Methodist Church. At the 2008 conference, delegates voted, after an emotional debate, to reaffirm the church’s teaching that homosexual practice is incompatible with Christianity, and to reaffirm prohibition on ordaining of “non-celibate …

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Stand on gays has long troubled United Methodist Church (The Providence Journal)