PHILADELPHIA (AP) — United Methodist Church Bishop Marcus Matthews has decided to appeal a panel ruling that reinstated a Philadelphia minister who had been defrocked for declaring that she was living in a relationship with another woman.
Irene Elizabeth Stroud, ousted last year by a regional church court, was ordered reinstated by an appeals panel of the Northeastern Jurisdiction, covering a 12-state area. The case now goes to the Judicial Council, the church's supreme court, whose next session is Oct. 26-29 in Houston.
Faith-based permit case
A federal judge is allowing the Eastern Shoshone Tribe to challenge the Northern Arapaho's plan to kill eagles.
Dangerous silence
Religious leaders say too many parents are still uncomfortable with the idea of talking to their children about sex.
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