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Proclaim, Retreat for LGBT Lutheran Leaders, Registration Now Open

Friday, March 9, 2012 - 3:01pm by Nichole Latimer, Religion, Faith, and Values Media Intern at GLAAD

Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries (ELM) expands ministry opportunities for publicly-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people to lead in the Lutheran church as ordained pastors and rostered lay leaders. They believe that supporting ministry by LGBT leaders will change the church, and thereby, transform society to become more fully inclusive of all people.

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Religion News Summary Highlights for March 7, 2012

Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 2:00pm by Nichole Latimer, Religion, Faith, and Values Media Intern at GLAAD

The story of Barbara Johnson, a lesbian who was denied communion at her mother’s funeral because she lives with a woman, rattled the airwaves this week.

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Faith Communities Develop More LGBT-Inclusive Liturgical Rites

Monday, March 5, 2012 - 12:08pm by Nichole Latimer, Religion, Faith, and Values Media Intern at GLAAD

Within Christian traditions, liturgy is a pattern for worship used (whether recommended or prescribed) by a Christian congregation or denomination on a regular basis. Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Anglican, Reformed/Presbyterian, United Methodist, and Lutheran traditions have the “Eucharist” as a rite. Other Protestant traditions rarely use this exact term, preferring either "Communion", "the Lord's Supper", or "the Breaking of Bread.”

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LGBT Religion News Summary for March 1, 2012

Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 3:49pm by Nichole Latimer, Religion, Faith, and Values Media Intern at GLAAD

Faith leaders from Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish faith traditions weigh in on LGBT equality in Minnesota, where an amendment banning marriage equality has been proposed. Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) showed their support for LGBT equality in an overwhelming vote to oppose the amendment.

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