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TLC at GC, July 10
- Tuesday, July 10, 2012
From Indianapolis: The Living Church, General Convention edition
President Jennings
- Tuesday, July 10, 2012
By Lauren Anderson
The House of Deputies has elected the Rev. Gay Jennings president with 426 votes — five more than what she needed.
Deputies: All Means All
- Monday, July 9, 2012
By Lauren Anderson
The House of Deputies passed resolutions protecting church members from discrimination based on “gender identity and expression” in amendments to two non-discrimination canons July 9.
Bishops: A Provisional Yes
- Monday, July 9, 2012
By Joe Thoma
The House of Bishops authorized a provisional rite July 9 for blessing same-sex relationships.
Mr. Rehill for the Defense
- Monday, July 9, 2012
By Douglas LeBlanc
“This is not a discernment process,” Michael Rehill tells conference panels. “You are a court.”
Sing Out!
- Monday, July 9, 2012
By Matt Townsend
Shedding tears of joy, the Rev. Canon Gay Jennings, Ohio, sang the hymn “Sing a New Church” with the Rt. Rev. Samuel Johnson Howard, Bishop of Florida, after the Committee on Structure approved a resolution on structural reform.
Birth of a Task Force?
- Monday, July 9, 2012
Video by Matt Townsend
Members of General Convention’s Structure Committee discuss their progress on Resolution C095, which would establish a task force for structural reform.
TLC at GC, July 9
- Monday, July 9, 2012
From Indianapolis: The Living Church, General Convention edition, July 9
Bishops Express Collegiality
- Sunday, July 8, 2012
By Joe Thoma
The House of Bishops expressed its collegiality July 8 in a “mind of the house” resolution, after a closed-door discussion about accusations against nine bishops.
Convention and Consents
- Sunday, July 8, 2012
By Lauren Anderson
The House of Deputies approved Resolution A157, which eliminates a constitutional requirement that any bishop elected within 120 days of General Convention must obtain consent from a majority of deputies.
