<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Religion</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><description>Religion</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Lesbian Minister's Credentials Revoked]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29826-2004Dec2.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29826-2004Dec2.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A jury of Methodist ministers expelled a Pennsylvania woman from the Methodist clergy after convicting her of breaking church law by living openly as a lesbian.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gay Minister to Face Jury of Methodist Peers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18635-2004Nov28.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18635-2004Nov28.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nineteen months ago, the Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud gave a sermon that began and ended with Jesus saying, "Peace be with you." In the middle, she told her congregants that she was living in a "covenant relationship" with another woman.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservative Christians Protest Movie on Kinsey]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2472-2004Nov21.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2472-2004Nov21.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Groups call the film a whitewash of the man they hold largely responsible for the sexual revolution.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bishops Avoid Abortion Showdown]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58631-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58631-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington said yesterday that neither the Vatican nor the majority of U.S. bishops think the Roman Catholic Church should routinely deny  Communion to politicians because of their stand on abortion.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Torn by Parish Closings]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55401-2004Nov16.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55401-2004Nov16.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nearly six months after Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley announced that dozens of Boston area parishes would be closed, 47 out of 83 churches are gone, and the controversial process has ignited a divisive spate of litigation.]]></description><author> Jonathan Finer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Bishops Pick Leader From Bankrupt Diocese]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52541-2004Nov15.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52541-2004Nov15.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., who plans to declare his diocese in bankruptcy because of sexual abuse claims, was elected Monday as the next president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal Christians Challenge 'Values Vote']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38001-2004Nov9.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38001-2004Nov9.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Liberal Christian leaders argued Tuesday that the moral values held by most Americans are much broader than the handful of issues emphasized by religious conservatives in the 2004 presidential campaign.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[D.C. Leader a Faithful Servant of the Poor]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58599-2004Oct24.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58599-2004Oct24.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[During his 20 years as head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, Cardinal Hickey created the metropolitan area's most extensive nongovernmental network of social services.]]></description><author> Caryle Murphy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gay Bishop Says He Has No Plans to Step Down]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49654-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49654-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church expressed regret over the divisions his elevation has caused among Christians, particularly in developing countries.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anglicans Chide U.S. Church on Gay Bishop]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41878-2004Oct18.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41878-2004Oct18.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A special commission of the worldwide Anglican Church on Monday also proposed to leaders of the Episcopal Church a moratorium on further ordination of gays and the blessing of same-sex unions.]]></description><author> Glenn Frankel and Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anglican Panel to Seek Apology For Gay Bishop's Consecration]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36802-2004Oct15.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36802-2004Oct15.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Episcopal Church leaders who consecrated a gay bishop in New Hampshire last year will be asked to apologize  Monday by an international panel appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, church officials said.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass. Bishop Indicted on Rape; No Trial Planned]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53774-2004Sep27.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53774-2004Sep27.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A grand jury indicted Bishop Thomas L. Dupre on two counts of child rape, but he will not be prosecuted because the statute of limitations on the case has expired, a county district attorney said.]]></description><author> Jonathan Finer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bishops Plan  To Name Nun to  Sex Abuse Panel]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48611-2004Sep24.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48611-2004Sep24.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ U.S. Catholic bishops are planning to appoint a nun to their lay review board on sexual abuse, a step that could undermine the watchdog panel's independence, several of its members charged this week.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tucson Diocese Files for Bankruptcy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36765-2004Sep20.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36765-2004Sep20.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson filed for bankruptcy protection Monday under the weight of debt and pending litigation from clerical sex abuse cases.]]></description><author> Arthur H. Rotstein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faithful Stand Guard Over Church]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9810-2004Sep9.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9810-2004Sep9.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A round-the-clock vigil by parishioners aims to keep the Boston-area church open despite the Boston Archdicese's decision to close it in the wake of low funding and attendance.]]></description><author> Jonathan Finer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic Voters Get Leeway on Issues]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3534-2004Sep7.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3534-2004Sep7.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Vatican's arbiter of doctrinal orthodoxy, has given Catholic voters leeway under certain circumstances to vote for politicians who support abortion rights, U.S. Catholic officials said.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. Law Spurs Gays To Activism]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19320-2004Jul27.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19320-2004Jul27.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Kevin Adler, a gay man living with his partner in Arlington County, has never been one to organize rallies or raise a cry on behalf of gay causes.]]></description><author> Chris L. Jenkins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Halts Mediation in 60 Abuse Suits  Against Clergy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12133-2004Jul24.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12133-2004Jul24.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A judge has broken off mediation talks in 60 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy and has recommended that plaintiffs' lawyers be allowed to take sworn testimony from Bishop Tod D. Brown and other top church officials.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portland Archdiocese Declares Bankruptcy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31266-2004Jul6.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31266-2004Jul6.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Portland, Ore., became the first in the nation to file for bankruptcy protection under the weight of sexual abuse lawsuits that have cost it more than $53 million in claims.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bishops in Political Crossfire Over Issue of Communion]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4129-2004Jun24.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4129-2004Jun24.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/aroundthenation/religion</guid><pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2004 4:41:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the week since the Roman Catholic bishops of the United States declared that it is up to individual bishops to decide whether to deny Communion to politicians who support abortion rights, they have come under fire from both ends of the political spectrum.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item></channel></rss>