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sexual orientation is not a criterion for ordination. At the 2012 Regional
Assemblies, a number of Disciples regions (including Kentucky and Indiana) joined Ohio in eliminating sexual orientation as a restriction for ordination. Other regions are in the process of investigating the matter, mostly on a polity (since congregations determine ethical fitness for candidates and hire their ministers) and not a theological basis. In July 2013, the General Assembly of The Disciples of Christ passed a "Sense of the Assembly" resolution (GA-1327 "Becoming a People of Grace and Welcome to All") to allow ordination clergy "regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity", although no individual congregation will be forced to ordain LGBT clergy if they object to doing so.
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Archbishop of Canterbury responded to this in a statement which regretted that this move would not heal the divisions in the church, and effectively sets in
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began ordaining LGBT clergy in the 1970s. The Rev. William R. Johnson was ordained in 1972 and the Rev. Anne Holmes in 1981. The UCC's executive council endorsed ordination of gay and lesbian candidates in 1973 and was the first mainline denomination in the United States to endorse marriage equality
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concludes that sex-change procedures do not change a person's sex. "The key point, is that the transsexual surgical operation is so superficial and external that it does not change the personality. If the person was a male, he remains male. If she was female, she remains female." However, those who
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has a decentralized church structure as well. Regional bodies ordain individuals and as such have different rules regarding ordination. Northern
California is the only region labeled as Open and Inclusive; however, the Ohio Commission on Ministry (the body that grants ordination) has decided that
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Episcopalians opposed to what they believed were liberal and unscriptural developments within the parent body. Although the place of homosexual persons in the life of the church was not one of the causes of
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England has also allowed gay and lesbian priests in civil partnerships since 2005. In 2013, the church allowed bishops to enter into same-sex civil partnerships. In 2016, Bishop
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already welcome gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in permanent partnerships into the ordained ministry. In addition, on 16 August 2012, the United Church of Canada elected its first openly gay moderator,
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announced that it would be appointing Theda Good as its first openly lesbian pastor following a period of consultation and internal consideration. She will take up her position in Denver.
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444:Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
335:Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
303:Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
291:Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
83:LGBT-affirming Christian denominations
3372:
3220:Dagle, Robbin M. (24 February 2023).
3219:
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2445:Hartill, Rosemary (3 November 2011).
2348:"No same-sex marriage rule in church"
1144:elected as suffragan bishop open gay
748:Swedenborgian Church of North America
469:elected its first openly gay bishop.
459:Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
440:Episcopal Church of the United States
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390:Bishop of New Hampshire Gene Robinson
367:Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
299:Episcopal Church in the United States
3658:Religious views on same-sex marriage
1960:"CSI to ordain transgender a priest"
1239:
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1087:An interfaith movement known as the
967:In 1999, openly gay Anglican bishop
846:Protestant Church in the Netherlands
347:Protestant Church in the Netherlands
3131:. 19 September 2011. Archived from
3028:Sherwood, Harriet (22 March 2018).
2819:"Bishop defends transsexual curate"
2709:Noronha, Charmaine (24 July 2009).
2424:
1351:Christianity and sexual orientation
1169:Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil
709:Methodist Church of Southern Africa
474:Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil
351:United Protestant Church in Belgium
51:Christianity and transgender people
41:Christianity and sexual orientation
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1993:"Presbyterians approve gay clergy"
1165:Anglican Church of Southern Africa
999:. Its findings, published as the
985:Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
816:North American Old Catholic Church
785:Ekklesia Tou Theou (Church of God)
742:. Smaller denominations, like the
673:African Methodist Episcopal Church
657:Self-Avowed Practicing Homosexuals
583:Anglican Church of Southern Africa
432:Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA)
359:United Protestant Church of France
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2447:"Quakers make the right decision"
1748:"Sex-change vicar back in pulpit"
1720:Kammholz, K. (23 November 2011).
702:Methodist Church of Great Britain
671:were rejected. Additionally, the
3098:Norton, John (14 January 2003).
2931:. PinkNews.co.uk. Archived from
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2789:"TREC Speaker - Rev Sarah Jones"
2219:
2070:Carrell, Severin (23 May 2011).
1958:Kolappan, B. (6 February 2012).
1919:"Churchgoers embrace gay priest"
1798:Walker, Peter (4 January 2013).
1508:"Lutherans install trans pastor"
1335:
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1074:Anglican Church in North America
1069:Anglican Mission in the Americas
987:and the planned consecration of
399:
383:United Church of Christ in Japan
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3419:Transgender people and religion
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3147:"Gay LDS men detail challenges"
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2530:Potts, Andrew (25 July 2013).
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1292:Iglesia Filipina Independiente
983:to the order of bishop in the
913:
818:, not to be confused with the
789:Catholic Diocese of One Spirit
635:Queen's Cross Church, Aberdeen
613:Presbyterian Church in America
46:Christianity and homosexuality
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2957:. Pinknews. 16 September 2011
2616:Little, Jane (17 July 2003).
2196:"The United Methodist Church"
1391:
1361:Homosexuality and Anglicanism
1285:Philippine Independent Church
1261:only men who have covenanted
1137:upheld this refusal in 2018.
1133:chaplain in the diocese. The
339:Evangelical Church in Germany
283:Metropolitan Community Church
136:Metropolitan Community Church
1157:Anglican Church of Australia
1081:Continuing Anglican movement
1012:Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
606:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
482:Anglican Church of Australia
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2277:The United Methodist Church
2128:www.churchofscotland.org.uk
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1279:sexual reassignment surgery
896:Southern Baptist Convention
876:Mennonite church in the USA
857:Uniting Church in Australia
561:In the United Kingdom, the
379:Czechoslovak Hussite Church
343:Methodist Church in Britain
88:Blessing of same-sex unions
61:The Bible and homosexuality
10:
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3642:Ordination of LGBT clergy
3414:Homosexuality and religion
3129:National Catholic Reporter
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1121:from employment. In 2014,
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718:Congregationalist polities
680:New York Annual Conference
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620:Reformed Church in America
604:In the United States, the
430:In the United States, the
179:LGBT Roman Catholic clergy
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1560:(in Brazilian Portuguese)
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1231:A 2000 document from the
1193:Scottish Episcopal Church
1161:Anglican Church of Canada
1142:Anglican Church of Canada
467:Anglican Church of Canada
436:Episcopal Church or ECUSA
421:during the Gay Pride 2016
371:Anglican Church in Canada
295:Presbyterian Church (USA)
258:about their sexuality or
3400:Religion and LGBT people
2733:"Vicar plans sex change"
2656:www.rasmussenreports.com
991:(who was to be ordained
977:Archbishop of Canterbury
904:United States of America
882:Conservative Protestants
783:In the Philippines, the
100:Denominational positions
3491:United Church of Christ
2377:www.dailymaverick.co.za
1995:. Advocate. 10 May 2011
1250:Priesthood (LDS Church)
1140:In September 2016, the
1127:permission to officiate
892:United Methodist Church
865:United Church of Christ
853:United Church of Canada
803:Mixed or other polities
778:United Christian Church
763:United Church of Christ
744:Liberal Catholic Church
661:United Methodist Church
653:United Methodist Church
363:United Church of Canada
287:United Church of Christ
264:Christian denominations
3576:Unitarian Universalism
3351:, Pilgrim Press 2014,
3319:One Spirit Press, 2012
2902:"inclusivechurch2.net"
2403:The New Zealand Herald
2200:Transgender Christians
1943:Germond, Paul (1997).
1532:www.christiantoday.com
1493:26 August 2009 at the
1275:assigned male at birth
1058:Mary Douglas Glasspool
929:
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509:Danish National Church
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3696:LGBT and Christianity
3691:LGBT Christian clergy
3277:Bloomsbury Publishing
3104:Catholic News Service
2405:. 15 September 2004.
1404:Diarmaid MacCulloch,
1185:Church of South India
924:
874:In December 2013 the
769:In 2009, the British
725:
600:Presbyterian polities
594:Church of South India
581:In South Africa, the
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394:U.S. Episcopal Church
355:Swiss Reformed Church
174:LGBT Christian clergy
168:LGBT Christian clergy
156:Seventh-day Adventist
3151:Deseret Morning News
3135:on 27 December 2011.
2511:on 29 September 2013
2327:www.methodist.org.uk
1728:(in German). Welt.de
1454:18 July 2011 at the
1297:Independent Catholic
1189:The Episcopal Church
1148:in diocese Toronto.
1111:Andrew Foreshew-Cain
1062:Diocese of Minnesota
927:The Episcopal Church
641:Connexional polities
568:Nicholas Chamberlain
501:Diocese of Stockholm
486:Diocese of Gippsland
3329:, with foreword by
3057:. 18 September 2016
2825:. 24 September 2005
2597:on 16 February 2013
2177:Bryant Park Project
1873:. 16 September 2011
1614:www.anglican.org.au
1474:The Huffington Post
1381:Ordination of women
1329:Christianity portal
1215:same-sex attraction
1117:) found themselves
1089:Confessing Movement
375:Old Catholic Church
21:Part of a series on
3201:. 20 December 2022
2908:on 28 January 2016
2542:on 23 October 2014
2379:. 24 November 2015
1899:. 5 September 2011
1667:, October 30, 2022
1646:. 27 February 2012
1299:denomination with
1125:refused Pemberton
973:Bishop of Edmonton
946:Anglican Communion
938:General Convention
930:
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678:Yet, in 2016, the
669:Book of Discipline
665:General Conference
627:Church of Scotland
548:Evangelical Church
426:Episcopal polities
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307:Church of Scotland
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3678:
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3264:978-3-550-08855-1
3145:Moore, Carrie A.
2763:www.jusnews.co.uk
2662:on 17 March 2009.
1754:. 3 December 2000
1513:Bay Area Reporter
1240:Latter-day Saints
1209:According to the
1199:Roman Catholicism
1181:Church of Ireland
1177:Church of England
1107:same-sex marriage
1103:Church of England
1031:Church of England
1008:J. Neil Alexander
997:Church of England
993:Bishop of Reading
831:Reformed churches
752:Ecclesia Gnostica
631:Rev. Scott Rennie
576:Church of Ireland
563:Church of England
544:Reformed churches
521:Church of Iceland
457:In July 2011 the
413:LGBT flag on the
331:Church of Iceland
327:Church of Denmark
311:Church of England
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