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Article: Gays and supporters rally for full inclusion in church [Halfway to Lambeth conference]
- Article from:
- Anglican Journal
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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CopyrightCopyright Anglican Church of Canada Dec 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Manchester, England
Gay and lesbian Anglicans have ripped a page from the conservatives' playbook and have begun to raise money and network on a global level after an international conference brought hundreds together to support their full inclusion in the church.
It is only by networking and fundraising, many say, that they have a chance of seeing the next gathering of the world's Anglican bishops at the 2008 Lambeth Conference do anything other than postpone a decision about the place of gays and lesbians in the church.
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"We have to learn to be collaborative," said Rev. Michael Hopkins, former president of Integrity USA, an Anglican organization of gays and lesbians ...