Actually, after the Church Union in 1925 Edwin Pearson, Mike's father, was a United Church of Canada minister. So I guess in Canadian terms he continued to be a Methodist (the United Church entered into protracted litigation after 1925 with the non-concurring Presbyterians as to who had the right to be called the "Presbyerian Church in Canada"). But at this late stage it might not be entirely useful to get back into all that, eh. Masalai (talk) 06:40, 5 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You said, "...and one [service of the Eucharist] more in line with the language of the 1962 Prayer Book. The latter text is sometimes known as the "Toronto Rite" and is a bone of contention amongst Prayer Book Anglicans." Could you elaborate? This is an interesting point. I wonder what the nature of their objection is. It could go into the article to clarify the observation. Thanks. Masalai16:08, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That is indeed interesting, and the Prayer Book Society, who sometimes come across as rather eccentric old fuddy duddies even to those who are not out of sympathy with them, so have a point about the contemporary language eucharist in the BAS. I think the article could do with actually briefly stating what their objections are, rather than merely referring to that paper, which could well disappear from the Net in due course. Do you agree? I'm happy to provide a couple of sentences if you would rather not. My compliments, incidentally, on your contributions generally: I've long been an admirer of your work. Masalai03:31, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I noticed you are a regular contributor to many Canadian articles. It also seems that you are the sort of "type" that would know this :-) How is Michaëlle Jean pronounced? If you know, could you please add it to her vanity page. Thanks ! - Abscissa01:51, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I deleted the same-sex unions discussion topics because I didn't think it defined the Diocese of Niagara, nor did it flow with the article (in terms of being placed in the history section). I'm not trying to deny it happened; in fact I think it speaks volumes about the diocese, but didn't think it fit within the current layout of the article. Mouswj02:07, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I would suggested expanding the article to include a fuller history; and section pertainting to newsworthy items relating to the Diocese (there have been several).
Regarding your addition to the definition of Holy Matrimony, the definition I provided is that currently accepted by the Anglican Communion. In other words, it is describes what Holy Matrimony is, not what it could be. While I fervently pray that the definition will be expanded to a more inclusive one, there is at the moment no question that Holy Matrimony in every diocese of the Anglican Communion is defined as the union between a man and a woman. I think that a useful discussion might be included in Christian views on marriage, but I want to seek your agreement to revert your edit on the grounds that the article should describe what the sacraments are, not what they theoretically could or should be. You thoughts? Cheers, Fishhead6421:41, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, CFP. I hope all is well with you. We haven't been involved in editing the same articles for a while now — but I note that as soon as we do, we disagree! Hope you can accept "disputed". I'm trying for a wording that doesn't imply that one Church (even if it's mine!) is "right" and that the other is "wrong". By the way, I want to thank you for a thoughtful post that you left on my talk page a few months ago, and to apologize for not having responded. I meant to, but I suddenly got caught up in other things, and eventually archived your post. Maybe sometime I still might respond, as I have it in one of my talk page archives. Cheers. AnnH♫20:24, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've finally gotten around to expanding and editing this. If you have a moment several hours, look it over and let me know how I did. Cheers, Fishhead6421:05, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your reply. You're right, articles should have consistent names. I would take exception though at your comment that "Sydney is largely Anglican in-name-only". We are not anglican in-name only, we are anglicans by history and theology - we stand in the reformed origin of the church of England... Cranmer, Latimer, Ridley, Hooper, Foxe, Ryle, the Clapham Sect, etc. We hold strongly to the theology of the BCP and 39 articles, particularly the inspiration and authority of scripture.
re: your comment on my talk page that "classical Anglicanism is both Reformed 'and' Catholic". In my limited understanding catholicism (popery? ;) ) only came back into Anglicanism under the influence of the Tractarians in the nineteenth century. Anglicanism was consistuted around a return to the biblical, apostolic faith and a rejection of salvation by works, the real presence and the other 'pernicious' doctrines of Rome (sola fidei, sola scripture, soli deo gloria, etc.). Thus by returning to Rome, anglo-catholicism is a rejection of the biblical apostolic faith. Journeyman05:59, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
For one, where is your citation, and for second, he was raised in a presbyterian church, not the United Church of Canada. SFrank8500:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Regardless of how "Evangelical" this concept may be, it simply doesn't work in a diocese in which women are not permitted to preach and teach. Believe me, in Sydney the notion of the "priesthood of all believers" is not something that is broadly subscribed to.
I have listened to many long and tiresome sermons from a Sydney Evangelical who constantly hammered the notion of the "Apostolic Succession" and the special role of the ordained priest.
The only reason why this lay presidency thing is a possibility is because of the relative lack of importance in Sydney of the Eucharist.
I don't know where you are living, but judging by your list of contributions, it is not Sydney but Canada. Please don't imagine that Sydney Evangelicals are like people from other places that call themselves Evangelicals. Dean Phillip Jensen would be quick to tell you that everyone wants to hop on the band-waggon and call themselves Evangelicals. But few of them actually ARE. At least, they're not true proper Evangelicals, whatever they might think! (Yes I read the interview in which he said something like this, I think it's at the Anglican Church League website.)
So, whatever Evangelicalism is like in Canada, then it is NOT like that here!
The notion of the term "Priesthood of all believers" being associated in any way with the Anglican Diocese of Sydney is to me, as a female Sydney Anglican, really offensive. And there are about 150 of my friends and associates who would be equally offended.
--Amandajm12:23, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Carolyn, I understand and subscribe to the notion of "a priesthood of all believers" but if the term is used in relation to Sydney, then I am just going to keep removing it. Believe me, I live in the diocese. It is not an appropriate term to include when you are talking about SYDNEY Evangelicalism. Please don't put it back.
--Amandajm22:45, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi again Carolynparrishfan!
Just looked down your ID list. Another Aspie..... so am I. Maybe most people who write for Wiki fall into that boat.
Please take seriously what I am saying about Sydney being different. Can I suggest that if you have not yet done so, you look up all the media references that are cited in the article? It makes inetersting reading. Have a little explore on the various websites, look for quotes from the Dean, for example.
I've written something to the effect of Carolynparrishfan's comment on the Sydney Diocese talk page. It's a difference in the greek between presbyter and priest. Presbyters are ordained by the church, priests are not. Journeyman06:22, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Could you please add Saskatchewan Party to your watchlist (and revert the current version, if someone hasn't already done so). Two SP partisans seem to have a very limited grasp of NPOV. CJCurrie23:57, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I was saddened to read your note on my talk page. With sincerity I am saddened by your personal experience in the Church that has made you feel forced out. Even without knowlegde of your situation, I believe I can still say that anyone is welcome as a member of the Church and to practice the faith according to their situation. I would hope that if you had a pastoral relationship with someone in the Church's ministry, you would be accepted as a person and treated with compassion.
As I have indicated on the Anglicanism talk page, I regret the harsh things I have said on WP about Anglicans and others. I allowed months of frustration to build up and vented it in a poor fashion. For that I am sorry.
As you know we disagree on the naming of the Catholic Church on WP. As an encyclopedia, WP should be committed to facts that are verifiable. The fact is that the Catholic Church has a name which is verifiable. "Roman" is what many others would like the Church's name to be for a variety of arguably good reasons.
What the Church means by Catholic Church: historical continuity with the early church based on apostolicity in general and Petrine apostolicity in particular.
What the Church does not mean by Catholic Church: an exclusive right to "Catholicity." This is verifiable. The Church recognizes the the Old Catholic Church and others. The Church in Lumen Gentium and Ut Unum Sint and other documents has recognized the means of salvation in other Christian churches and has said that we share a real though imperfect "communion." The Church takes those words seriously and continues to refer to them and draw from them in its relationship with other churches.
Neither the Church nor I see the name of the Catholic Church as a denial of anyone else's Catholicity. It simply is the name of the institution. Anglicans and others have chosen to infer from the name that it is somehow a denial of their nature. For the Catholic Church, there are problems with Anglican history, but it's name is not a reflection of those problems. The Church's name has nothing to do with Anglicans or anyone else,
The Orthodox Churches do not have an exclusive right to "orthodoxy," nor do the Baptists have an exlusive right to Baptism. Historically, the Church could have adopted the name "Apostolic Church" or any of another of names. If it had, we would likely be arguing about those terms instead of over "Catholic."
As for my solipsism. It is the Anglicans and now others who are obsessed with changing the name of the Catholic Church. This change has not come from Rome. This change has not been made and will not be. But, again, this has nothing to do with other churches. It is not a matter of defiance or anything else. It is simply verifiable historical fact.
On another personal note. As I reflect on it, where I went wrong in letting my emotions get out of hand on WP was to associate all my personal experiences of maltreatment at the hands of Episcopalians with my frustrations over what is essentially an intellectual argument (or at least should be).
You might also know that I have been as angry with your reverts and article moves as I have been with yours.
I hope we can find a way to peace and a way to report the facts in question in a way that is fair to accuracy and satisfactory to all of us.
Carolynparrishfan. I should also remind you that you were the first person to make an illegal move on the Catholic spirituality article. [1] You did so without prior discussion. Vaquero10023:31, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry for not responding to your earlier request for assistance. Could you show me where the discussions between you and Vaquero over content and naming have taken place so that I can try to understand the basis of the dispuite between the two of you? Thanks. Ground Zero | t23:17, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
There is obviously a lot of history here. I am trying to catch up on it before I intervene. I'll do what I can, but this is not an easy issue. There are two questions: (1) which should Wikipedia use, "Catholic" or "Roman Catholic", and (2) has Vaquero's behaviour contravened Wikiepdia policies and guidelines. Ground Zero | t12:41, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I award you this barnstar for great and tireless work on Anglican articles, in particular Canadian Anglo-Catholicism. Good job sir! Anthropax17:32, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It is not relevant to share the insults one church makes of another. There is no reason why, for example, I should share the names thrown at the ELCA by LCMS people on their page. It provides no light, raises blood pressures and does not lead towards understanding on anyone's part. So it does not belong in the article anymore than unsourced negative comments belong in an article on a living person.
Can you explain why the insults one group makes of another has any place in an encyclopedia? If an ELCA person were to say something similar about me, it would be considered a personal attack in Wikipedia.
Now, if you want to explain the official position of the ELCA towards Close(d) communiion practices and theology, please feel free to do so and cite it. If you even want to express the views of some ELCA folk (I personally know a fair number of ELCA members, some of whom actually agree with the LCMS at this point), please do so and cite it. But please put it in the section where the doctrine is discussed and not in a place where it could be construed as an attempt to defame the LCMS. --CTSWyneken(talk)02:16, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I do not believe such has a place at all in articles about a religious organization and I seriously question its place on wikipedia at all. It only inflames passions, encourages antagonisms and makes it very difficult to keep civil dialog going. I do not see how it adds anything at all to a casual reader's understanding of the LCMS. This is the kind of thing most people think of as vandalism.
At the very least, the same care should be taken here as in articles on living people. People die for their religions, and, while I would not expect that level of response here, you invite vitriol when you take them on. --CTSWyneken(talk)14:06, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I appreciate your willingness to bend on this one. FYI, having surveyed the other articles you've cited, I don't think the comments belong there either. --CTSWyneken(talk)17:04, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
AfD is all about dialogue if you ask me. It's true that I don't think you did a particularly great job of WP:AGF in your comment, and I mentioned it. We got to the point where you were chanting connotation, so I chanted AGF. It was meant to be humorous but to also suggest that it would be best not to jump to the negative meaning if there is another option. I offer my comments as food for thought. Call that an argument if you wish, but I have no hard feelings. Erechtheus18:14, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A propos of your insertion of the detail that the ACC initially adopted this French form of its name and later changed it to "l'Église anglicane du Canada," do you have any documented references to the discussions that led to this change? Certainly I know from personal conversation during the '80s that francophone Canadians were extremely puzzled by the "episcopale" name and when it was explained, would exclaim, "Ah! Anglicane!" But obviously that won't do as an encyclopædia explanation for the change.Masalai11:25, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi CPF. The ACC article is lacking any discussion of the doctrine of the denomination: obviously, it goes without saying,
(a) the ACC generally falls into line with the more liberal constituency of the world-wide Anglican Communion (and has historically had a considerably more influential voice in its councils than the ACC’s smallish numbers might have indicated) and this is somewhat implied in the article overall and
(b) there is ample discussion in other Wikipedia articles of Anglican doctrine in a general.
But the article could profit by some discussion of the wider background of Anglican doctrine and the particular ethos of the ACC, I think. Do you agree? Care to take a stab at a first draft of such a section for the article? You always have a uniquely insightful take on such things and it would be interesting to see what you might have to propose in this regard. Masalai09:28, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Rumer Godden specifically didn't mention any Church in the book, and neither did Powell & Pressburger in the film. The intention was not to associate them with any Church so that no Church could claim to be misrepresented. They both just referred to them as being of an Anglican order. They could have been associated with a Free Church or any other group that describes itself as Anglican but remains outside the Church of England. -- SteveCrook23:02, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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A new Community department has been set up to foster community amongst our members. It mostly acts as other WikiProjects' Outreach department, but also has a Quilt to which every member is entitled to add a square containing anything of their choice.
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There is now the beginning of a list of core topics to possibly be included in the Wikipedia 1.0 release. Your suggestions are welcome; there may be many core LGBT topics still missing.
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If you examine the prayer books, you will see that, in fact, the BCP does not contain the words "Till Death Do Us Part". This is true for every version I checked. Accordingly, I have reverted your change to Book of Common Prayer; if you wish to add it back, please identify the BCP which contains those words. This is a common misquote. Tb18:10, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
As an interested party I wonder if the tendency among WP editors to add extraneous information which adds nothing to the substance of an article could be curbed. I notice too many articles which have not had the benefit of a blue pencil. Roger Arguile08:09, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello, Carolynparrishfan/Archive 2, and welcome to Wikiproject Catholicism! Thank you for your generous offer to help contribute. I'm sure your input will be much appreciated. I hope you enjoy contributing here and being a Catholic Project Wikipedian! If you have any questions, feel free to discuss anything on the project talk page, or to leave a message on my own talk page. Please remember to sign all your comments, and be bold with your edits. Again, welcome, and happy editing! --Thw130911:26, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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WP:LGBT now has an IRC channel! It is #LGBTProject on Freenode. Users without IRC or Xchat can use the java app at java.freenode.net to access the channel from their web browser. Hope to see you in there sometime!
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Considerable discussion has recently been held on our coverage of same sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships. You may be interested to read it.
The list of LGBT people to be sorted has now been reduced by over 30%. Please help us with it, all of us adding just one person a day would have a dramatic effect!
A gay cabal conspiracy ghost has been created to do with what you will. :)
Wooh, massive gay conspiracy...
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The LGBT studies project has been rather quiet of late. Though we've added over 180 new members in the last year, only a small percentage are active participants. If you haven't visited our project or talk page in a while, please stop by for a look. Also, if you happen to bump into another editor who you feel might enjoy working with us, please extend an invitation. There's lot's do do, and the active members would sincerely appreciate some help.
Our Peer review project is struggling at the present, with only a few people reviewing the articles. While it is certainly possible to submit articles for a general peer review, a review by members of the LGBT community can be of additional value for LGBT specific writing. There are several articles currently up for review on a wide range of topics. At the very least, reading the articles will undoubtedly broaden your intellectual horizons :-)
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The Pederasty articles continue to be a point of controversy both within and outside of our community. Various editors have suggested that to include them as LGBT Project related somehow taints the project and brings Wikipedia into disrepute. Other editors have stated that the articles, and especially the Pederasty article, are part of the core of LGBT studies. Well meaning editors continue to remove our tags from the articles themselves as well as the talk pages. If you have time, please read the articles and watchlist them to protect them from vandalism and well meaning but counterproductive edits.
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The "point" was to explain why the LBW (and, consequently, ELW) do not commemorate Old Testament persons on a single day of the year. The context of the discussion was in the United States between the LCMS and the ELCA predecessor churches, with specific references to the proposed '79 BCP. That I am aware of, no notice was taken of the practice of the Anglican Church of Canada. The relationship of the ELCIC is important specifically because they use/d the LBW and ELW. In addition, reference to the Anglican Church of Australia, which is situated in a country that has a very miniscule Lutheran population, makes no impact whatsoever.
That being said, the reason I deleted your reference to the ACC and the ACA is because their specific practices did not make a recognizable impact on the calendar of North American Lutheranism. I referred to your deleting the comment about TEC as vandalism because you did so with, from what I took in your rationale, hostility and frustration that you had been told your addition was irrelevant. To summarize, to describe the practices of church which have made no impact on the subject is pointless and to delete relevant information about the practices of a church that did make an impact on the subject is frivolous and seems to me to be an example of Blanking, which is Vandalism as per Wikipedia policy, thus I am not throwing the term around lightly, even if you may resent having it used in reference to you. In the future, if you are unsure as to why someone has undone an edit you have made, it may be helpful to ask them for their rationale rather than simply eliminating similar portions of an article. -- jackturner316:33, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
How else shall I explain it? The situation in the Anglican Church of Australia is entirely irrelevant because it has in no way influenced the creation of the LBW or the ELW. Certainly you can admit that. While it is true that the Anglican Church of Canada has a close relationship with the ELCIC, the creation of the LBW was, by and large an initiative of Lutherans in the United States, in so far as I'm aware. The model directly looked at was that of The Episcopal Church and the Roman Catholic Church, and this is borne out by statements in the official records of the ILCW and the Commentary on the Lutheran Book of Worship. As far as I can tell, the LBW made little if any reference to the BCP used by the ACC since it was not currently under revision like the US BCP was. That is why parallel development of the US BCP is relevant but the current practice of the Anglican Church of Canada is not.
However, to more explicitly bring out the point, I have altered the paragraph to highlight the interrelationship between the liturgical revisions in TEC and the ILCW.
I also don't consider it to be "assuming good faith" by insinuating that I have not done so.
But there’s the thing: while the Canadian BCP is, in its current redaction, essentially the US BCP, at the time of the development of the LBW (1978), the BCP used in the Anglican Church of Canada (1962 revision) was most closely related to the attempted 1928 revision of the English BCP. That being said, it bore little influence on the work of the ILCW. That’s why its calendar is irrelevant to the development of a calendar in North America. To analogize the situation, it would be pointless to discuss the opinion of John Wilkes Booth’s brother on Lincoln’s policies concerning Reconstruction. Booth and his brother are closely related, as the various BCP are, but that does not, in and of itself, indicate either relevance or appropriate contextualization.
For my part, I’m not certain how I should have reacted to your edit summary. While this is a text based medium, it is true, things such as voice and tone do come across. “Fine then, we'll mention none of the Anglican churches” sounds a lot like someone who’s saying, in essence, “it’s my ball and I’m going home.” Frankly, had you asked me why I considered mentioning the ACC and the ACA practices in regards to the commemoration of Old Testament persons to not be appropriate, I would have gladly explained my rationale. By not doing that, but rather by deleting text in what I assume was frustration with my opinion, you don’t show yourself to be assuming good faith. For me to detect hostility is not grossly unfair, it simply is my reaction, fair or otherwise. But if gross unfairness is the concern, how much more grossly unfair is it of you to not only insinuate bad faith on my part, but then to proceed to lecture me on the subject and substance of my reactions? I would advise you to consider your own conduct in this matter and to carefully evaluate whether or not your actions are as grossly unfair as you accuse mine of being.
In my case, I apologize for hurt feelings that I have clearly caused you and in advance extend my pardon the wrongs I percieve you to have committed against me.
I'm not shuttering aside the "Canadian perspective" since there is neither a US or Canadian perspective to this article. The whole issue is over the inclusion of a single date to commemorate Old Testament persons on the Lutheran Liturgical Calendar in North America and what effect, if any, other efforts at liturgical revision in North America. Only TEC was concurrently undergoing liturgical revision and asking the same question when the ILCW was doing its work; the Anglican Church of Canada was not engaged in such work or questions to the best of my knowledge at the time. That is why the rejection of a commemoration of all Old Testament saints in TEC is appropriate to the article but mention of the current practice of the Anglican Churches of Canada and Australia are not. To insist that material in an article be directly related to the subject is not systemic anti-Canadian bias, it's just basic practice of good writing. Perhaps you are so concerned with anti-Canadian bias you're willing to see it anywhere, even where it isn't present, and are willing to rectify perceived bias by inserting notes on Canada wherever you can, even when they aren't especially relevant to the article at hand.
If you can demonstrate why the current practice of the ACC is relevant, despite the fact that it had not effect on the development of the North American calendar, then I would be willing to assent to let the inclusion of the current practice of the ACC being inserted into the calendar. Since you haven't provided any real, substantive justification, I see no reason why this is an example of shuttering the Canadian perspective in any way.
Furthermore, accusations on your part that I'm contributing to the shuttering of Canadian perspective is yet another example of bad faith on your part. This goes far beyond the "melodrama" of the article itself and moves into the realm of personal attack. I don't appreciate that. I attempted to make peace with you because I felt that was my responsibility. It's too bad that not only are you unwilling to accept that, but you go forward with smearing me in negative motivations. I truly do not appreciate that.
Hey, Peeps, it's that time of the month again (no not that time — get your mind out of the gutter): time for another monthly edition of the LGBT Project'sLove Boat newsletter from your cruise directorMiss Julie. So much has been happening this month and I just can't wait to tell you all about it!!!
Let's start with some good news: Alice and the project lost the bothersome sock puppet who had been disrupting many articles we monitor, and now most of us can edit in relative peace. Congratulations, Alice, for being able to come out of semi-retirement. Benjiboi, on the other hand, has gained an anonymous IP stalker who seems to be more Catholic than the Pope and who has a hard-on for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We seem to have a sort of Yin and Yang thing going on here, which helps both to keep us in balance and on our toes <bright smiles all around>.
Albus Dumbledore got outed this month, and was immediately adopted by our project. The international brouhaha surrounding this disclosure reached all the way to Wikiland, and his article was briefly locked due to homophobic vandalism (as well as well meaning editors who just couldn't believe that that nice man could possibly be gay). This is a wonderful article to add to your watchlist, and will surely give you hours of reverting fun on cold winter days.
On a more serious note, Fireplace has suggested a new article series about LGBT rights in the United States, state by state. This ambitious topic will surely require many editors and a lot of research, but has the potential to add further prestige to our already prestigious project.
Francis Bacon (not the new gay one, but the old gay one ... though they're actually both dead, now that I think about it) has also aroused passions here on Wikipedia, with editors opposing his sexuality being disclosed in his biography. The always helpful Haiduc has thoughtfully provided any number of sources, but it is slow going getting his point across. Anyone want to lend a hand?
And speaking of passions, Jack Kerouac has inflamed the senses once again with editors, including administrator Irishguy, mounting a spirited defense to keep him as heterosexual as possible for Wikipedia purposes. Why? I don't know. Perhaps some of you can drop by the talk page and ask your questions there. I feel certain a stimulating debate will ensue that will be enjoyed by all.
Did you know that one of our Featured articles, Lawrence v. Texas, lost its shiny gold star? That was a shocker. It has been suggested that we turn our attention to it in an effort to restore it to its former glory. I took a peek, and it does need our help badly. For our American editors, it would seem almost a civic duty to edit it (not that I'm hinting....).
Though it was far too intellectual a debate for a mere cruise director like myself to take part in, Intersexuality was certainly a hot topic a week or two ago. The thrust of the debate was over inclusion in our project. Lots of good editors had lots of good opinions. For those too lazy to check out the discussion, we decided to leave it out for now.
Peer review is, as always, short staffed and seemingly unloved. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself and the world in general if you took a few minutes to read one of the listed articles and offer some helpful advice? I know I'd feel better if you did.
The article LGBT movements in the United States certainly raised eyebrows last week, especially when it was discovered that copyrighted content had been added to our article. Tragedy was averted at the last minute, though, when the original hosts of the article where the material had been pilfered agreed to make it free to everyone. Our thanks to them, whoever they are. Busy Bee that I am, I haven't had time to read it, but I'm sure it's sensational.
Not content to run for Best Actress, plucky Bannon won a Best supporting actress Oscar... whoops, I meant to say Ann is also getting more than her share of womanly attention on the Good Article list. Joining her on this exalted plane are Freddy Mercury, Waylon Smithers and Lance Bass. Good articles indeed, and the last one mentioned just goes to show that one needn't admire the subject of an article to appreciate the effort put into making him worthwhile reading. What on earth Britney ever saw in him I'll never know. Truly a riddle cloaked in an enigma and wrapped around a puzzle.
On a personal note, your already overworked cruise director is being cyberly whipped almost daily by Nemissimo, who desperately wants to get the German BDSM translation copy edited and used as a replacement for the current one. It's such a ... err, stimulating topic that I am sure many of you will want to join the copy editing fun. Jump right in, folks! It's so lonely copy editing it all by my lonesome!
A little birdie just whispered in my ear that our noble collaboration project was delisted from the Community Portal due to inactivity. When asked how this scandalous turn of events could have occurred, the answer I received was "we suck at stuff like that". Well. In the first place, I disagree that sucking should be considered a negative, but to each his or her own. In the second place, I have full confidence that we can and will collaborate with other projects in the future. So let's not view this as a setback (even though it is), but rather a challenge to improve (and good Lord, I sound almost Wikipedian!).
Lastly, the holidays are rapidly approaching. Our American cousins are currently getting ready to slaughter masses of poultry in an effort to show their gratitude and generally peaceful demeanor, and those of the Canadian persuasion, trendsetters that they are, celebrated a bit early this year. I'm sure all us foreigners will join together in wishing them all a very happy Thanksgiving on their respective holidays, both already celebrated and forthcoming... though I would hope somebody would enlighten me as to why they don't celebrate it on the same day. I was awake all last night trying to figure that one out.
In the spirit of this peculiarly North American holiday, let me take a moment to thank all of our editors for their contributions to this project. It's people like you who make people like me...well, a "people person"! May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon.
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Hello Ms Fan. As a firm supporter of the increasing inclination of the ACC to be properly inclusive of gays and lesbians (as of other minority groups whose interests the Gospels according to many Anglican views champion) I wonder if the ACC article doesn't now begin to be somewhat disproportionately focused on this issue. As you would doubtless be aware, certain elements in the Anglican Communion increasingly seek to characterise both the ACC and more particularly the ECUSA as the gay churches of the Communion, and surely the emphasis of the ACC is on inclusiveness of gays and lesbians simply being a part of the mandate to be doers of the word and not hearers only, as the Epistle of James has it, and to love God and love our neighbours as ourselves as Christ's summary of the law has it. Would there be any special objection to the section on inclusion of gays and lesbians being edited down in volume of words (or perhaps part of it hived off into a separate article as to inclusion of gays and lesbians in the ACC) so as to make it clearer that this is not a special issue of the ACC but only a part of its broader concern with love and tolerance for all?
On a quite separate track, I feel that the ACC article has become rather top-heavy with discussion of the early history of the church in Canada: the photos and discussion of early, pre-settlement church presence in what is now Canada are certainly very decorative but I question whether they have as much to do with the ACC as their prominence in the article suggests. I, however, would not peremptorily make cuts to the article along the lines I have suggested without there being a consensus among Wikipedia editors who have taken an interest in the article. Possibly this discussion could be hived off into a sub-article: oh...I see that it is borrowed from an already-existing article....
Good day, I would like to point out (kindly remember) that wikipedia is not a soap box. Even know you support same sex blessings please remember the purpose of the wiki project. This means that all edits must not show any bias. I am sure you will understand. Blessings —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thright (talk • contribs) 19:01, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Quelle Suprise! King James is a Queen!
Our dear Haiduc, never a stranger to controversy, recently decided to delve into the wardrobe of the British Monarchy, and what did he discover? King James had more than appreciative eyes for strapping young men! Naturally, Haiduc felt the need to share this news with the community, but instead of being praised for his scholarship, he was reviled. In fact, one rabid heterocentrist even rummaged around in his own wardrobe until he found an old pair of socks to play with. All seemed lost until astute editor Jeffpw noticed some odd postings and did some sleuthing of his own. The socks were uncovered, the Wicked Witch was melted and readers the world over were able to learn that Good King James regularly ordered tube steak from the menu of the day. Thank you, Haiduc! Thank you, Jeff! And let Miss Julie add (for readers who might not know) that tube steak tastes just like chicken!
It's Britney, Bitch!
Well, maybe it's not Miss Thang, herself, but it's the next best thing: Chris Crocker! he stirs up just about as much controversy as his idol does, even here on Wikipedia. Though it's all a bit of a muddle, one of our editors hopes you can drop by the talk page and leave a message of hope for those battling the forces of obstructionism in that little corner of the Wiki World. It is so hard to spread enlightenment. As Miss Parker herself said, "You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think".
Game show for nerds
Wallowing in cash from the latest beg-a-thon, the powers-that-be have decided to sponser a little contest here to improve the articles, with a Grand prize of $100. Yeah. Just enough for a Burger King dinner for the family. Still, the thought is nice and the goal is noble, so we should support it. Our little Queer beehive has taken a look at what's on offer, and both the Greek Traditionalists and Daughters of Bilitis are well represented. The ever useful SatyrTN has made a little list, which can be found here (if that malignant bot hasn't archived it already, that is). So find a pal, roll up your sleeves and dive right in. Let's show this Encyclopedia just what Queers with firecrackers up their....err, I mean, let's show the others what we can do.
Jón Þór Birgisson
I can't pronounce his name, but he's awfully cute, he's deliciously foreign, and best of all...he's GAY! But he won't be for long, if certain users have their way. A concerted effort has been under way for a while now, designed to neuter poor Jon (pretend I put a little accent thingy over that O) and make him into a sort of rockin' Ken doll. So please watchlist this hunka man, and keep him queer! If anybody questions you, tell them "Miss Julie sent me".
TranSanta
Everybody loves a sequel
Readers not afflicted with Alzheimer's will remember that last month we had a little story about Alice and her harasser. That proved so popular that we bring you the sequel: Benjiboi and his stalker. After a chance meeting at the Michael Lucas article, this anonymous user took a shine to our Benjiboi, and has been showering him with attention on virtually every board on Wikipedia. Flattered though he is, Benjiboi finds the attention a bit distracting, and administrators have been seeking various remedies for this. It has proven difficult, as the stalker has an IP address that changes quicker than Superman in a telephone booth. So perhaps some of you would like to watchlist Benjiboi's page, and lend a hand if you see some love letters from an 11 digit friend. I was actually thinking we should get Alice's harasser and Benjiboi's stalker together. Then we could have another sequel, sort of like Freddy vs. Jason. Any bets as to who would win??
Not quite the second coming, but special just the same
Let me be the first to give a warm, wet, Love Boat kiss (though not with tongue) to our newest Project members: Jacksinterweb, Cleduc, Pigman, Becksguy and Iamandrewrice. Even in the month of our Saviour's birth, your popping into our Wikipedian lives is a blessed event indeed. As Jesus Himself said, "Live long and prosper". He did say that, didn't he? I think he said it. In any event, if he was standing next to me now, I'm sure he'd say it, and add, "Happy homo editing!"
Battle of the Wikipedia Stars!
Indomitable Ann Bannon is holding her own in Wikipedia's answer to American Idol: The Featured Article candidate list! For four feverish weeks, she has mastered the challenges and not been eliminated from the competition. Drop by the FAC page and show Ann you love her....or give her the hook (I'm not supposed to tell you how to vote). Giving our plucky Ann reason to hope is the recent promotion of List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sa-Sc. If Miss Julie has her way, we will have the entire alphabet of Queerdom Featured here on Wikipedia soon! And I would be remiss if I did not give a warm, Lesbian salute to our own Belovedfreak, who showed Wikipedia with But I'm a Cheerleader that even pom poms are no protection from the Love that dare not speak its name, and got a gold star for her efforts.
Climbing the Wikipedia career ladder is User: Tim1965, who has not only written, but is now promoting Reel Affirmations to Good article status. Best of luck, Tim, and remember: there are no small parts, only small actors. We're sure you'll be trading that green circle for a gold star soon (assuming you get the green in the first place!).
Santa's on his gay way!
Santa needs elves
Yes, I know: packages need buying, trees need trimming, egg nog needs drinking. The holidays make many demands on our time. It's ...well, it's a bitch, is what it is. So I wouldn't blame you for skipping this little section and putting off my request until next year. But...think of the children. Our future. They need quality information about the homosexual "lifestyle" if we are to indoctrinate them properly. That's why I am asking you to drop by our Peer review area and give your meaning as to the efforts of your fellow gay Wikipedians. And think: in this season of kindness and good will to all, isn't it nice that I am pointing you to someplace where you can (in a Wikiloving way, of course) rip someone a new asshole? Think about it...and those children with their shiny, bright eyes, thanking you for contributing to their future.
Even more festively, consider joining in on the deletion discussions of our favorite articles. Here you can bandy about such words as "homophobia", "Right-wing Christian agenda" and my personal favorite, "just who do you think you're pushing around?!?!?". If you play your cards right, there might even be an extra present under the tree for you. :-D
Urgent Christmas appeal Tovojolo asked me to ask you to edit Elizabeth Bishop as part of the Collaboration Project. She's an old dead poet (Miss Bishop, not Tovojolo. I've never actually met Tovojolo. She's probably very young and attractive. Maybe somebody should ask if she's single), but she was a flaming homosexual long before most of us had even been conceived, so we owe her some respect. Tovojolo actually asked me for the last newsletter, but Miss Julie forgot. Bad Miss Julie. She was so busy boosting morale it just slipped right by her. Nemissimo, maybe you need to crack that whip again to get Julie back in line.
Surrender, Dorothy!!!!!!! Friend of Dorothy has attracted the attention of a group of....the more senior elements of our gay society. They disagree with our thesis that Saint Judy was the possible source of the term, and demand we change the article to reflect their contention that Dorothy Parker was the origin. The problem is, their source didn't check out. So we agreed to disagree. Well, we at the project did. They got kinda mad at us, said unkind things, and started edit warring. Though they are old, they are certainly quick, and could revert the article faster than my nimble fingers could press the undo button. To quote the divine Miss Parker, every time I saw the article on my watchlist, I thought to myself, "What fresh hell is this?". The page was protected by sympathetic administrators, but keeping an eye on it will keep Dorothy safe from future Wicked Witches of the West or East.
Ambrosia
Our dear Benjiboi has been busy indeed, lately. He recently made fruit salad out of Fruit, turning a once nasty word into a damn good article, and saving it from deletion! Congratulations, Benjiboi! I hear he has turned his attention from fruit to poultry now. Before he is through, he will have turned every major food group gay on Wikipedia!
Christmas came early
Yes, indeed! Valued administrator WJBscribe was raised out of the mire of mid-level management and placed squarely into the Pantheon of Bureaucracy! And Miss Julie is just too proud of him not to mention that he got the most support votes in the history of Wikipedia! Congratulations, WJB! We know you will not prove the Peter Principle correct!
You!
Yes, you! It's you who make this project shine! It's you who make Wikipedia such a valuable resource for all humanity! And it's you who make Miss Julie's dull life just a little bit better. So I want to take this moment to thank each and every one of you for all you do here. Merry Christmas, everybody! Happy Hanukkah! Festive Kwanzaa!Delirious Dong Zhi!Delicious Diwali! And for our oppressed Iranian brothers and sisters, I wish you a safe and joyous Yalda. And if I didn't mention your favorite December holiday, well, it's because I feel it's so special I should just keep it between you and me. Always remember: You light up my life!
May we all have a joyous holiday season, and a safe, healthy, happy and prosperous 2008.
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If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. KnightLago (talk) 01:55, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The article is presently inconsistent, i.e., there are many St.s and many Sts. Someone must decide. A simple revert of one of these and comment is not very polite, but shall forgive in advance. -- So shall we leave it to you to change 'em all? Kindly, Fremte (talk) 04:04, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ms Julie is .. unavailable .. this month, so Isaac and Gopher have stepped in to put this newsletter thing together. We may not be as funny as you're used to, but if you'd like a free drink, come see me at the bar. That might help. Maybe. And no, there aren't any flashing lights or fancy pictures this month - I'm still recovering from a whopping hangover. Julie's recovering too, but that's a story I'll let her tell.
Two New Featured Articles (and...)
Emma Goldman was promoted to Featured status on 2007December 27. If you don't know Ms. Goldman, she was a Lithuanian anarchist. Aren't many of those around, really, so having one of our very own is special. She'll be dancing the Cha-Cha on the Promenade deck later tonight.
Ann Bannon was promoted to Featured status on 2007December 3. Faithful readers may remember Moni moaning that we didn't mention this promotion in the last newsletter. Happy now?
The marathon efforts of Dev920 against her astonishing abilities of procrastination continued this month, and she managed to update the Portal's main articles. Whether she will finally beat her procrastination pixies in submission and update the biographies remains to be seen, but Jeffpw has leapt to the rescue and taken it upon himself to do all our lovely news. Friends, lend us your goodwill and your eyeballs, and mosey on over to see all Jeff's hard work.
Also, back in October 2007, Allstarecho and Benjiboi worked diligently on the "WP:LGBT Random Quote" and "WP:LGBT Random Picture" sections of the portal. They added many new quotes and pictures but, and yes here's the cat's meow friends... you can now use these on your own user pages! To add the "WP:LGBT Random Quote" to your own userpage, use: {{Portal:LGBT/Quotes}} And to add the "WP:LGBT Random Picture" to your own userpage, use: {{Portal:LGBT/Pics}} If you'd like to see it in action, check out Allstarecho's userpage for both in action and Benjiboi's talk page for the Quotes in action!
The long, slow race toward FP status continues...
Bisexual Awareness Month
Folks in Utah are celebrating Bisexual Awareness Month. For our own wikicelebration, Alison suggests we try to bring Bisexuality at least up to good article status. Working on the Utah article would be encouraged, but do it stealthily - they don't like us to be *too* open.
A cunning plan
In a move sure to bring her fame and fortune at last, Dev920 (talk·contribs) has proposed that an FA buddying system be set up, to help nudge frightened tikes who also happen to write killer ass articles over that initial first FAC hurdle. Anyone interested in shepherding duties, or anyone interested in being made to lie beside still waters (handcuffs are optional), do drop Dev an RSVP so she can start battering those darned pixies...
Zigzig20s has mentioned a desire to work on .. desire. Specifically literature by and about LGBT desire. To facilitate "LGBT Literature" taskforce, there will be shuffleboard and lesbian fiction on the foredeck later in the afternoon. Signup if you're interested.
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Another editor has added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Warden Woods Mennonite Church, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at its talk page. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. BJBot (talk) 23:44, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for adding the page on OGS! I reviewed their own page, and I couldn't see
any indication that they are "secular"; they live "in the world" in a dispersed way, but so do many of the other communities listed (OP, BSG, for example). They take vows,
have a rule, etc., in a way which looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, AFAICT.
Now it seems to me we also need a page on the Sisters of the Good Shepherd! Tb (talk) 13:23, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your comment. I think that the practice has been not to draw these distinctions on the Anglican religious order page for a couple reasons, one of the biggest being that the canonical distinctions are different in every country, and nonexistent in most. So the list has had the practice of being broad rather than narrow. The OGS do indeed take vows, though not monastic vows, as I understand it.
I think this is the best way to approach the question, since to most folks the canonical distinctions are not all that crucial. Tb (talk) 20:58, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I agree completely that the distinction is well-mentioned on the individual articles. My only nervousness in the case of OGS is that the word "secular" isn't used in their own literature. But you clearly understand the ins and outs of their history better--including that they themselves aren't agreed about what they are! So perhaps the ideal thing would be a section in the OGS article explaning the question and (ideally) giving references? Tb (talk) 23:42, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Project member Moni3 has been working on the article for Barbara Gittings and noted that the Lambda Literary Foundation used the lead paragraph from Wikipedia, skillfully and lovingly written by Moni3, verbatim in the Lambda Literary Pioneers calendar. Moni3 contacted the Lambda Literary Foundation to let them know, and to ask if we could get a little write-up in the next Lambda Book Report. There is a preliminary text you can find here. Feel free to add to it. It should be no longer than 1,000 words, and it needs to be submitted by March 15.
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Good day, please do not add the word narrowly to the ELCIC page. It does not fit with wiki policy as it is subjective and not factual. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thright (talk • contribs) 18:56, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for you comments. I believe that we must becareful not to exclude the other synods for the ELCIC page. Currently there is a divide among synods and the ELCIC page seems to favour the Eastern Synod. I believe the edits (which are not mine) that have included the vote count better fits within the context. Take care. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thright (talk • contribs) 21:30, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Another editor has added the {{prod}} template to the article List of Anglo-Catholic Churches, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at its talk page. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. BJBot (talk) 19:00, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You may want to check the article Dean under Anglican Communion. In Anglicanism the Dean is the chief cleric of the Cathedral, and may not be the Rector of the Parish associated with the Cathedral. The terms Dean of X, Dean of X Cathedral or Dean of Cathedral Name can all be used where X is the See City. The use of Dean of X is mostly used in the Church of England, while Dean of Cathedral Name is used outside the Church of England. I have no doubt that in the case of St. James' Cathedral in Toronto that the Dean is called Dean of Toronto, but In the case of All Saint's Cathedral the Dean is referred to as Dean of All Saint's Cathedral, and notDean of Edmonton.
Hello. I finally found a reference on the ACC's website. [2] shows that the practice within the ACC is that the Dean is Dean of Cathedral, not Dean of the Diocese. However, it can be correct as I stated earlier to refer to a Dean as Dean of See City instead of Dean of Cathedral. I am updating the article.
--Sapperbdl (talk) 15:17, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
In this particular case I could agree to do so since Jane was both the Dean of the Cathedral and Rector of the Parish as well. In the case of some Cathedrals the Dean is not Rector of the Parish which resides at the Cathedral, however, with all Saints' this position has been combined since the position of Dean was created in 1956 when All Saints' went from being a Pro-Cathedral to a Cathedral.
--Sapperbdl (talk) 19:24, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The goal of WikiProject Christianity is to improve the quality and quantity of information about Christianity available on Wikipedia. WP:X as a group does not prefer any particular tradition or denominination of Christianity, but prefers that all Christian traditions are fairly and accurately represented.
Re our disscussion at Talk:Corpus Christi (feast).
Thanks for your efforts to clarify this for me, but I'm afraid I'm still not following you.
You wrote: "Maundy Thursday (as we've established) isn't an appropriate time for such festivities" -- I don't have any problem with that (I don't make these rules :-) ), but I'm not sure what festivities, or why Maundy Thursday wouldn't be an appropriate time for them.
I currently have a vague understanding (based on User:Carl.bunderson's edit to the article) that the purpose of the feast of Corpus Christi is "to honor the Eucharist". That's all I was trying to find out. Thanks again. I'm not trying to be troublesome, I'm just dense I guess. Have a good one! -- Writtenonsand (talk) 20:04, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Per your latest post to my Talk: Fair enough -- I guess I could have phrased my original question more clearly.
You wrote "you backtracked". Well, I'd prefer to characterize this as "I attempted to clarify."
Anyway, my question was addressed in the article, which was what I was hoping for. Carl and I talked about this and seem to be okay now.
He is the dicoesan, yes he chooses to delegate to the Bishop at Canterbury, but taht delegation could be withdrawn. It's too much info for the lead, and the delegation is already mentioned in the article. David Underdown (talk) 15:22, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Those two words to me seem slightly misleading - what's not clear from the sources I've been able to find is the extent to which actual Ordinary authority is delegated to the Bishop at Canterbury, does he have actual authority over the other suffragans, or would the Archbishop still potentially have to be involved in matters of discipline? Putting de jure in seems to weaken the Archbishop's position to me. We probably ought to be discussing this at the article talkpage, rather than our respective talkpages, as there's a bit more chance of wider discussion there. David Underdown (talk) 16:07, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, members and friends of WP:LGBT! I'm not one to be writing newsletters, but I miss our cruise director, Miss Julie, and our project is drifting along with a few leaking plugs in the bottom of the boat. Hey, it happens. Every group we join goes through changes. If Wikipedia weren't so interesting it wouldn't also be so frustrating sometimes. And vice versa. More than one Wikiproject has tumbleweeds blowing through it, but this is one that can't afford to let that happen. Even if you pop in to the talk page of the project, you can let us know you're still around.
It wouldn't be a proper gay community without a li'l bit o' drama! That's right. If we aren't arguing about something, then we should be asking if we're still queer. Maybe that's for the best, since we know we're still kicking. Our most recent topic is how far the role of our project should go in dipping our toes into HIV/AIDS articles. The main AIDS article was delisted as a Featured Article last month, sadly. (Sending a swift kick to WP:Medicine.) A spirited discussion is available for your entertainment on the WP:LGBT talk page about just how much of HIV and AIDS should we take on. As ever, we'll take your opinions under advisement. We're going to have to, because it doesn't seem to have been settled.
We have a pretty cool sidebar that identifies core LGBT articles. Its symbol is the iconic gay pride flag, much like other Wikiprojects have iconic symbols denoting the topic is a core subject in a series of articles. However, a question recently arose asking if the symbol itself is not neutral. Should a pride flag show up at the top of the article on Conversion therapy? How else would anyone know the article is about queer issues? Is there another symbol that is as widely recognized and that includes all our many splintered facets? At what point do we stop asking ourselves all these questions and just go have a mint julep on the verandah and stop caring?
For the love of all that is holy, no Kool Aid jokes. However, an editor involved in pioneering San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk's article has included a section about the late supervisor's support of Jim Jones and the People's Temple. While it may be accurate, there is a Request for Comment regarding how much emphasis the section places on Milk's support in light of his overall political influence on the city, and indeed the rest of the United States. Milk's article is a sad one in more ways than one. It lacks the detail and heart that honors its subject. Anyone want to do a barter with me? I'll bring Harvey Milk to featured status (give me a month or two so I can read stuff), if you do something of equal value to WP:LGBT?? Make me an offer...
The established branch of study known as Queer studies was brought up as an category for deletion because an editor was offended by the use of "queer" in the title. It was overwhelmingly rejected mostly by the usernames I see here on our Wikiproject page. (A clue that I know you are out there, hiding...biding your time...) So, I wish I could congratulate you, but now I'm all confused by my sympathy for the editor who was offended. So, if you're reading this, Moni has a short memory and can't remember your username. Don't be put off by our demonstrative pushiness. Join us. We can always use involved editors.
What can you do to help the project out? Be a wiki-fairy, on many levels. There are all kinds of articles that need help. Why, just this morning I removed those ugly wikify and cleanup tags from four articles at random. If you can put [[ ]] around stuff, you can clean up articles. There's a list of articles that need attention at the top of the WP:LGBT talk page. Or you can start with the Lambda Literary Awards, where the goddess of my altar received a pioneering award, and was "reduced to rubble" by Katherine V. Forrest's wonderful speech. The 20th ceremony of the Lambda Literary Awards, which celebrates LGBT literature, took place in West Hollywood on May 29th [3]. The page needs to be updated with the new winners, to be found on the official website [4].
Why on earth would someone want to delete material about homosexuality? 'Tis truly a mystery. But these embattled articles have some random evil gnomes removing information that places these folks under our queer umbrella. Help us keep an eye out for the deletions. Take a peek at the articles, familiarize yourselves with the info, and be handy with the undo function in the article history. If tempers flare, take it to the Hall monitors and let them sort it out. Best solution is to make sure your sources are immaculate.
This is what I get for opening my big fat mouth and suggesting the newsletter should be revived. Here I am writing it. So, to pat self on back (*cough*) Mulholland Dr. became a featured article in May. This is A Good Thing since it is my personal declaration that there is no such thing as lesbian porn. I don't care what Benjiboi says about the video collection at goodvibes. Instead, we have hot women who connect on a deep, personal, soul-touching level, so this film should qualify as some of the skankiest porn available for lesbians. Plus, it's completely confusing and surreal! D'you think Laura Harring would care that the article is featured? I don't think so either... (Call me, Laura!)
Once I saw a harrowing episode of Animal Planet's Animal Cops where this guy had, like, 250 cats in his house and it freaked me right out. I'm drawing a parallel between 250 cats and, well...three, really, templates in articles involving LGBT issues. Can we stick to one, maybe? In the aforementioned Harvey Milk's article there's a core LGBT template, a link to the LGBT portal, and a sidebar for LGBT rights. Jiminy! You'd think we weren't the folk to set industrial grey carpeting and track lighting in vogue. An LGBT footer was designed to link to articles of interest that aren't the aforementioned core articles. What do you think, can we have either an LGBT template for core articles, a footer for LGBT articles that are high profile but not core, or an LGBT rights template? As ever, anything's up for discussion on the WP:LGBT talk page.
It's June, Pride month. Wear sunscreen, stay hydrated, get a designated driver, then go half-dressed in the streets find a girlfriend or boyfriend, or some homo who's standing there looking lonely and kiss 'em up real good. Remember, it all started 39 years ago when a bunch of drag queens just got fed the f*ck up by the cops raiding the bar and dragging them all out to the pokey again. Rock on, queens! Enjoy your celebrations. My town's is in October, and 200 people attend. I miss Denver.
It looks like we've picked up a lot of talent lately. We have no doubt you'll be making your indelible mark on LGBT knowledge as we know it, here at Wikipedia.
In the immortal words of Miss Julie, "May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon."
We miss you, Miss Julie, as well as all the others who have graced our project and are on wiki-breaks or just got fed up with all the nuttiness and went to live their lives. Get your stupid houses built and hurry up and come back. --Moni3 (talk) 16:52, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Dear Ms Parrish-Fan, Do you have a citation for this item? It tends to suggest that Mr Peers has taken up full time residence in a monastic community in Massachusetts, which hardly seems likely. Regards, Masalai (talk) 00:51, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
(My apologies, incidentally, for not having previously got your name quite right. Are you in fact "Ms Carolyn Parrish Fan" or "Ms Carolyn Parrish-Fan"?) Masalai (talk) 03:33, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
An unfortunate effect of a group less active than in the past is that our articles lose integrity. This one is at Good Article Review for that reason. The talk page is quite active as a result. You have the opportunity to help. This is the corest of our core articles, and it needs some attention because it gets a lot of controversial input from many sides. If you can spare any time to edit the article, please do what you can.
Soon after we were informed that Homosexuality is being scrutinized, we heard the same for one of our few Featured Articles. As a participant of the Featured Article process, I think this is actually a good thing. The standards for Featured Articles are getting higher with time. But as a member of this project, that means that a few of ours may be de-listed unless someone can swoop in and save them. This one has to do with the designation of homosexuality as a crime in Germany. Most of this article's sources are in German. If anyone has any particular skill in this area, please lend a hand!
I know you folks think I have much experience in a gay bathhouse, and I hate to disappoint you, but I actually do not. I seem like the sort of person who likes to stroll about in a towel. Shocking, no? It appears that Ashleyvh is single-handedly addressing all the problems with this article at its GA Review. While that's pretty impressive, it's also no doubt exhausting. Can anyone help out there?
In what I hope will counter the jolt of re-evaluating three Good or Featured Articles, José Sarria and Janet Jackson as gay icon passed as Good Articles, and Black Cat Bar (famous San Francisco oft-raided gay bar) is nominated, all by Otto4711. Rock on, man. You're a machine. Good luck with your nominations. What is it about women that make them gay icons? And are there lesbian icons that aren't lesbians? How about bisexual icons? Am I the only lesbian who reacts with soul-trembling fear at the sight of Angelina Jolie?
New WP:LGBT studies member Pinkkeith has done this cool thing. If you click on that link, you'll see all the articles, categories, templates, and miscellany up for deletion. They're usually there because they're not considered to be not notable. That can be a relative concept, and sometimes it has to be argued that topics pertaining to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues are notable.
It seems a recurring issue which articles to tag, and what to say about a topic that's tagged. Certainly, because an article falls under our scope doesn't necessarily make the person gay. Florida Governor Charlie Crist has been rumored to be gay in some newspaper accounts. Although we all know Fred Phelps is supergay, he won't admit it so instead he does the absolutely awfulest anti-gay things on the planet to deflect suspicion. NAMBLA, the red headed stepchild of the LGBT world, is tagged with an explanation we have yet to decide if we'll keep.
In the lurking I do around and about on Wiki, I've long been astounded at the forbearance Benjiboi has for the utterly insane. Perhaps not so much, since the message on Benji's talk page notes frequent absences due to homophobia and transphobia. But it takes some kind of ... something that I don't have to face the constant anti-gay POV Benji does.
Benjiboi is a a bit of a WikiFaerie, a WikiGnome and also a member of the Article Rescue Squadron in addition to being a LGBT project member. A few of Benjiboi's favorite links for making the wikiverse more fab are:
Becksguy didn’t start actively editing until May 2007. His most frequent tasks on Wiki include reverting vandalism to LGBT articles and creating new project-related articles. He comes from New York state, and to prove not all of us are teenagers (ha! I am so totally 15!) he's in his 60s and retired.
Becksguy considers his biggest triumph on Wikipedia so far was a DYK in December 2007 for the first-ever newspaper report on what became AIDS, in the New York Native. He's also helped save several project-related articles from deletion. His lowest moment here was getting involved in the discussion on a particular terrorism related article, thinking he could help calm the roiled waters on an extremely contentious subject with multiple edit wars and passionate editors.
Here at WP:LGBT, he creates and improves articles that present notable LGBT related subjects in a fair and balanced way, and tries to include more of the significant alternative sexuality related subjects without being an activist, and works to better source project-related articles.
On Wikipedia as a whole, he says, "I think we need to learn better what processes work for a massive collaborative project. Some of what worked well for a more informal small project doesn’t scale up well. Process is not as important when the participants know each other. We need to get more of the current members to be more active. If more members were energized, the project would be able to accomplish more. We should be, in effect, the smaller and included Wikipedia for LGBT related subjects. Overall, I wish we could focus more on content creation and improvement, and less on vandal fighting."
"A Supreme Court decision in 1958 reversed a 1956 ruling by a federal district court that U.S. postal authorities were correct in prohibiting the mailing of the Mattachine Society's ONE magazine. The lower court had ruled that ONE was not protected by the First Amendment because the magazine's contents 'may be vulgar, offensive, and indecent even though not regarded as such by a particular group ... because their own social or moral standards are far below those of the general community ... Social standards are fixed by and for the great majority and not by and for a hardened or weakened minority.'" - Michael Bronski in Pulp Friction, 2003
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Wake up WP:LGBT! It's time to kick in gear and get some things done!
Project News
Wake up!
I say this to myself as much as I say it to all of us. I work a lot by myself or with individual editors who spend time at Featured Article Candidates. It seems on November 5 a fog was lifted off my brain that helped me realize that we have massive potential in this project to get things done. Take this allegory, for instance: On Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1980, my 10th-grade American history teacher started class by unfurling The New York Times. She pointed to its triple banner headline: “Reagan Easily Beats Carter; Republicans Gain in Congress; D’Amato and Dodd are Victors.” “Save this paper,” she told us. “This is the start of a whole new era.”Judith Warner from The New York Times
It definitely seems a start to a whole new era now. If planets align correctly to remind us that whatever advances we may have made in electing what appears to be an extraordinary president in the US, the moons that revolve around those planets also serve to illustrate it's not that simple. Florida, Arizona, and California all appear to have banned same sex marriage. As someone who was married in California and lives in Florida, this is particularly poignant. We seem to be at the juncture of two converging paths. If we maximize our efforts and take the right ones, we might just be able to affect some change for ourselves.
Though what we do is an interesting hobby for some, we have the power to make a difference. California's ballot initiative to ban gay marriage was a fierce fight. It's being challenged right now, but just look at how Wikipedia played a role in that: in October 2008, 360,238 people read its article. On November 5, an astounding 467,000 people read it. I commend the editors who work on that article—both those who support and oppose it. A look at the talk page shows a concerted effort to keep it civil and accurate.
What can we do?
How do you fight ignorance? With information. That's what Wikipedia is for. This project is overwhelming with 8,576 articles in its scope. We can continue to work piecemeal as we have in the past, or we can focus on goals. These are examples of areas we can concentrate on.
Current political events
LGBT Media and Literature
LGBT History
Sex and sexuality
Articles about political issues in the US and around the world that have been especially relevant within the past 5 years
Depictions of LGBT people and issues on television, film, newspapers, magazines
Topics about gay rights activism and the opposition to it
There are more than 8,000 articles to work on. Can we build a list of priorities? Can we build enough enthusiasm to work on these? What if we had editors who oversaw progress in these areas and reported to the talk page or in the newsletter? Surely someone here wants to report on the progress of sex articles.
Tony Perkins (irony) from the conservative Family Research Councilwas heartened by the recent passages of gay marriage bans. The Republican Party is without direction. What's going to take the place of a moderate voice will not be pleasant to our ears. Watching and improving articles of subjects that have opposed gay rights in the past will be of vital importance very soon, I predict.
But WP:LGBT is not a very active project
All we can do is start somewhere. The first step is answering this newsletter on the project talk page. Join in the discussion.
More things we can do
Give out more barnstars, and let each other know that what they're doing is valued.
Create a guide to stave off burnout, because editors in this project get burned out faster than others. There are many hills to climb.
Bring back the monthly collaboration project.
Participate in LGBT Peer reviews.
Get familiar with the characteristics of Good Articles and get our top priority articles to WP:GA.
Use the Newsletter, Moni3! You can suggest what to send out in the newsletter, too!
Offer research materials, copy editing, ideas, and support to your fellow editors.
Keep the project talk page informed of problems and discussions we should know about.
Proposal: Put Importance Levels on articles
If this was decided long before I was a member, maybe it's time to revisit it. Other WikiProjects, such as WP:Novels determine that some subjects have an importance category: Top, High, Mid, Low, or None (undetermined). If we decide that our most core articles, it might help to organize which articles to address first. Top importance, for example, would be Gay, Homosexual, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Sappho, Oscar Wilde, Stonewall riots, for example. High importance would be Homosexuality and psychology, Harvey Milk, Mattachine Society, Harry Hay, or Daughters of Bilitis, and so on. This can be a matter of discussion, or perhaps we could have someone in charge of determining these levels for all the articles we have tagged.
These are the editors I've seen working (and I know I'm forgetting a few). There's more of you out there I haven't seen. Some of you are new. We need all of you. Please help.
Miami, January 18, 1977 after the gay rights ordinance was passed: While Bryant and the others were creating the beginnings of the repeal effort, (gay activists) Basker, Campbell, Kunst, and the other (gay rights) ordinance supporters congratulated themselves on their success and then quickly disbanded... There was no organized recognition or celebration of the victory. As one activist remembered, "We just went home." They had little idea of the battle that was before them. - Fred Fejes in Gay Rights and Moral Panic, 2008
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A tag has been placed on Propitiation (Toronto) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.
If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.
A tag has been placed on Fidelity (Anglican) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.
If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.
A tag has been placed on Prayer Book Society of Canada requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.
If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.
A tag has been placed on Integrity Toronto requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.
If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.
Hello Carolynparrishfan, We are looking for help on the Pope John Paul II article in order to improve it and raise it to ‘Good Article’ and eventually ‘Featured Article’ status. So, I though I would invite you to take a look. Any help would be much appreciated.
Kind Regards Marek.69 talk02:17, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
How do you change the world? You can start by writing an incredible article for the world's encyclopedia. Moni3 kicks it old school again with Stonewall riots - a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn. [...] [T]hey have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world. It's a featured article hitting the mainpage this Sunday to mark the 40th anniversary of the events. So first off, wow! Clever and cool. Moni3 has been recently named hottest delegate to Obama's bookclub but that may not be official yet. (Shhh!)
Otto4711 mentioned that gee we really should swamp the DYK section with LGBT-related articles for use on the 28th as well. We have eight or so in the holding area and if you push yourself to get an article together you might be able to get in on the fun. Do this now!
The official rules for DYKs can be found here. Once you have expanded an article 5-fold or created an article with at least 1,500 characters of prose, place your DYK thread here. Use this handy tool to count your 1,500 characters. As a suggestion, when you add your potential hook, include the character count and a link to the source(s) that confirm the hook. These will be confirmed anyway but may help.
The layout for the individual quotes is here (just copy/paste into one of the red links on Portal:Transgender/Random quote). Then this counter has to be upped to match the new # of total quotes (not counting quote zero).
Obama proclamation
On June 1, President Barack Obama declared June 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, citing the riots as a reason to "commit to achieving equal justice under law for LGBT Americans". Excerpts at the bottom.
F*ck me I'm famous
I was interviewed by Wikipedia Signpost, the weekly in-house newsletter, for the WikiProject report. The Signpost has nearly 1,000 Wikipedian subscribers and arguably many of those folks actually read it. It came about rather quickly and my worst fears - that it was an elaborate hoax by a troll - were apparently unfounded. I hope y'all feel I did fine by the project, I did my best to avoid the phrase "man-humping, cock-sucking, doggy-style loving queer" but otherwise did ok.
Free image appeal
A friendly reminder to consider taking photos while you're out and about at various Dyke marches and Pride parades. Consider donating them to the world at Wikicommons. I'm sooo totally over having to deal with lovely images being deleted and argued about. If they are just free they are then also freely usable worldwide. And no, they don't need photos of your cha-cha or hoo-hoo-dilly.
Sonny and Cher's daughter was a famous lesbian and now he's a famous transman, possibly the most famous in the world. This also serves as a friendly reminder that we recently updated Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Guidelines - it's not perfect but should help inform on those gnip-gnop battles that do seem to drag on, and not in the good way.
As part of the redecorating at our talkpage, the article alerts and keyword search alerts are handily located at the top of the page. Always fascinating to see what's up. All help appreciated on those.
Glambert
Adam Lambert is soooo gay - surprised? Neither is anyone else. Nuff said. David Ogden Stiers was outed but apparently he wasn't terribly in either.
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The project had at one point another channel at #LGBTprojectconnect but as the original people associated with the setting up and administration of that channel have seemed to have disappeared, this new channel has been set up. Plus the new channel is inline with required naming conventions for Wikipedia related IRC channels. So, feel free to use this channel. Such a channel gives opportunity to discuss the latest happening on articles, the LGBT project itself, latest happening in your life with "wiki-friends" here, etc.. You can say things on there you normally wouldn't here on Wikipedia (keeping it civil of course) like talk about the latest hot guy/girl or tell a joke.. you get the point. Anyway, see you there - eventually!
LGBT to-do list (held over from last edition)
Give out more barnstars, and let each other know that what they're doing is valued.
Create a guide to stave off burnout, because editors in this project get burned out faster than others. There are many hills to climb.
Bring back the monthly collaboration project.
Participate in LGBT Peer reviews.
Get familiar with the characteristics of Good Articles and get our top priority articles to WP:GA.
Use the Newsletter, Moni3! You can suggest what to send out in the newsletter, too!
Offer research materials, copy editing, ideas, and support to your fellow editors.
Keep the project talk page informed of problems and discussions we should know about.
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There are many well-respected LGBT leaders in all professional fields, including the arts and business communities. [I]n both the White House and the Federal agencies -- openly LGBT employees are doing their jobs with distinction and professionalism. [...] LGBT youth should feel safe to learn without the fear of harassment, and LGBT families and seniors should be allowed to live their lives with dignity and respect. At the international level, I have joined efforts at the United Nations to decriminalize homosexuality around the world. Here at home, I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum of equal rights to LGBT Americans. These measures include enhancing hate crimes laws, supporting civil unions and Federal rights for LGBT couples, outlawing discrimination in the workplace, ensuring adoption rights, and ending the existing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in a way that strengthens our Armed Forces and our national security. [...] As long as the promise of equality for all remains unfulfilled, all Americans are affected. If we can work together to advance the principles upon which our Nation was founded, every American will benefit. During LGBT Pride Month, I call upon the LGBT community, the Congress, and the American people to work together to promote equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. [...] I call upon the people of the United States to turn back discrimination and prejudice everywhere it exists. - Barack Obama, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, 2009, The White House (June 1, 2009).
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Greetings to you again in Toronto from Brisbane, Australia. Someone has created an article "Archbishop of Papua New Guinea" and referred in it to the "Archdiocese of Papua New Guinea." In fact there's no such office and no such archbishopric. (That is of course RC terminology, not Anglican.) This I suppose calls for a merge proposal (not that I know how to do that) but in fact there isn't anything in the article that merits transferring into the article on the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea (which is in fact an Anglican "Province" -- in the sense that the Anglican Church of Canada, the Church of South India and so on are provinces of the Anglican Communion, but it is also only one ecclesiastical province as well, there being only one metropolitan). How do you think this ought to be dealt with? Masalai (talk) 04:41, 5 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Hey. I have to challenge your interpretation of the source. The LA Times article says "Leaders of the new Anglican Church in North America said they took the extraordinary step to unify congregations and dioceses that had fled the American Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada over issues of Scripture." Again the Irish Times, "would bring together groups that have left the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada over gay issues and rebels who left decades ago over issues such as the ordination of women and changes to the Book of Common Prayer. Although the rebels are united in their opposition to gay priests and gay unions, they disagree on issues including the ordination of women."
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