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Openly Gay Bishop Elected
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(AP) — The Episcopal Church voted Tuesday to
approve the election o f their first openly gay bishop, a
decision that risks splitting their denomination and shat
tering ties with their sister churches worldwide.
After a delay caused by an allegation that he inappro
priately touched another man and was affiliated with a
Web site that had a link to pom, the Episcopal General
Convention approved the Rev. V. Gene Robinson as
bishop o f the Diocese o f New Hampshire.
Robinson had been cleared o f the accusations a few
hours before the vote was taken.
Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold said the bishops
voted 62-45 to confirm Robinson’s election. Two bish
ops abstained from voting, but their ballots under church
rules were counted as “no" votes.
American conservatives and like-minded overseas
bishops who represent mi I lions o f parishioners have said
confirming Robinson would force them toconsider break
ing away from the church.
The Episcopal Church, with 2.3 million members, is the
U.S. branch o f the 77 million-member global Anglican
Communion, which has been debating the role o f gay s for
decades. A win by Robinson was expected to build
momentum for other policy changes that would be favor Rev. V. Gene Robinson listens Tuesday as the Episcopal Church House o f
able to homosexuals.
Bishops was taking up his confirmation as the first openly gay bishop.
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1759BR. Drug Screen and
Background Check w ill be Bishop Fred C aldw ell o f grew
required of all final applicants. tired o f seeing so few w hite faces
in h is p r e d o m in a n tly b la c k
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Church Offers to Pay Whites to Attend
Louisiana
Bishop says
God wants a
rainbow church
church. So now he is offering to
pay w hites $5 an hour, out o f his
own pocket, to attend Sunday
services and $10 an hour for
Thursday night services.
The idea hit him during a re
cent serm on, he said.
“T his idea is born o f God. God
w ants a rainbow in his ch u rch ,”
said C aldw ell, bishop at G reen
w ood A cres Full G ospel Baptist
B lack history photo Exhibit
“A photo history of the Original Black Panther Party”
Photographs of Black Panther Movement and Programs
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Lecture: By Bill Jenning, editor of “It’s About
Time" Black Panther Party Alumni Newspaper.
When: Tuesday, August 12, & Wednesday, 13,2003
6:30 pm until 9:00pm
Where: Interstate Fire House Cultural Center
5340 N Interstate Avenue
Portland, OR 97217
For further information, please call (503) 287-0261
Senior Pastor: Dr. LeRoy Haynes, Jr.
Church of the Living God
— B is h o p Fred C a ld w e ll
they will attend his services for in any way I can.
free.
Caldw ell said he believes the
O ne w as Ron W ard, w ho said country is too segregated in all
he and his w ife are the only white areas, but m ost o f all in its
m em bers o f a church in a nearby churches.
town. W ard said he becam e frus-
“The m ost segregated hour in
Alberta Park
(on the corner of 22nd & Killingsworth)
Saturday August 16,2003
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Christian workers fo r
fellow ship
6401 N.E. 10th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97211
FREE
Services
Sunday School
Morning Worship
Evening Worship
Weds Bible Study
9:45A.M.
11:30 A.M.
7:00P.M.
7:00P.M.
For transportation or additional information
call (503) 287-9567
Email HighlandTL(ii.uol.com
W.G. Hardy, Jr., Sr. Pastor
“Where there is no vision, The People perish. ”
Food Haircuts Entertainment Activities
This event is open to the public;
with entertainment for the entire family.
An opportunity to take on e’s mind off the seriousness facing
today's society. A time o f healing for our community.
For more information please call
(503) 284-5171
(rated after failing to persuade
his w hite friends to join.
“ It’s tim e for people to stop
being separated from each other,”
W ard said. “ I w anted to come
down here and help this m inister
The most segregated hour in
America is Sunday morning at l l
o ’clock. The Lord is tired o f it, and
I 'm certainly tired o f it.
Highland U.C.C.
presents
Love In Action VI
Sponsored by: Allen Temple Commission on Social Justice
Pastor and First
Ladv Roy G. Maxie
C hurch in Shreveport, La., with a
congregation o f about 5,000.
C aldw ell said he has gotten
mainly positive responses from
his parishioners and from whites,
a num ber ofw h o m have told him
America is Sunday m orning at 11
o 'clock. The Lord is tired o f it,
and I'm certainly tired o f it,” he
said. “T his is not right.”
The b ish o p ’s plan has becom e
the talk o f Shreveport, a city o f
about 200,000, almost equally di
vided betw een black and w hite
residents. In bars, restaurants and
coffee shops, residents debated
the idea o f paying people to at
te n d
c h u rc h .
Som e w o n d ered w h eth er the
b ish o p ’s reg u lar congregation
w o u ld
fe e l
n e g le c te d .
But many black congregants said
they approved o f the project and
e v e n d o n a te d to th e ca u se .
"T his is not ju st som ebody pay
ing w hite folks,” said Loretha
B radley, a b lack m em b er o f
C ald w ell's church. “It’s the idea
behind it th a t’s im portant.”
O b itu a r ie s
Longtime Resident Rem em bered
Sam Sloan Sr.
Funeral services were
held Monday. Aug. 5,2003
at St. Paul’s Church ofGod
in Christ for Sam Sloan Jr.
who died July 29. Arrange
ments were under the direc
tion ofCox Funeral Home.
He was bom Nov. 26,
1939 in Birmingham, Ala., the son of
Rev. Mary and Rev. Sam Sloan Sr.
All was good for Sam in his
younger years; he was a happy boy
who lived life with a smile. His par
ents and sister, Gloria relocated to
Portland and the Vanport commu
nity in 1944. You see Oregon had
plenty o f jobs in the shipyard in
dustry and mom and dad wanted
the best for their family. By 1947,
mom had a vision from God to move
from Vanport. A week later the tragic
Vanport flood occurred
wiping out the entire com
munity. Rev. Mary put
things in G od’s hands and
the family relocated in the
nearby community o f St.
Johns.
Sam attended Sitton
Elementary and Roosevelt
High School. He served in the Army
from 1955-1957 where he fought in
the Korean War.
He is survived by three sons,
Damon, Gayland and Vernon; a
daughter, Jam ie; special friend
Caroline Mohan; two brothers.
Tommy and Larry; tour sisters, Linda,
Mary. Patricia and Helen; several
nieces and nephews, a host o f ex
tended family and many friends.
His parents, a brother Ronald, and
sister, Gloria, preceded him in death.
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Contact: Patricia Peek (503) 287-7774
Saturday August 16, 2003
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
at Bethesda Christian Church
109 N Emerson Ave.., Portland, Oregon
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Suggested donation $3 per visitor No pets please
For program information and directions, please call
the Oregon Historical Society at 503-306-5198 or
click on "Bybee House at www ohs org/education/
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