May 04, 2014 · NEW YORK (AP) — The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, who became a symbol for gay rights far beyond the church while deeply dividing the world’s

May 07, 2017 · NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Bishop Karen Oliveto, the first openly-LGBT bishop in the United Methodist Church, about the controversy over her sexuality.

Methodist court says first openly gay bishop is in violation of church law, should face trial Bishop Karen Oliveto found in violation of church law barring the

Was last July’s election of a gay bishop by United Methodists in the denomination’s U.S. Western Jurisdiction a violation of church law or a legal elevation of a

Aug 25, 2016 · The United Methodist Church’s highest court will be deciding whether or not the denomination’s first openly gay bishop will be allowed to serve.

The consecration of a gay bishop violates church law, the top court of The United Methodist Church has ruled. However, the bishop “remains in good standing,” the

Apr 28, 2017 · The church’s highest court has ruled that the consecration of its first openly gay bishop violated church law, compounding a bitter rift over homosexuality.

A bishop (English derivation from the New Testament of the Christian Bible Greek ἐπίσκοπος, epískopos, “overseer”, “guardian”) is an ordained, consecrated

Apr 26, 2017 · The highest court in the United Methodist Church considered Tuesday whether to invalidate the election of the denomination’s first openly gay bishop

Feb 15, 2013 · Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia is being accused of having had an abusive gay relationship with a teen in a new book