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Mennonites protest church's exclusion of homosexuals
COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a quiet act of defiance, gay and lesbian Mennonites dressed in bright pink gathered outside the church's official convention in Columbus on Thursday and criticized its leaders for trying to push them out.
About 100 ministers and church members prayed, sang religious hymns and told stories of feeling ostracized growing up in the Mennonite church, which does not recognize openly gay people as official members. The "pink Menno" protest brought the deeply divisive issue to the forefront of the Mennonite Church USA conference, a biannual, national gathering of about 8,000 delegates.
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- Ernie Hawks of Spokane, 11 a.m. Sunday, Unity Church of Clearwater Valley, 1622 15th Ave., Lewiston.
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We live in a day where skepticism begins to rise when something is offered as "free." Whether it is a brand-new product or a "new... - Mennonites protest church's exclusion of homosexuals
COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a quiet act of defiance, gay and lesbian Mennonites dressed in bright pink gathered outside the church's official convention in Columbus... - Religion briefs
Vacation Bible school available Vacation Bible school offerings continue at local churches. - Lewiston's Church of New Hope, 9 a.m. to noon, Monday-Friday, theme is... - Speaker
- Ernie Hawks of Spokane, 11 a.m. Sunday, Unity Church of Clearwater Valley, 1622 15th Ave., Lewiston....
