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Christian college to discuss firings for homosexual acts By the Associated Press Published April 12, 2004 HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Eastern Mennonite University President Loren Swartzendruber has agreed to meet students to discuss the dismissal of two professors for homosexual acts and the resignation of another in protest. Swartzendruber agreed to attend the forum Tuesday at the request of a small group of students at the Christian school. "We will not tolerate bigotry, poor language, inappropriate comments about persons of any sexual orientation," he said. Eastern Mennonite is a private school founded in 1917. Most of its 1,400 students are...

Church relief agency disburses last of 9-11 grants From "NewsDesk" Date Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:27:04 -0500 Oct. 24, 2003 News media contact: Linda Bloom7(212) 870-38037New York ALL-RM-I{509} By Linda Bloom* STAMFORD, Conn. (UMNS) - The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, have given United Methodists a new awareness of what it means to be prepared for a disaster. That's why one of the last round of grants to be approved from the denomination's "Love in the Midst of Tragedy" fund will be invested in the Seminars on Trauma Awareness and Recovery (STAR) program sponsored by Church World Service...