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Nairobi, Kenya (CNSNews.com) - As reaction to the appointment by the U.S. Episcopal Church of an openly homosexual bishop continues to swirl, the leader of a related church in Africa has warned that the move could have grave repercussions for Christians living in areas of religious tension. The Anglican bishop of Owerri in Nigeria, Cyril Okoracha, said African Christians will face "severe persecution [from] our Muslim neighbors because they keep accusing us of maintaining relationships with those who deny the Scripture." His concerns echoed earlier comments voiced by a conservative Episcopal leader in the U.S. "In the Muslim world,...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A sodomist bishop? Why not a sadomasochist bishop? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: August 5, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com Among the 300 reporters covering the Episcopal Church's General (national) Convention in Minneapolis, Alan Cooperman of the Washington Post quoted New Hampshire's Bishop-elect Vicky Gene Robinson, age 56, about his 50-year-old homosexual lover Mark Andrew: I believe that God gave us the gift of sexuality so that we might express with our bodies the love that's in our hearts. I think that's true of marriage and I think that's why we hold marriage to be a sacrament. Can we...

The New York Times' top-of-Page-1 obituary of the widely beloved Bob Hope featured a superb 1982 NBC photographic portrait that was a marvelous memorial. But just underneath this obit was another full-color photograph that made many marvel at the absolutely tasteless New York Times. Two males, in front of a third, are shown in a restaurant kissing each other on the mouth. Headlined: "Gay-themed TV gains wide audience." ABC and NBC, who with CBS used to reach more than 90 percent of all U.S. homes with TV sets, have seen that percentage shrink to the 30s. So, they are now...

<p>July 29, 2003 -- Former city official Russell Harding, who faces up to 20 years in prison on child pornography charges, was drawn to the seedy underworld of Internet sex chat rooms because he was too embarrassed to tell his family and political friends he is gay, his psychiatrist claims.</p>

TV is not afraid to be gay these days. After avoiding gay and lesbian characters - and topics - for decades, it's now hip for networks to have gay themes and shows. Consider this: Last week, 7 million viewers watched a shortened version of Bravo's makeover series, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," when it was rerun on NBC. Tonight at 9, Bravo launches the gay dating series, "Boy Meets Boy." But the coming out party doesn't stop there. The reality show "Amazing Race" on CBS has two openly gay men and ABC is developing a sitcom pilot from Steve...

US gay bishop asks for blessing Canon Robinson said leaving his wife was his greatest risk United States clergyman Canon Gene Robinson - the first openly gay Anglican bishop to be elected - has called on the Church of England to bless his appointment. "Relationships that are mutual and loving, relationships that are monogamous, life-long intentioned and faithful - that's what the church is about to bless I hope," he told the BBC Radio 4's Today programme. The Church of England threatened to split over the recent appointment to the post of Bishop of Reading of the gay priest Canon...

Viacom recently announced that its plan to create a gay and lesbian culture channel, co-managed by the gay-friendly MTV and Showtime networks, has been shelved. Here's one good reason: NBC's Bravo network is rapidly becoming the go-to gay channel. A quick check of the Bravo Web site on July 17 finds promotion for the upcoming dating show "Boy Meets Boy," a gay-male reality dating show a la "The Bachelor," with the twist that some of the "gay" bachelors are really playacting heterosexuals. The site also promotes their airing of the 1999 movie "Flawless" with this sentence: "Can a homophobic stroke...