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Category Archives: Religion
Pope Appoints New Bishop for Oakland Diocese
Bay City News — Pope Francis today appointed the Rev. Michael Barber to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Oakland. Barber, 59, currently is the director of spiritual formation at St. John's Seminary in the Archdiocese of Boston, … Continue reading
SF Churchgoers Complain About Sunday Meter Enforcement
by Emily Green On Thursday, San Francisco once again takes up the controversial issue of parking meter expansion at a committee hearing. One issue will be Sunday meter enforcement, which took effect in late February. The change has angered many … Continue reading
San Francisco Archdiocese Withdraws 'Divisive' Same-Sex Marriage Symbol
Math has never looked so political. During the Supreme Court hearings on the issue last week, many supporters of same-sex marriage posted "=" symbols in place of their profile pictures on Facebook and Twitter. The symbols, still in use on … Continue reading
News Pix: Mass for New Pope, San Francisco Symphony on Strike, Turkeys Plague Residents
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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone conducts a mass in honor of the election of Pope Francis, the first Pope from South America, on March 14, 2013. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Musicians for the San Francisco Symphony went on strike Wednesday, March 13 after eight … Continue reading
Bay Area Catholics May Find the New Pope a Mixed Bag
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As the ripples from the election of a new pope continue to spread, let's take a look at where he stands on issues of particular interest in the Bay Area. Advocates for equal rights in the area's large LGBT community … Continue reading
Can Christianity Accept Homosexuality? Hear a Panel Discussion
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Randall Miller believes his church should accept him as a gay man. "As an openly gay man it causes a significant amount of personal pain for me when the church that I love says homosexuality is incompatable with Christian teaching," … Continue reading
A Church Divided: Religion, Morality Never Far From Issue of LGBT Rights
KQED 9 will broadcast A Church Divided on Friday, Feb 15, at 7:30 p.m. The television documentary will take viewers to the United Methodist Church’s convention in Tampa, FL, where delegates from around the world gathered to decide the future … Continue reading
Expert: New Pope Not Likely to Soften Same-Sex Marriage Opposition
Don't expect the next pope to preside over a gay couple's marriage. Pope Benedict XVI, who announced on Monday that he will step down as head of the Catholic Church at the end of February, has taken a hard line … Continue reading
News Pix: Super Bowl Prep; East Bay Underground; Right to Life Protest
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In a recently published book, ‘Bay Area Underground', Matt Werner and Joe Sciarrillo chronicle the major social movements and cultural events in the Bay Area over the last five years. This photo shows an East Bay Bike Party at Cesar … Continue reading
'My Jihad' Ad Campaign Launched on SF Buses
What does "jihad" mean to you? Concerned that many people misunderstand the term — and have negative stereotypes of Muslims — the Council on American-Islamic Relations has launched a an advertising campaign on San Francisco buses. The ads offer various … Continue reading
