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Press conference: United Church clergy and delegates held a meeting earlier this month at the Central United Church on Weston Rd., opposing the ordination of homosexuals in the church. From left, Rev. Allen Churchill and Rev. Bill Fritz at a press conference after the meetings.
Press conference: United Church clergy and delegates held a meeting earlier this month at the Central United Church on Weston Rd., opposing the ordination of homosexuals in the church. From left, Rev. Allen Churchill and Rev. Bill Fritz at a press conference after the meetings.

Press conference: United Church clergy and delegates held a meeting earlier this month at the Central United Church on Weston Rd., opposing the ordination of homosexuals in the church. From left, Rev. Allen Churchill and Rev. Bill Fritz at a press conference after the meetings.

Date5/5/1988
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No easier: United Church's ruling on ordination of homosexuals a step in right direction
No easier: United Church's ruling on ordination of homosexuals a step in right direction
9/7/1988
Pleased chaplain: Rev. Eilert Frerichs says a United Church report calling for ordination of homosexuals will have tremendous weight when the issue is debated by the church
Pleased chaplain: Rev. Eilert Frerichs says a United Church report calling for ordination of homosexuals will have tremendous weight when the issue is debated by the church
3/29/1984
Rev. Bill Fritz of Barrie's Collier Street United Church, right, is a vocal opponent of gay ordinations
Rev. Bill Fritz of Barrie's Collier Street United Church, right, is a vocal opponent of gay ordinations
3/1/1988
United Church Moderator Rev. Walter Farquharson, above supports church's 1988 statement regarding gay ordinations. General secretary Rev. Howie Mills, left, says church conferences are autonomous
United Church Moderator Rev. Walter Farquharson, above supports church's 1988 statement regarding gay ordinations. General secretary Rev. Howie Mills, left, says church conferences are autonomous
2/22/1991
High visibility, typified by trio in Body Politic trial (top), hasn't altered basic attitudes to homosexuals, say (front left in montage), Stephen Neiger, George Hislop [Incomplete]
High visibility, typified by trio in Body Politic trial (top), hasn't altered basic attitudes to homosexuals, say (front left in montage), Stephen Neiger, George Hislop [Incomplete]
1/3/1979
Minutes of a meeting composed of the conference special committee and lay representatives from the quarterly meetings of the Wesleyan Methodist Church(...)
Minutes of a meeting composed of the conference special committee and lay representatives from the quarterly meetings of the Wesleyan Methodist Church(...)
1854
On the run: Amid a whirlwind of meetings, parties and performances, delegates to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings find scant time to renew acquaintances
On the run: Amid a whirlwind of meetings, parties and performances, delegates to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings find scant time to renew acquaintances
9/7/1982
The Barracks, homosexual meeting place raided by police
The Barracks, homosexual meeting place raided by police
12/11/1978
Colorful Dan Casey, executive director of the Ontario Liberal party, gleefully admits he's packed a meeting or two himself, but it's his job to see it doesn't happen at Ontario meetings where voting delegates to the leadership convention will be chosen. It's a matter of conscience, he said, when picking Canada's PM.
Colorful Dan Casey, executive director of the Ontario Liberal party, gleefully admits he's packed a meeting or two himself, but it's his job to see it doesn't happen at Ontario meetings where voting delegates to the leadership convention will be chosen. It's a matter of conscience, he said, when picking Canada's PM.
1/22/1968
On the attack: Most Rev. Lewis Garnsworthy, Anglican Archbishop of Toronto, gestures at press conference yesterday, accusing ex-premier Bill Davis of governing by decree
On the attack: Most Rev. Lewis Garnsworthy, Anglican Archbishop of Toronto, gestures at press conference yesterday, accusing ex-premier Bill Davis of governing by decree
4/25/1985
Tight security: Delegates to International financial meetings are heavily guarded
Tight security: Delegates to International financial meetings are heavily guarded
9/5/1982
Homosexuals and supporters protest outside Peoples Church during recent visit to Toronto by Anita Bryant
Homosexuals and supporters protest outside Peoples Church during recent visit to Toronto by Anita Bryant
1/31/1978