Ian McKellen Confronts Anglican Church on Gays

Posted on July 22, 2008 
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Ian McKellen accused the Anglican Church of homophobia during an appearance on a BBC television program, the British newspaper The Guardian reported. Mr. McKellen, far right, the actor and a founding member of the Stonewall gay-rights group, made the comments while appearing on “The Andrew Marr Show” with Gene Robinson (pictured with Mr. McKellen), the gay Episcopal bishop from New Hampshire whose 2003 consecration has caused division within the church. According to The Guardian Mr. McKellen said that religious authorities and some leaders of Britain’s armed forces and schools shared similar negative attitudes toward gay people: “They root around in the Bible for the bits that seem to be relevant.” Mr. McKellen and Bishop Robinson will host the British premiere of an American 2007 documentary about homosexuality and religion, “For the Bible Tells Me So.” The screening will be held in London on Monday, two days before the start of the Lambeth Conference, a meeting of Anglican bishops held every 10 years and hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. Ian McKellen Confronts Anglican Church on Gays
New York Times, United States 

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