The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America announced that Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer is the church’s first transgender bishop. Rev. Dr. Rohrer, who was the first openly transgender pastor, will serve a six-year term as bishop at Sierra Pacific Synod. “It’s humbling. It’s inspiring,” Rev. Dr. Rohrer told CNN. “And I …
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed with two New Jersey religious leaders who accused Governor Phil Murphy of violating their religious freedoms with his restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Rabbi Yisrael Knopfler and Reverend Kevin Robinson of St. Anthony of Padua church took their grievances to the high court after …
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