Presbyterian leaders debate sexuality report
In Baltimore the Presbyterian Church USA faced a one sided pr otest as 43 of 171 presbyteries opposed the sexuality report urging acceptance of premarital sex homosexuality and bisexuality. A later flare of nuance saw calls for tolerance while some officials defended traditional views and church moral norms.
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Baltimore
Presbyterian
203Rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Leslie Belden
Jacksonville
Ark
Bnt
Doug Elliott
West Hollywood
Elliott
Mike Smith
Presbytery
Grinnell
Iowa
Mixed reviews greet Maryland wetlands protection plan
Maryland officials report the five month old non tidal wetlands program is an unqualified success to some, while developers landowners and environmentalists call it mixed. The plan aims to allow small scale building while creating or reclaiming more wetlands. DNR says 45 percent of 483 applications since Jan 1 received prompt go aheads and 18 letters exempted building without replacement.
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Baltimore
Maryland
General Assembly
William Donald Schaefer
Chesapeake Bay
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Fishing line recycling expands in Maryland shops
Annapolis reports fishing line causes harm to wildlife with hundreds of fish and birds affected yearly in the Chesapeake Bay. Thirty Maryland tackle shops now recycle line, with Berkley Co converting discarded line into lantern handles and other products. Officials note line dangers surpass discarded pop tops and welcome the initiative urged by DNR official Lynne Pines.
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Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
Berkley Co
Lynne Pines
State Department of Natural Resources
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