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Rev. Irene Monroe

Rev. Irene Monroe is a Ford Fellow and doctoral candidate at Harvard Divinity School. You can read more of her work on her personal site here.

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Religion Dispatches

A More Perfect Union

In the midst of controversy, Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson and partner Mark Andrew were joined in a Civil Union…
Rev. Irene Monroe
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Religion Dispatches

A Fleeting Moment of Democracy for California’s Same-Sex Couples

I have learned as both a pastor and a member belonging to several minority groups—African-American, women, and lesbian—that a popular opinion on an issue does not always reflect the right choice.
Rev. Irene Monroe
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Can a Morehouse College Man be Openly Gay?

Can the jewel of black academia, the nation’s largest liberal arts college created to produce “exceptional black men,” continue to thrive while it fosters a deeply homophobic atmosphere?
Rev. Irene Monroe
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