News Media about Franklyn Schaefer

Media Coverage of the Trial, Defrocking, and Reinstatement:

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07/08/2017 Westdeutsche Zeitung Icone der US LGBTQ-Bewegung
05/20/2017 Huff Post 15 Times Queer Christians And Their Allies Fought The Good Fight For Equality
05/17/2016 Washington Post With talk of schism over gay issues, United Methodists vote to pursue a 'new way of being'
05/16/2016 HuffPost Outpouring Of Methodist Clergy Pledge Support To LGBT Colleagues
05/05/2016 Popcorn Talk TV Discussing 'An Act of Love' - Inside the Documentary
05/05/2016 OUT Magazine Exclusive: Methodist Minister Thrown Out of Church for Officiating Gay Son's Wedding
04/28/2016 Patheos Should the United Methodist Church be more like McDonald's?
04/25/2016 Newport Beach Independent News Left of Center: Documentary is ‘An Act of Love’
04/08/2016 ABC Former Lebanon pastor's story hits the big screen
04/06/2016 Entertainment Weekly Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Festival announces 2016 lineup
03/29/2016 LVC to screen documentary on pastor, gay rights
03/21/2016 PennLive Documentary about pastor who challenged church gay marriage law
02/19/2016 Dallas Voice ‘An Act of Love’ documents a minister defrocked for sanctifying his gay son’s wedding
02/12/2016 Philadelphia Inquirer How minister's 'Act of Love' became an LGBT symbol
12/22/2015 Huffington Post Refrocked and Ready: Franklyn Schaefer, LGBTQ Faith Hero
12/22/2015 Financial Where Christian churches, other religions stand on gay marriage
12/10/2015 Washington Blade Doc explores Methodist struggles with gay marriage
12/03/2015 UM Reporter Reconciling Ministries launches campaign for 2016 General Conference
10/12/2015 Mill Valley Film Festival World Premier of an Act of Love in October 2015
10/07/2015 Huffington Post 'An Act of Love' Tells Story Of United Methodist Minister Frank Schaefer,
10/01/2015 The WRAP Gay Marriage Gets Blessing From Defrocked Pastor in New Movie ‘An Act of Love’
07/30/2015 Huffington Post - These Ministers Won't Stop Showing Love For A Gay Pastor Who Lost His Job
07/25/2015 UM Reporter - Commentary: So where are we now?
07/24/2015 Center for American Progress - Faith Leaders Support Comprehensive Nondiscrimination Protections
06/26/2015 PennLive - Pastor once defrocked for gay marriage says SCOTUS decision ushers in new day
06/26/2015 - KEYT Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide - California Responds to the Historic 5-4 Ruling
07/14/2015 IRD Juicy Ecumenism - Frank Schaefer celebrates Pride Interfaith Service
07/12/2015 KEYT News - Pride Interfaith Service in Santa Barbara
06/04/2015 Washington Blade - Foundry celebrates 20 years as reconciling ministry
05/04/2015 Philadelphia Inquirer - Methodist pastor says gay marriage issue in Pa is calming down
04/15/2015 Lancaster News - Methodist minister who was punished for performing son's same-sex marriage speaks at Millersville University
04/04/2015 NC Public Radio WUNC 91.5 - LGBTQ Rights In The Methodist Church
03/15/2015 Washington Post - Is is possible for Methodists to agree to disagree?
02/23/2015 Progressive Christianity - Eric Alexander Asks Four Key Questions to Defrocked Pastor Frank Schaefer about LGBTQ’s and the Church
02/14/2015 Huffington Post - United Methodist Church Makes Small Step Toward Accepting Same Sex Marriage
02/12/2015 International Business Times - United Methodist Church Moves To Allow LGBT Clergy And Gay Marriage
02/05/2015 Noozhawk - Capps Hosts Rev. Frank Schaefer of Isla Vista at National Prayer Breakfast
12/25/2014 Huffington Post - 14 Religious Moments in 2014 that Give Us Hope for 2015
12/24/2014 The Advocate - The Religious People Who Give Us Hope for Religion
12/18/2014 Gay Star News - 10 Christians Who Proved to Be Real Christians by supporting Gay Rights
11/08/2014 York Daily Register - Performing Gay Son's Wedding was an Act of Love and Faith
11/08/2014 Fox 43 News - Former Lebanon County Pastor Speaks Out After Reinstatement
10/27/2014 LA Times- Methodists reinstate pastor who presided at gay son's wedding
10/27/2014 CBS - Rev. Frank Schaefer keeps ordination
10/23/2014 MSNBC - 'Refrocked Pastor': I will never be afraid to speak out again
10/22/2014 RMN Rev. Schaefer Thanks His Supporters
10/03/2014 Lebanon Daily News UMC Judicial Council to Rule on Rev. Frank Schaefer Case
10/02/2014 UM Reporter Judicial Council Hearing for Rev. Frank Schaefer
10/01/2014 Courage Campaign Tom Morello and Rev. Frank Schaefer receive Spirit of Courage Award
09/29/2014 NPR (Here & Now) Methodist Minister Faces Last Church Trial
9/15/2014 - KEYT TV Formerly Defrocked Pastor is Rebuilding His Life and Ministry in Isla Vista
09/04/2014 LA Times Defrocked pastor defends gay rights at new pulpit
09/04/2014 Christian Post United Methodist Church's Highest Court May Reaffirm Defrocking of Pastor Who Officiated Gay Marriage
09/02/2014 UMC Judicial Council plans hearing for Schaefer appeal
08/05/2014 KFAI - Fresh Fruit: Talking with Frank Schaefer
07/30/2014 UM Reporter UM clergy Frank Schaefer's “Defrocked” released today by Chalice Press
07/12/2014 NY Times Pastor Led Son's Gay Wedding, Revealing Fault Line in Church
07/12/2014 RT TV documentary: Being Gay in the USA
06/25/2014 CNN Belief Blog Defrocked Minister Reinstated to Pulpit
06/25/2014 MSNBC NewsNation Defrocking of Pastor Overturned
06/25/2014 CNN Rev. Frank Schaefer Reinstated
06/25/2014 MSNBC The Last Word Defrocked Pastor Reinstated
06/25/2014 Huffington Post Frank Schaefer's Defrocking Overturned By United Methodist Church
06/25/2014 Boston Globe Minister is Reinstated
06/24/2014 NBC WGAL Timeline: A look back at Rev. Frank Schaefer’s road to reinstatement
06/24/2014 LA Times Methodist minister who officiated at gay marriage is reinstated
06/10/2014 Aljazeera America Frank Schaefer--The Defrocking
06/05/2014 Huffington Post The Inspiring Acts Of These Religious Figures Will Restore Your Faith In... Faith
05/20/2014 - ReasonTV A Church Divided: Methodists Clash over Gay Marriage
05/30/2014 Washington Post The Accidental Advocate
03/10/2014 - CNN Methodists Drop Charges Against Minister
03/04/2014 - GLAAD Pauley Perrette Helps Create Documentary
02/22/2014 - Huff Post "An Act of Love" Documentary
02/16/2014 - Philly Inquirer Minister's defrocking remains issue
02/10/2014 - AP Methodists in Crisis over Gay Marriage
01/29/2015 - New Yorker A Church Divided over Marriage Equality
01/23/2014 -Washington Post Defiant United Methodist Clergy Rise
01/02/2014 - Philadelphia Inquirer Curio Theatre plans to stage Schaefer's ministerial saga
12/30/2-13 - Huff Post, Frank Schaefer - One of 13 top Religion Newsmakers, Game-Changers And Prophets Of 2013
12/27/2013 - Aljazeera Meet the pastor who was defrocked
12/22/2013 - CNN New Day Faces of Faith
12/21/2013 - Huff Post Frank Schaefer, Pastor Defrocked Over Gay Wedding, Offered Job by Bishop Carcano In California
12/20/2013 - NY Daily News Defrocked pastor: 'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson spouts harmful 'hate speech'
12/20/2013 - CNN New Day (in studio)
12/19/2013 - New York Times Defrocking of Minister Widens Split
12/19/2013 - CNN Anderson Cooper 360
12/19/2013 - MSNBC The Last Word with Laurence O'Donnel
12/19/2013 - CBS with Terrell Brown: I did it out of Love
12/19/2013 - NBC Rev. Frank Schaefer: I'm Visibly Shaken
12/18/2013 - MSNBC Hardball with Chris Matthews
12/16/2013 - MSNBC News Nation with Tamron Hall
11/29/2013 - ABC The View
11/20/2013 – CNN The Lead with Jake Tapper
11/18/2013 - CNN Methodist jury convicts pastor
11/12/2013 - Good Morning America - Pastor Under Fire
12/19/2013 - NY Daily News Methodist minister defrocked
12/19/2013 - USA Today Methodists defrock pastor
11/24/2013 - Boston Globe Among Methodists,schism over gay rites
11/23/2013 – Los Angeles Times – Methodist pastor, suspended for performing gay marriage, weighs options
11/20/2013 – Washington Post – Methodist pastor who officiated at gay son’s wedding is suspended for 30 days

Radio

04/04/2015 NC Public Radio WUNC 91.5 - LGBTQ Rights In The Methodist Church
09/29/2014 NPR (Here & Now) Methodist Minister Faces Last Church Trial
08/05/2014 KFAI - Fresh Fruit: Talking with Frank Schaefer
06/25/2014 - Here And Now Reinstated Methodist Pastor: ‘I Will Never Be Silent Again On LGBTQ Issues
05/05/2014 - WITF Smart Talk Defrocked pastor Frank Schaefer
03/24/2014 - Aspen Public Radio Methodists debate Gay Marriage
02/11/2014 - RadioTimes, w/ Frank and Tim Schaefer, Bishop Johnson
Frank Schaefer, Bishop Peggy Johnson and Tim Schaefer - See more at: http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2014/02/11/frank-schaefer-same-sex-marriage-and-the-united-methodist-church/#sthash.QOASGT1P.dpuf

Frank Schaefer, Bishop Peggy Johnson and Tim Schaefer - See more at: http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2014/02/11/frank-schaefer-same-sex-marriage-and-the-united-methodist-church/#sthash.QOASGT1P.dpuf

Frank Schaefer, Bishop Peggy Johnson and Tim Schaefer - See more at: http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2014/02/11/frank-schaefer-same-sex-marriage-and-the-united-methodist-church/#sthash.QOASGT1P.dpuf

Frank Schaefer, Bishop Peggy Johnson and Tim Schaefer - See more at: http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2014/02/11/frank-schaefer-same-sex-marriage-and-the-united-methodist-church/#sthash.QOASGT1P.dpuf
02/09/2014 - Dallas Knon 89 Lambda Weekly w/ Rev. Schaefer
02/05/2014 - Newsradio WKOK 1070: Schaefer at Bucknell U
01/04/2014 - Religion for Life, John Shuck - Frank Schaefer - The Price for Standing for Love
12/20/2013 - Here and Now http://hereandnow.wbur.org/
2013/12/20/defrocking-divides-methodists
11/21/2013 – Here and Now, NPR – Same-Sex Marriage Roils Methodist Church
11/24/2013 – Michelangelo Signorile, Sirius Radio – Frank Schaefer, United Methodist Pastor, Discusses Conviction For Officiating Son’s Gay Marriage
11/21/2013 - Here and Now http://hereandnow.wbur.org/
2013/11/21/methodist-gay-marriage
10/14/2013 - RadioTimes Same-sex marriage in PA and NJ

Regional TV Coverage

Frank Schaefer, Bishop Peggy Johnson and Tim Schaefer - See more at: http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2014/02/11/frank-schaefer-same-sex-marriage-and-the-united-methodist-church/#sthash.QOASGT1P.dpuf

07/12/2015 KEYT News - Pride Interfaith Service in Santa Barbara
06/26/2015 - KEYT Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide - California Responds to the Historic 5-4 Ruling
11/08/2014 Fox 43 News - Former Lebanon County Pastor Speaks Out After Reinstatement
10/17/2014 KEYT News - Prayer Vigil Held In Support Of Pastor Facing Church Trial
9/15/2014 - KEYT TV Formerly Defrocked Pastor is Rebuilding His Life and Ministry in Isla Vista
06/25/2014 - NBC 10 - Refrocked Minister Performs Dance of Joy
05/02/2014 - NBC Cleveland OH Visiting pastor speaks out in support of same-sex marriage
04/06/2014 NBC Channel 10 Philly - Pastor Defrocked for Gay Wedding speaks at local church
03/10/2014 - WGAL Frank Schaefer Comments on Ogletree Case
03/07/2014 - WFMZ TV PA Defrocked Minister Across Nation
02/24/2014 - NBC Phl Pastor, defrocked for gay wedding, speaks
02/23/2014 - NBC Phl Defrocked Minister Speaks at Philly Church
02/09/2014 - Fox, ABC, CBS - Rev. Schaefer in Dallas TX
02/09/2014 - WFAA TX Defrocked Preacher Returns
02/09/2014 - Dallas TX - Defrocked minister returns to pulpit
02/09/2014 - FOX, ABC, CBS affiliates of Dallas TX
02/04/2014 - WBRE (PA) Defrocked pastor at Bucknell U
02/02/2014 - WBNG (NY) Defrocked Pastor Calls Church
Beacon of Hope
02/02/2014 - FOX40(NY) Local Church Comes Out
01/19/2013 - CBS Harrisburg
12/22/2013 - CBS Washington (wusa9)
11/20/2013 – CBS Philly
11/19/2013 – ABC Harrisburg.
11/19/2013 – NBC (WGAL) Harrisburg
11/19/2013 – CBS Harrisburg
11/19/2013 – NBC News (WGAL)
10/22/2013 - Fox43 Harrisburg

Regional Print Media

06/31/2014 The Oklahoman Defrocked clergyman shares his story with Oklahoma United Methodist group
05/029/2014 Schaefer's Stole--a story of courage, faith, and leadership
05/27/2014 Washington Blade Fredrick-Pride to Change Locations
05/21/2014 - Penn Live Ban on gay marriage struck down in Pennsylvania: A look at voices and opinions
05/12/2014 -Napa Valley Register Defrocked Pastor to Speak in Napa CA
05/8/2014 -Sarasota Herald-Tribune FL Without his church's blessing, minister has more work than ever
05/02/2014 - Oberlin Review OH Off the Cuff: Frank Schaefer, former United Methodist pastor and LGBTQ advocate
Off the Cuff: Frank Schaefer, former United Methodist pastor and LGBTQ advocate - See more at: http://oberlinreview.org/5701/news/off-the-cuff-frank-schaefer-former-united-methodist-pastor-and-lgbtq-advocate/#sthash.MEpguDzw.dpuf
05/02/2014 - Oberlin Chronicle OH Defrocked pastor advocates for LGBQT community
05/02/2014 - Philly Inquirer Equality Forum to Explore LGBT Issues
05/01/2014 - PrideSource Pastor's Act of Love for Gay Son
04/25/2014 - Austin Chronicle Defrocked minister brings message
04/15/2014 - Minister Derfrocked will speak at Bryn Mawr PA
4/12/2014 - Bradenton Herald Clergy Column by Rev. Sichta
3/27/2014 - Frank Schaefer and the Late Fred Phelps
3/25/2014 - PGN New doc highlights defrocked pastor's story
03/10/2014 -GreginHollywood How You Can Help A Documentary
03/07/2014 - Berks Defrocked Minister Shares Story Across Nation
02/25/2014 - WHYY Defrocked pastor speaks out in Germantown
02/24/2014 - PhillyMag New Documentary will chronicle story of
02/21/2014 - Lebanon News Defrocked Lebanon Pastor to Speak
02/14/2014 - Philly Gay Calendar: Schaefer Honored at Equity Ball

Frank Schaefer, Bishop Peggy Johnson and Tim Schaefer - See more at: http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2014/02/11/frank-schaefer-same-sex-marriage-and-the-united-methodist-church/#sthash.QOASGT1P.dpuf